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March 19 2022 Vol. XXVIII • No. 6
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Inside
Roland Machinery, Komatsu Team Up to Introduce iMC 2.0...20
McCann Industries Promotes Steve Roggeman to President...46
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Wichita Water Partners photo
National Pavement Expo Wraps Up Successful 2022 Event...63
Table of Contents ..............4 Asphalt, Concrete, Paving, Compaction & Milling Section ......................62-89 Business Calendar ..........90 Auction Section ........94-101 Advertisers Index ..........102
Wichita Water Partners, a joint venture of Alberici and Burns & McDonnell, was awarded the $556.8 million contract for the new Wichita Northwest Water Facility.
Construction workers in Wichita, Kan., are working on a water treatment facility that will serve residents and area businesses for generations to come. The plant,
with a 120-million gal. per day capacity, will include fully redundant treatment trains and components which will work to ensure reliable treatment, optimized maintenance and the extended useful life of the structure. see WICHITA page 24
Aspiration Begins to Slowly Meet Jobs Demand Construction employment rose by 60,000 jobs between January and February, and hourly pay jumped its highest in nearly 40 years.
Construction Needs Workers … Workers Want to Learn a Good-Paying Trade By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
The first two months of 2022 saw a sizable increase in payroll numbers in the construction industry. The AGC reports employment rose by 60,000 jobs between January and February, and hourly pay jumped its highest in nearly 40 years. The industry still faces a massive worker shortage, but good-paying jobs have people migrating into construction, choosing craft trades over desk jobs. see JOBS page 92
