CEG - Tue November 01, 2022
VIDEO: Vermeer & Bobcat of Lubbock Host Annual Customer Appreciation Event
Vermeer Texas-Louisiana and sister company Bobcat of Lubbock held their annual tailgate party for customers on October 28 at the companies' Slaton Road facility. A cold rain did not dampen the enthusiasm for the popular annual event as approximately 300 enjoyed lunch and an opportunity to win tickets to the Texas-Tech vs Baylor game the following day....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue November 01, 2022
J3 Company, BGE Inc. Overhaul Robert S. Light Boulevard
Buda, Texas, in Hays County, has doubled in population since 2020; it is on pace to continue to grow rapidly as are other communities near the explosive expansion in nearby Austin. Congestion is bound to get worse as the number of semis rolling through town increases and the delays at the railroad crossings get longer....
TxDOT - Tue November 01, 2022
TxDOT's Eddie Valtier Receives Dewitt C. Greer Award
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) El Paso District Deputy District Engineer Eddie Valtier was recently recognized with the Dewitt C. Greer Award. The recognition is awarded to one recipient every year and is one of the "Big 5 Awards" presented by TxDOT and administered by Texas A&M University at the annual Texas Transportation Short Course....
TxDOT - Tue November 01, 2022
TxDOT Appoints Several People to New Roles at Department
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has announced that Ceason Clemens has been named Dallas District engineer. Effective Oct. 1, Clemens will oversee the planning, designing, building, operation and maintenance of the state transportation system for the seven-county Dallas District....
Yoder & Frey - Mon October 17, 2022
Yoder & Frey Expands With New Permanent Site Near Houston
Yoder & Frey continues to expand the business brand in the United States, with the acquisition of a new purpose-built auction facility, in Sealy, Texas, 60 mi. to the west of Houston, just off the I-10....
TxDOT - Tue October 04, 2022
Contractor, TxDOT Work to Continue Harbor Project
TxDOT has recently had productive communications with Flatiron Dragados LLC (FDLLC) and its parent company, ACS Group, regarding concerns over the construction on the Texas Harbor Bridge project. Those discussions have taken a new direction and tone since TxDOT issued a notice of default on Aug....
EDP - Tue October 04, 2022
EDP Renewables Begins First Solar Project in Texas
EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), a renewable energy developer and operator in North America, announced the start of construction on its 240-megawatt (MW) Cattlemen I Solar Park in Milam County, Texas....
Teslarati. com - Tue October 04, 2022
Tesla Factory Will Expand By 500,000 Sq. Ft., Says Musk
Tesla has revised its application for Giga Texas to reveal a potential 500,000 sq. ft. expansion of the automaker's electric vehicle production factory located outside of Austin. Tesla added 12 acres to the site's limits of construction, while adding 522,720 feet of space to the limit....
CEG - Tue October 04, 2022
Numerous Contractors Accept Award Honors at TXAPA's 47th Annual Meeting
The Texas Asphalt Pavement Association held its 47th annual meeting September 20 to 23 at the La Cantera Resort in San Antonio. TXAPA members, TXDOT personnel and vendor/sponsors gathered to "celebrate our successes, talk about our opportunities, learn and educate ourselves on ways to make workforce stronger and our jobs more efficient," according to Eric Schranz, president of Austin Bridge & Road and the 2022 TXAPA board of directors....
ARTBA - Tue September 27, 2022
Contractors from Utah, Texas, Indiana, Connecticut Receive 2022 ARTBA National Contractor Safety Awards
Transportation construction companies from four states were recognized Sept. 26 for their outstanding employee safety programs during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) Annual Convention, held in Nashville, Tenn....
