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Arcola Building Co. Tackles Lake Erie Erosion Project...8
Ronson Equipment’s David J. Wietbrock Passes Away...12
Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. (SEH) photo
The city of Minneapolis teamed with SEH consultants to design the $50 million rehabilitation project, which called for maintaining the integrity of the 10th Avenue bridge, while ensuring its functionality. Sandvik, Allied See Growth By ‘Continuing to Do It Right’...27
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Minneapolis’s 10th Avenue SE River Bridge is getting a makeover. Considered a crucial transportation element of the riverfront area, the open spandrel By Cindy Riley
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column arch structure, built in 1929, has carried traffic over the Mississippi River for nine decades, serving 10,000 motor vehicles and hundreds of pedestrians and bicyclists. “It’s been a signature structure in
Aggregate and Recycling Section......................27-41
Embracing Industry Careers
Attachment Section ...................................51-55
Women Gaining Ground in Titles, Respect, Awareness By Lucy Perry
Trucks & Trailer Section ...................................67-77
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When her husband became ill in the
Auction Section ........81-91 late 1850s, Emily Roebling served as Business Calendar..........89 Advertisers Index ..........90
field engineer and took the Brooklyn Bridge to its completion. She also made history as one of the first documented women in construction. Today, women make up 10 percent of
the construction workforce, and many are front and center in the industry. “While women are still very much in the minority in construction safety see CAREERS page 66
When exploring careers in construction, women should try a few different trades and look at where opportunities are.
Minneapolis, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989,” said Meseret Wolana, senior professional engineer of the Minneapolis Department of Public Works. see BRIDGE page 58
