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August 25 2018 Vol. XX • No. 17
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Minneapolis Aims for Congestion-Free Travel
Hire (Inspire) Potential Staff With Social Media…10
Crews from a joint-venture, consisting of Ames Construction, Lunda Contracting Co. and Shafer Contracting Co., are looking to deliver the initiative in the fall of 2021. Steak Fry Event Sets Attendance Record…16
RDO Equipment Celebrates 50 Years…20
Table of Contents ..............4 Attachments Section ............ .................................... 41-45
By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
The Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) $239 million, multi-year 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown project reached its first year of construction in July as crews from a jointventure, consisting of Ames Construction, Lunda Contracting Co. and Shafer Contracting Co., are looking to deliver the project in the fall of 2021. The work will see the reconstruction of 2.5 mi. of I-35 between 43rd Street and 15th Street in Minneapolis, along with 22 bridges. The project aims to provide additional access to the region from northbound I-
35W to 28th and southbound I-35W to Lake Street. Another goal of the project is to provide motorists a congestion-free travel option into and out of downtown Minneapolis by converting the northbound I-35W shoulder lane between 43rd and 26th streets to a MnPASS Express Lane; establishing an MnPASS Express Lane on southbound I35W between 43rd and 26th streets; improving public transit service via an online transit station on I-35W located at Lake Street, which will be a primary hub for the Orange Line and provide a safe and efficient transit connection; improving pedestrian and bicycle access and travel options on local streets; providing better see MNDOT page 36
The Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) $239 million, multi-year 35W@94: Downtown to Crosstown project reached its first year of construction in July.
Truck & Trailer Section ........ ....................................55-61
Tax Reform’s Impact on the Construction Industry
Recycling Section ......75-91
By Giles Lambertson CEG CORRESPONDENT
Auction Section ..........96-99 Business Calendar ............97 Advertisers Index ............98
The economy will boom — or only the rich will get richer! These were the competing political views as U.S. lawmakers sat down last year and thrashed out an overhaul of
U.S. tax policy. In January, a new set of tax laws was on the books. Half a year later, while the political back and forth continues, the impact of tax reform on the economy in general and the construction and heavy equipment industries in particular seems generally positive.
“To be sure, we will never know conclusively about the role of tax changes on the economy,” J.D. Foster said in May. The senior vice president and chief economist of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce conceded that different perspectives on tax law will persist.
“Whether the economy slides into recession or goes on a 10-year run of historic growth, neither tax reform’s opponents nor defenders will be able to prove beyond a doubt whether tax reform made a difference,” said Foster. see TAX page 34