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Sat January 20, 2001

Michigan Cat Adds Oehmke to Roster

Mark Oehmke has joined Michigan Cat as vice president, general manager, Engine Division. Oehmke brings with him 21 years of related-industry experience most recently with Perkins Engines Inc. which Caterpillar purchased in 1998....

Sat November 25, 2000

Gregware Equipment Becomes StraightLine Dealer in Michigan

StraightLine Manufacturing Inc. has announced that Gregware Equipment Company has been appointed a Certified Service Center for StraightLine products in Michigan. Gregware will be responsible for parts sales and service of StraightLine’s horizontal directional drills and mud mixing and delivery systems, and sales of directional tooling. Gregware offices are located at 5085 Alpine NW, Comstock Park, MI....

Mark Hoffman - Sat August 19, 2000

Clerical Slip Robs Michigan’s Iafrate of $80M Project

A clerical error cost Angelo Iafrate Construction Inc., Warren, MI, the $80-million plus contract for road reconstruction on part of Route 30, Lancaster County, PA. Iafrate had been named the apparent low bidder back in late June, but a careful review of the paperwork and math by officials of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently uncovered a clerical error by Iafrate’s staff. State officials discovered that Iafrate had apparently miscalculated the cost of steel reinforcing bars by $1.4 million....