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April 30 2011 Vol. XVIII • No. 9
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CNH Opens Distribution Center in Mo.
UCA of Illinois Holds Spring Show case...12
When placing the bridge beams, crews used a hydro-crane and had an American HC80 crawler crane sitting on the westbound lanes of Highway 7.
Lano Equipment Hosts Open House...16
Highway 7, Wooddale Ave. Interchange Created in Minn. By Dorinda Anderson CEG CORRESPONDENT
Sany, I mperi al Cra ne Sign Dea l.. .26
Table of Contents ............4 Crushing, Screening & Recycling Section ....31-41
Construction on a new interchange at the junction of Highway 7 and Wooddale Avenue in St. Louis Park, Minn., proceeded well through each of the three major phases of the project. The Minnesota Department of Transportation and prime contractor Ames Construction. Inc. of Burnsville, Minn., took a stop lighted intersection in an increasingly congested area of the Twin Cities metro area and performed a grade separation at the intersection of Highway 7 and Wooddale Avenue. The new interchange will enhance safety and help traffic move more efficiently.
The project also included a new Wooddale Avenue bridge spanning Highway 7 and the ramps to and from Highway 7, retaining walls, realignment of the south frontage road and repavement of a portion of Highway 7 from about the Canadian Pacific Railroad Bridge at the west end to Highway 100 at the east end. The project also included the construction of a dry pond/storm water filtration pond located at the southwest corner of the interchange. Highway 7 carries high traffic volumes as a principal arterial route, particularly due to congestion and delays on the nearby Highway 100, said Beanna Magee of the Minnesota Department of Transportation Metro District see INTERCHANGE page 54
To expedite delivery of its remanufactured products to equipment dealers throughout North America, CNH has opened a remanufactured parts distribution center within its 260,000-sq.-ft. CNH Reman operations facility in Springfield, Mo. The distribution center will support Case IH, Case Construction Equipment, New Holland Agriculture, New Holland Construction, Kobelco and Fiat Powertrain Technologies (FPT) dealerships in North America by shipping highpriority remanufactured products such as those with specialized or unique configurations directly from the Springfield plant to dealers. The new facility further leverages the capabilities of the CNH North American parts distribution network, which will continue to stock and fulfill dealer parts orders, including most CNH Reman parts. “We want to meet the needs of our customers with the right remanufactured products, delivered at the right time,” said Scott Harris, vice president of sales and marketing, CNH Parts & Service, North America. “By having the CNH Reman distribution center at the Springfield facility, we can more quickly configure prodsee CENTER page 22
Attachments Section47-49 Truck & Trailer Section .... ..................................65-71 Business Calendar ........75 Auction Section ......78-87 Advertisers Index ..........86
Caterpillar CEO, Ill. Gov. Talk Business Concerns By Zachary Colman ASSOCIATED PRESS
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (AP) Illinois is facing growing concerns among business leaders that its policies hurt the companies that drive its economy, the head of Caterpillar Inc. warned
April 5 as he met with Gov. Pat Quinn. The meeting was prompted by a letter that Caterpillar CEO Doug Oberhelman sent to the governor about other states trying to lure his company after Illinois hiked its income tax. Oberhelman spoke with Quinn for about an hour, after which he said he expects the Peoria-
based heavy equipment manufacturer to remain in Illinois for the long term. Oberhelman also promised to help make the state more business-friendly, and Quinn vowed to invest in the state’s infrastructure, expand its exports and overhaul its workers compensation see BUSINESS age 14