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Tim Martin - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed November 25, 2009

Michigan: Stimulus Saves or Creates 19,500 Jobs

LANSING, Mich. (AP) About 19,500 jobs in Michigan were saved or created through the end of September with federal stimulus money, according to the state’s first accounting of how the money was spent....

Wed November 25, 2009

AGC of Michigan Honors 2009’s Brightest & Best in Lansing

The students who’ll bring the future to Michigan’s construction industry were honored by the Associated General Contractors of Michigan at its 14th annual “Brightest & Best” luncheon at its Lansing headquarters....

Wed October 28, 2009

Terex Welcomes Kubota of West Michigan LLC As New Compact Equipment Distributor

Kubota of West Michigan LLC now distributes the full line of Terex compact construction equipment. The Terex line includes compact track loaders, compact excavators, compact wheel loaders, site dumpers, tractor loader backhoes, light towers, telehandlers, compaction rollers and a tracked utility vehicle....

Lori Lovely - Thu October 15, 2009

Rehabilitating Crucial Michigan Corridor

A short 19-mi. (30.5 km) stretch of road just north of Detroit has been transformed into an improvement project with a rather complicated strategy. Extensive work on the I-96/I-696 corridor in Oakland and Macomb counties has been divided into four separate projects....

Wed April 29, 2009

Efficiency Production, Michigan CAT to Host Expo in Mason

In cooperation with Michigan CAT, Efficiency Production Inc. will host its first Michigan Underground Utility Expo. The event will occur on May 8 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Efficiency Production’s corporate headquarters in Mason, Mich....

Fri September 26, 2008

Pirtek Westland Breaks Company’s Record in Michigan

Pirtek Westland, mobile hydraulic repair company, has recently broken the company’s world record for sales in a single month due to its extensive work with a prominent area manufacturer. Pirtek Westland is located at 28540 Van Born Road in Westland, Mich....

David Eggert - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed September 10, 2008

Report: Michigan Must Double Spending on Bridges, Roads

LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan needs to double its spending on roads and bridges or many will keep deteriorating and become unsafe, said a report to a task force studying how to pay for transportation projects without raising the state’s gasoline tax....

Thu July 31, 2008

Michigan Aggregate Hauler Takes on Kenworth T800s

A young, wide-eyed Lew Hayes often sat on the front passenger seat of his father’s dump truck as he delivered aggregate, sand and gravel to work sites throughout the Detroit area. “My father drove a 1938 Ford Model AA dump truck when he started this business,” Hayes said....

Thu June 05, 2008

Michigan CAT Secures Distribution Rights of LeeBoy

Michigan CAT and LeeBoy have finalized an agreement that awards Michigan CAT exclusive distribution rights for the entire family of LeeBoy/Rosco paving and construction equipment within the state of Michigan....

Fri December 21, 2007

Michigan-Based Wolverine Buys Colwell Equipment

Wolverine Tractor & Equipment, a Volvo Construction Equipment dealer in Michigan, has acquired Colwell Equipment. With the acquisition, Wolverine Tractor & Equipment gains the Volvo Road Machinery line, including soil and asphalt compactors, milling machines and Blaw-Knox asphalt pavers....