Nov 2, 2015
Scottsdale’s OdySea Aquarium on Track to Open in Summer 2016
Set on 14 acres, the aquarium will host marine life tank exhibits throughout, including a giant, elevated cast-in-place concrete aquarium....
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Lori Tobias
CEG Correspondent
Lori Tobias is a career journalist, formerly on staff as the Oregon Coast reporter at The Oregonian and as a columnist and features writer at the Rocky Mountain News. She is the author of the memoir, Storm Beat - A Journalist Reports from the Oregon Coast, and the novel Wander, winner of the Nancy Pearl Literary Award in 2017. She has freelanced for numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Denver Post, Alaska Airlines in-flight, Natural Home, Spotlight Germany, Vegetarian Times and the Miami Herald. She is an avid reader, enjoys kayaking, traveling and exploring the Oregon Coast where she lives with her husband Chan and rescue pups, Gus and Lily.
Oct 29, 2015
Concerns Rise Over Oregon’s Bridges, Economy
A report on Oregon’s bridges does not bode well for the future....
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Oct 22, 2015
One More Phase Takes Off at O’Hare International Airport
The latest phase is part of the O’Hare Modernization Program, an $8.7 billion plan that’s been in the works since it was announced in 2001....
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Oct 1, 2015
Fighting Fire With Iron
News of forest fires generally calls to mind the courageous souls who risk their lives to fight them. As it turns out, there’s another component to the battle — heavy equipment....
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Sep 28, 2015
Parkway Construction Unearths Archeological Treasures
When work began to connect the Southern Parkway in southwest Utah, the staff with the Utah Department of Transportation knew the project came with its share of challenges and concerns....
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Sep 10, 2015
Key Cog in Multi-Billion Dollar Elgin O’Hare Project Opens
Three new interchange ramps on the $440 million I-290 interchange project on Illinois Route 390 opened recently, moving the massive undertaking one step closer to the finish....
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Sep 4, 2015
Frisco Hopes to Score Big With ’Boys’ Training Complex
"The Star" is one of numerous projects that the town - 25 minutes north of downtown Dallas - has to cheer about....
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Aug 7, 2015
Fort Vancouver Historic Site Renovations Under Way
What is most remarkable about the multi-faceted project is the old-fashioned handwork required for a significant portion of the rehabilitation project....
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Aug 6, 2015
Crews Set to Work on Washed Out Calif. Bridge
Granite Construction Jumps Right to Work on Collapsed I-10 Bridge...
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Jul 31, 2015
Nortrax Goes Beyond the Conventional for Wetland Mitigation Specialists
It took owner Steve Gilbertson less than a minute to know he’d made the right choice in selecting the equipment manufacturer....
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Jul 3, 2015
Crews Revitalize Franklin Hall Back to Hey-Day Status
A $21 million renovation project is under way to recreate Franklin Hall as the new Media School....
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Jun 26, 2015
Houston Begins Long Road to Storm Recovery
Just weeks after Houston began cleanup efforts, the city posted a new warning of yet another tropical storm due to hit the area....
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Jun 19, 2015
NIPSCO Unit 12 Project’s 2016 Deadline Well in Sight
The project comes with more than the usual challenges, none more so than space constraints and wild weather conditions....
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Jun 11, 2015
San Francisco War Memorial a ’Daunting’ Project
Restoring the tall gracious architecture left very little space in which to insert large quantities of steel, concrete, conduits, ducts and piping....
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Jun 11, 2015
Total Makeover Thrusts Loop 303 Into New Era
The biggest challenge on the project turned out to be earth moving....
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Apr 24, 2015
Fake City for Driverless Cars Could Change Entire Construction Industry
Conventional construction techniques are employed in a very unconventional project....
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Apr 17, 2015
Las Vegas Sees Largest Job in Over a Decade
Not since construction of the City Center nearly 10 years ago has Las Vegas seen a project the scope of the Las Vegas Arena....
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Mar 21, 2015
Time’s a Wastin’ on Fraser Creek Project
Once the clock starts ticking this spring, crews on an Oregon Coast highway project will have just 75 days to get the job done....
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Feb 19, 2015
Oregon Bridges Undergo Major Rehabilitation
Major work is under way on two drawbridges that are some of the last of their kind in Oregon....
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Feb 14, 2015
Ohio I-475 Work to Reset Pavement’s Life Cycle
ODOT officials note that working through the winter is "unprecedented" for the region....
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