Chuck Harvey - Wed September 27, 2017
Caltrans Builds New Roadway Over Monumental Slide
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has determined that the best way to repair and ultimately reopen coastal Highway 1 at Mud Creek near Big Sur is to build a road over the massive landslide covering a quarter mi....
Wed September 27, 2017
ROMCO Equipment Co. Celebrates Its New Corporate Headquarters in Carrollton, Texas, With Open House
ROMCO Equipment Company announces the opening of its corporate headquarters and Dallas area branch. Operations at the new location began Aug. 28 with a grand opening on Sept. 8. Family-owned and Texas-based since 1961, ROMCO's mission is to provide the users of construction, road building, oil and gas, mining and aggregate equipment with high-quality and highly-productive products, backing the customer's buying decision with outstanding product support....
Regina Garcia Cano - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed September 27, 2017
Long-Mothballed, Unfinished Las Vegas Strip Casino-Hotel Sold for $600M
LAS VEGAS (AP) A long-mothballed, unfinished casino-hotel on the Las Vegas Strip has been sold for $600 million, eight years after construction halted on the 63-story tower amid the recession. A partnership led by New York-based real estate company Witkoff bought the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, a hulking bluish tower that was 70 percent finished when construction stopped and has since served as a training site for firefighters....
Wed September 27, 2017
Montana Develops State Freight Plan, Invites Comment
The draft Montana Freight Plan is available for comment. This is the state's first plan to provide guidance for both short- and long-term freight-related transportation investment decisions. The Montana Freight Plan was developed in accordance with 49 USC 70202 and in alignment with MDT's long range multi-modal policy plan, TranPlanMT....
Cindy Riley - Wed September 27, 2017
Air Force Base Constructs Flight Simulator
At Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, construction is under way on a $22 million F-35A Lightning II flight simulator facility. The simulator will allow the initial F-35 pilots, who arrive at Eielson approximately six months before the first aircraft arrive, to maintain many of their flying currencies and skills....
Tue September 26, 2017
Empower Completes Solar Project for CYRQ Energy
Empower Energies Inc., a clean energy development and financing company, announces the completion of the Patua solar power project, a 14.5mW DC solar array in Churchill County, Utah. The project supplements an existing geothermal power plant owned by CYRQ Energy, a Salt Lake City based renewable energy company....
Dan Elliott - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue September 26, 2017
Utah Seeks $1.9B From EPA to Clean Up Mine-Waste Spill
Utah is asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for $1.9 billion in damages after the EPA inadvertently triggered a multi-state spill from an old gold mine in Colorado, the Utah Attorney General's Office confirmed....
Tue September 26, 2017
Duncan Aviation Breaks Ground on $70M Provo Facility
Duncan Aviation has begun construction on a new business aircraft maintenance, modifications and paint complex at its Provo, Utah, location. Dirt has been moved in place for the ramp base and site preparation has started for the large maintenance and modifications center, which includes an innovative paint facility....
Tue September 26, 2017
UDOT Adds Wildlife Fencing
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has begun constructing wildlife fencing along eastbound I-80 near Jeremy Ranch. Crews will begin by installing one mile of fencing to mirror the section constructed along westbound I-80 last fall....
Tue September 26, 2017
Hildale's Phaze Concrete Excels on Construction Site
In 2003, a small concrete laying company was just starting out, pouring driveways and performing jobs on residential properties in Nevada and Utah. Since then, though, Phaze Concrete's value has grown considerably....
