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Gillen is and isn't active, depending upon how you look at it. The old Gillen was broken up into two parts earlier this year:

http://www.gillenco.com/

Gillen Foundations was sold earlier this year to Michels Corp., a major utility contractor in Wisconsin, and last month its name changed to Michels Foundations. Michels now owns the tug Edith J. The Kristin J. was dropped from documentation in May, and I don't know her status. The Edward E. Gillen III is listed as still owned by the original company. My guess is both will be redocumented by Edward E. Gillen Marine LLC.

Gillen got into financial trouble as a result of its contract for breakwater construction at Chicago last year.

As far as I have heard, they are out of business. Everything was sold off from what I was told. The Edward Gillen is tied up around the bend from the St. Marys Cement Terminal in Milwaukee.

Is this company still active. I had a note that it has gone out of business.