AGC - Wed April 01, 2020
Lansing, Michigan-based Christman Constructors Named the Most Innovative Company in Construction Industry
Lansing, Michigan-based Christman Constructors was named the most innovative construction firm in the country for developing an iOS-based application that brings job-placement logistics into the 21st century....
Sennebogen - Wed March 04, 2020
Homework Pays Big Dividends for Detroit Company
Lake Pleasant Recycling and Demolition (LPRD), located in Michigan's beautiful Irish Hills, 2.5 hours southwest of Detroit, seems an unlikely location for a flourishing scrap operation. This is a rural area most notably home to Michigan International Speedway (MIS) and Hillsdale College....
Associated Press - Wed March 04, 2020
Developer Donates $100M to University of Michigan for Innovation Center in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) A wealthy real estate developer announced in a statement that he is donating $100 million to help kickstart a fundraising campaign for construction of the University of Michigan's Detroit Center for Innovation....
CEG - Wed March 04, 2020
MAA Holds Annual Conference, Trade Show in Battle Creek
The Michigan Aggregates Association (MAA) Annual Conference and Trade Show was held on Feb. 5 to 7 at the Fire Keepers Casino in Battle Creek, Mich. The event kicked off with updates from MAA, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association, followed by a series of educational sessions that were offered throughout the event....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Wed March 04, 2020
Alta Equipment Expands Horizon
Over the past 35 years, Alta Equipment has established itself as one of the country's top construction and industrial equipment dealers. The Michigan-based company has done so by focusing its efforts on providing the best service for its customers in the Midwest....
CEG - Wed February 05, 2020
MITA Holds Conference, Trade Show in Mount Pleasant, Michigan
The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association (MITA) held its Annual Conference and Trade Show at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant, Mich., Jan. 22 to 23. Once again, MISS DIG811 partnered with MITA, holding the organization's Annual Conference at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort on Jan....
David Eggert - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed February 05, 2020
Michigan OKs $3.5B in Road Bonding
LANSING, Mich. (AP) A state panel on Jan. 30 authorized borrowing $3.5 billion to roughly double spending on state road and bridge construction over five years, hours after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the plan in her State of the State speech....
Gordie Howe International Bridge - Wed January 22, 2020
International Bridge Team Selects Design
The Gordie Howe International Bridge team announced that following several months of consultation with the community, an aesthetic design has been selected for the five pedestrian bridges to be constructed as part of the Michigan Interchange work being completed for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project....
Michigan Department of Transportation - Wed January 08, 2020
Construction on Northbound I-475 in Michigan Resumes in Spring 2020
Due to a number of factors, and in order to protect a critical state investment, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will not complete construction on northbound I-475 in Genesee County until approximately mid-summer 2020....
Associated Press - Wed January 08, 2020
Funds Would Aid Great Lakes Clean Up
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) A wide-ranging cleanup of the Great Lakes would receive a funding boost under a spending bill moving toward enactment in Congress. The measure, approved Dec. 17 by the House, includes $320 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative....
