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Tue October 24, 2017

ROD OKs UDOT Plan for West Davis

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on Oct. 3 released the Record of Decision (ROD) for the West Davis Corridor. The ROD is the final step in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process....

Brady McCombs - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue October 24, 2017

Cost Reduction Is Key for Utah to Make Bid for 2026 Winter Olympics

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah officials are bullish about the prospects of hosting another Winter Olympics, but a co-chair of a new exploratory committee said they'll have to find a way to reduce costs to make it feasible....

Tue October 24, 2017

Western Rock Products Celebrates 50 Years in Business

Western Rock Products is celebrating 50 years of construction service in southern and southwestern Utah and surrounding areas. In 1967, Western Rock Products began by supplying asphalt, paving and construction services in Cedar City, Utah....

Tue October 24, 2017

Dixie State Breaks Ground on Human Performance Center

Dixie State University began construction on its new Human Performance Center with a groundbreaking ceremony and open house that celebrated the addition of the allied health facility to campus. The ceremony took place at noon on Oct....

Tue October 24, 2017

AASHTO Board Elects Braceras as Vice President

On Sept. 28, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Board of Directors elected Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer, as the association's president....

Lori Tobias - Tue October 24, 2017

Hospital Adds New $131.5M Ambulatory Care Center

As work began on the new Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) at the University of Utah Hospital, crews faced two big challenges. One, all the utilities had to be moved, and two, the new center is being built on a site with not an iota of extra space....

Wed October 11, 2017

Jeff Martin Auctioneers Holds Permian Basin Absolute Public Auction in Stanton, Texas

Jeff Martin Auctioneers Inc. held a Permian Basin Absolute Public Auction in Stanton, Texas, on Sept. 13. This public auction was held for several consignors including multi-national corporations and single piece contractors liquidating inventory....

Wed October 11, 2017

Nevada AGC, NBA Host 2nd Annual Career Day in Reno

More than 750 middle and high school students from around the region gathered to kick off Careers in Construction Month at the 2nd annual Northern Nevada Construction Career Day at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center Sept....

Wed October 11, 2017

Black Butte Copper Project Achieves Major Milestone

Tintina Resources Inc. announces that it has received notification from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality that the Black Butte Copper Mine Operating Permit is now considered to be complete and compliant in accordance with all state rules and regulations relating to the operating plan of its proposed underground copper mine in Meagher County, Mont....

Wed October 11, 2017

Ritchie Bros. Liquidates Drilling Company's Inventory in Salt Lake City

More than 2,250 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sept. 26, 2017. With bidders from 44 countries, approximately 67 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away Egypt, Poland and Singapore....