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A year after tornado, Vermeer announces new plant, expansion
Almost a year after an EF3 tornado hit a Vermeer facility, the company is announcing the plans for the rebuilding venture. Details here on Equipment World.
July 15, 2019
Construction Equipment
Vermeer After the Tornado: Parts center open next day, expect full production recovery in 30-45 days
Vermeer has made “great progress” in resuming customer support operations after the Pella, Iowa, firm suffered major damage in a June 19th tornado, says Doug Hundt, Vermeer’s president of Industrial Solutions. After assuring the safety of Vermeer team members — as well as around 400 dealers and customers celebrating the firm’s 70th anniversary — Hundt […]
July 24, 2018
Dealers
Business Roundup: Tornado rips through Vermeer factory; Liebherr USA breaks ground on new HQ; Bridgestone expands OTR tire production; Kubota will further support “farmer veterans” with discounts; Top-selling articulated trucks
This Business Roundup discusses Kubota's initiatives for helping veterans, Bridgestone's new tire production plant and Liebherr's expansion into Virginia.
July 24, 2018
Components
Michelin intros a new Tweel airless tire designed for UTVs
The Michelin X Tweel UTV 26x9N14 tire serves as a single unit that replaces pneumatic tires and removes the need for maintenance, spare tires or repair kits.
May 28, 2018
Roadbuilding
Federal grant to provide $2 million to repair roads damaged by Joplin tornado reconstruction
A grant of $2 million from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) will be used to repair roads in Duquesne, a small Missouri community that was struck by the EF-5 tornado that also decimated nearby Joplin in May 2011. Heavy equipment and heavy loads passing through Duquesne damaged the city’s roads during debris removal following […]
May 29, 2015
Construction Equipment
Home design with a tornado-proof core could serve as the blueprint for storm-proofing future communities
After seeing countless homes destroyed in three recent natural disasters, an architectural contest was held to attract specific storm-proof house designs for three impacted cities. New York City and New Orleans, affected by Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina respectively, both tapped energy-efficient winners in the Designing Recovery competition, sponsored chiefly by the American Institute of Architects. […]
December 19, 2013
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In Moore, just as in Tuscaloosa, the power of “just doing” will be revealed
It was a few days short of six months ago that I wrote about Hurricane Sandy and how volunteers should respond in the wake of catastrophic natural disasters.  Those of you who are heading to Oklahoma soon might do well to read it here first. Nineteen months before that I blogged on our old website […]
May 24, 2013
Contractor Disaster Resources
New York Corps district aiding Joplin reconstruction
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Planning and Response Team has been tapped to assist with ongoing recovery efforts in Joplin, according to the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System. The Corps has been assigned by FEMA with the Critical Public Facilities Mission and will be responsible for managing the construction of […]
June 7, 2011
Contractor Disaster Resources
Disaster assistance for Missouri victims
In the wake of devastating tornadoes that struck southwest Missouri on May 22, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended disaster assistance to individuals and families in Jasper and Newton counties in the Joplin area. Among the declarations granted by the federal government agency, a public assistance declaration will cover costs associated with debris […]
May 24, 2011
Contractor Disaster Resources
DeKalb County: $5 million to clean up debris
The DeKalb County Commission in northeast Alabama decided today to let the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers handle the county’s debris cleanup. The county says a “conservative estimate” has clean up costs between $4.5 and $5 million. As quoted in the Fort Payne Times-Journal, County Engineer Ben Luther, said, “They have guys who are waiting […]
May 12, 2011
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