Hauser Group - Mon September 27, 2021
Merchants Bridge Reconstruction Project Reaches Major Milestone
The $222 million project to replace the Merchants Bridge that links Missouri and Illinois at downtown St. Louis reached a major milestone Sept. 17, with the first of three new trusses being installed. Dating back to 1890, the Merchants Bridge serves six Class I railroads and Amtrak to cross the Mississippi River at St....
Mack Trucks - Wed September 01, 2021
Mack Trucks Dealer Nextran Truck Centers Expands Footprint With Acquisition
Longtime Mack Trucks dealer Nextran Truck Centers has acquired Westfall-O'Dell Truck Sales, making the acquisition one of the largest by a Mack dealer in the past five years. The acquisition adds three Mack locations to the Nextran footprint, bringing Nextran's Mack facilities total to 20....
Foley Equipment - Tue August 03, 2021
Foley Equipment Hosts Invasive Tree Demonstrations
Foley Equipment recently hosted several invasive tree demonstrations to give Kansas and Missouri customers a unique opportunity to try out Cat machines and various attachments. Attendees observed techniques for clearing pasture and brush, as well as cutting and mulching....
Missouri DOT - Tue August 03, 2021
MoDOT Picks Design-Build Contractor for New I-70 Bridge
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission on July 1 announced the selection of the Lunda Team, made up of Lunda Construction Co., Parsons Transportation Group Inc., Dan Brown & Associates and Hugh Zeng United, as the design-build contractor to replace the Interstate 70 Missouri River Bridge near Rocheport....
Roland Machinery - Wed July 21, 2021
VIDEO: Bommarito Builds Success By Expanding Services for Clients
Joe Bommarito always knew he wanted to be his own boss. Starting a business focused on utilities made sense, considering he grew up helping his dad out with his utility company. "I worked there in the summers and every chance I got to go back and help out," said Bommarito....
Office of Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Facebook - Wed July 07, 2021
MoDOT, Officials Break Ground On Construction of New Buck O'Neil Bridge
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), Missouri Gov. Mike Parsons and Kansas City officials gathered to celebrate the start of the long-awaited construction of the Buck O'Neil Bridge. Investing in infrastructure is a top priority for Parson's administration, and in 2019 it developed the Focus on Bridges bonding program in order to repair/replace hundreds of the state's worst bridges....
Lane Construction Corporation - Tue May 25, 2021
Lane Construction Wins $258M KC Flood Protection Project
On May 12, Lane Construction Corporation, the United States subsidiary of Webuild Group, announced it has been awarded the Kansas City Levees Flood Risk Management Project. The $258 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract will reduce the risk of a levee breach or overtopping and subsequent major flood damage within the heart of Kansas City's industrial and commercial districts, reducing the flood risk to more than 27,000 residents and employees and more than $10 billion in infrastructure, including one of the largest networks of United States Class I rail yards in the nation....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Wed May 12, 2021
Kirby-Smith Hires Nelson as Sales, Operations Manager of St. Louis
Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. (KSM) has hired Matt Nelson as sales and operations manager of its St. Louis location. Nelson will be responsible for St. Louis' branch operations, including oversight of its parts, service, sales and rental departments....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 12, 2021
WBEs Leave Mark On Kansas City Airport
At 1 million sq. ft. and with a budget of $1.5 billion, the new Kansas City Airport is impressive enough, but add in a female construction workforce larger than most any in the United States and you've got a project in a league of its own....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 14, 2021
BLEX Conducts Major Earth Work Operations in Missouri
JE Dunn Construction Company broke ground last June for the $295,974,160 design-build replacement of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Kansas City district) Fort Leonard Wood Hospital, an initiative expected to be delivered in fall 2024....
