PV Magazine - Tue February 21, 2023
Ørsted Breaks Ground On Mockingbird Solar Center
Ørsted, a utility-scale renewable energy developer with a large footprint in Texas, announced it has broken ground on the 471 MW Mockingbird solar center. The project is Ørsted's largest solar facility....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 21, 2023
Crews Give Series of Houston Highways New Look
As part of the ongoing effort to improve the State Highway 288 corridor in the Houston Metro Area, the Texas Department of Transportation awarded a $40 million contract to Granite Construction in July 2022 that will improve connectivity on the south side of the Houston metro area and access to the Texas Medical Center....
TxDOT - Tue February 21, 2023
W.D. 'Dee' Hilton Jr. Receives TxDOT's 2023 Road Hand Award
W. D. "Dee" Hilton Jr. received the Texas Department of Transportation's 2023 Road Hand Award recently at the annual Texas Transportation Forum. Considered one of TxDOT's highest honors, the Road Hand award was created in 1973 and is given to those who support and have led major transportation projects and programs that have benefitted their communities....
TxDOT - Tue February 21, 2023
Ryan Completes Her Six-Year Term as TTC Commissioner
An extraordinary champion for safety and a steadfast supporter of TxDOT's #EndTheStreakTX campaign, Commissioner Laura Ryan completed her six-year term on the Texas Transportation Commission on Feb....
Department of Labor - Tue February 21, 2023
Dallas, Fort Worth OSHA Offices, BBB to Educate Builders
OSHA's Dallas and Fort Worth area offices and the Better Business Bureau have signed an alliance to educate employers and employees on workplace hazards. The alliance's partners will provide information, guidance and training resources to construction and general industry employers to help protect the safety and health of workers....
AGC of Texas - Tue February 21, 2023
AGC of Texas Selects Stacey Bryant as President for 2023
Stacey Bryant of Midland has been elected the 2023 president of the Associated General Contractors of Texas, the association which represents most of the state's highway and bridge builders. Bryant is principal and general manager of Odessa-based Jones Bros....
Magni - Mon February 20, 2023
Kirby-Smith Machinery Becomes Magni Telescopic Handler Dealer in Oklahoma, West Texas
Magni Telescopic Handlers, a leader in rotating and heavy lift telehandlers, announced that Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. has become the Magni authorized dealer of Oklahoma and West Texas. Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc....
Joe Jancsurak – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed February 08, 2023
Webber Completes Waco's Largest Project
Construction projects that finish under budget are cause for celebration. So, too, are projects completed ahead of schedule. Those that check both boxes are rare. So, when representatives from Webber, TxDOT, the cities of Waco and Bellmead, Texas, McLennan County, Baylor University and the Woodlands gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the $341.2 million IH 35 construction project five months ahead of schedule, the moment wasn't lost on the participants....
TxDOT - Tue January 24, 2023
TxDOT Drivers Compete in Truck Roadeo Competition
Focused and determined to win, 52 of TxDOT's best drivers gathered at the North Travis County Area Office in North Austin to decide the title of 2022 State Truck Roadeo Champion. The goal of the Occupational Safety Division's State Truck Roadeo program is to establish safe vehicle operation and effective pre-trip inspections to reduce vehicle incidents....
TxDOT - Tue January 24, 2023
TxDOT Promotes Several Employees to New Positions
Trent Thomas: New Director of Government Affairs DivisionTrent Thomas was appointed the director of the government affairs division. Thomas will direct and coordinate the department's federal and state government relations and legislative activities in this role....
