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Minnesota-Based Pipeliner Achieves Safety Milestone

Construction Equipment

United Piping (UPI), based in Duluth, Minnesota, finished 2019 with a record of 2.5 The company is a pipeline contractor that works in pipeline maintenance and construction, fabrication, horizontal directional drilling, hydrostatic testing, and… million hours worked without a lost-time injury.

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Fairmont, Minnesota: Growing Side By Side

Business Facilities

Agribusiness, manufacturing and distribution are thriving shoulder-to-shoulder in Fairmont, a rural gem in south central Minnesota. Read: Fairmont, Minnesota: Growing Side By Side at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Viracon Selects Owatonna, MN for $30+ Million Investment

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

an architectural glass fabricator, has announced it will make an investment of more than $30 million at its Owatonna, MN facility. We congratulate Viracon on their most recent expansion and thank them for making this key investment in Minnesota.”. Viracon, Inc., Viracon is a great employer and very valuable to the community.”.

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The Arrival of Revel

Constructonomics

I watched (and helped a little) a member of my team at the steel contractor develop steel fabrication and erection sequences that made my head explode. I started calling the job the “Manhattan Project”, but unfortunately, while rather bright, I didn’t exactly bring Einstein-like ingenuity to the team.

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5 Best Work Boots for IronWorkers – Reviews and Buyer’s Guide

Work Gearz

Build Quality: These San Jose boots are made with 100% textile and synthetic fabric to imbibe the waterproof ability within the boots. Build quality: These classic boots are made in Redwing, Minnesota (one of the most beautiful places to visit). Even the electric shocks would be absorbed by the EH resistant footbed.

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Business Report: Wisconsin Spurs Milwaukee Redevelopment With Brownfield Grants

Business Facilities

The 28-acre parcel, which was once a metal fabrication facility, has been vacant since 2011. The company had considered relocating to Minnesota before deciding to expand in Eau Claire. Calumet Road.

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LOCATION FOCUS: Ontario is Green, Growing, and Diversifying

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The latest is Plymouth, Minnesota-based BioAmber, which is building its first North American renewable chemical plant in Sarnia. We are able to support these activities because of our strong manufacturing base, particularly in fabricated metals,” Thompson says. And Ontario is attracting more international companies all the time.

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