CEG - Tue September 17, 2019
CAWGC Donates More Than $6,000 to ACS at Steak Fry
The Contractors Association of Will & Grundy Counties held its Annual Steak Fry on Aug. 22. Attendance records were broken for the event, held in St. Joseph's Park in Joliet, Ill. While steaks were served to more than 735 hungry attendees, live band Still Kick'n, played music from the 60s, 70s and 80s....
CEG - Wed September 04, 2019
Contractors Association of Will & Grundy Counties Hosts Largest Crowd Ever at Annual Steak Fry in Joliet, Ill.
The largest crowd ever attended The Contractors Association of Will & Grundy Counties (CAWGC) annual Steak Fry on Aug. 22 at St. Joseph's Park in Joliet, Ill. This sold-out event was attended by almost 700 guests....
Doosan - Wed August 07, 2019
Doosan Grows Authorized Dealer Network With Bobcat of Springfield
Doosan Infracore North America LLC has expanded its dealer network with the addition of Bobcat of Springfield as an authorized sales, service, parts and rental provider of Doosan equipment. Bobcat of Springfield offers a range of Doosan equipment, including crawler excavators, wheel excavators, material handlers, log loaders and wheel loaders in Springfield and the surrounding areas of central Illinois....
Bridgestone Americas Inc. - Tue July 30, 2019
Bridgestone Bloomington Plant Achieves 'Gold Level' in Caterpillar Supplier Quality Excellence Process Certification
Bridgestone Americas Inc. announced that its off-the-road (OTR) plant in Bloomington, Ill., recently achieved the Gold Level in the Caterpillar Supplier Quality Excellence Process (SQEP) Certification....
American Concrete Pavement Association - Thu July 18, 2019
Michael Ayers Named Executive Director of Illinois ACPA Chapter
Michael E. Ayers has been named the executive director of the Illinois Chapter — ACPA. A veteran concrete pavement engineer, Ayers brings to the Illinois Chapter vast and in-depth experience in concrete pavement and cement-based paving solutions....
John Deere - Mon July 15, 2019
John Deere Construction & Forestry Builds New Illinois Training Facility
John Deere recently completed the construction of a 7,500 sq. ft. facility in Coal Valley, Ill., to better meet internal training demands, along with supporting customer visits and events. The building is part of the Construction & Forestry Training Campus and includes three classrooms that can be used separately for training purposes, or combined to hold more than 250 people for larger events....
ophia Tareen – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed June 26, 2019
Judge: Obama Center Construction Can Move Forward in Chicago Neighborhood
Plans to build Barack Obama's $500 million presidential center on Chicago's lakefront can move forward, a federal judge said June 11, in dismissing an advocacy group's lawsuit objecting to the use of historic public parkland....
CEG - Wed June 26, 2019
Ritchie Bros.' Chicago Auction Attracts Bidders Worldwide
More than 3,700 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in the Chicago area on June 20, 2019. With bidders from 45 countries, approximately 67 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers from as far away as India, Vietnam and the United Kingdom....
PIRTEK - Tue June 11, 2019
PIRTEK USA Continues to Expand With Launch of Hose Service in Rockford, Ill.
PIRTEK Rockford, which provides onsite hydraulic and industrial hose service to businesses in Rockford, Ill., is now open for business. Bert Banaszak, new owner of the mobile-only service, previously served as a branch manager at another PIRTEK location in the Chicago area....
AEM - Fri May 31, 2019
I Make America Joins Komatsu to Host Rep. Cheri Bustos in Peoria
I Make America, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)'s national grassroots campaign, joined Komatsu America Corp. to host Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17) at their Peoria facility....
