Mon November 07, 2016
City Sues Developers Over Sinking, Tilting High-Rise
San Francisco (AP) - San Francisco on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the developers of a sinking and tilting luxury high-rise, claiming they knew about the problems but did not disclose the information to potential home buyers as required by law....
Fri November 04, 2016
Firm Chooses Sennebogen 860 M for Ohio River Operation
When Sennebogen material handlers became available in America, Bob Childress was one of the first to put a green machine into service on the Ohio River. Now, he is one of the latest Sennebogen purchasers, too....
Fri November 04, 2016
Volvo CE Hits Home Run for Major-League Baseball
America's northern neighbor is known for the production of maple syrup and its passion for sports. Nearly half a century ago, the Toronto Blue Jays made a name for themselves as Canada's second major league baseball team, and up until the 2016 season, they were the only team in the league to play on an infield with artificial turf....
Thu November 03, 2016
Tokyo Struggling With Costs of 2020 Olympic Games
TOKYO (AP) - The head of a Tokyo government cost-cutting panel has criticized 2020 Olympic organizers for not cooperating on recommendations designed to reduce spiraling expenses for the games. The panel has said the cost of the Tokyo Olympics could exceed $30 billion _ four times the initial estimate - unless drastic cuts are made....
Thu November 03, 2016
Time-Lapse Video: A Look at the Demolition of the MLK Bridge
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - The demolition of the Martin Luther King Boulevard bridge is well underway as part of Project Neon. The Nevada Department of Transportation has provided a timelapse video showing the construction equipment tearing parts of the bridge down over a period of several days....
Cindy Riley - Thu November 03, 2016
Largest S.D. Solar Farm to Power About 200 Households
With construction just completed, the largest solar farm in South Dakota has officially started producing electricity. Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $2 million solar farm at the Pierre airport, with a sizable crowd in attendance....
Dick Rohland - Thu November 03, 2016
MnDOT Opens Mississippi River Crossing
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) opened a new Mississippi River crossing on schedule to the eager residents of a southern, Minnesota community using for the first time a new construction procurement process to speed up design and construction on a new bridge— the Winona Bridge, Highway 43 Mississippi River Crossing....
Thu November 03, 2016
Vegas Monorail Pitching Plan for Extension Toward Stadium
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Operators of the Las Vegas Monorail are pitching a plan to county lawmakers to extend the elevated people-mover closer to the site where a 65,000-seat football stadium could be built. Monorail officials are scheduled Wednesday to ask the Clark County Commission for up to two years to arrange funding to extend the 3.9-mile track about a mile farther down the Strip - from the current end of the line at the MGM Grand resort to the Mandalay Bay....
Jon Gambrell - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu November 03, 2016
Legoland Becomes First Brick in Dubai's Southern Expansion
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) A massive amusement complex in Dubai's southern desert opened its first park on Oct. 31 — a Legoland with interlocking plastic blocks that both model the sheikhdom's architectural wonders and represent the first bricks laid in developing the expanse....
Wed November 02, 2016
New St. Croix Bridge Won't Open Until 2017
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) Due to problems attributed to its complex design, the St. Croix River Bridge has fallen a year behind schedule. The mile-long bridge that'll connects Minnesota and Wisconsin involves an estimated 42.3 million pounds of steel and 564 million pounds of concrete, the Star Tribune reported....
