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December 6 2025 Vol. XXXI • No. 25
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Inside
USACE’s $1.5B Fight Against Carp in Great Lakes USACE Rock Island District photo
5R Enterprises Offers Solutions for Marine, Industrial Projects...8
Diamond Equipment Hosts 50th Annual Open House in Evansville...16
Do you remember the mnemonic your grade school taught when trying to help the students remember the Great Lakes? HOMES for Huron, Ontario, Michigan, By Larry Bernstein
Your Job Site Lineup: MVP Equipment for Optimal Crusher Performance...27
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Erie and Superior. The Great Lakes are a national treasure, literally. The economic impact of fishing, boating and tourism from the Great Lakes is $20 billion annually. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE),
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Attachments Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43-46 Concrete News Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51-53 Aggregate Recycling Truck & Trailer & Section . . . . . . .Section . . . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. ... .27-39 . . .59-63 Snow & Ice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65-69 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72-77 Attachments Business Calendar Section . . . . . . . . ... .. ... .. .. . .. .. . .. .. ... .. ... .. ..43-46 . . . . .73 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
By Lucy Perry
Concrete News Section . . . . . . . . . . . .51-53
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Snow & Ice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65-69 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72-77 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
see USACE page 56
An Upbeat Outlook
Table of &Contents . . . . ... .. .. . .. .. ... . ... . ... . ... .. .27-39 . . .4 Aggregate Recycling Section
Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . .59-63
Rock Island District, is leading the years-long Brandon Road Interbasin Project to ensure the aquatic life in the Great Lakes remains secure.
Transportation Contractors Have Reason to Be Optimistic in 2026 The U.S. Interstate Highway System turns 70 in 2026. As one of the greatest public works projects in American history enters its septuagenarian era showing its age, the people who build it face their own issues. The new year brings a mix of opportunities and challenges in the areas of labor, logistics, sustainability and the integra-
tion of AI technology. Adobe Stock photo The infrastructure sector “is entering the latter half of the 2020s with solid growth prospects,” according to portfolio management firm Loan Analytics. Fueled by government investment to address critical infrastructure needs, the industry will see sustained The demand for funding programs such demand from funding pro- as the IIJA could be tempered by chalgrams such as the IIJA. lenges including rising supply costs and see OUTLOOK page 70
labor shortages.