Association of Women Contractors of Minnesota - Tue August 03, 2021
Contractors Association Ready to 'Bring Back Fun in 2021'
The Association of Women Contractors of Minnesota (AWCMN) turned 25 in the year of the pandemic, putting its celebration activities on hold. With things returning to normal, in lieu of a silver anniversary party, the AWCMN is rebranding the celebration as "Bringing Back Fun in 2021."Registration is now open for this event, combining the anniversary celebration and the annual holiday party....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 21, 2021
Ames Oversees $129M Minneapolis Bridge Rehab
It has been a workhorse of a bridge standing the test of time over the last five generations as motor vehicle traffic continued to evolve and drastically increase in numbers. Without doubt, this is due to the engineers who designed it and the contractor who built it at a time when, just a few years earlier, the horse and carriage could still be seen on city streets....
CEG - Wed July 07, 2021
Hayden-Murphy Equipment Opens New Twin Ports Facility
Hayden-Murphy Equipment Company hosted an open house on June 24 at its new Twin Ports facility — 329 2nd St., Industrial Building 145 — in Proctor, Minn. In addition to being able to see the latest in the line-up of equipment, guests were treated to lunch, door prizes and a chance to win a $2,000 equipment rental voucher....
MAPA - Tue June 22, 2021
MAPA Opens Registration for Annual Scholarship Golf Outing
The Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA) is ready FORE summer, hosting its 8th annual golf outing on Aug. 16. Although the event is at a new course — Majestic Oaks —golfers can expect the same great fun, networking opportunities and more....
CEG/Hayden-Murphy - Tue June 08, 2021
Hayden-Murphy Prepares to Open Proctor, Minn., Facility
On June 24, the Hayden-Murphy team will celebrate the grand opening of its newest Twin Ports facility — 329 2nd St. Industrial Building 145, Proctor, Minn. The new location will include service, parts, rental and sales under one roof, with a staff that will be ready to service all the company's product lines, which include Manitowoc, Grove, Tadano, Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm, Kleeman, Allied Construction Products, Link-Belt Excavators, GOMACO, Ecoverse, Fuchs, Manitou, Rammer and Shuttlelift....
Hayden-Murphy/CEG - Tue June 08, 2021
John Beasley Joins Hayden-Murphy
Hayden-Murphy has announced it has hired John Beasley for the newly-created position of general manager of sales and operations. Beasley brings 21 years of construction equipment industry experience to his new role, including working in varying positions at Ritchie Bros....
Mattracks - Thu June 03, 2021
Mattracks Partners With Kick'n Up Kountry for Biggest Year Yet
Mattracks has joined forces once again with Kick'n Up Kountry (KUK) in preparation for its largest anticipated music festival turnout to date. Kick'n Up Kountry, which takes place annually at its permanent home at Wagon Wheel Ridge in Karlstad, Minn., was forced to cancel last year due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed May 12, 2021
Goodmanson Beats Minneapolis Winter, Delivers Parking Area
The goal: to free up street parking in a nearby neighborhood. The challenge: build a 6,000 sq. ft. retaining wall; replace two acres of asphalt parking; create a new, more efficient concrete pedestrian entrance and a motorcycle pad in Minneapolis — before winter sets in....
CEG/MAPA - Wed May 12, 2021
MAPA Hosts Inaugural Paving, Compaction Training Event
The Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA) held its inaugural Paving and Compaction Training Event April 20 to 22 at the Medina Entertainment Center in Medina, Minn. More than 65 trainees attended, including companies who do MNDOT work, small-scale driveway pavers and county maintenance crews....
CEG - Wed May 12, 2021
Crowd Comes Out for Farm-Rite Open House in Dassel, Minn.
Farm-Rite Equipment concluded its spring 2021 circuit of open houses on April 24, at its Dassel, Minn., branch. Farm-Rite's other locations in Willmar, Long Prairie and St. Cloud held similar events earlier this spring....
