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June 10 2023 Vol. XXIX • No. 12
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Berlon Industries Now Offering Wide Variety of Unique Attachments...8
Alta Equipment Holds Open House in Oakwood Village, Ohio...16
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By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Sanco, Diamond Team Up for Inaugural Demo Days in Minn. ...22
Despite limited access both on land and by river, crews are making
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57-75 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93-101 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
significant progress on the $532 million I-270 Chain of Rocks Bridge project. The existing structure, which connects Illinois and Missouri, is aging and must be
replaced. “This project represents a great partnership between the Illinois Department of Transportation [IDOT] and Missouri Department
of Transportation [MoDOT] to replace a critical roadway crossing the Mississippi River,” said Kirk Brown, IDOT Region 5 engineer. see ROCKS page 84
Construction Jobs Picture Looks Bright, But Where Are the Workers? Industry Skilled Craft Worker Need Turns Into Critical Situation By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
Construction employment is on an upward path and that’s both good and bad. By extension, if jobs increase, so does the need for workers. And that’s the continued challenge for the industry: contractors are beating the bushes for skilled labor to meet their labor needs. Next year, the industry will need more than The AGC reports that as the construction sector was 342,000 new workers, on top of normal hiring, to see JOBS page 88
meet industry demand.