U.S. Cement, LLC - Sun May 06, 2018
New State-of-the-Art Cement Plant, Jobs Coming to the Heart of Texas
U.S. Cement, LLC, announced it has received a draft air permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to construct a Portland Cement Plant near the town of Brady, Texas. U.S. Cement, LLC has begun the necessary engineering to build a facility which will incorporate the latest in cement manufacturing technology and the most advanced environmental controls....
Chicago Pneumatic - Mon June 04, 2018
Re-Generating a Town in the Wake of Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey, one of the worst hurricanes on record in North America, made landfall on the small coastal tourist town of Rockport, Texas, in late August. It left the city in shambles. The Category 4 hurricane hit peak intensity on its path to Houston....
CEG - Wed May 23, 2018
Ritchie Bros. Hosts Two-Day Equipment Sale in Fort Worth
Ritchie Bros. sold more than $44 million of equipment and trucks over two days at its live, unreserved auction in Fort Worth, Texas. More than 4,750 people from 59 countries registered to bid in the May 15 to 16, 2018, event, including more than 3,450 people registering to bid online....
CEG - Wed May 23, 2018
Alex Lyon & Son Conducts Late-Model Fleet Sale in Fort Worth
Alex Lyon & Son welcomed customers to an auction on May 16 at its facility on Hicks Field Road in Fort Worth, Texas. The auction featured late model rental equipment from Herc Rentals and Ahern Rentals, including forklifts, skid steers, aerials, truck tractors, Mack dump trucks and attachments....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Tue May 22, 2018
Hammers, Etc. Sees Enormous Growth, Success
Sometimes success in business comes after many years; other times it can happen quickly. Alejandro Miranda is definitely in the latter category — in just two short years, he has made a highly successful name for himself and his business, Hammers, Etc....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 22, 2018
$76M I-20 at Ranger Hill Work Under Way
A $76 million I-20 at Ranger Hill reconstruction project will provide safer and swifter driving conditions on the 3-mi. stretch of highway in north-central Texas, about halfway between Abilene and Fort Worth....
Collin County - Tue May 22, 2018
Collin County Voters Will Decide 2018 Bond Program in November
The Collin County Commissioners Court unanimously agreed on May 7, 2018, to hold a $750 million bond election come November to help keep pace with county growth. Transportation authorities have estimated that Collin County will need more than $3 billion in roadway expansion and construction over the next decade to deal with increased traffic and rapidly growing cities and towns....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue May 22, 2018
TTC Approves New Projects
Texas Transportation Commissioners approved more than $258 million in new construction projects including more than $11.1 million approved for the Lufkin District in Shelby, Angelina and Polk counties....
Texas Health - Tue May 22, 2018
$300M Expansion on Tap at Texas Health Fort Worth
Texas Health Resources has announced a $300-million expansion of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth that will feature a nine-story patient bed tower and major modernization of surgical services....
Goldwind Americas - Tue May 22, 2018
Wind Prototype in West Texas
Goldwind Americas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., announced May 8 that it has completed the installation of its GW 3MW(S) Smart Wind Turbine test unit at the UL Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility located at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas....
