Wed December 13, 2017
Erb Equipment Company Takes on Terex/Fuchs Line of Material Handlers
Erb Equipment Company recently announced that it has taken on the Terex/Fuchs line of material handlers. The unique design features of the material handlers make the machines veritable all-rounders in materials handling....
Wed December 13, 2017
Riverfront Development Could Impact Iowa, Neb.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Work is under way on a mixed-use development in Council Bluffs, Iowa, that could benefit the city's neighbor across the Missouri River in Nebraska. The River's Edge is a mixed-use development that will include offices, apartments, retail space and housing....
Wed December 13, 2017
ACE: Cuyahoga Dredging Done, Sediment Confined
CLEVELAND (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it has finished dredging the Cleveland Harbor and Cuyahoga River shipping channel and plans to work cooperatively with “our Cleveland stakeholders” going forward....
Wed December 13, 2017
Kirby-Smith Opens Its Newest Facility in Kansas City
More than 160 guests stopped by Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc.'s grand opening celebration for its newest location in Kansas City, Kan. Jeffry Weller, COO and executive vice president of Kirby-Smith, Tim Yauilla, Kirby-Smith's Kansas City sales and operations manager and Del Keffer, vice president of sales of Kirby-Smith, cut the ribbon during the event, officially opening Kirby Smith's 10th branch....
Wed December 13, 2017
I.R.A.Y. Hosts Heavy Equipment Auction in Foley, Minn.
I.R.A.Y. held a heavy equipment, truck and trailer action on Dec 1 in Foley, Minn. Manufacturers represented at the sale included Volvo, Freightliner, Mack, Ford and many more. With headquarters in Foley, Minn., I.R.A.Y....
Tue December 12, 2017
State Approves Plans for Natural Gas Plant
Regulators have approved the construction of a new natural gas power plant in northern Ohio. The Ohio Power Siting Board on Dec. 7 approved plans for a plant in Lucas County just outside Toledo. The new 955 megawatt plant will be built next to another natural gas plant that began operating earlier this year....
Jennifer Smola – The Columbus Dispatch - Mon December 11, 2017
Overhaul of Mirror Lake Continues at Ohio State University
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) For some, it was a quiet moment spent beside Mirror Lake between cancer treatments. For one woman, it was the joy of finding a moment amid the chaos of a football game day to watch the ducks with her father....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 12, 2017
ODOT Embarks on $153M South Side Mega Fix Project
Shelly & Sands Inc. (S&S) has been working on Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) South Side Mega Fix project. The I-71 South Side widening/ interchange reconstruction is a $153 million initiative in Columbus, Ohio, that will greatly improve traffic flow for motorists and commercial traffic....
Wed November 29, 2017
Group Needs $500K to Start Trolley
ST. LOUIS (AP) The nonprofit group behind the long-delayed streetcar set to operate in St. Louis' Loop area and University City said operation won't begin unless it gets $500,000. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Loop Trolley Co....
Wed November 29, 2017
Minneapolis Downtown Corridor Reopens After $50M in Construction
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A downtown corridor in Minneapolis has reopened after more than two years of construction that cost $50 million. Nicollet Mall reopened Nov. 16, the Star Tribune reported. The area had been closed to vehicles since July 15....
