Wed May 16, 2018
Alex Lyon & Son Host Auction With PPL Group LLC
On May 10, 2018, Alex Lyon & Son in conjunction with PPL Group LLC hosted an auction for Robinette Demolition Inc. The auction was held in Villa Park, Ill., and featured crawler cranes, rough-terrain cranes, artic haul trucks, hydraulic excavators and more....
Wed May 02, 2018
Deutz Service Center Chicago To Host Open House On May 16
Deutz Service Center Chicago will host an open house at 1250 Davis Road, Elgin, IL, on May 16, 2018, from 10 AM to 5 PM. The Service Center, which serves customers in Northern and East Central Illinois and Northern Indiana, officially opened for business in September 2017....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Wed May 02, 2018
MCORE Renovates Key Streets
A major multi-street rebuilding effort is advancing around one of the nation's top universities — a project meticulously planned so as not to disrupt the flow of foot, bike and vehicle traffic around the busy and lively campus....
Wed April 18, 2018
IAAP Holds 50th Anniversary Convention in Springfield, Illinois
The Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) held its 50th Anniversary Convention April 11 to 12 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield, Ill. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and the new assistant secretary of labor of MSHA David Zatezalo delivered the keynote address to members....
Mon April 09, 2018
Komatsu America Announces Plans to Move North America HQ to Chicago
Komatsu America Corp. , a leading global heavy equipment manufacturer, today announced plans to move company headquarters to Chicago, Ill. in 2020. The new site at Triangle Plaza, 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., will feature a new, open floor plan designed to foster more collaboration and cross-functional team communication....
Wed April 04, 2018
Ritchie Bros.' Chicago Auction Attracts 3,900-Plus Bidders
More than 3,900 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Chicago, Ill., on March 23. With bidders from 51 countries, approximately 67 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Australia, Egypt and Thailand....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 04, 2018
Crews Progress on $323M Midway Modernization
The Midway Modernization Program (MMP), the $323 million upgrade of Chicago's Midway International Airport (MIA), is well under way. F.H. Paschen is making rapid progress on the security checkpoint, bridge expansion and new concessions components of the three-part plan....
Thu March 08, 2018
Illinois Tollway Awards More Than $54M in Contracts
The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved eight construction contracts and three professional engineering service contracts totaling $54.3 million at its February meeting. Nearly $174.2 million in construction contracts have been approved by the Tollway Board in 2018, as part of the seventh year of the Tollway's 15-year, $14 billion capital program, Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future....
Wed February 21, 2018
Federal Agency Rules in Favor of Springfield Rail
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) A federal agency has ruled that a rail improvement project in Springfield, Ill., won't have to reroute its tracks away from where homes burned during the city's Race Riot of 1908....
Wed February 07, 2018
Patten Cat Names Stahl as Newest Sales Team Member
Patten Cat recently announced the promotion of Andrew “Drew” Stahl as the company's newest machine sales representative covering both Lake and McHenry counties in Illinois. In his new role, Stahl is responsible for the entire Caterpillar construction equipment line....
