Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers - Wed October 31, 2018
Multimillion-Dollar Equipment Auction Coming to Lincoln Nov. 9
After 47 years in the construction industry, Joe Engler and his business partner, Melvin Joyce, have decided to embrace retirement. The two friends are calling it quits and selling all the assets from the company they built together — Commercial Construction Inc....
Grant Schulte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed October 10, 2018
Keystone XL Developer Plans to Start Construction in 2019
LINCOLN, NEB. (AP) The developer of the Keystone XL oil pipeline plans to start construction next year, after a U.S. State Department review ordered by a federal judge concluded that major environmental damage from a leak is unlikely and could quickly be mitigated, a company spokesman said....
Terex Cranes - Tue September 11, 2018
Terex RT 100US Out-Lifts 130-Ton Crane On Wind Turbine Project
Lattice boom crawler cranes typically steal the wind-turbine-installation show, and with good reason. Decked with their turbine packages, long booms and heavy counterweight, they are the most visible part of the operation, called on to lift turbine components weighing up to 300 tons (272 t)....
Associated Press - Mon September 10, 2018
Tribes: Trump Illegally Approved Oil Pipeline From Canada
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Native American tribes in Montana and South Dakota sued the Trump administration Sept. 10, claiming that approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline did not adequately analyze potential damage to cultural sites from spills and during construction....
Cindy Gonzalez – OMAHA WORLD-HERALD - Wed June 27, 2018
Redevelopment Spreads in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Frank Horejsi has spent a lifetime salvaging old things. He's chiseled limestone lion heads off a downtown theater, scraped fancy stonework from riverfront warehouses, picked out cherubs from remains of historic churches....
Aaron Sanderford – Omaha World-Herald - Wed June 13, 2018
Omaha Public Power District Residents to Be Able to Buy Share of Solar Power
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Omaha Public Power District customers will soon be able to support the local production and use of solar power — at a cost. OPPD as early as next year will start selling shares of solar power to customers interested in using more renewable power, including those who lack the means to buy or lease their own solar panels....
Colin Larson – FREMONT TRIBUNE - Wed May 02, 2018
Historic Fremont Opera House Plans Structural Repairs
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) The Fremont Opera House has a long history in Fremont. The five-story building on Broad Street, then known as Love Larson Opera House, held its grand opening show on Dec. 14, 1888....
Emily Buenzle - Fri April 20, 2018
Students Learn About Construction Jobs During Career Day Exhibit
North Platte Community College in North Platte, Neb., recently showed high school students what careers in the construction industry are all about during Nebraska Construction Career Days. Around 75 students from nine area schools got up close and personal with various aspects of the construction industry as they participated in seven stations that showcased different construction jobs, The North Platte Telegraph reported....
The Associated Press - Tue February 27, 2018
Auditors Review $1.3B Project at Air Force Base
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AP) — The $1.3 billion construction of a new headquarters for the U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base is being audited by the Defense Department. The Omaha World-Herald reported Congress ordered the investigation because the cost of the project has grown nearly 10 percent and the project has fallen at least 20 months behind schedule because of design flaws and mold problems....
The Associated Press - Fri February 16, 2018
Sports Complex May Miss Out on Turnback Taxes
LA VISTA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska sports complex may miss out on turnback taxes because of a delay in its opening. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the $125 million Nebraska Multisport Complex in La Vista is still in its fundraising phase and hasn't set a date for beginning construction....
