Tommy Marciniak - Thu March 27, 2014
MD Brace System Aids Cast-in-Place Job Off Lake Michigan
Completing a cast-in-place project that measures 46 ft. (14 m) wide by 39 ft. (11.9 m) long by 35 ft. (10.7 m) deep near the shores of Lake Michigan is a challenging project in and of itself. Now add in the challenge of being in the middle of an active British Petroleum (BP) refinery, and you have the unique situation that Superior Construction Company Inc., of Gary, Ind., found themselves....
Fri June 21, 2013
Ditch Witch Sales of Michigan Dealership Opens New Location in Grandville, Mich.
The Ditch Witch organization has announced that its authorized dealership Ditch Witch Sales of Michigan has opened a new location in Grandville, Mich., in addition to the dealership’s location in Howell, Mich....
Wed April 24, 2013
Michigan Rental Purchases Michigan-Based Titan Equipment
Michigan Rental LLC, a Michigan entity owned by the MacAllister family out of Indianapolis, Ind., recently acquired the assets of Titan Equipment. With five facilities across the state, Titan is a Michigan-based industrial and equipment rental company....
Mon March 04, 2013
CAM Hosts Michigan Construction, Design Trade Show
The Construction Association of Michigan (CAM) held its Michigan Construction & Design Trade Show at the MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit on Feb. 6. Michigan’s construction owners, contractors, architects and engineers attended the day-long event which coincided with the Association’s 127th Annual Meeting....
Mon October 29, 2012
Pro-Tec Equipment Relocates East Michigan Location
Pro-Tec Equipment has moved its retail operation in East Mich. from Taylor, Mich. to Westland, Mich. The new location can be found at 33100 Beechwood St., Westland, Mich. Moving of equipment began on Oct....
Tim Martin - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri February 03, 2012
Roads and Motorists’ Money at Stake in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) Gov. Rick Snyder said it makes financial sense to start paying more to fix roads now rather than wait and face an even bigger annual repair bill in the future. The Republican governor — a certified public accountant by training — is pushing lawmakers to raise an additional $1.4 billion a year for roads and bridges, and he wants to start the process sooner rather than later....
Fri August 05, 2011
AIS Hosts Komatsu Hybrid Demo at Michigan State
AIS Construction Equipment recently unveiled the new Komatsu HB215LC-1 hybrid excavator at a demo at a job site on the campus of Michigan State University. The job entailed digging footings for the new science building being built for MSU’s College of Nursing....
Thu July 21, 2011
TrynEx International Moves to New Michigan Facility
TrynEx International, the manufacturer of SnowEx, TurfEx and SweepEx product lines, has moved into a new plant in Madison Heights, Mich. The facility positions TrynEx for future expansion, and it allows the company to set up a lean manufacturing system through a partnership with the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC)....
Thu July 07, 2011
Ritchie Bros. Hosts Michigan Auction
Ritchie Bros held an auction in Novi, Mich., on June 29. Equipment up for bid ranged from dozers, excavators and skid steer loaders to work trucks and screen plants. The auction drew a large crowd of bidders and attracted strong online bidding as well....
James McRay - Wed June 22, 2011
Michigan Contractor Takes on New Excavation Project
Theodore Roosevelt aptly said, “When you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ’Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” This is certainly the philosophy taken by contractor Tri-City Groundbreakers when it was low bidder on a deep excavation project that was larger and deeper than anything that they had attempted before....
