IAAP/CEG - Wed September 01, 2021
IAAP Will Host 2021 Convention, Miner Safety Conference
The Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) announced it will hold its annual Convention and Miner Safety Conference Dec. 14 to 15, 2021, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Ill. The IAAP Convention is the largest aggregates industry convention in the Midwest with more than 400 attendees each year....
CEG - Tue August 31, 2021
Contractors Association of Will & Grundy Counties Hosts Annual Steak Fry
The Contractors Association of Will & Grundy Counties (CAWGC) held its annual Steak Fry Aug. 19 at St. Joseph's Park in Joliet, Ill. More than 700 attended the event, which provided a perfect opportunity to catch up with old friends....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 18, 2021
Illinois Equipment Distributors Celebrates 70 Years as Eyes, Ears of Construction Equipment Dealers Industry
Industry associations exist to benefit association members — and the pooled energy of its members is what makes an association work. This synergy has worked for Illinois Equipment Distributors for 70 years....
Central Tri-State Tollway - Tue August 17, 2021
Beam Delivery Begins for Central Tri-State Tollway Bridge
Transport and delivery of bridge beams are under way for the Illinois Tollway's new southbound Mile Long Bridge on the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294). Delivery of new concrete and steel beams for the $500 million Mile Long Bridge Project is anticipated to continue through early 2022....
Southwest Illinois Connector Highway - Tue August 03, 2021
Samron Midwest Lands Contract for Southwest Illinois Connector Highway
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has awarded a $5.73 million contract to Samron Midwest Contracting Inc. of Murphysboro, Ill., to extend the four-lane section of IL 13/127 north of Murphysboro....
McCann Industries - Tue August 03, 2021
McCann Industries Names Used Heavy Equipment Manager
McCann Industries welcomes Mike Garrard to the role of used heavy equipment manager. Garrard joins the organization with more than 20 years in the heavy equipment space, the bulk of which has been spent in used equipment....
Road Machinery & Supplies - Wed July 21, 2021
VIDEO: Helm Civil Uses iMC to Complete Grinding Project
No two job sites are alike, but they usually have one thing in common: they are above water. That wasn't the case for Helm Civil when it tackled a lock and dam rebuild for the Army Corps of Engineers on the Mississippi River in Rock Island, Ill....
Tsurumi Pumps - Wed July 07, 2021
Tsurumi Integral to Illinois Pond Overhaul
After almost half a century of delighting visitors at a forest preserve in Illinois, a large man-made pond that is the centerpiece of the Mabery Gelvin Botanical Gardens was showing signs of age. Since the one-acre pond's construction in 1974, decades of sedimentation had finally taken their toll, resulting in the loss of up to 4 in....
IAAP - Wed July 07, 2021
IAAP Opens Registration for Its Annual Golf Outing, Dinner Event
The Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) has opened registration for its annual Golf Outing and Dinner on Sept. 16, 2021, at WeaverRidge Golf Club in Peoria, Ill., and Coyote Creek Golf Club in Bartonville, Ill....
CEG/Ditch Witch Midwest - Wed July 07, 2021
Ditch Witch Midwest Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
Ditch Witch Midwest celebrated its 50th Anniversary and the opening of its new facility on June 23. Ditch Witch Midwest was founded by Earl K. Harbaugh in 1970 with its first location in Lombard, Ill. In 1972 the business relocated to Carol Stream, Ill., where it spent 48 years....
