Gregory Poole Equipment - Mon October 08, 2018
Simulators Train Wake Students for Earthmoving Jobs
Any person seriously involved with construction equipment ownership or operation will readily tell you that there is a lot more to consider in equipment operation than simply pushing dirt from point A to point B or digging a hole x feet long by y feet wide by z feet deep....
OSHA - Tue October 02, 2018
OSHA Aids Industry with $9.3M in Safety, Health Grants
OSHA has awarded $9.3 million in Susan Harwood federal safety and health training grants to 74 nonprofit organizations nationwide. The grants will provide educational and training programs to help employees and employers recognize serious workplace hazards, implement injury prevention measures and understand their rights and responsibilities....
U.S. Department of Labor - Mon October 01, 2018
Dept. of Labor Awards Nearly $1.5M to Help American Women Get Jobs
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded nearly $1.5 million to help recruit, train, and retain more American women in quality pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs, and pursue careers in manufacturing, infrastructure and cybersecurity, among other industries....
Concrete Industry Management - Thu September 27, 2018
Concrete Industry Management Program Seeks Donations for 2019 Auction At World Of Concrete
The Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program — a business intensive program that awards students with a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Concrete Industry Management — is seeking donations for its 2019 CIM Auction to be held at World of Concrete....
CM Labs Simulations - Wed September 12, 2018
CM Labs Sets Industry Benchmark With New Dozer Simulator Training Pack
CM Labs Simulations has announced the release of a state-of-the-art Dozer Simulator Training Pack that allows trainees to experience the unique feel of pushing soil and aggregate material from the seat of a virtual dozer....
Aaron Witt – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 11, 2018
Cat Hosts Autonomous Haul Truck Demo in Tinaja Hills, Ariz.
The future is here. In the most remote places on earth, trucks hauling an upwards of 400 tons — about the weight of 200 cars — roam from pit to crusher with no humans in sight. These trucks are part of Caterpillar's Cat Command for Hauling system, commonly referred to as autonomous trucking....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 11, 2018
Construction Set to Begin Next Year on Medical Campus
Work is set to begin in 2019 on a medical center founding institutions say will transform Houston into an international hub for biomedical research. Dubbed the TMC3 — the 3 represents the branding of Houston as the “third coast” for life sciences — the new research campus is a collaboration between Texas Medical Center (TMC), Baylor College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center....
Associated Press - Wed September 05, 2018
Univ. of Wisconsin Regents OK $1.96B Construction Budget
MADISON, Wis. (AP) The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved a $1.96 billion construction and maintenance budget request. The board voted 16-1 to send the request to Gov. Scott Walker as he crafts his 2019-21 executive state budget....
Volvo - Tue August 28, 2018
Volvo CE's Welding Intern Shows Outstanding Performance at SkillsUSA
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) celebrated the exceptional performance of its welding fabrication engineering intern, Natalie Rhoades, during the SkillsUSA 2018 Championship season. The 20-year-old student was part of an all-female welding fabrication team from the Pennsylvania College of Technology that won gold at both district and state levels in Pennsylvania....
Utah State University - Tue August 28, 2018
USU Veterinary School Plans $1.8M Barn at South Farm Education Center
Veterinary students at Utah State University (USU) will soon have better insight into the care and handling of horses, due to a $1.8 million barn planned for the school's 26-acre South Farm education center....
