Jim Salter - Associated Press - Tue April 14, 2020
USACE: Some Levees Still Vulnerable After 2019 Floods
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) With flood concerns already high in the Midwest, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is warning that many levees on the Missouri and Kansas rivers that were damaged during devastating floods last spring remain vulnerable to high water....
Foley Equipment - Wed April 01, 2020
Foley Equipment Names Steven Liggett as New Chief Financial Officer
Foley Equipment, Kansas' and Western Missouri's Caterpillar dealer for more than 80 years, announced on March 23 that Steven Liggett is joining the company as chief financial officer. He will be responsible for leading Foley's finance functions and operations including accounting, tax, credit and FP&A....
USACE - Wed March 04, 2020
USACE, KDWPT Prepare for St. Joe Levee Raise Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District and the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism (KDWPT), will temporarily close portions of the 1,601-acre Elwood Bottoms Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Site/Wildlife Area in the next few months for construction of the Corps' St....
Trail King - Tue December 31, 2019
Trail King Hires Mark Hartman as New District Sales Manager
Trail King Industries Inc. , a North American trailer manufacturer of open deck and materials hauling trailers serving a wide variety of markets, announced the recent hire of Mark Hartman, who joins the Trail King Sales department as a district sales manager....
Takeuchi-US - Thu December 26, 2019
Takeuchi Names Kirby-Smith Dealer in Kansas City Area
Takeuchi-US, a manufacturer of compact equipment, has introduced Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. as a new dealer supporting the Kansas City, Kan., market. Although a new dealer in the area, Kirby-Smith has been part of the Takeuchi dealer network for several years....
NUCA/CEG - Tue October 29, 2019
Inaugural KC Dozer Day Introduces Kids to Equipment
The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) of Greater Kansas City, along with The Nutter Foundation, held the inaugural Dozer Day in the Kansas City area. The event was held Oct. 5 and 6 at the Kansas Speedway and benefits children's charities....
Central Power Systems/CEG - Tue September 17, 2019
Central Power Systems & Services Hosts Open House
The team at Central Power Systems & Services welcomed customers to an open house on Sept. 5 at its Wichita, Kan., branch on 3305 S. West St. Guests were treated to a BBQ lunch and were able to enter drawings for various door prizes and a Yeti cooler, as well as some Central Power Systems swag....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Mon August 12, 2019
Kirby-Smith Machinery Promotes Chuck Riddle to Governmental Sales Manager
Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. announced the promotion of Chuck Riddle to Governmental Sales Manager. Riddle had previously served as Governmental Sales Manager of Oklahoma. With this expanded role, he will now oversee all governmental sales activities for the company's 11 locations throughout Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Missouri....
CEG - Wed July 24, 2019
'Street Outlaws' Attend Central Power Open House in Kansas
On July 9, Central Power Systems & Services hosted an open house for customers at its branch in Salina, Kan., that offered opportunities to view and test equipment from manufacturers like Wacker Neuson, Doosan, Doosan Portable Power and Liebherr....
Takeuchi - Tue July 23, 2019
Takeuchi Names Shay Klusmeyer as Regional Manager
Takeuchi-US has named Shay Klusmeyer as regional manager, effective immediately. His responsibilities include all sales development and activity within Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and West Texas. As the regional manager, Klusmeyer's main responsibility is to achieve region market share objectives through dealer activities such as development, recruiting, goal setting, sales planning and performance evaluations....
