Wacker Neuson - Thu November 15, 2018
Wacker Neuson Launches Construction Equipment Technician Apprenticeship Program
Wacker Neuson has announced a unique apprenticeship program to help fill the growing need for qualified machine technicians in the construction industry. Wacker Neuson has teamed up with the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to create an apprenticeship program that allows students to "earn as they learn." The program combines work-based learning with related classroom instruction using the highest industry standards, knowledge base and technology....
Doosan - Thu October 25, 2018
Roland Machinery Co., Expands With New Location, Acquisition
Roland Machinery Company, an authorized Doosan Portable Power dealer, is expanding its operations with the opening of a new location in Franksville, Wisc., and the recent acquisition of Heavy Equipment Specialist LLC, in Slinger, Wisc....
Telsmith Inc. - Tue October 23, 2018
Telsmith Supports Port Washington High School With Donation
Telsmith Inc., a manufacturer of mineral processing equipment, donated funds to Port Washington High School that will assist with purchasing new manufacturing equipment for the technical education department....
Link-Belt Cranes - Wed October 17, 2018
C.D. Smith Makes Link-Belt Impact in Wisconsin
Second quarter 2018 represented the first period of time C.D. Smith Construction had the full collection of Link-Belt lattice crawler cranes at its disposal for construction projects covering central and southern Wisconsin....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 03, 2018
Wisconsin Drivers Pay for Deteriorated Road Conditions
Drivers in Wisconsin are paying $6.8 billion per year in extra vehicle-operating costs as a result poor highway conditions and the impact those conditions have on vehicles and traffic, according to a new report, “Wisconsin Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State's Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility,” released earlier by TRIP, a national transportation research group based in Washington, D.C....
Wisconsin Department of Transportation - Wed October 03, 2018
Walker Approves WIS 55 Upgrades in Calumet County
As part of his efforts to create jobs and make sure Wisconsin is open for business, Gov. Scott Walker recently approved $3.2 million to improve 11.6 mi. of WIS 55 in Calumet County from U.S. 151 in the town of Brothertown, to WIS 114 in the town of Sherwood....
Wisconsin Department of Transportation - Wed September 19, 2018
Gov. Walker Announces Almost $16M in Awards for TAP
Governor Scott Walker announced that 29 agencies across the state will receive $15.7 million in funding for Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) projects. TAP projects are federally-funded, smaller scale transportation projects have a utilitarian purpose which expand travel choice, strengthen the local economy, improve the quality of life and protect the environment....
ALLU - Wed September 05, 2018
ALLU Welcomes New Midwest Territory Manager for the U.S.
ALLU Group Inc. , based in East Brunswick, N.J., announced Darrin Harn as its new territory sales manager of the midwestern United States. Based in Wisconsin, Harn will be responsible for developing and working with ALLU's network of dealers in the midwest, as well as field sales activities....
Associated Press - Wed September 05, 2018
Univ. of Wisconsin Regents OK $1.96B Construction Budget
MADISON, Wis. (AP) The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved a $1.96 billion construction and maintenance budget request. The board voted 16-1 to send the request to Gov. Scott Walker as he crafts his 2019-21 executive state budget....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Wed September 05, 2018
City Anxiously Awaits Streetcar Line Opening
Sometime later this fall, Milwaukee residents will have a new — yet old — way to get around the city's vibrant and busy downtown. Engineers currently are going through the final testing phase on five modern, elegantly-designed streetcars and how they operate on the newly-installed tracks....
