Fri August 05, 2011
AIS Hosts Komatsu Hybrid Demo at Michigan State
AIS Construction Equipment recently unveiled the new Komatsu HB215LC-1 hybrid excavator at a demo at a job site on the campus of Michigan State University. The job entailed digging footings for the new science building being built for MSU’s College of Nursing....
Thu July 21, 2011
TrynEx International Moves to New Michigan Facility
TrynEx International, the manufacturer of SnowEx, TurfEx and SweepEx product lines, has moved into a new plant in Madison Heights, Mich. The facility positions TrynEx for future expansion, and it allows the company to set up a lean manufacturing system through a partnership with the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC)....
Thu July 07, 2011
Ritchie Bros. Hosts Michigan Auction
Ritchie Bros held an auction in Novi, Mich., on June 29. Equipment up for bid ranged from dozers, excavators and skid steer loaders to work trucks and screen plants. The auction drew a large crowd of bidders and attracted strong online bidding as well....
James McRay - Wed June 22, 2011
Michigan Contractor Takes on New Excavation Project
Theodore Roosevelt aptly said, “When you are asked if you can do a job, tell ’em, ’Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” This is certainly the philosophy taken by contractor Tri-City Groundbreakers when it was low bidder on a deep excavation project that was larger and deeper than anything that they had attempted before....
Fri February 04, 2011
MacAllister Machinery Co. Purchases Michigan CAT
The MacAllister family, sole owners of MacAllister Machinery Co. Inc., the Caterpillar dealer for Indiana, acquired on Monday January 31, 2011 Michigan Tractor and Machinery, the Michigan based CAT dealer....
Thu January 20, 2011
Construction Association of Michigan to Host 125th Annual Meeting
The Construction Association of Michigan (CAM), Bloomfield Hills, will host its 125th annual meeting on Feb. 2, 2011, inside Sound Board at Detroit’s MotorCity Casino Hotel. CAM’s Michigan Construction & Design Tradeshow also is taking place at MotorCity Casino Hotel that day from 10 a.m....
Wed November 24, 2010
Midway Rentals and Sales Named Doosan Distributor for Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Midway Rentals and Sales has been appointed as a distributor of Doosan heavy excavators and wheel loaders in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Midway Rentals and Sales is a distributor of home, industrial and construction supplies and rental equipment....
Dorinda Anderson - Thu October 14, 2010
Roundabouts on U.S. 23 in Michigan Relieve Congestion
Construction of three roundabouts in Ann Harbor, Mich., is expected to relieve congestion and improve geometrics on Interstate 23 that runs north and south in an area that sees heavy traffic due to adjacent colleges and hospitals....
Sat March 13, 2010
Powerscreen of Michigan LLC Appointed New Michigan Equipment Sales, Service, Parts Dealer
The newly formed Powerscreen of Michigan LLC is a subsidiary of Diesel Truck & Trailer Inc., the authorized Deutz engine dealer for Michigan based in Detroit. Don Northey, president of Powerscreen of Michigan, has been servicing the state of Michigan in the aggregate, construction, recycling and heavy equipment market for more than 40 years....
Sat January 16, 2010
Construction Association of Michigan Releases 2009-2010 Survey Results
The Construction Association of Michigan (CAM), in conjunction with Plante & Moran PLLC, has released the results of its 2009-2010 Biennial Business and Owners Survey. Conducted every two years, this survey reflects the current health of the commercial Michigan construction industry and projects the future of the industry over the next 12 to18 months....
