CEG - Tue July 13, 2021
Closner Equipment Bullish On Texas
Closner Equipment has served the needs of Texas paving and concrete contractors for 75 years and is showing no signs of slowing down. "We are very fortunate to be in Texas," said J.B. Closner, vice president of the company's newest branch in Rhome....
CEG - Tue July 13, 2021
FoutsCo, Others Rely on Closner Equipment
Starting a construction company is a daunting task that comes with a host of challenges. "Emerging contractors," as the new enterprises have come to be called, need to concern themselves with market conditions, competition, labor, profitability, deadlines and countless other components that affect future success....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 30, 2021
Grand Parkway Infrastructure Links Segments On Massive Texas Highway Job
Grand Parkway Infrastructure LLC began construction of a $1.2 billion project that will build Segments H, I-1 and I-2 of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) SH 99 Grand Parkway project, in an area northeast of the city of Houston in Harris, Montgomery, Liberty, and Chambers counties....
ROMCO - Tue June 15, 2021
Victory Lane — ROMCO Powers Nemechek to Win
John Hunter Nemechek raced the Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota to victory in the NASCAR Camping World series race at Texas Motor Speedway on June 11. The truck carried the colors and logo of ROMCO, the Texas equipment dealer and long-time sponsor of Nemechek....
Rep. Filemon Vela - Tue June 15, 2021
Officials Allocate Millions of Dollars for Airport Fixes
Congressman Filemon Vela announced that $4,398,021 in grant funding has been awarded to several airports located in Texas' 34th District by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)....
PV-tech. org - Tue June 15, 2021
Duke Energy Announces Start of Construction in Navarro County
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions has announced that construction has started on its 250MW Pisgah Ridge solar project in Navarro County, Texas. Engineering and construction are being carried out by Moss, while Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions will own and operate the park, which is expected to reach commercial operation by the end of 2022....
CEG - Tue June 15, 2021
Texas Women in Construction — Sherry McGee: HOLT CAT
From the oil fields of Alaska to the boom cities of Texas, one woman's engineering career is on the move, with no sign of slowing down anytime soon. Growing up in Alaska, Sherry McGee dreamed of being an architect....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 15, 2021
HIgh Reach Excavators Raze Former Jail Site
Construction on the University of Texas at San Antonio's (UTSA) $161 million Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Careers Building (IECB) is expected to start soon on the site of the former Bexar County Jail in downtown San Antonio after crews from Hansco Inc....
NBC DFW - Mon June 14, 2021
Officials Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for U.S. 75 Bridge
Local leaders celebrated the official groundbreaking of a bridge that will link the pedestrian and bike trails on either side of U.S. Highway 75 in Dallas. The $9.3-million project is a partnership with the city of Dallas, Dallas County, North Central Texas Council of Governments, TxDOT and Friends of Northaven Trail....
TXDOT - Mon June 14, 2021
Transportation Commission Names New Executive Director
The Texas Transportation Commission has selected Marc Williams as the Texas Department of Transportation's new executive director. Williams, who has served as the agency's deputy executive since 2016, began his new role on June 1, 2021....
