Emily Buenzle - Thu March 07, 2019
'We'll Build It:' Fisher Industries Proposes Cheaper Border Wall Plan
The CEO of Fisher Industries, an Arizona-based construction company, has said that his crew could build a part of the border wall by the November 2020 election. Tommy Fisher said that by using his patented hanging system, Fisher Industries could erect 234 miles of the border wall for just $1.4 billion—a much lower price than President Trump's $8 billion price tag, KTAR News reported....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Wed February 13, 2019
Old, New Technology Merge to Save Contractor Time, Money
There's the old work cliché when somebody asks their boss, "when do you need this by?" and the answer is "I need it yesterday."Time constraints and deadline are facts of work life and the construction industry is no different....
Associated Press - Wed February 13, 2019
Rail Traffic Rises Amid N.M., Texas Oil Surge
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) Traffic is surging in the railroad industry in southeast New Mexico due to the oil boom in the state and West Texas. The number of rail cars traveling through the Carlsbad area almost tripled during the region's recent oil boom as extraction continued to grow in Permian Basin, the Carlsbad Current-Argus reported....
Emily Buenzle - Fri February 08, 2019
Proposed Bill Could Cause Hangup for State's Oil, Gas Industry
New Mexico's booming oil and gas industry could soon hit a speed bump if a proposed bill creating a four-year moratorium on any new state permits for hydraulic fracturing permits passes. "All we want is clean air and clean water," said Samuel Sage, a member of the Navajo Nation's Counselor Chapter House, who appeared at New Mexico's state Capitol to support the bill, USA Today reported....
EINPresswire.com - Wed January 30, 2019
Phaze Concrete Reveals Three of Its Unique Projects in New Mexico, Utah
Companies throughout the world try to diversify their portfolio by working on projects that are extraordinary. Projects with a unique appeal and the projects that set a record of some kind are usually the most appealing....
Bomag - Thu January 03, 2019
Komatsu-Owned Dealers to Carry Bomag
Bomag Americas Inc. and Komatsu America Corp. announced that Komatsu's six company-owned dealerships (Edward Ehrbar, Komatsu Equipment Company, Komatsu Northeast, Komatsu Southwest, Midlantic Machinery and Pine Bush Equipment) have entered into an arrangement for the sale and support of Bomag compaction, milling, paving and reclaiming/stabilizing equipment for roadbuilding and other construction markets....
Associated Press - Wed January 02, 2019
Construction Work on Massive Cavity to Last Two Years
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) Construction work on a 600-ft.-deep (183 m) cavity in Carlsbad began in December as crews re-positioned access routes and brought materials to the site ahead of February's predicted remediation start date....
CEG - Tue November 20, 2018
4Rivers Equipment Celebrates Reopening of Albuquerque
4Rivers Equipment, a John Deere construction equipment dealer in the Rocky Mountains and Southwest, held an open house at its newly-remodeled dealership on Nov. 2 at 2301 Candelaria Road NE in Albuquerque, N.M....
Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority - Tue November 20, 2018
N.M. Water Authority Gives 'Notice to Proceed' on Next Leg of FW2 Project
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority (ENMWUA) signed the construction agreement and has given official "Notice to Proceed" (NTP) in building a portion of its water delivery system to eastern New Mexico communities....
Associated Press - Fri November 02, 2018
More Problems Stall Albuquerque's Troubled Transit Project
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Safety concerns with new buses that will be transporting people up and down historic Route 66 in Albuquerque have prompted city officials to put the brakes on the transit project....
