Link-Belt Cranes - Tue October 01, 2019
Arkansas Company Purchases Link-Belt ATC-3210 All-Terrain Crane
Multi-Craft Contractors Inc. of Springdale, Ark., completed purchase of a Link-Belt 210-ton (185-t) ATC-3210 all-terrain crane in order to meet growing lifting demands of northwest Arkansas. Multi-Craft began operations in 1972, and services mechanical, electrical, fabrication and HVAC industries, along with other commercial and industrial needs....
Todd Traub – ARKANSAS BUSINESS - Thu September 12, 2019
Small Company in South Arkansas Becoming Chief Sand Producer
Everything has to come from somewhere. So it is that a small company in south Arkansas has become a leading producer of sand. Not "Lawrence of Arabia" sand or time-is-running-out sand or bury-dad-to-the-neck-on-vacation sand....
Doggett Freightliner - Mon September 09, 2019
2019's Successful Dealership of the Year Is Doggett Freightliner of Arkansas
Successful Dealer Magazine has named Doggett Freightliner of Arkansas (N. Little Rock location) as North America's 2019 Truck Dealership of the Year (18 wheeler & vocational). This makes for the third year that Doggett Freightliner was named a finalist for this prestigious award (in 2015, in 2017 and 2019)....
Office of Sen. Jim Inhofe - Wed August 14, 2019
Okla., Ark. Leaders: Future of McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.), along with Govs. Kevin Stitt (R-Okla.) and Asa Hutchinson (R-Ark.), announced provisions in America's Transportation Infrastructure Act that outline the future for modernizing the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 01, 2019
Levee Breach Causes Major Flooding in Rural Arkansas
Damage from a levee breach in Dardanelle, Ark., is still being addressed several weeks later and a decision is yet to be made on repairs. The city is located about 60 mi. northwest of Little Rock in Yell County....
AASHTO Journal - Mon March 25, 2019
Highway Funding Plans Move Ahead
The governors of Arkansas and Alabama recently approved fuel tax increases, with Arkansas also placing on the 2020 ballot an amendment that would "indefinitely" extend a half-cent sales to generate $205 million a year for highway infrastructure needs....
Associated Press - Wed February 27, 2019
Arkansas Governor Announces $300M Highway Funding Plan With Gas Tax Hike
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas' governor on Feb. 11 unveiled a $300 million highway funding plan that calls for increasing taxes and tapping into expected casino revenue, hoping to win over fellow Republicans who have said they want to address road needs before taking up his proposed income tax cut....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 19, 2018
Arkansas DOT Works to Ease Congestion on I-630
In an effort to ease congestion, the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is overseeing an $87 million expansion project on Interstate 630 in Little Rock. Work began in July, with an expected completion date of January 2020....
Associated Press - Fri October 05, 2018
Arkansas Seeks Federal Approval for $630M Interstate Project
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. - The Arkansas Department of Transportation is seeking federal approval of an environmental assessment that would clear the way for a more than $630 million renovation of Interstate 30....
AASHTO - Mon September 24, 2018
ARDOT Team Wins 16th Annual 'Roadeo' Competition
From Sept. 4 through 6 this year, teams from 11 state departments of transportation competed in the 16th annual Southeastern Regional Equipment Operators Roadeo in Rogers, Ark., where they pitted their knowledge of safety practices and equipment operating skills against one another in “friendly yet fierce” competition across six categories: tractor-lowboy trailer, tandem axle dump truck, single axle dump truck, mower, backhoe and motor grader....
