Associated Press - Tue January 22, 2019
Army Corps of Engineers Pursues Lake Pepin Island Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving forward with a proposal to build islands near the head of Lake Pepin by using sand and sediment removed from the Mississippi River. Minnesota Public Radio News reported that the federal agency is proposing the project to restore backwater fish and wildlife habitat....
CEG - Wed January 09, 2019
Ritchie Bros.' Minneapolis Auction Attracts Bidders From 45 Countries
More than 4,350 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multimillion-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Minneapolis, Minn., on Dec. 20. With bidders from 45 countries, approximately 66 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as India, Lithuania, and Pakistan....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 26, 2018
MnDOT Highway Project Aims at Defeating Floods
The Minnesota Department of Transportation's (MnDOT) $31.4 million New Ulm Gateway Project is replacing two bridges — the Minnesota River and Front Street Bridges north of New Ulm — and constructing a new one at an interchange being built at Highways 14 and 15 and Nicollet County Road 21....
Felling Trailers - Mon December 17, 2018
Minnesota Sen. Klobuchar Talks Workforce at Felling Trailers
In late October, Felling Trailers Inc.'s Litchfield location became part of the itinerary of Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar's Central Minnesota Manufacturing road trip. While touring Felling's production facility in Litchfield, Klobuchar spoke with Felling Trailers' ownership and management about issues such as health care and workforce shortages that the company, like many manufacturers, is facing....
CEG - Wed December 12, 2018
Hayden-Murphy Demonstrates What Kleemann Can Do
Hayden-Murphy held a demonstration of its Kleemann crushing and mobile screening plants Oct. 5 at the Ulland Brothers gravel pit in Hermantown, Minn., near Duluth. Guests saw the following Kleemann equipment in action:MobiCat MC 110 ZiA mobile jaw crusher from the new EVO generation with diverse possibilities of use, ideal for requirements in the contractor area....
CEG - Wed December 12, 2018
Bobcat of Brainerd Extends Reach of Popular Brand
Contracting in north-central Minnesota became a little more convenient Oct. 8 when Bobcat of Brainerd opened its doors to the public. The new 20,000-sq.-ft. facility at 11570 MN-371 serves all of Crow Wing County, an area of some 1,100 sq....
Office of the Governor of Minnesota - Wed December 12, 2018
Officials Break Ground on $2B Minn. Light Rail Project
Partners from across the region joined the Hopkins Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County Board Nov. 30 at a ceremonial groundbreaking of the Southwest Light Rail project. The $2.003 billion project will be the largest infrastructure project in the state's history and is expected to create 7,500 construction jobs, with an estimated $350 million payroll....
Felling Trailers - Wed December 05, 2018
Felling's Triple Reel Trailer is Cooperative's Cable Deployment Solution
In 2003, an Electric Cooperative company based out of southern Minnesota was looking for an alternative trailer supplier that was locally based. Having heard of Felling Trailers, the Co-op made the call and was put in touch with Laurie Engle, one of Felling's trailer sales consultants....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Thu November 29, 2018
DOT Announces $281M Funding Allocation for Transit Projects in Multiple States
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced a total of $281 million in additional Fiscal Year 2018 federal funding allocations to five transit projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota and Texas....
Peter Cox - Associated Press - Wed November 28, 2018
State's Tech Colleges See Surge in Skilled-Trades Training
Kyle Vickerman recalls talking with his boss at Ziegler CAT about how he might someday advance in the company. The response was immediate — in a good way. His manager pointed him to the heavy construction equipment technology program at Dakota County Technical College....
