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28 KOBELCO RAISES NEARLY $20,000 IN DONATIONS FOR WOUNDED WARRIORS Kobelco created only five limited edition SK350LC crawler excavators wrapped in a
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patriotic/military design as part of a WWP fundraiser, and displayed one at the recent Las Vegas construction industry trade show.
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30 ALLEN ENGINEERING CORPORATION CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY A couple special tokens of appreciation from the employees were presented to
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Mary Ann and Dewayne Allen and vendors provided door prizes that went home
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with a few lucky attendees.
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Give Back and managed by the Texas Corvette Association, benefited St. Jude’s Ranch for Children.
6 SANY SIGNS KITSAP TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT AS NEW DEALER FOR WASHINGTON STATE Appointing Kitsap as a dealership extends the availability of Sany equipment and service to an important region, as the company continues expanding its North American dealer network, according to Eric Teague, vice president of the Sany
WILLS POINT SALE Equify Auctions, formerly Vaughan Auction Group, held a public auction at its Wills Point, Texas, location on May 8. Equify’s fenced, secured, and lighted location allows customers to deliver their equipment anytime for upcoming auctions throughout the year, allowing them to free up valuable space on the yard.
earthmoving group.
12 KIOTI RAISES MORE THAN $25,000 FOR BREAST CANCER KIOTI Tractor, a division of Daedong-USA Inc., kicked off its fourth annual breast
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cancer awareness campaign with a special raffle during key industry tradeshows. The winners, Jenny Black of Vonore, Tenn., and Charles Greer of Chugiak, Alaska, each won a limited edition pink MECHRON 2200 utility vehicle during the National Farm Machinery Show and the World Ag Expo in February.
12 ABSENCE OF WINDSOR-DETROIT CROSSING FUNDING SPARKS CONCERNS FOR MANY The absence of funding in President Obama’s $3.9 trillion fiscal 2015 budget for a joint international border crossing project is sparking concerns on both sides of the
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border that the proposed project could be in jeopardy.
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