Massive concrete beams destined for the Mile Long Bridge along the Tri-State Tollway's heaviest-traveled section are getting police escorts from a Wisconsin factory to a tollway plaza in Chicago's southwest suburbs.

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County Materials Corp. has acquired the ready-mix division of Musson Brothers. The closing of the sale is scheduled to take place Dec. 1.

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BAYCOM, an affiliate company in the Brookfield-based OwnersEdge portfolio, has acquired Communications Service Wisconsin.

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Marathon-based County Materials Corp. is celebrating its 70th year of manufacturing concrete construction and landscape materials.

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Stevens Point-based Ellis Construction has received an award from the Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association.

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A Marathon concrete company has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a truck driver had his foot severed and femur crushed.

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Spancrete Group Inc., a family-owned manufacturer of prestressed concrete, will temporarily close its Waukesha plant and lay off workers, according Kimberly Wacker, a spokeswoman for the company. In a statement, Wacker said production will be consolidated at the company’s main ...

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By Marie Rohde The pending sale of American Concrete Pipe to County Materials Corp. is forcing underground contractors to assess the industry’s power structure. “There’s still a lot of competition,” said Dennis Siegle, executive director of the Wisconsin Concrete Pipe ...

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The Spancrete Group Inc., Waukesha, has agreed to sell its concrete pipe division, American Concrete Pipe, to County Materials Corp. based in Marathon. The deal involves the sale and closing of two American Concrete offices, one at 5000 N. 124th ...

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