Minnesota

Steve DeBaun - Wed May 30, 2018

DeBaun Retires, IronPlanet to Hold Retirement Auction

Steve DeBaun, owner of Track II Corporation, retired after 30 years with the company. Track II is a company that buys, rents and sells used construction machinery, primarily Caterpillar, and sells new aftermarket and used parts....

CEG - Wed May 30, 2018

Ritchie Bros.' Auction Attracts More Than 2,900 Bidders

More than 2,900 bidders participated online and in-person at Ritchie Bros.' multimillion dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Minneapolis, Minn., on April 25, 2018. Bidders from 36 different countries participated, which resulted in approximately 56 percent of the equipment in the auction being sold to out-of-state buyers as far away as China, India and Poland....

Wed May 16, 2018

Tri-State Bobcat Holds Grand Opening for New Facility

Tri-State Bobcat held a grand opening April 20 for its new Little Canada, Minn., facility. Attendees and vendors helped celebrate the new 38,625-sq.-ft. facility, which has been completely renovated and remodeled from an existing building that Tri-State Bobcat purchased....

Wed May 16, 2018

Farm-Rite Equipment Hosts More Than 500 at Open House

Farm-Rite Equipment in Dassel, Minn., held its annual open house event on April 28, 2018. The event hosted more than 500 attendees. Demo equipment was on-hand for guests to try out, and refreshments, hot dogs, brats and burgers were also offered for lunch....

Wed May 02, 2018

Tri-State Bobcat Holds Open House in Burnsville, Minn.

Tri-State Bobcat held an open house April 13 in Burnsville, Minn. The event was a big success with many contractors from around the area attending. Guests were treated to a barbecue lunch, door prizes and other giveaways, as well as special event pricing on equipment....

Wed May 02, 2018

Local 49 Training Center Facility Hosts New Iron Expo

More than 750 people attended the New Iron Expo April 3 to 5 in Hinckley, Minn. The event was held at the Local 49 Training Center Facility, where the union trains more than 5,000 Local 49 union members in the heavy equipment industry each year....

Gary Carlson Equipment - Wed May 02, 2018

Gary Carlson Equipment Adds Sales Representative

Gary Carlson Equipment has appointed Pete Terry as a new sales representative. Terry's primary responsibilities will be to work with general contractors and subcontractors in Minnesota through the company's Roseville and Blaine branches....

Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 18, 2018

Long-Awaited 'Eagles Nest' Work Soon to Be Complete

Perseverance and patience paid off for a grass roots effort to bring a new and safer alignment to a busy, far northern Minnesota highway filled with a higher percentage of crashes than other, similar roads in the state highway system....

Wed April 18, 2018

Farm-Rite Hosts Annual Open House in Willmar, Minn.

A huge crowd battled unseasonably cold temperatures on April 6 for the Farm-Rite open house in Willmar, Minn. Product representatives and a great team of employees were on hand to meet and greet customers....

Wed April 04, 2018

Attendees Converge on RMS Rentals Paving Expo

RMS Road Machinery & Supplies Co. held a RMS Rentals Paving Expo on March 27 at its location in Savage, Minn. Attendees took advantage of special buying incentives and had the opportunity to meet factory representatives, participate in product demonstrations and attend manufacturer workshops....