Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed August 26, 2020
Vietnam Vet Memorial Wall Under Construction in Fall River
A Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall that'll be 80 percent of the size of the original memorial wall that opened in Washington, D.C., in 1982 is being built in Fall River, Mass. Scheduled to be completed before Veterans Day on Nov....
UMA - Mon April 20, 2020
UMA Geotechnical Construction Earns SDVOSB and NC HUB Designations
UMA, a North Carolina-based geotechnical contractor serving the Mid-Atlantic Region, announced its newly acquired designations of both Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and North Carolina Historically Underutilized Business (HUB)....
JCB - Tue November 12, 2019
JCB Launches Employee Veterans Club in North America
On Veterans Day 2019, JCB North America launched its new Veterans Club to recognize and support JCB employees who have served, or who currently serve, in the armed forces. Current JCB employees have served in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, National Guard and Navy, as well as the British and Brazilian armies; together they make up more than 12 percent of the company's more than 700 employees in North America....
Kubota - Mon November 11, 2019
Five New Kubota Tractors Awarded to Farmer Veteran Coalition Members
Kubota Tractor Corporation announced five new farmer veteran tractor recipients as part of its 2019 "Geared to Give" program in partnership with the Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC). For the second year, Kubota honored five veterans, adding a fifth veteran last year to represent its newly-created Midwest operating division....
Julie Davis - Tue November 05, 2019
Beyond Workforce Development, Workforce Solutions
Are you tired yet of pulling from the same employment pool? If the answer is yes, then you are ready to explore the new world of veteran recruitment. If you think that you've tried it, it doesn't work for you or there is no one to recruit in your area, then you simply aren't up to date....
Leppo Rents - Wed August 21, 2019
Bobcat, JCB Dealer Supports Veterans With Customized Track Loader Wrap
Leppo Rents, a Bobcat and JLG dealer, displayed a newly wrapped track loader to support Mission 22, an organization that provides psychological services to veterans. The loader will be added to the Leppo Rents rental fleet and a portion of its yearly revenue will be donated....
Business Wire - Tue July 16, 2019
Weitz Breaks Ground on 2nd Arizona State Veteran Home
The Weitz Company and Arizona Department of Veterans' Services celebrated the groundbreaking of a second veteran home in Yuma, Arizona. The two organizations broke ground June 1 on a separate veteran home in Flagstaff, Ariz....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Wed July 10, 2019
Wirtgen Quickly Promoted to 'Sarge' By Minnesota Paving Firm
Richard Carron has long been a proud veteran of the United States Army. The owner and president of Valley Paving Inc. in Shakopee, Minn., southwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Carron served his country in the late 1960s during the Vietnam War....
ADOT - Tue May 21, 2019
Military Truck Drivers: There May Be Simpler Path to CDL
Veterans of the U.S. military who operated large vehicles as part of their service may qualify for an Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division military skills test waiver when applying for a commercial driver license....
U.S. Department of Defense - Mon April 29, 2019
Early Work on Arlington Cemetery Expansion Starts in 2020
For its second act of expansion, Arlington National Cemetery plans to grow southward onto property formerly occupied by the Navy Annex. Work there will begin next year, said the cemetery's executive director....
