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Goodbye winter white, hello construction orange: 2013 Douglas County road work plans revealed

May 21, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press

Another winter has given way to Minnesota’s second season construction. Twelve projects are planned for the summer of 2013 in Douglas County. A bid opening is scheduled for June 10. Continue Reading

CED expands to ND: Electrical distributor opens 2 locations in less than a year

May 20, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

The building boom brought on by the oil boom has brought many new companies to North Dakota.
Coming to Dickinson and Williston made North Dakota the 48th state to host Consolidated Electrical Distributors neither South Dakota or Minnesota have had the honors. Continue Reading

Driven away

May 20, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

Road repairs and detours on Minnesota 60 leave nearby businesses with fewer customersWORTHINGTON Tesa Spillman drives in to work every day at the Blue Line Travel Center from her home at Okabena, and while the recent spike in gas prices is difficult on a budget, it comes at a time when she’s already suffering from lost tips and a cut in hours. Continue Reading

Sanford’s signed beam set

May 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Iron workers set the signed beam Wednesday morning during the signing of the Steel Ceremony at the new Sanford Health Dickinson Clinic. Continue Reading

Harmon Lake homeowners oppose development

May 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MANDAN At least 50 homeowners have signed an informal petition opposing industrial development near Harmon Lake north of Mandan.
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Construction scam costs property owner

May 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Consumer beware. Scams aren’t limited to door-to-door magazine sales or over-the-phone schemes. As the demand for construction work increases with North Dakota’s short season, so do those trying to take advantage of home and business owners in need of updates and repairs.
A busy construction season last year prompted Bill Andrus to waive his first choice to do some paving work at All Season Storage in the spring and go with an asphalt contractor he did not know. Continue Reading

N.D. sees more out-of-state road crews: Oil Patch will have record road construction season

May 5, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

RAY Some say roads in the Oil Patch have potholes so big they could swallow your car. This could be true on U.S. Highway 2 in Ray, but a crew working to replace underground utilities fills the same potholes practically every day. Continue Reading

Construction project begins on Villard

May 2, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

A construction project to replace curb and asphalt overlay has begun on the Interstate 94 Business Loop and Villard Street in Dickinson. Continue Reading

City to break ground on public works building

April 30, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

After being delayed two weeks because of a winter that didn’t want to go away, Dickinson city officials will gather Thursday to break ground on a $14.1 million public works building that will collect scattered departments and unite them on the Baler Building property. Continue Reading

Meeting set on highway projects

April 24, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

JASPER An informational meeting on construction on Minnesota 23 from Pipestone to Interstate 90, which includes a detour, and U.S. 75 near Trosky will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. May 2 in the meeting room at Memorial Hall, 105 Wall St. E., Jasper. Continue Reading