Aspen Equipment - Wed February 03, 2021
Phillips Joins Aspen Equipment as New Territory Manager
Aspen Equipment announced that David Phillips will be joining the company as the truck equipment territory manager for Iowa and Nebraska. Phillips brings more than 10 years of experience to the position, selling sign trucks and boom trucks throughout the United States, Canada and Latin/South America....
Nebraska Department of Transportation - Tue January 19, 2021
NDOT Advances Projects Along Highway 275 Corridor
Highway 275 from Norfolk to Fremont has long been an identified corridor critical to the economic growth of northeast Nebraska and the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) has recognized this corridor as a priority....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 05, 2021
Site Prep for Nebraska Hospital Unearths Interesting Find
As crews worked to compact soil while completing site preparation for the expansion of the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital's Lincoln, Neb., campus, they just couldn't achieve compaction. So, they began digging to find the unsuitable soil....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 22, 2020
Nebraska Launches $352M Lincoln South Beltway
Most large cities have a loop around the city center to divert traffic from the downtown area and to enhance traffic flow. Lincoln, Neb., has been dreaming of a beltway since the 1960s, but until the Build Nebraska Act was passed in 2011, designating one-quarter of 1 percent of sales tax for expansion of the expressway system, federal high priority corridors and preservation of the existing transportation system, the Nebraska Department of Transportation wasn't able to commit the resources necessary....
Associated Press - Tue November 10, 2020
Lincoln Airport Moves Ahead On $44M Terminal Renovation
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Lincoln Airport officials want to raise taxes to pay for a $44 million terminal renovation and expansion. The last time the Airport Authority used its authority to levy a property tax was in 1986....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 14, 2020
Omaha Invests $300M to Transform Riverfront
In downtown Omaha, construction crews are busy both tearing down and building up as they work on a three-phase park project certain to transform the riverfront city. The parks are existing, but separate....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 08, 2020
Nebraska DOT Improves U.S.-136 in Webster County
Work is under way on an $11 million project in Webster County, Neb., to resurface 11 mi. of U.S.-136. The contract was awarded to Werner Construction Inc. of Hastings, Neb. "The road is in terrible shape....
Nebraska Department of Transportation - Tue June 23, 2020
NDOT Shares Fremont Plans
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) announced construction on the Fremont Southeast Beltway could begin as early as July 6 due to financial support from the Fremont community. In 2018, the project was fast tracked and moved from the 2024 construction season to 2020 due to the growing need to improve mobility and support truck traffic associated with economic growth of the region....
Manitowoc - Mon June 15, 2020
Nebraska Crane Adds Grove GRT9165 Rough-Terrain Crane to Its Fleet
As construction jobs require heavier picks within spaces that get more constrained every day, Nebraska Crane was on the lookout for a strong, high-capacity crane, but compact enough to easily maneuver in all kinds of job sites....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 12, 2020
UNL Demolishes 'Link' For $160M Campus Addition
At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, construction crews have successfully completed demolition of the Link between Scott Engineering Center and Nebraska Hall. Foundation work is now under way on the first of two school projects totaling $160 million....
