IAAP/CEG - Tue May 31, 2022
IAAP Invites Teachers to Its Illinois Teachers Workshop 'Rocks, Minerals & Mining in Today's Society'
The Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers invites teachers to its three-day workshop July 20 to 22, on the importance of rocks, minerals and mining in daily life. The workshop includes tours of active mining operations, lectures and hands-on activities providing teachers with information, tools and activities that they can use in their classrooms....
CEG - Wed May 25, 2022
McCann Industries Holds Used Equipment Open House
McCann Industries held a used equipment open house at its Bolingbrook, Ill., facility on May 12. McCann offered customers a chance to expand their fleets by offering event-exclusive prices on used machines, including skid steers, compact track loaders, wheel loaders and more....
McCann Industries - Wed May 25, 2022
George Willer Joins McCann Industries as New Director of Product Support
McCann Industries Inc. announced it has hired George Willer as director of product support. Willer brings several years of industry experience to this newly created position. Willer will be responsible for growing the company's parts and service business....
Trimble - Wed May 11, 2022
Technology Drives Data Center Construction Efficiency
The new Dekalb Data Center located on a 500-acre campus in Dekalb, Ill., is on track to be one of the most sustainable facilities of its kind. Designed to be LEED Gold Certified, the facility incorporates energy and water conservation as well as waste reduction processes....
Illinois Tollway - Wed April 13, 2022
Illinois Tollway Awards $56M in Construction Contracts, Services
The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved 12 construction and professional engineering services contracts totaling nearly $56 million in March, including contracts that support new and growing construction businesses with opportunities to step up and become primes....
AASHTO - Tue April 12, 2022
Illinois DOT Issues $250M Installment to Support Statewide Municipal Projects
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) recently issued the fifth $250 million funding installment to counties, municipalities and townships statewide to address local transportation needs. That funding comes from the Rebuild Illinois capital program, signed into law by Gov....
McCann Industries - Tue March 29, 2022
McCann Industries Inc. Increases Lake County, Illinois, Presence
McCann Industries Inc. has broken ground on a 11,000-sq.-ft. building located at 1350 N Rand Road in Wauconda, Ill. This facility is being built on two acres next to the company's existing facility that has serviced the market for more than 40 years....
Illinois DOT - Tue March 29, 2022
Building Trades Students Job Shadow IDOT Bridge Project in Banner, Ill.
A building trades class from Canton High School received a close-up view of IDOT construction work last November during a site visit to a highway project in Fulton County. Students observed the first of three phases of work on a $10 million project to replace an outdated bridge on U.S....
Farm Progress - Thu March 24, 2022
Farm Progress Announces Extension to Farm Progress Show Site
Farm Progress has extended its contract with Brush College LLC, confirming Farm Progress Show's biennial location in Progress City USA at Richland Community College in Decatur, Ill. The contract enables Farm Progress to continue carrying out its mission to provide world-class ag experiences in both Illinois and Iowa for decades to come....
Katherine Petrik – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue March 15, 2022
Roland Machinery, Komatsu Team Up to Introduce Operators to iMC 2.0
Operator Jesiah Lee of C. Lee Construction Services in Gary, Ind., goes over some instructions with Roland Machinery's Zac Lucas, technology solutions expert. Roland Machinery invited customers to an information session of the latest technology available on Komatsu machines....
