Wed August 23, 2017
Associated General Contractors of Minnesota Hosts Golf Tournament
Associated General Contractors of Minnesota held its annual golf tournament on Aug. 4 at Majestic Oaks Golf Club. Although none of the 132 golfers made a hole-in-one for $10,000, a couple came close. The foursome of Seth George, County Materials Corporation, and Jason Rykal, Lee Meyer and Brian Dodd, all of Pete's Water & Sewer, had the lowest score, with an impressive 16-under score of 56....
Wed August 23, 2017
Indiana Waterway Creates Concern
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) Northwest Indiana residents are concerned that a plan to store contaminated dredged sediments in a local disposal facility will create health risks and won't be an effective long-term solution to cleaning an area waterway....
Wed August 23, 2017
N.D. Dam to See Drainage System
RIVERDALE, N.D. (AP) A drainage system is being replaced this summer at the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota. Todd Lindquist, Army Corps of Engineers project manager, said the system that manages natural seepage at the dam was losing effectiveness....
Wed August 23, 2017
Smoother Rides Ahead for Highway Cyclists in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska officials are working to redesign the state's rumble strips to give highway bikers a smoother and safer ride. The new plan calls for regular breaks in rumble strips to help cyclists, and the design of rumble strips will be altered so they're not the same as center line strips, the Lincoln Journal Star reported....
Corey Williams - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed August 23, 2017
Detroit Lures Manufacturers to Industrial Park, Vacant Land
DETROIT (AP) Inside a fenced construction site on Detroit's east side, heavy machines are digging, shoving and hauling away tons of dirt in preparations for the latest addition to the city's industrial landscape....
Tue August 22, 2017
NGLCO Hosts 50th Annual Summer Field Days Event
The Nursery Growers of Lake County Ohio Inc. (NGLCO) held its 50th Annual Summer Field Days event on Aug. 8 in Madison, Ohio, at the Chalet Debonne Vineyards. With more than 175 acres of vines, the vineyards are Ohio's largest estate winery....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue August 22, 2017
Kenmore Construction Widens 5.6-Mi. Stretch of I-76
Crews from Kenmore Construction Inc. are widening a 5.6-mi. stretch of Interstate 76 from two lanes to three lanes in each direction between SR 21 and Central Avenue. The $87.6 million project began last August, and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) project should be completed in July, 2019....
Brady MacDonald - Fri August 18, 2017
Theme Park's New Coaster to Be Spinning Construction Feat
A new triple-inversion spinning roller coaster themed as a retro-futuristic time machine will put a small Missouri theme park back in the thrill ride spotlight with the world's fastest, steepest and tallest ride of its kind....
Scott McFetridge - Fri August 18, 2017
Workers Endure Heat, Wind to Repair Iowa Capitol Dome
It's not the height or the heat shimmering off the Iowa Capitol's gold-plated dome that bothers Brian Johnson. It's the potential knock-you-off-the-scaffolding gusts that took some getting used to when Johnson began making repairs to the historic dome, nearly 275 feet above ground on a hill overlooking downtown Des Moines....
Wed August 09, 2017
Doosan Portable Power Adds O'Leary's Contractors Equipment as Authorized Dealer
Doosan Portable Power has named O'Leary's Contractors Equipment as an authorized dealer. The company will supply Doosan Portable Power air compressors, generators and light towers to the Chicago metropolitan area....
