Everything must go: Bidders, buyers pick through remains of 80-year-old Jansen Group

Published: December 16, 2010
Tags: assets, auction, contractor, Dziadus, GoIndustry DoveBid, Great Lakes Trucks & Equipment, Michael Ackerman, Midwest Masonry, Polsky, Riesner, The Jansen Group, VJS Construction, VJS Construction Services Inc., Wykoski

By Marie Rohde Mike Riesner, a 31-year employee of The Jansen Group Inc., couldn’t make it to the auction Thursday when all of the contractor’s assets were sold. But he couldn’t resist stopping by a few days before the sale. “I looked at some of those tools and remembered that I probably used them out [...]

Aacer, Wolf River Lumber await buyer (UPDATE)

By Paul Snyder The possible closure of Peshtigo-based Aacer Flooring LLC and its affiliate, New London-based Wolf River Lumber Inc., does not mean the companies’ 222 employees will lose their jobs. Michael Polsky, an attorney with Milwaukee-based Beck, Chaet, Bamberger & Polsky SC, is representing the companies, both of which went into receivership this week, [...]