EvoQuip - Wed May 29, 2019
Larsen Crushes Concrete With EvoQuip Cobra 230R
The word "ton" too often gets tossed around as a kind of hyperbole — as in, "We ate a ton of ice cream" or "She makes a ton of money."In the construction industry, the word is used in its literal sense of 2,000 pounds, but even so, can sound too small for the amount of material under consideration....
CEG - Wed May 15, 2019
Farm-Rite Equipment Completes Open House Season With Well-Attended Events in St. Cloud, Dassel, Minn.
Farm-Rite Equipment of Minnesota wrapped up its 2019 open house season with events at its St. Cloud and Dassel locations. Nearly 450 guests attended the St. Cloud event April 26, and more than 700 showed up for the Dassel open house April 27, enjoying good food and mild spring weather in addition to live demos of Farm-Rite's lineup of Bobcat and Wacker Neuson equipment....
CEG - Wed May 15, 2019
Valley Rich Embraces 'Green Machines'
Valley Rich Co. Inc. was established in 1970 by the father and son team of Dwight Olson and Bruce Olson, who bought their first machine with the money they raised from the sale of a pickup truck. Valley Rich's founders strived to make it the best and most innovative water and sewer contractor in Minnesota's Twin Cities metro area....
CEG - Wed May 01, 2019
Farm-Rite Equipment Welcomes Customers to Open House
Farm-Rite Equipment Inc. , a Bobcat dealer serving central Minnesota with four locations, held an open house April 5 at its Willmar facility. Diamond Mowers, Towmaster Trailers and Wacker Neuson, in addition to Bobcat, all had equipment on display and representatives on hand to promote their products....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 01, 2019
Crews Gear Up to Finish Minnesota Highway Repair
Crews from PCi Roads LLC were busy last fall constructing temporary crossovers on U.S. Route 2 in Erskine, Minn., so they could hit the ground full-stride this spring to complete the Minnesota Department of Transportation's $12.5 million design-build upgrade and refurbishment of 5.5 mi....
Ryan Johnson - Tue April 30, 2019
Building a Business Moving 5-Ton Rocks
Matt Quinnell is just 29 years old, yet this heavy equipment operator has logged thousands of hours in excavators. The Minnesota native currently works in the family business to build artistic boulder retaining walls in the growing Minneapolis suburbs....
CEG - Wed April 17, 2019
Ritchie Bros.' Minnesota Auction Attracts 3,500 Bidders
More than 3,500 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multimillion-dollar unreserved public equipment auction March 27 in Minneapolis, Minn. With bidders from 41 countries, approximately 62 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers from as far away as Ukraine, Vietnam, and China....
Minnesota DOT - Wed April 17, 2019
University Honors MnDOT Engineer
District Engineer Jon Huseby of the Minnesota Department of Transportation is the 2019 recipient of the Center for Transportation Studies — Distinguished Public Leadership Award. According to the University of Minnesota, the award, which was established in 1998, recognizes public leaders who have influenced innovative transportation policy directions that benefit society through their vision, leadership, and knowledge....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 17, 2019
Crews Raise Stadium With Unique Shell
Construction crews in St. Paul, Minn., recently completed a new professional soccer stadium notable for the first-of-its-kind skin covering of its outer shell and a look unlike that of any of the other pro sports arena....
JLG - Thu April 04, 2019
JLG Celebrates With First Winner of 'Crews Across America' Sweepstakes
JLG Industries Inc. , an Oshkosh Corporation company and global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, has announced the Minnesota Twins LLC maintenance crew as its first winner of the JLG "Crews Across America" sweepstakes....
