Ellen Knickmeyer - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 04, 2015
California Plans Taking Land for Huge Water Tunnels
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) State contractors have readied plans to acquire as many as 300 farms in the California delta by eminent domain to make room for a pair of massive, still-unapproved water tunnels proposed by Gov....
Thu September 03, 2015
$30M Battery Recycling Plant Breaks Ground in Nevada
RENO, Nev. (AP) A California company has broken ground on a $30-million battery recycling plant in Nevada that federal officials say will be the first of its kind in the world. AquaMetals is building the plant at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center east of Reno where Tesla Motors is building its electric battery factory....
Chuck Harvey - Thu September 03, 2015
Construction Nears End on Cajon Pass Project
Construction is in the home stretch on California’s I-15 Cajon Pass Rehabilitation Project that involves freeway upgrades through the well-traveled Cajon pass in San Bernardino County. Caltrans expects the project to be completed in spring of 2016, a few months ahead of schedule....
Lori Tobias - Fri September 04, 2015
Frisco Hopes to Score Big With ’Boys’ Training Complex
The booming town of Frisco, Texas, is making headlines for its partnership with the Dallas Cowboys and the Frisco Independent School District to build the Cowboys’ new training facility. The Star is one of numerous projects this city, 25 minutes north of downtown Dallas, has to cheer about....
Thu September 03, 2015
Workers Uncover Deadly Past in Pennsylvania Coal Town
POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - It was a morbid discovery along a Schuylkill County highway - a scattering of human bones, including a leg, ribs, skull fragments and a piece of jawbone. The bones had been resting below a grass-covered stretch for a century or so as the country road alongside it grew into Route 61, taking traffic from Interstate 78 through the anthracite patches....
Wed September 02, 2015
Armstrong State University Awaits New Liberty Center
Recognizing the demand for higher education from the military and civilian communities, Armstrong State University and the city of Hinesville are awaiting completion of the two-story, 21,000 sq. ft. (1,950.9 sq m) Armstrong Liberty Center....
Wed September 02, 2015
Cleared for Landing: McCarthy Improves Atlanta Runway
With more than 58,000 employees and 250,000 daily passengers, Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta consistently ranks as one of the world’s busiest passenger airports. After withstanding 30-plus years of airplane taxiing, takeoffs and landings, it was time to replace a 9,000-ft....
Emery P. Dalesio - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue September 01, 2015
Legal Deal Allows Bonner Bridge Replacement
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A legal settlement is clearing the way for work to replace the crumbling bridge connecting the Outer Banks as early as next spring, as well as two new bridges on Hatteras Island over precarious areas where the main road is frequently washed out, North Carolina officials said....
Eric Olson - Tue September 01, 2015
Motocross Racer Makes the Grade After Career Change
Todd Bennick’s career took a decidedly left turn several years ago — one that has made him a respected member of the construction industry. Bennick owns and operates Bennick Grading in Nebo, located in the mountains of western North Carolina near Marion....
Mon August 31, 2015
Western Specialty Contractors Restores Brick Archways
The iconic Eads Bridge crossing the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Mo., and East St. Louis, Ill., was the first steel structure bridge of its kind in the United States when it was designed by James B....
