Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 30, 2024
Chicago's Metra $332M Project Replaces 22 Bridges
Metra's 2024 construction budget includes $332.4 million allocated for a variety of projects ranging from major infrastructure improvements to smaller tasks across Metra's 11 lines. Topping the list for Chicago's commuter rail system is a plan to replace 11 120-year-old bridges on the Union Pacific (UP) North Line....
Chicago Bears - Wed May 08, 2024
Chicago Bears Announce Plans for New Enclosed Stadium
The Chicago Bears announced the team's plans to privately invest more than $2 billion to cover more than 70 percent of the costs of constructing a new, Chicago Park District-owned enclosed stadium....
Liebherr - Wed November 01, 2023
Revitalizing Chicago One Lift at a Time
Midwest lifting company, Stevenson Crane, Rigging and Heavy Haul continue to rebuild Chicago's industrial areas with their expansive fleet and specialized support equipment. Utilizing Liebherr's LTM 1300-6.3 mobile crane, Stevenson supported the rebuild of the Server Farm Data Center based out of Chicago, Ill....
ALL Crane - Wed May 17, 2023
Central Contractor's Service Helps Build Obama Library On Chicago's South Side
Construction has begun on the Barack Obama presidential library in the Jackson Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The Obama Presidential Center will include a museum, library, gardens and common spaces....
ALL Family of Companies - Thu November 11, 2021
Carry Deck Crane Becomes Unlikely Hero of Rooftop Construction Project
It's not every day that a carry deck crane gets to play the hero and come to the rescue. As the lift industry has evolved to showcase ever-larger cranes with longer reach and higher capacities, smaller equipment can sometimes seem pushed to the margins....
bidadoo - Tue September 08, 2020
bidadoo Expanding Its Sales Team to Meet Increase in Online Remarketing Demand
bidadoo is expanding its sales team to meet the surge of online remarketing demand and activity. Spreading deeper into new regions and markets, bidadoo announced the contributions and appointments of several key people in strategic sales channels....
CEG - Tue September 01, 2020
Chicago Needs $2.7B for City-Wide Infrastructure Projects
The city of Chicago has found itself needing $2.7 billion to meet its goal of having $4.4 billion to spend on upgrading its streets, bridges and other infrastructure over the next five years. That was the word from Susie Park, budget director, and other city infrastructure department leaders that spoke Aug....
ALL Family of Companies - Wed May 13, 2020
Cranes Pick, Hold Chicago-Area Conveyor Bridge During Demo
To upgrade the processing line at a Chicago-area metals-handling plant, a truss bridge supporting a conveyor needed to be removed to make way for its eventual replacement. The conveyor feeds a kiln where material is heated to remove impurities....
AGC - Wed April 01, 2020
Lansing, Michigan-based Christman Constructors Named the Most Innovative Company in Construction Industry
Lansing, Michigan-based Christman Constructors was named the most innovative construction firm in the country for developing an iOS-based application that brings job-placement logistics into the 21st century....
ALL Family of Companies - Wed March 18, 2020
Potential Pitfalls of Urban Crane Lifts Neutralized
Urban settings can be tough environments in which to operate a crane. A recent project in downtown Chicago highlighted seemingly every conceivable hardship inherent to city work, yet each was overcome due to diligence, teamwork and careful planning....
