Build California - Tue September 21, 2021
Build California Offers e-cademy for Future Contractors
Since launching in September 2019, Build California has reached more than 7.5 million students, parents, teachers, influencers and job-seekers across the state through its robust mix of outreach and programmatic efforts, educating them on the career opportunities available in the construction industry....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed September 08, 2021
Granite Provides Infrastructure for Massive Energy Project
Motorists traveling east from Palm Springs and Indio, Calif., on I-10 into the desert have been frequently known to mutter, "There's a whole lot of nothing out here." That conversation is changing to "there's a whole lot of something going on out here."Granite Industrial, a subsidiary of California-based Granite Construction Inc....
Sharon Swanson - Wed August 25, 2021
Vantage Auctions Hosts First Post-Pandemic, Live Sale
Vantage Auctions returned to its first in-person, live auction since the onset of COVID-19 in early 2020. This $5,000,000 auction was held on July 24, 2021, where bidders were welcomed onsite to inspect the equipment, as well as to bid live at the event, while others were still able to bid virtually....
Doosan - Tue August 24, 2021
How SoCal Family Land Development Biz Succeeds From the Ground Up
The average person doesn't think twice about what is underneath their feet as they walk along a sidewalk, across the street or through a parking lot. The team at T.O. Development does. Thirty years ago, David Rowland and his wife, Janice, moved from Anchorage, Alaska, to San Diego, Calif., and founded T.O....
NPR. org - Tue August 24, 2021
PG&E to Bury 10,000 Mi. of Power Lines in California
Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 mi. of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees and other vegetation across drought-stricken California....
ReBuild SoCal - Mon August 23, 2021
Rebuild SoCal Partnership Applauds Infrastructure Report
Rebuild SoCal Partnership (RSCP) applauded a first-of-its-kind report that finds that upcoming spending on federal, state and local transportation infrastructure will generate nearly $200 billion in economic activity in California annually over the next decade and will support 700,000 jobs per year....
Fontaine - Wed August 18, 2021
Fontaine Releases California-Legal Xcalibur Extendable Platform Trailers
Fontaine Heavy-Haul, a leader and innovator in the lowbed and extendable trailer industries, has introduced 53 ft. Xcalibur extendable trailers that are California legal. "We listened to our customers and responded with four 53 ft....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 11, 2021
Flatiron, Caltrans Earn Honors for I-710 Project
Throughout the duration of the $150.7 million Interstate 710 Pavement Rehabilitation and Bridge Widening Project, construction crews from Flatiron worked relentlessly in an attempt deliver the massive job ahead of schedule....
Skanska - Tue August 10, 2021
Skanska Promotes Justin Waguespack to Operations Vice President
Skanska, one of the world's leading construction and development firms, has promoted Justin Waguespack to operations vice president for its civil operations in California. In his new role, Waguespack will lead the ongoing $1.2 billion Regional Connector Transit Project in downtown LA, delivering the project to a successful completion for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) and for all Angelenos to enjoy....
ARTBA - Wed July 28, 2021
ARTBA Hands Out Pair of Awards for Innovative California Projects
The Sepulveda Transit Corridor in Los Angeles and the University of California (UC) Merced have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation leadership and finance, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced July 15....
