Megan Wild - Fri May 05, 2017
Veterans in Construction: What Insights Veterans Bring to Your Construction Site
As we approach Armed Forces Day, it's important to remember that military veterans have a lot to offer the civilian construction site. The U.S. Armed Forces teach a number of interpersonal skills easily transferred to other areas....
Mon April 24, 2017
U.S. Soldier Creates His Own Career Path
Randy Lee, a soldier who grew up in Soldier, Iowa, enjoys the challenge of directing his "troops" at American Coating & Welding, a small business he founded in Onawa in 2015. "Something like one out of every seven veterans starts their own business," said Lee, who served with the U.S....
Mon April 24, 2017
Housing Project Under Way at Rock Island Arsenal
The Rock Island Arsenal is getting its first new housing development for military families since the 1960s. Ground was broken during a ceremony for 71 new residences, a combination of single-family homes and duplexes....
Cindy Riley - Wed April 12, 2017
Facility to Support Needs of Army ROTC Program
In an effort to meet the needs of a growing regional university, construction crews are building a convocation center on the University of North Georgia's Dahlonega campus. The new facility will replace the smaller, outdated Memorial Hall as the university's primary event center....
Matt Cox - Military.com - Thu March 16, 2017
Construction to Begin on National Army Museum
The Army Historical Foundation announced that construction will soon begin on the National Museum of the United States Army on Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Retired Army Lt. Gen. Roger Schultz, the foundation's president, "provided Clark Construction Group, LLC of Bethesda, Maryland, the notice to proceed immediately," according to an AHF press releases....
Wed January 18, 2017
Army to Consider Bringing Bahamas Sand to Fla. Beaches
A potential solution to a troublesome sand shortage off southeast Florida is tucked away in a massive water resources funding bill President Barack Obama signed into law last month. The 2016 Water Resources Development Act authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers to study the potential of using foreign sand, such as from the Bahamas, to widen shorelines and protect coasts from hurricanes like the ones that lashed the Big Bend and northeastern Florida last summer....
Thu January 05, 2017
U.S. ARMY PLACES $142-MILLION NEW YEAR ORDER FOR JCB MACHINES
JCB has started 2017 by winning one of the biggest single orders in its 71-year history – a $142-million deal to supply the United States Army with a massive fleet of machines. The company announced today that the U.S Army is to take delivery of more than 1,600 light-capability rough terrain forklifts for deployment on tasks around the world including loading and unloading aircraft and shipping containers....
Fri November 29, 2013
Holt CAT Signs on to U.S. Army PaYS to Hire Veterans
Holt CAT, the Caterpillar dealer of south, central, north and east Texas has partnered with the U.S. Army Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) Program to provide priority interview consideration to soldiers who have completed one term of enlistment....
Mary Reed - Tue September 24, 2013
U.S. Army Corps Braces N.Y. for Future Storms
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun the process of restoring the coastal storm risk barrier at Rockaway Beach in Queens, N.Y., in order to correct extensive coastal erosion caused by Superstorm Sandy and in the process is not only improving storm security but also enhancing the beach itself for the benefit of its users....
Cindy Riley - Tue September 17, 2013
New Army Reserve Center Supports Soldiers, Meets Anti-Terrorism Standards
A new Army Reserve Center constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers is now home to members of the 518th Sustainment Brigade in Knightdale, N.C. The $19 million structure had to meet anti-terrorism and force protection requirements....
