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April 26 2025 Vol. XXXI • No. 9
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$1.2B Red River Water Project On Track in N.D. Red River Valley Water Supply Project screenshot
West Side Tractor Has New Division, Partners With Eagle Crusher...8
AGC Welcomes Its Members to Convention in Columbus, Ohio...14
By Giles Lambertson
A monumental water supply undertaking in North Dakota for which ground was broken three years ago is on track. In some respects, the project is even farther CEG CORRESPONDENT
Fabick Cat Celebrates Grand Opening of Green Bay Facility...24
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . .27-31
along than anticipated: A legal breakthrough shaved 40 mi. off what was intended to be a 165mi. water-moving pipeline, saving hundreds of millions of dollars in future capital and operational costs.
Duane DeKrey, general manager of the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, confirms things are moving along with the Red River Valley Water Supply Project. see WATER page 64
AED Sets Visionary Goals for Equipment Technology Careers
Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . .45-58 By Lucy Perry Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .65-70 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75-83 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Working with dealers and manufacturers, the distributors of the heavy equipment industry are on a mission to make careers in equipment technology more attractive to a younger pool of workers. Through its Vision 2025 initiative, the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) Foundation believes it can draw a large numAdobe Stock photo ber of workers willing and able to take on more The Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation significant roles while creating a pipeline for believes it can draw a good many of the 73,000 equipthe industry’s next generation of qualified ment technicians needed to fill industry demand
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see CAREERS page 44
through its Vision 2025 initiative.