Tue August 08, 2017
DSC Dredge Delivers First Tier 4 Final Dredge
DSC Dredge, based in Reserve, La., delivered its first-ever dredge equipped with a Tier 4 Final C32 ACERT Caterpillar engine to a minerals company located in the U.S. This Shark Class Dredge features an 18-inch hull-mounted dredge pump and 300 hp cutter drive assembly, and has a dredging depth capability of 56 feet....
Mon August 07, 2017
Roy Anderson Corp. Awarded New Projects Valued at Approximately $175M
Tutor Perini Corporation, a leading civil, building and specialty construction company, announced Aug. 7, five new projects collectively valued at approximately $175 million that have recently been awarded to its subsidiary, Roy Anderson Corp....
Wed July 26, 2017
Genie Expands Its Product Support Field Service Team
Focusing on its commitment to provide excellent customer support and service, Genie has hired four new field service representatives in North America to represent the company — Victoria Bergsma, William Halfhill, Cory Baiz and Bart Fongers....
Fri July 21, 2017
AGC Releases Latest Construction Employment Numbers by Sate
Forty-one states added construction jobs between June 2016 and June 2017 amid continuing widespread demand for construction services, while 25 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May and June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released July 21....
Wed July 19, 2017
Transportation Funding: Advocates Weigh in at ARTBA Workshop
More than 130 transportation design and construction professionals, chamber of commerce executives, and officials with better roads groups and state transportation agencies from 36 states came together July 12 in the Nation's Capital to share best practices for advancing transportation funding legislation and ballot initiatives during the 4th Annual National Workshop for State & Local Transportation Advocates....
VICTORIO CABRERA - Tue July 18, 2017
Midwest City Ranked Hotspot for Construction Jobs
Toledo's a hot place to be for construction jobs, a new report said. Analysis by ABODO, an online apartment-rental marketplace, highlighted Toledo's confluence of abundant, well-paying jobs and affordable rents....
Beau Evans - Fri July 14, 2017
Bourbon Street Construction Will Cost More Than Expected, Officials Say
The construction work already underway on three blocks and planned along an additional five blocks of Bourbon Street was supposed to cost about $6 million, according to original estimates. Now that crews have gotten under the pavement, New Orleans officials think it's probably going to cost more -- though exactly how much more remains to be seen....
Anita Lee - Wed July 12, 2017
Contractor Sues Mississippi Development Authority Over 'Negligent' Firms
A contractor is suing the Mississippi Development Authority, construction-project managers and engineering firms over a $50 million contract that went awry at the state Port of Gulfport. Southern Industrial Contractors of Rayville, La., claims in a federal lawsuit that MDA and port construction and engineering firms were negligent in the design and administration of a project to build a transit shed on the refurbished and expanded West Pier....
Tue July 11, 2017
CASE Construction Equipment Announces 2017 'Diamond Dealer,' 'Gold Dealer' Award Winners
Case Construction Equipment has named its 2017 "Diamond Dealer" and "Gold Dealer" award recipients as a part of its North American Construction Equipment Partnership Program. The awards recognize dealerships across the United States and Canada for excellence in five categories including sales performance, marketing and communications, product support, parts support and training....
Melinda Deslatte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon July 10, 2017
$77M Stripped From State Construction Budget
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Gov. John Bel Edwards stripped $77 million in proposed projects from Louisiana's state construction budget, saying the state can't afford all the items lawmakers packed into the bill....
