Associated Press - Tue May 28, 2024
Galveston Bridge in Need of Repairs After Accident
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) A barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas, on Wed., May 15, spilling oil into waters near busy shipping channels and closing the only road to a small neighboring island....
Skanska - Tue May 28, 2024
Skanska, B. Bell Builders to Construct Rice Business School
Skanska USA has been selected to construct a new $54.5 million building at Rice University for the Jones Graduate School of Business that will support the school's growing student and faculty population....
CEG - Tue May 28, 2024
Monk JCB Celebrates Five Successful Years in Houston
Monk JCB of Houston is celebrating five successful years as the Houston-area JCB dealer despite an eventful half-decade of challenges, including a major construction project and a pandemic. Founded in spring 2019 in a temporary facility, Monk JCB began construction almost immediately on a building on Houston's busy North Freeway, according to Company President Bryan Monk....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 28, 2024
Lone Star Constructors Progressing On I-35E in Texas
The multi-billion-dollar plan to upgrade the entire 28-mi. I-35E corridor in Dallas and Denton counties is progressing with Phase 2 (valued at $709 million), which began in spring 2022, expected to be delivered in late 2025....
CEG - Tue May 28, 2024
Mustang Cat Conducts Red Tag Sale at Houston Facility
Mustang Cat held a successful Red Tag Sale at its main location in Houston on May 16 to 17. The sale featured used Caterpillar equipment at reduced prices and resulted in more than 80 machines being sold, according to officials at the dealership....
CEG - Tue May 28, 2024
ROMCO Equipment Hosts EV Demo Event in Carrollton, Texas
ROMCO Equipment held an EV Demo event at its Carrollton branch for the north Texas region on May 9 to highlight the advancements Volvo Construction Equipment and other brands are making in alternative power....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 15, 2024
Webber Working to Complete $300M Texas Interchange Project
The Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $301 million Irving Interchange Project, which began in late 2020, is months away from completion as crews from Webber LLC are racing to deliver the major highway upgrade to improve traffic flow and safety for motorists....
CDE - Mon May 13, 2024
CDE Sand Wash Plant to More Than Quadruple Production for J. Lee Milligan
From hauling dirt to processing it, excavating contractor J. Lee Milligan has invested in a new CDE EvoWash sand washing plant that is expected to more than quadruple processing volumes at the firm's production facility in Amarillo, Texas....
ASCO - Wed May 08, 2024
ASCO to Represent Vacall Jetting, Vacuum Machines
Associated Supply Company Inc. (ASCO), a provider of construction, agriculture and material handling equipment, announced that it has joined the distributor network for Vacall jetting and vacuum machines in 130 counties primarily in eastern, western and south Texas, as well as the state of New Mexico....
Mercator AI - Tue April 30, 2024
AI Development Tool for Contractors Expands Into Austin
Mercator AI, the AI-powered business development tool for commercial general contractors, recently announced its expansion into the booming Austin market. This marks the Canadian company's entry into the United States, with plans for further expansion in Texas this year and nationally in the coming years....
