Volvo - Tue July 02, 2019
Volvo CE Opens Certified Used Center at Alta Equipment Company
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has opened its second Volvo Certified Used Center in North America. Alta Equipment Company (Alta) in New Hudson, Mich., was selected for this second location, joining the initial VCU center announced last year in Las Vegas....
Deutz Corporation - Tue June 11, 2019
Deutz Service Center Chicago Expands Territory, Becomes Deutz Power Center Great Lakes
Deutz Service Center Chicago will now be known as Deutz Power Center Great Lakes. The facility, which has served customers in northern and east central Illinois and northern Indiana since September 2017, has expanded its coverage area to include Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula....
Telsmith Inc. - Tue June 04, 2019
Marty Waldorf Joins Telsmith as Regional Sales Manager
Marty Waldorf has joined Telsmith Inc. as a regional sales manager covering Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Upper Michigan as his primary focus. "We are excited to have Marty join our sales team," said Jeff Gray, vice president of sales and marketing, Telsmith Inc....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 29, 2019
Construction Begins on $500M Lansing Hospital
Crews have begun pouring concrete for the foundation of the new Greater McLaren Hospital in South Lansing, Mich., marking the single largest investment ever of parent company McLaren Health Care. "When it is all said and done, we will invest more than $500 million on this site — for the replacement hospital, wonderful modern medical services building, cancer center, research programs and a number of other things that will be coming here," said Phil Incarnati, president and CEO of McLaren Health Care....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 15, 2019
Michigan Experiments With Paving Longevity
The Michigan Department of Transportation began work this spring on the fourth in a series of experimental pavement projects designed to determine if thicker pavement equals a longer lifespan. The experiments grew out of Public Act 175, which was passed by the state legislature in 2015 and established the Roads Innovation Task Force....
AASHTO Journal - Wed April 17, 2019
Michigan Governor Proposes Further Gasoline Tax Increases
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called for a 45-cent increase in the state's fuel tax to occur in three phases over a 12-month period, an effort she said in a statement March 5 that should generate $2.5 billion in fresh transportation funding....
Minnich Manufacturing - Tue April 09, 2019
Minnich Manufacturing Announces Top Dealers of 2018
Minnich Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of concrete dowel pin drills, concrete vibrators and vibrator monitoring systems, has announced its top dealers of 2018 according to sales performance. Top Minnich dealers for 2018 include:Top Overall Dealer and Midwest Region Top Dealer: Logan Contractors Supply Inc....
TRIP - Wed March 20, 2019
Report Grades Half Michigan Roads 'Poor'
While increased transportation funding provided by Michigan's 2015 road funding package has allowed many projects to proceed throughout the state, additional investment is needed to complete numerous projects that would improve Michigan's road and bridge conditions, relieve traffic congestion, and enhance traffic safety and efficiency, according to a new report from TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, DC....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 20, 2019
Crews Bring Michigan's Old I-75 Into 21st Century
Work is set to begin in March on Segment 2 of the $1.6 billion I-75 modernization project in Oakland County, Mich., part of the Detroit metropolitan area. The roadway is the most heavily used commuter route in the county, with 174,000 vehicles traveling it daily....
AASHTO Journal - Wed March 06, 2019
Michigan I-94 Bridge Replacement Wins DOT Partnership Charter Award
The I-94 Modernization Advanced Bridges Project Team within the Michigan Department of Transportation recently received the 2018 MDOT-ACEC Partnership Charter Award, which recognizes project managers and firms in Michigan for project partnerships based on trust, effective communication, continuous improvement, innovation and timely issue resolution....
