Caterpillar - Thu April 09, 2020
Cat Commits $8.5M to Global COVID-19 Response Efforts
As the events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic continue to evolve rapidly, the Caterpillar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Caterpillar Inc. , announced it is committing $8.5 million to support global communities, including underserved populations, who are affected by the virus....
Thermaxx LLC - Thu April 09, 2020
HBRA of Central CT Members Donate Materials to Thermaxx for Disposable Gowns
A donation by the HBRA of Central Connecticut has helped Thermaxx LLC to continue freely providing disposable gowns for firefighters, first responders, and medical professionals. Thermaxx LLC recently converted all of its insulation jacket production lines to make disposable gowns in response to the COVID-19 public health crisis....
IBEW - Wed April 08, 2020
IBEW Local 103 Donates 20,000 PPE Masks to Frontline Nurses
Amidst a dire, statewide shortage of critical medical supplies, the region's largest electrical workers' union, IBEW Local 103, has donated 20,000 medical-grade protective masks to the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) for direct distribution to front-line caregivers at Brigham and Women's Hospital....
Fleet Advantage - Mon April 06, 2020
Fleet Advantage's Foundation Donates $10K to COVID-19 Relief
Fleet Advantage, a truck fleet business specializing in analytics, equipment financing and lifecycle cost management announced it's foundation, Kids Around the Corner, founded in 2014, made a $10,000 donation to the First Responders Children's Foundation to aid in its emergency response fund amid COVID-19....
Kenworth - Tue March 31, 2020
Kenworth Auction Raises $187,500 for Charities
Kenworth Truck Company, Con-Tech Manufacturing Inc. , and Kenworth of Central Florida teamed up to provide a Kenworth T880S bridge formula mixer for a special auction held in conjunction with the recent ConExpo-Con/Agg 2020 in Las Vegas....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 26, 2020
Pa.-Based Kuharchik Construction Donates N95 Masks
In the current times of uncertainty, social distancing and hoarding, stories also are emerging of hope and humanity. One of those stories comes out of Exeter, Pa., where Kuharchik Construction Inc. saw a need and helped to meet it....
LBX - Thu March 26, 2020
Shafer Equipment Company Prevails in Charity Auction for Excavator
Jay Shafer of Shafer Equipment Company, Sparks, Nev., placed the winning bid of $145,000 to claim a Link‐Belt 145 X4 Spin Ace hydraulic excavator. The auction was held March 12, 2020, during the ConExpo-Con/AGG construction equipment show in Las Vegas, NV....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed March 18, 2020
RMS, NAWIC Celebrate Women in Construction Week
In celebration of Women in Construction Week, Road Machinery & Supplies Co. sponsored a Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity build on March 3, 2020, in Oakdale, Minn. Taking part in the build was the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Chapter of The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) as the chapter celebrated Women in Construction Week, March 1 to 7....
American Cancer Society - Tue March 10, 2020
Local Construction Companies Lend a Hand at Construction vs. Cancer 2020
The American Cancer Society held its annual Construction vs Cancer 2020 event on the grounds of Silverton Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. on Feb. 29, 2020. More than 2,500 invited guests attended this unique fundraising event benefiting the American Cancer Society....
Associated Press - Wed March 04, 2020
Developer Donates $100M to University of Michigan for Innovation Center in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) A wealthy real estate developer announced in a statement that he is donating $100 million to help kickstart a fundraising campaign for construction of the University of Michigan's Detroit Center for Innovation....
