Luby Equipment Services - Thu November 30, 2023
Luby Equipment Services Hires Ty Elsie as Territory Manager
Luby Equipment Services, a St. Louis-based Case Construction and Takeuchi equipment dealer, has announced the hiring of Ty Elsie as territory manager of the Quincy location. Elsie will be replacing industry veteran Rob Kuhn, who has transitioned to his new role as new equipment manager....
Link-Belt Excavator Company - Wed November 08, 2023
Kirby-Smith Now Carries Link-Belt Excavators in St. Louis
Since 1983, Kirby-Smith Machinery has been a provider of heavy equipment in the central United States. Offering products to the construction, mining and industrial markets, its team has a long history of helping Link-Belt Excavator customers with their equipment needs....
AASHTO - Tue November 07, 2023
University of Missouri Opens Its New Work Zone Safety Center of Excellence
The college of engineering at the University of Missouri recently established the Missouri Work Zone Safety Center of Excellence or "MOWZES" to develop behavioral, educational, engineering and technology solutions to achieve zero fatalities and serious injuries in highway work zones....
Associated Press - Wed September 27, 2023
VIDEO: Explosives Drop Steel Trestle Missouri River Bridge
ROCHEPORT, Mo. (AP) Onlookers online and on the banks of the Missouri River had to wait more than an hour to watch officials use explosives to drop a historic steel trestle bridge that for years carried cars across the waterway along Interstate 70 into the river below....
Dave Skretta – Associated Press - Wed August 30, 2023
Royals Unveil Ballpark, Entertainment Plans for Two Sites
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals unveiled plans for two dramatically different locations for a replacement to the aging Kauffman Stadium on Aug. 22, calling them on equal footing even as the team-issued date for a decision looms in September....
McCarthy Building Companies - Tue August 29, 2023
ICL Selects Contractor for Its $400M St. Louis Battery Plant
McCarthy Building Companies has been selected by ICL, a global specialty minerals company, to build a $400 million lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery materials manufacturing plant in St. Louis. The new facility is expected to be the first commercial-scale LFP battery materials manufacturing plant in the United States and will serve as the foundation for ICL's global battery materials business....
Foley Equipment - Tue August 15, 2023
Foley Equipment Announces Shuttlewagon Dealer Appointment
Foley Equipment Company, headquartered in Wichita, Kan., announced its appointment as the exclusive authorized Shuttlewagon dealer serving Kansas and Missouri effective Aug. 15, 2023. Shuttlewagon, a brand of WABTEC, is a manufacturer of mobile railcar handling solutions....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed July 19, 2023
MoDOT Bundles I-55 Bridge Projects in St. Louis, Missouri
Drivers who use I-55 in Missouri can travel from the southeast corner of the state, the "boot heel," drive parallel to the Mississippi River for about 200 miles eventually reaching a bustling section of St....
McCoy Construction & Forestry - Tue July 18, 2023
McCoy Hosts Open House at Facility in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
McCoy Construction and Forestry hosted an open house and customer appreciation day on May 18 at its Cape Girardeau, Mo., facility. More than 450 people were on hand, including law enforcement from Cape Girardeau and Melissa Gray from the Missouri Forest Products Association....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 07, 2023
MoDOT, IDOT Team Up for $532M Chain of Rocks Bridge Project
Despite limited access both on land and by river, crews are making significant progress on the $532 million I-270 Chain of Rocks Bridge project. The existing structure, which connects Illinois and Missouri, is aging and must be replaced....
