Tue March 13, 2018
ITD to Host Freight Summit on April 10
Improving freight mobility, safety and economic opportunities in Idaho will be the focus of the Idaho Freight Summit that will be held April 10, in Boise. Idaho Freight Summit — Building Idaho's Economy, will be hosted by the Idaho Transportation Department and will be held in the North Star Conference Room at the Riverside Hotel, 2900 W....
Wed March 13, 2013
BNSF to Install 2nd Track From Idaho to Spokane Valley
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Rising train traffic is prompting BNSF Railway to make plans to install a second track from Hauser, Idaho, to the Spokane Valley. The project calls for a 4.4-mi. second track to be installed parallel to an existing BNSF mainline track, which carries freight from Seattle to the Midwest....
Tue March 13, 2018
ITB Advances $12.5M Project
The Idaho Transportation Board voted unanimously during its regular meeting Feb. 21 to provide additional funding to begin construction on the Northgate Interchange in east Idaho. “This project is a great funding model for public/private partnerships moving forward....
Tue March 13, 2018
Idaho Materials & Construction Wins Award for Quality in Asphalt Paving
Idaho Materials and Construction (IMC) won a Quality in Construction Award for asphalt pavement from the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) for its work on 1-84 in Canyon County.“We were honored to receive this award,” Eric St....
Tue February 13, 2018
ITD Implements Fatigue-Management Policy for Workers
Idaho's 12,000 lane miles and nearly 2,000 bridges represent a multi-billion-dollar investment by the state's taxpayers. The entire 1,550-member Idaho Transportation Department workforce protects that investment each day, and no group has a more direct impact on the condition of these assets than ITD's maintenance workers....
Tue February 13, 2018
Renovation Begins on Former HP Campus in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) The state has begun renovating the first building of the former HP Inc. campus in Boise as Idaho agencies prepare to start moving into the new office space later this year. KTVB-TV reports workers are removing flooring embedded with asbestos from parts of the building that have been vacant for years....
Tue February 13, 2018
Idaho AGC Elects Chuck Graves as President for 2018
Chuck Graves of McAlvain Companies has been chosen as Idaho AGC president for 2018, replacing Delwyn Mickelsen. Graves is the third representative from McAlvain to take a seat as Idaho AGC president. Graves joined McAlvain in 2004 and serves as president overseeing operations and business development for its construction services and concrete divisions....
Fri December 29, 2017
ECCO Hires Carl Thigpen as Idaho Regional Manager
ECCO Equipment Corp. has hired Carl Thigpen to serve as the new regional manager for the Idaho Region. Thigpen brings extensive experience in the heavy equipment business to this position. He cut his teeth in the rental business with United Rentals as a salesman and manager....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 19, 2017
Crew Has Sense of Pride Building St. Luke's Pavilion in Idaho
The St. Luke's Children's Pavilion Project in Boise, Idaho, has been 10 long years in the making, just enough time for planning and designing a state-of-the-art medical facility with a very special clientele....
Tue November 21, 2017
JCB Expands Dealer Network, Adds Norlift JCB in Washington, Idaho
Norlift JCB, a division of Norlift Inc. in Spokane, Wash., is the newest member of JCB's growing North American dealer network. The dealership is located in the heart of Spokane's industrial and commercial business district at 512 North Fancher Road....
