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Tue August 15, 2017

ADOT's Construction Academy Provides Gateway to Careers

Thirty-one individuals seeking a hand up obtained entry-level positions as flaggers on construction projects, paying $13 to $19 per hour, due to free training provided by the Arizona Department of Transportation....

Chuck Harvey - Tue August 15, 2017

Work Advances on UA Tucson's $107.5M Bioscience Building

A 150,200-sq.-ft. building designed to advance bioscience research — including study of health, aging and disease at the molecular level — is being constructed on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson....

Tue August 15, 2017

Construct-A-Lead Announces Texas Projects, Lets Users Download Leads, Track Progress

Construct-A-Lead, a comprehensive construction lead service, announced the following Texas projects will go forward. Construct-A-Lead's newly implemented advanced search feature allows the user to find their leads or key contacts by project type, location, bid stage, dollar value, company or keyword....

Dylan Baddour - Houston Chronicle - Tue August 15, 2017

Training Programs in Houston Target Construction Workers

HOUSTON (AP) Jaime Ramos worked picking ornamental ferns in Florida until he got ready to start a family. He took a higher-paying construction job, but then found himself frustrated by a transient labor force that learns as it goes....

Tue August 15, 2017

Granite Wins $855M Grand Parkway Project Contract

Granite Construction Incorporated announced that Grand Parkway Infrastructure LLC comprised of Granite Construction Company, Ferrovial Agroman U.S. Corp. and Webber LLC has been awarded the SH-99 Grand Parkway design-build contract for segments H, I-1, and I-2 by the Texas Department of Transportation....

Tue August 15, 2017

Federal Court Rules in Favor of Mobility Authority, TxDOT

The U.S. District Court in Austin issued a ruling in favor of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on a lawsuit attempting to prevent the agencies from advancing three key mobility improvement projects in south Austin....

Chuck Harvey - Tue August 15, 2017

TxDOT's $158M 'Go-10' Project Adds New Lanes in El Paso

Interstate 10 in El Paso will add 5.75 mi. of collector-distributor lanes from North Mesa Street to Executive Center Boulevard as part of a $158-million project called “Go 10.”Go 10 is an infrastructure reconstruction of Interstate 10 on El Paso's Westside....

Tue August 15, 2017

Officials Break Ground at Plaza Saltillo Metrorail Station

Capital Metro and the Endeavor Real Estate Group/Columbus Realty Partners team hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on June 28 at the Plaza Saltillo MetroRail Station in East Austin to celebrate the commencement of construction on the Plaza Saltillo District....

Tue August 15, 2017

CraneWorks Hires Specialist to Meet Increased Demand

CraneWorks is one of the fastest-growing crane dealers in North America. One change fueling the company's expansion is the increase in demand for large cranes like all terrain and rough terrain models from Demag and Terex....

Tue August 15, 2017

Altstadt Brewery, Guido Construction 'Raise the Roof'

A new brewery development, ALTSTADT, now has completed the frame out on its three-story German Tudor style grand clock tower. The 58,000-sq. ft. attraction, built by San Antonio based Guido Construction, broke ground June 2015 on the 20 acre Texas hill country facility located at 6120 U.S....