CEG - Wed April 17, 2019
Ritchie Bros.' Chicago Auction Brings International Bids
More than 4,400 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multimillion-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Chicago, Ill., March 28. With bidders from 45 countries, approximately 54 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers from as far away as Vietnam, Taiwan, and Nigeria....
AGC - Tue April 09, 2019
Chicago's Ujamaa Construction Wins Diverse Business of the Year Award
Chicago's Ujamaa Construction was named as the 2019 Diverse Business of the Year award winner by the Associated General Contractors of America, association officials announced April 9. The association also awarded Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Awards to Austin Commercial, Shoemaker Construction Company, Central Builders, United Rentals and the AGC of Missouri....
IAAP - Wed April 03, 2019
IAAP Bestows Annual Safety Awards on 33 Companies, Honors 111 Sites With Top Rock Solid Excellence Award
Demonstrating a strong commitment to employee safety and health, 33 companies with a total of 111 operations received Rock Solid Safety awards at the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers' (IAAP) annual convention on March 7, 2019, in Springfield, Ill....
CEG - Wed March 20, 2019
IAAP Hosts Annual Conference, Aggregate Industry Expo
The Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) held its 2019 Convention and Aggregate Miner Safety Conference March 5 to 7 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Ill. The three-day agenda was packed with seminars on leadership, basic aggregate principles and, above all, safety issues....
IAAP - Wed March 20, 2019
IAAP Scholarships Promote Industry
Five Illinois students have been selected to receive IAAP Education Foundation Scholarships for 2019. The recipients were announced at the annual IAAP Convention, which was held in Springfield, Ill., March 5 to 7....
CEG - Wed March 06, 2019
Cracks Shut Down Chicago Bridge
The northbound lanes of Chicago's Lake Shore Drive at the Chicago River were reopened to traffic Feb. 12 after the discovery of two cracked steel beams used to support the roadway forced it to close for a day, the AP reported....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 20, 2019
I-74 Bridge Links Illinois-Iowa 'Quad Cities'
A $1.2 billion bridge replacement is currently under way in a cooperative effort between the Iowa and Illinois Departments of Transportation. The I-74 Mississippi River Bridge project is part of an overall plan to improve the I-74 corridor from Moline, Ill., to Davenport, Iowa....
Illinois American Water - Wed February 06, 2019
Illinois American Water Invests Over $122M for Water Infrastructure
Illinois American Water invested over $122 million in water and wastewater upgrades in 2018. The 2018 construction season included installing approximately 198,000 ft. (more than 38 mi.) of water main and approximately 3,700 ft....
CEG - Wed December 26, 2018
Alex Lyon & Son Holds 'One Owner' Auction in Illinois
Alex Lyon & Son held a one-owner, job-completion auction for Kordas Inc. Dec. 19 in Orland Park, Ill. The sale featured a selection of dump trailers, dump trucks, truck tractors and skid steers, as well as a utility truck, a rubber-tired loader, a tractor loader backhoe, a crawler loader and support equipment....
CEG - Wed December 26, 2018
Bidders, Buyers Flock to Ritchie Bros.' Windy City Auction
More than 4,500 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multimillion-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Chicago on Dec. 18. With bidders from 41 countries, approximately 63 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers from as far away as Egypt, Greece and the United Kingdom....
