Tue August 15, 2017
TXDOT Announces Open Positions, Job Fair
The Texas Department of Transportation is hosting a career fair Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 200 E. Riverside Drive in Austin to help fill open positions in numerous fields within the agency....
Tue August 15, 2017
Construct-A-Lead Announces Texas Projects, Lets Users Download Leads, Track Progress
Construct-A-Lead, a comprehensive construction lead service, announced the following Texas projects will go forward. Construct-A-Lead's newly implemented advanced search feature allows the user to find their leads or key contacts by project type, location, bid stage, dollar value, company or keyword....
Dylan Baddour - Houston Chronicle - Tue August 15, 2017
Training Programs in Houston Target Construction Workers
HOUSTON (AP) Jaime Ramos worked picking ornamental ferns in Florida until he got ready to start a family. He took a higher-paying construction job, but then found himself frustrated by a transient labor force that learns as it goes....
Tue August 15, 2017
Granite Wins $855M Grand Parkway Project Contract
Granite Construction Incorporated announced that Grand Parkway Infrastructure LLC comprised of Granite Construction Company, Ferrovial Agroman U.S. Corp. and Webber LLC has been awarded the SH-99 Grand Parkway design-build contract for segments H, I-1, and I-2 by the Texas Department of Transportation....
Tue August 15, 2017
Federal Court Rules in Favor of Mobility Authority, TxDOT
The U.S. District Court in Austin issued a ruling in favor of the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (Mobility Authority) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on a lawsuit attempting to prevent the agencies from advancing three key mobility improvement projects in south Austin....
Chuck Harvey - Tue August 15, 2017
TxDOT's $158M 'Go-10' Project Adds New Lanes in El Paso
Interstate 10 in El Paso will add 5.75 mi. of collector-distributor lanes from North Mesa Street to Executive Center Boulevard as part of a $158-million project called “Go 10.”Go 10 is an infrastructure reconstruction of Interstate 10 on El Paso's Westside....
Tue August 15, 2017
Officials Break Ground at Plaza Saltillo Metrorail Station
Capital Metro and the Endeavor Real Estate Group/Columbus Realty Partners team hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on June 28 at the Plaza Saltillo MetroRail Station in East Austin to celebrate the commencement of construction on the Plaza Saltillo District....
Tue August 15, 2017
CraneWorks Hires Specialist to Meet Increased Demand
CraneWorks is one of the fastest-growing crane dealers in North America. One change fueling the company's expansion is the increase in demand for large cranes like all terrain and rough terrain models from Demag and Terex....
Tue August 15, 2017
Altstadt Brewery, Guido Construction 'Raise the Roof'
A new brewery development, ALTSTADT, now has completed the frame out on its three-story German Tudor style grand clock tower. The 58,000-sq. ft. attraction, built by San Antonio based Guido Construction, broke ground June 2015 on the 20 acre Texas hill country facility located at 6120 U.S....
Calily Bien and Chris Davis - Thu August 10, 2017
Texas Construction Worker Crushed to Death Under 30,000-lb. Concrete Slab
Even though emergency crews tried to remove a construction worker who was pinned underneath a concrete slab in Austin, TX, the man was pronounced dead about 45 minutes after the slab fell. The Austin Fire Department received the call around 9:15 a.m....
