AED Foundation - Mon December 09, 2024
Twelve High Schools in Washington Achieve AED Foundation High School Recognition
The AED Foundation (AEDF) announced the recognition of 12 High School Equipment Technology Programs in Washington including the following schools: Aberdeen High School (Aberdeen, Wash.)Auburn High School (Auburn, Wash.)Coupeville High School (Coupeville, Wash.)Goldendale High School (Goldendale, Wash.)Newport High School (Newport, Wash.)NEWTech Prep (Spokane, Wash.)Pierce County Skills Center (Puyallup, Wash.)Shelton High School (Shelton, Wash.)Sunnyside High School (Sunnyside, Wash.)Tri-Tech Skills Center (Kennewick, Wash.)Wenatchee Valley Technical Skills Center (Wenatchee, Wash.)Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center (Yakima, Wash.)The term of AEDF recognition is five years, starting in December 2024 and ending in November 2029....
U.S. General Services Administration - Wed November 13, 2024
GSA Awards $33.2M Contract to Expand Washington Port
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded a $33,203,280 contract to T1-RJS Joint Venture LLC for the design and construction of the expanded Pacific Highway Land Port of Entry in Blaine, Wash., as part of President Joe Biden's Investing in America agenda....
CEG Staff - Tue November 12, 2024
Port of Kalama Receives $26.3M Grant to Help Port Speed Grain to Market
The Port of Kalama, Wash., will receive a $266.32 million federal grant to pay to replace tracks and allow the port — already one of the largest grain exporters on the West Coast — to load grain cargo faster....
Clark Construction Group - Tue November 12, 2024
Clark Construction Breaks Ground On Forensic Hospital
Clark Construction Group joined Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Washington State Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Jilma Meneses on Oct. 17, 2024, at a groundbreaking ceremony for the $947 million Western State Hospital's new forensic facility....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 12, 2024
Puget Sound's SR 520: One Project Begins as Another Ends
In Puget Sound's busiest transportation corridor, one major bridge project is ending as another, even bigger operation, gets underway. Crews for Graham Construction & Engineering Inc. are putting the final touches on the $485 million Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) State Route 520 Montlake Project, designed to bolster transportation safety while bridging communities....
Amtrak - Tue October 15, 2024
Amtrak to Start Major Rail Yard Improvements in Seattle
Amtrak will soon begin major rail yard upgrades in Seattle, Wash., following the award of a construction contract to PCL Construction Services Inc. The project advances the company's New Era of Rail and supports passenger rail growth as ridership continues to break records around the country, including in the Pacific Northwest....
PacWest Machinery - Wed September 18, 2024
PacWest Machinery Names Jolene Logue as Company's CEO
PacWest Machinery, a heavy-equipment distributor based near Seattle, Wash., announced on Sept. 10 that CEO Andy Wold is retiring and will transition his duties to Jolene Logue, the company's president....
Washington Department of Transportation - Tue September 17, 2024
WSDOT Awards Third SR 167 Contract
The future 6-mi. State Route 167 Expressway in north Pierce County is one step closer to completion as the Washington State Department of Transportation awarded the third of four contracts to build the tolled expressway....
WSDOT - Wed August 21, 2024
Grant Moves Washington-Oregon Bridge Projects Ahead
An important milestone in the effort to replace the Interstate Bridge between Oregon and Washington was recognized in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 8. Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt joined federal, state and local officials from both states at an event to celebrate the historic federal grant award recently announced for the Interstate Bridge Replacement program....
CEG - Wed August 21, 2024
Crews Continue Work On Vital Washington Project
Atkinson Construction is making steady progress on the new Veterans Drive tunnel as part of the SR 509 Completion Project. This portion of work is part of the overall Puget Sound Gateway Program, which aims to build critical connection points in Washington's highway and freight network....
