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Lawmakers Pass Water Bill, Approve $4B in Construction

SEATTLE (AP) The state Legislature approved more than $4 billion in construction projects across the state after reaching a deal on a contentious water issue that had stalled the capital budget for months....


ODOT Devises Plan to Keep Rock, Mud Slides at Bay

Engineers with Oregon's Department of Transportation have come up with a new fix for a pesky problem that has plagued a much-traveled highway since the 1950s. The recent problems on U.S. 20 — a highway 2.5 mi....


$692M State Prison Under Construction in Salt Lake City

Designed to help inmates successfully re-enter the community, a multi-million dollar prison under construction in Salt Lake City, Utah, will provide an environment aimed at reducing the state's incarceration levels....


Petroteq Receives Permits, Completes Concrete Work

Petroteq Energy Inc., a company that develops and implements proprietary technologies for the environmentally safe extraction of heavy oils from oil sands, oil shale deposits and shallow oil deposits, announced it has made significant progress at its heavy oil extraction facility located at Asphalt Ridge, Utah....


Crews Begin Work on $40M Downtown St. George Project

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) A key step in building up downtown St. George is under way. The Spectrum reports developers gathered with city officials to break ground on a $40 million multi-use project. The “City View” project is planned to include a four-story Boutique hotel, two four-story apartment buildings, retail shopping, restaurants and other commercial uses....


Salt Lake City Aiming to Bid for 2030 Winter Olympics

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah officials, studying the possibility of Salt Lake City making a bid to host another Winter Olympics, said they would rather host the games in 2030, but could be ready if they're needed for 2026....


Six Apply to Build Transload Facilities

Six pre-proposals have come in from applicants eager to help Oregon build two transfer facilities — one in Treasure Valley and one in the mid-Willamette Valley. These transloading sites, where cargo is transferred from one mode, such as trucks, to another, such as rail, will improve shipping connections in critical parts of the state....


Fish Barrier Removal Reaches Milestone

Two big bridges built. Two more to go. Weather permitting, the extensive and continuing effort to remove barriers to fish on Wildcat Creek in McCleary soon will bring new changes for drivers using both directions of state Route 8....


Seattle Remodels Arena to Attract NBA, NHL Franchises

SEATTLE (AP) Seattle is moving forward with efforts to renovate the aging city-owned KeyArena into a premier venue that could be ready for an NBA or NHL team within three years. The Seattle City Council on Dec....


PacWest Machinery Promotes Sumner to Service Manager

PacWest Machinery announced that Scott Sumner has been promoted to the position of service manager of the Oregon market. Sumner has more than 25 years in the construction industry, of which 14 of those years has been with the Volvo brand, most recently as a senior field service technician of PacWest....