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Obama to talk transportation, transit issues during Twin Cities visit
President Barack Obama is expected to talk about transportation and transit issues during his visit to the Twin Cities — Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota — on Wednesday, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. The president will likely stop at Union Depot in St. Paul for the transportation discussion, according to the report. The Ramsey […]
February 24, 2014
Roadbuilding
Minnesota faces $12 billion highway funding shortfall
In the next 20 years, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) could face a $12 billion dollar shortfall. The Star Tribune reports that MnDOT rebuilt Interstate 35 between Twin Ports and the Twin Cities in the past couple of years, but many of the other highways in the state need similar work. And despite that […]
December 13, 2013
Roadbuilding
Foxx talks transportation needs in Connecticut, Minnesota
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Monday took his first official trips, visiting New Haven, Connecticut, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Foxx, who officially took on his new role as DOT chief earlier this month, discussed transportation needs in each city he traveled to. The Connecticut trip was focused on rail safety, according to a report from The […]
July 23, 2013
Roadbuilding
Twin Cities’ Metro Transit cracks down on fare-paying
Minnesota’s Metro Transit has begun implementing a system to help the transit determine when and where riders are not paying, according to the Star Tribune. The system involves drivers on three of the busiest bus routes entering information into a computer when a customer doesn’t pay the full fare. Metro Transit began the 10-day test […]
July 15, 2013
Workforce
Minnesota construction training program for women has 90% job placement rate
Facing big projects like the St. Croix Crossing bridge, the Central Corridor Light Rail and a new football stadium for the Minnesota Vikings, more and more women are filling Minnesota’s need for construction workers thanks to a training program in Minneapolis. Women Wear Hard Hats Too is a 20-week program that seeks to fully prepare women for […]
June 26, 2013
Roadbuilding
Cat Auction Services to hold unreserved public auction in Minneapolis/St. Paul on May 5-6
Shakopee, Minn.-based Cat  Auction Services will hold two unreserved public auctions in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.) area on May 5 and 6. These mark the company’s third and fourth Twin Cities-based auctions and come on the heels of a mid-April auction in Houston, Texas. Both Twin Cities auctions will include a broad assortment of construction […]
April 30, 2010
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