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Thursday, September 09, 2010 | 1:38:50 PM

MRWA’s 2nd Annual Operator Equipment Expo a Success

The Minnesota Rural Water Association held its 2nd Annual Operator Equipment Expo Aug. 18 and 19 in Waconia, Minn. Among those participating in the event were Ziegler Cat, Scharber & Sons Inc., Ditch Witch and Truck Utilities Inc.

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Contractors Assoc. of Will and Grundy Counties Holds Annual Steak Fry

The Contractors Association of Will and Grundy Counties held its Annual Steak Fry in Aug. 26 in St. Joseph Park, Joliet, Ill. The event offered the more than 500 attendees a chance to talk a little business, but more importantly eat some great food.

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GPS Machine Control Helps Schneider Excavating Succeed

Think of Russian nesting dolls and you’ll have an idea of the construction challenge that faced Schneider Excavating Inc., Lannon, Wis., when it worked on a steam tunnel relocation project on the Clement Zablocki VA Medical Center grounds in Milwaukee, Wis.

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Golf Outing Helps IAAP Raise Money While Having Fun

The Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers held its Annual Golf Outing and Dinner Aug. 9 at Panther Creek Country Club and Piper Glen Golf Club in Springfield, Ill. A total of 175 golfers signed up to compete in the fun-filled event.

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AGC of Minn. Golf Event Filled With Fun, Friendship, Food

The Associated General Contractors of Minnesota held its annual golf tournament at Fox Hollow Golf Club Aug 6 in St. Michael, Minn. The event was a chance to talk some business, but also engage in some friendly competition, see old friends and eat some great food.

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National Gateway Project Breaks Ground in Ohio

More than $842 million in public and private sector funds have been committed to projects that will improve existing, and build new, rail infrastructure and intermodal capacities across six states.

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CEG Special Feature Report

Managing Key to a Firm’s Emergence From a Recession

Pic: Managing Key to a Firm’s Emergence From a Recession

Author: Giles Lambertson

(Editor’s note: This article is the final installment in a series on the nation’s and world’s current economic conditions. Over the past several weeks, Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) interviewed experts in economics and business, and even psychology, and reported on how the industry veterans are coping, and in some instances, succeeding in this downturn.

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