Joe Trinacria – CEG Associate Editor - Mon December 30, 2019
Nonresidential Construction Up 41 Percent in D-FW Area
New construction projects have been booming in North Texas due largely in part to a boom in commercial building throughout the region. According to a new report released by national research firm Dodge Data & Analytics, construction in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area increased by 5 percent from November 2018 to November of this year....
Nomaan Merchant – ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon December 30, 2019
U.S. Heads to Court to Build Trump Border Wall in Texas
Three years into Donald Trump's presidency, the U.S. government is ramping up its efforts to seize private land in Texas to build a border wall. Trump's signature campaign promise has consistently faced political, legal and environmental obstacles in Texas, which has the largest section of the U.S.-Mexico border, most of it without fencing....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 30, 2019
TxDOT Continues Work to Improve Safety Along MoPac
In Austin, Texas, work continues on a $53.5 million project that will enhance safety for motorists, decrease wait times at intersections and reduce overall travel time. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is constructing improvements along Loop 1 (MoPac) near the Slaughter Lane and La Crosse Avenue intersections....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 30, 2019
Construction Software Developer Builds New Offices in Sugar Land
HCSS, a construction industry software developer in business since 1986, is adding a new building and three-story parking garage on its Sugar Land, Texas, campus. Rosenberger Construction in Katy, Texas, broke ground in August on the two-story, approximately 56,000-sq.-ft....
TXAPA - Mon December 30, 2019
TXAPA Holds Third Annual Asphalt Road-eo in Buda
The Texas Asphalt Pavement Association (TXAPA) held its 2019 Asphalt Road-eo Dec. 6 and 7, in Buda, Texas. The Asphalt Road-eo is a student competition created to generate interest in asphalt pavements and the asphalt pavement industry among students considering career options....
CEG - Wed December 18, 2019
Ritchie Holds Auctions in Fort Worth, Anthony, N.M.
More than 8,300 bidders participated online and in person Dec. 10 to 11, 2019, at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Fort Worth, Texas. With bidders from 62 countries, approximately 56 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Australia, China, and Egypt....
CEG - Wed December 18, 2019
ROMCO Treats Customers to a Day at the Races
ROMCO recently treated its customers and friends to a weekend racing event at the Texas Motor Speedway for a NASCAR Xfinity Truck Series race. The event featured a meet-and-greet with Joe Nemechek and his son, John Hunter, pit tours and more....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Wed December 18, 2019
Shared Values Connect Texas Dealer, NASCAR Team
"In racing, as in construction, you are only as good as the equipment you have under you," said NASCAR legend Joe Nemechek to a gathering of ROMCO Equipment customers during a recent race weekend at Texas Motor Speedway....
Construction Publications Inc. - Tue December 03, 2019
Coal Mine Continues to Uncover Millions of Tons Annually
The four types of coal used in energy production are classified by the amount of carbon they contain as well as how much heat energy they can produce. Lignite is the lowest-ranked, however, power plants in Texas commonly use it, due to its abundance across a large area of the Lone Star state....
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers - Tue December 03, 2019
Ritchie Bros. Reports Its Largest-Ever Texas Auction
Ritchie Bros. sold more than 6,500 items for $77 million-plus at its largest-ever Texas auction. As a transportation equipment hotspot for Ritchie Bros., the two-day Houston auction featured more than 620 truck tractors, totaling $15 million in gross transaction value — setting a new company record for truck tractor sales in a single auction....
