Mon February 13, 2017
47th Annual Power Show
The 47th Annual Power Show, sponsored by the United Equipment Dealers Association, was held on Jan. 26 to 28 at the Ohio Expo Center grounds in Columbus, Ohio. The show offered area construction contractors, landscape contractors and farmers an opportunity to see and learn about the latest equipment, services and supplies and meet with representatives from approximately 150 exhibitors....
Mon February 13, 2017
MGIX Event Attracts 5,000 Industry Professionals
The Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association (ONLA) held its annual trade show and conference at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 16 to 18. Formerly known as the CENTS show (Central Environmental Nursery Trade Show), the event has been rebadged MGIX (Midwest Green Industry Xperience)....
John Bauer- Case Construction Equipment - Mon February 13, 2017
Earthmoving Contractor Expands Fleet to Tackle Bigger Jobs
Wilcoxen Construction is an earthmoving and demolition company based in Avon, Ill. The business was founded in 1991, but Richard Wilcoxen has been moving dirt since he was a young man. “When I was a kid I used to run around with the tractor and loader and try and build and fix wash-outs and dry dams,” he explained....
Irwin Rapoport - Mon February 13, 2017
National Historic Landmark Undergoes $212M Restoration
The Turner Construction Company (TCC) started the $212.7 million restoration and renovation of Cincinnati's historic Union Terminal in July 2016, the home of Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC). The project, which is receiving $175 million from a .25 percent sales tax increase over five years, is expected to be completed in October 2018....
David Nelson - Thu February 09, 2017
$73M for New Sterilite Plant in Iowa
Crews will soon break ground on what will become the largest building in Davenport. Sterilite Corporation, the largest plastics housewares company in North America, will construct a 2.5 million square foot manufacturing and distribution center on 160 acres at Northwest Boulevard and I-80....
Tue February 07, 2017
Historic 1899 Church Topped with Custom Red DaVinci Shake Roof
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kronborg, Neb. has been through some terrifying weather in its 118-year history. After straight-line winds and large hail struck the church, parsonage and fellowship hall in 2014, the congregation went in search of new siding, windows and roofing....
Talbot Fisher - Mon January 30, 2017
Midwest Man Developing Martian Concrete for NASA Challenge
Gary Lay of Galesburg is fearless. He looks forward to someday having the chance to go into space, a chance he would take "in a heartbeat." He is exploring the world of possibilities, and needs a little help....
Neal St. Anthony - Fri January 20, 2017
Thor Cos. Heads Home, Looks to Revitalize North. Minneapolis
Richard Copeland, founder and chairman of Thor Cos., the developer-contractor that is Minnesota's largest minority-owned business, was born to a single mom in the former public-housing apartment projects on the near north side of Minneapolis....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue January 17, 2017
Crews Wrap Up Jeremiah Morrow Bridge
Only minor work remains to complete an $88 million project on the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge in Warren County, Ohio. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Nov. 18, to commemorate the completion of the project's major workload....
Mon January 16, 2017
Hitachi Excavators 'Star Players' on Green Bay, Wis., Project
In Green Bay, Wis., Hitachi excavators have proved to be game changers on the Titletown District development, a destination area to be created on approximately 34 acres of land immediately west of Lambeau Field....
