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....
Middlebury College - Thu August 16, 2018
Middlebury Breaks Ground on New Interim Academic Space
Middlebury has broken ground on a building that will provide a new home for its burgeoning Computer Science Department as well as temporary office space for faculty and staff who will be relocated during a series of building renovations....
Emily Buenzle - Wed August 15, 2018
ARTBA to Host Workzone Management Conference in September
The Workzone Management Conference is coming to Herndon, Va. Sept. 11 to 13. The three-day event, which is hosted by the ARTBA Foundation, will feature 25 different workshops with nationally recognized presenters, who will share with attendees the latest innovations transportation construction has to offer....
U.S. Department of Labor - Tue August 14, 2018
Reminder: Women in Apprenticeship, Nontraditional Occupations Grant Applications Due Aug. 16
On July 17, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of funding to help recruit, train and retain more women in quality pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs, and pursue careers in manufacturing, infrastructure, cybersecurity and healthcare, among other industries....
Aaron Witt – CEG Correspondent - Fri August 10, 2018
Social Media: Inspire (Hire) the Next Generation
Workforce development — two words traveling around the heavy equipment industry like wildfire. Retirements are accelerating and the pool of motivated and qualified people from the next generation is small....
