Tue September 05, 2017
Nebraska Firm Takes on New Work With Help From Doosan
When soil conservation funding dried up in early 2000, Thompson Construction — a family-owned business located in Fremont, Neb., just west of Omaha — decided to transition to a different kind of business: civil utility work....
Wed August 23, 2017
Regents Approve New Addition for Omaha Biomechanics Program
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) The University of Nebraska at Omaha's biomechanics program is getting a new home, due to a plan approved by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. The board approved a plan to build an $11.6 million addition to the three-level Biomechanics Research Building, which was erected four years ago, the Omaha World-Herald reported Aug....
Wed August 23, 2017
Smoother Rides Ahead for Highway Cyclists in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska officials are working to redesign the state's rumble strips to give highway bikers a smoother and safer ride. The new plan calls for regular breaks in rumble strips to help cyclists, and the design of rumble strips will be altered so they're not the same as center line strips, the Lincoln Journal Star reported....
Wed August 02, 2017
Morris Equipment Announces Plans to Close Company
Fort Pierre, S.D.-based construction firm Morris Inc. announced Aug. 2, that the company plans to shut down its equipment rental division Morris Equipment within 30 days. Morris, Inc. President and CEO John Morris made the announcement in a news release....
Shay Burk -Hastings Tribune - Wed July 12, 2017
Hastings College Offers Class to Raise Interest in Construction
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) The work put into laying concrete sidewalks, driveways, parking lots and even front steps is something many take for granted but it's a job that's in high demand. “The labor force for this is pretty short,' said Keith Dubas....
Matt Olberding -Lincoln Journal Star - Wed July 12, 2017
Company Predicts Nebraska Mine Project Could Be Worth $17.6B
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) The proposed rare metals mine in southeast Nebraska would produce $17.6 billion over its lifetime. That's the conclusion of a feasibility study released by NioCorp Investments Ltd., the company hoping to make the mine a reality....
Zach Pluhacek -Lincoln Journal Star - Wed July 12, 2017
Nebraska's Roads, Aeronautics Departments Merge
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Call it rebranding on a budget. When the state Roads and Aeronautics departments officially merged to form the new Nebraska Department of Transportation in July, they planned to do so without spending an extra penny, the Lincoln Journal Star reported....
Thu June 01, 2017
Nebraska Counties Chip in on $300 Beltway Project
Lincoln and Lancaster County leaders have announced funding plans for the local share of a $300 million beltway project south of the capital city. The plan announced Wednesday commits local governments to prepay their $50 million contribution over the next 16 months, saving them $10 million of what would have been $60 million — 20 percent of the total cost....
Irwin Rapoport - Wed May 31, 2017
Constructors Inc. Works to Give Lincoln an Edge
Work on the widening and upgrading of Yankee Hill Road in Lincoln, Neb., is expected to be completed in August 2017 as crews from Constructors Inc. are engaged in two separate projects for the road — Yankee Hill from 70th to 81st and 81st to Highway 2....
Fri April 21, 2017
2 Workers Treated After Fire at Air Force Base Project Site
Authorities say two workers were treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at a construction site at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a news release that a section of duct caught fire around 1:50 p.m....
