GOMACO - Tue April 07, 2020
Faris Machinery, Wheeler Machinery Named to GOMACO's Top 10 of 2019
GOMACO Corporation recently recognized Faris Machinery of Colorado and Wheeler Machinery Company of Utah as Top Ten Distributors for sales in the 2019 fiscal year. The awards were presented in recognition for outstanding sales and distribution of GOMACO equipment in the United States....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Mon March 30, 2020
How UDOT Takes From One Project, Gives to Another
The Utah Department of Transportation has come up with a unique way of saving money and helping out contractors by taking from one project and giving to another. It all started as engineers planned a project to widen U.S....
Associated Press - Mon March 30, 2020
Crews Inspect Bridges, Flood Damage After Earthquake
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A moderate earthquake on March 18 near Salt Lake City temporarily shut down a major air traffic hub, damaged a spire atop a temple and frightened millions of people. There were no reports of injuries....
CEG - Mon March 30, 2020
'One Industry. One Goal' Honors Local Contractors
The 2020 Utah Asphalt Conference (UAC) was held at the Mountain America Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah on February 25 to 26, 2020. The conference, considered to be Utah's premier asphalt-related trade show, offered technology and tool demonstrations, scholarship/award presentations, 32 educational seminars and hosted 86 exhibitors....
Mon March 30, 2020
LaBelle Honored With Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Hal LaBelle grew up in Centerville, Utah, and graduated from Davis High, where he was active in student government and athletics. He went to Utah State on a baseball scholarship and graduated in 1960 after majoring in industrial management and minoring in economics....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Tue February 25, 2020
Utah Will Receive $9.4M to Upgrade 11 of Its Airports
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao recently announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award $520.5 million in airport infrastructure grants to 287 airports in 41 states. With this announcement, the Trump Administration has invested a historic $11.4 billion to more than 2,000 airports across the United States for safety and infrastructure improvements since January 2017....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 25, 2020
Kilgore Companies Earns Top Contractor of Year Award
Honesty, teamwork and customer service paid off nicely for one Utah County contractor, earning the company the 2019 Utah Department of Transportation Contractor of the Year award. The award was presented last month to Kilgore Companies Southern Utah Construction Group at the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Utah's annual banquet....
The Salt Lake Tribune - Tue February 25, 2020
Olympic Cauldron Taken Down for Improvements
As part of the Ken Garff Performance Zone expansion at Rice-Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah, the 2002 Olympic cauldron was temporarily moved on Feb. 13 to a secure location where it will be refurbished....
Deutz Corporation - Thu February 06, 2020
Deutz Corporation Announces Recent Distribution Changes in North American Market
Deutz Corporation announced two recent changes to its North American distributor network. Hamilton Engine of Portland, Ore., has been acquired by Palmer Johnson Power Systems of Sun Prairie, Wisc. The new company, now known as Hamilton Engine, a Palmer Johnson Company, will now cover not just the state of Oregon, but also the western half of Washington and Alaska....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 28, 2020
At Nearly $1B, New Correctional Facility to Be Largest in U.S.
In Salt Lake City, construction crews are individually installing prefabricated cells, as work continues on a new prison that could cost $900 million to complete. The new Utah Correctional Facility will replace the current lockup in Draper, Utah....
