CEG/MAPA - Wed December 21, 2022
MAPA Hosts 68th Asphalt Conference in Prior Lake, Minn.
The Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association held its 68th annual Asphalt Conference at the Mystic Lake Convention Center in Prior Lake, Minn., Dec. 1 to 2 with record attendance of more than 450 participants....
CEG - Tue December 20, 2022
Hayden-Murphy's Hoffbeck Becomes Master Technician
Hayden-Murphy announced Adam Hoffbeck, service technician of the Bloomington, Minn., location, has become a Master Technician, making him proficient across Wirtgen Group's entire road construction line....
Minnesota Utility Contractors Association - Tue December 20, 2022
MUCA's 10th Annual 'Day of the Dozers' Is Huge Success
In 2013, a handful of construction companies partnered with ERX Motor Park in Elk River, Minn., to give kids rides in dozers, backhoes and excavators. They charged $5 per kid to ride with a qualified operator, and all the money was donated to Children's Minnesota....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu December 01, 2022
Engineering, Innovation Drive Altoz to New Heights
From the company that manufactured the world's first zero-turn and stand-on mowers with tracks comes a new multipurpose, multi-seasonal tool carrier that has already received industrywide recognition....
CEG - Wed October 26, 2022
Minnesota Preps for Winter With Maintenance Expo
Public works employees were in St. Cloud, Minn., Oct. 5 to 6 at the city's public works facility for the Fall Maintenance Expo. The expo is an opportunity for city, county and state maintenance and transportation employees to gather ahead of the winter season to learn about the latest in winter equipment....
CEG - Wed October 26, 2022
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Conducts Upper Midwest Fall Sale
Jeff Martin Auctioneers held its Upper Midwest Fall Construction Equipment and Truck auction on Oct. 4 at its facility in Glencoe, Minn. Items were also available for bidders participating online. The sale featured equipment from large fleets, government agencies, farms and construction companies and included skid steers, excavators, backhoes, wheel loaders, trucks and more from manufacturers including John Deere, Komatsu, Case, Bobcat, Takeuchi, Mack and more....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 12, 2022
Excavation Highlights New Highway Improvement Work
Surrounded by the rolling farm and prairie land of central Minnesota, road crews are months into an ambitious highway improvement project to widen a 9-mi. section of highway from two to four lanes. This is the first of a two-bid project to add capacity over a 16-mi....
Mack Trucks - Tue October 11, 2022
Nuss Is Mack's First Certified EV Dealer in Minnesota
Longtime Mack Trucks dealer Nuss Truck & Equipment recently became a certified electric vehicle (EV) dealer at its Roseville, Minn., location. Nuss is now able to service and support customers who purchase the Mack LR Electric refuse vehicle and is the first and only Mack dealer in the state of Minnesota and the first in the central region to achieve EV certification status....
AGC of Minnesota - Wed September 28, 2022
AGC of Minnesota Holds Annual Sporting Clays Fundraiser
The 23rd annual AGC Sporting Clays fundraiser was a sold-out success, with 230 shooters participating on a perfect September day at the Minnesota Horse & Hunt Club in Prior Lake, Minn. Thousands of dollars were raised for the AGC of Minnesota Foundation, which provides scholarships to young people pursuing careers in the construction industry....
Felling Trailers - Wed September 28, 2022
Welch Wins Bid for 2022 Trailer for a Cause Benefitting Eagle's Healing Nest
Felling Trailers Inc. conducted its 10th annual online auction of an FT-3 drop deck utility trailer to benefit a non-profit organization: Eagle's Healing Nest. A winning bid of $7,752.00 won the auction that ended at noon on Aug....
