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August 29 2026 Vol. XXXII • No. 18
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Inside
Route 66 Turns 100: A Look Back In History Jim Grey photos
MacAllister Launches NextGen Academy at Eastside High...16
McCann, Badger Host UCA Happy Hour in Addison, Ill. ...62
It’s 7:30 on a morning in early June, and Rhys Martin CEG CORRESPONDENT is getting ready to pull his borrowed 1964 wood-paneled Chevrolet station wagon out of the motel parking lot, then out of Needles, Calif., and
By David Holzel Storm Equipment Hosts Storm Field Day in Mankato, Minn. ...86
Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Paving Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-49 Utility Equipment Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-65 Snow Section. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-90 Table &ofIce Contents . . 4 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-97 Business Calendar . . 96 Paving Section . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-49 Advertisers Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Utility Equipment Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-65 Snow & Ice Section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-90 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92-97 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Advertisers Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
into the Mojave Desert, heading east on U.S. Route 66. Yes, that Route 66. Martin, a travel writer and photographer from Tulsa, Okla., is here in his role as manager of the Preserve Route 66 Initiative for the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
In that capacity, he’s leading a caravan of about 15 vehicles along the 2,448-mi. length of Route 66, the most storied of the U.S. roads that came into being in the early days of the automobile. see ROUTE page 34
Construction Job Placement Vetting Firm Finds Best Workers for the Best Jobs in Data Center Infrastructure
If you’re a skilled craft worker, AI infrastructure is where you need to be. The demand is strong and the pay is great. And a pivot in the way workers are fitted to the job means you get the best job with the best construction company. AI is driving mega construction projects. And AI also is driving the way construction workers are vetted and routed to positions where their specific skills are in high demand now.
By Lucy Perry
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see JOBS page 58
Adobe Stock photo
Data centers are a single hyper-skill project requiring thousands of workers over a very short time. The project scales are enormous, which heightens the need for equipment operators, electricians, welders and other skilled construction workers in a very short period of time.