Brunswick News & CEG - Thu July 27, 2023
VIDEO: Career Academy in Georgia Receives State Grant to Buy Heavy Equipment Simulators
Students at the Golden Isles College and Career Academy (GICCA) in Brunswick, Ga., will have new opportunities to gain experience in operating heavy construction equipment when four new full-motion simulators are installed....
Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association - Wed July 19, 2023
Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association Hosts OSHA Trench Safety Training
The Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association (ILICA) invites contractors and operators to an OSHA Trench Safety Competent Person Certification training on the campus of Illinois Central College (ICC) in East Peoria, Ill., on Aug....
Ditch Witch - Wed July 12, 2023
Ditch Witch Enters Agreement With Heavy Equipment Colleges of America to Offer HDD Training
Careers in horizontal directional drilling can be lucrative and fulfilling and are needed and perhaps most importantly, available. A lack of qualified operators is a major pain point for HDD companies around the world....
Terex Utilities - Tue July 11, 2023
Terex Utilities Service School Provides Instruction for More Than Just Techs
The product support team at Terex Utilities hosted 58 participants from equipment dealers, utilities and utility contractors from all across the United States and Canada. Held at the Lake Area Technical College Facility, Watertown, S.D., in June, instructors from the Terex Utilities Service School provided hands-on training for digger derricks and aerial devices....
CEG - Wed June 07, 2023
Customers Like Changes at James River's Charlotte Branch
The Charlotte, N.C., branch of James River Equipment has grown in popularity among both construction contractors and users of agricultural equipment over the past several years, and new developments there are likely to ensure that continues....
Associated Press - Tue May 30, 2023
Golden State Warriors Give Construction Business Lift
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) In a red hooded sweatshirt, hard hat and a pair of well-loved work boots, LaSonia Mansfield heads out alongside her daughter and forewoman, Deja Stocks, to survey the expansive construction site she is responsible for keeping safe and clean....
FAE - Thu May 25, 2023
TraxPlus Expands FAE Product Line, Holds Training Event
TraxPlus, based in Hickory, Miss., has been a successful dealer of the FAE line of attachments for many years, and judging from the sales volume and repeat buyers, customers who have purchased FAE products from them are seeing a substantial return on their investment....
Katherine Petrik – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue May 23, 2023
DCTC Purchases Dozer, Grader From RDO Equipment
Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) in Rosemount, Minn., is committed to giving its students hands-on learning opportunities that help prepare them for their chosen career. One of the many programs DCTC offers is in the field of construction and manufacturing....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu May 18, 2023
Putting Spotlight On Apprenticeships
A convergence of factors may mean a boost for construction employers trying desperately to fill jobs. The cost of a college education and a rewrite of the National Apprenticeship Act are giving a boost to the industry's labor pool....
Hayden-Murphy/CEG - Wed May 10, 2023
HCET Students Train for Crane Repair at Hayden-Murphy
The Heavy Construction Equipment Technology (HCET) program at Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) partnered with Hayden-Murphy to offer HCET students a weeklong training opportunity to work on a Grove GMK 5150B crane donated by Vic's Crane & Heavy Haul....
