Holt Cat - Thu July 16, 2020
HOLT CAT Names Joyce Pingel New Chief Information Officer After Nationwide Search
After a nationwide search, HOLT CAT has announced the appointment of Joyce Pingel as senior vice president, chief information officer and head of digital. In the role, she will be responsible for leading, managing and directing IT and digital functions while providing strategic direction for the information technologies and communication systems at HOLT....
Thu March 26, 2020
Special Academy Session Helps Women Move Into Construction
ADOT has hosted many sessions of its Construction Academy during the past six years. But the latest one held at the beginning of March in Phoenix was still a momentous first. That's because all the participants in this academy, which ran from March 2 to 13, were women....
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....
AEM - Wed March 11, 2020
ConExpo-Con/AGG Unveils World's Largest 3D-Printed Statue to Honor the Growing Role of Women in Construction
ConExpo-Con/AGG unveiled a 3D printed statue of a female construction worker to represent the growing role women play in the construction industry. The statue is the world's largest 3D printed statue of person....
Katie Kohler – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon March 02, 2020
Women in Construction: Lisa Wilson of G.L. Williams & Daughter Trucking
You can make a career out of playing in the dirt. You just have to have a good foundation. Lisa Wilson spent plenty of time playing in the dirt like many children. While the residue of a spirited childhood playtime fades, some things do not....
AASHTO Blog - Thu February 27, 2020
Women in Transportation History: Luella Bates, Truckdriver
Luella Bates of Wisconsin played an influential role in the history of trucks during a time when those vehicles — still in an early stage of development and use in the United States — were widely seen as contraptions that should be operated only by men....
Joe Trinacria – CEG Associate Editor - Mon December 16, 2019
Women In Construction: Carolina Cat's Chelsea Parker
By working at Carolina Cat as a territory sales representative, Chelsea Parker has had the professional good fortune of not having to stray too far from her home base of Swannanoa, N.C. The small western community with a population of roughly 5,000 residents is part of the greater Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which just so happens to be the territory that Parker covers for the Caterpillar equipment dealer....
Katie Kohler – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu December 05, 2019
Women in Construction: Christina Ameigh of Volvo Trucks
According to a report by American Trucking Associations, in 2018 the trucking industry was short roughly 60,800 drivers, which was up nearly 20 percent from 2017's figure of 50,700. If current trends hold, the shortage could swell to over 160,000 by 2028....
CEG - Thu December 05, 2019
Boutin & Sons Construction, W.I. Clark Continue Special Long-Time Relationship
The third generation of the Boutin family recently took the helm of Boutin & Sons Construction. But this time around, it's a daughter who is running the show, following the death in January 2019 of Ray Boutin, second-generation president and father of Corrine Boutin....
AEM - Tue December 03, 2019
ConExpo-Con/AGG 2020 Partners with Women in Construction Groups to Highlight the Growing Role Women Play in the Industry
To help highlight women as a viable force of the construction industry, ConExpo-Con/AGG announced a partnership with two women in construction-focused associations: The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) and Women of Asphalt (WOFA)....
