Pima County, Ariz. - Tue June 19, 2018
Supervisors Approve Plan to Extend Valencia Road
Pima County Supervisors voted unanimously May 15 to approve a public-private partnership that included both an amended development agreement for the Rocking K residential development and the sale of Certificates of Participation to finance construction of an extension of Valencia Road....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue June 19, 2018
State Board Approves Five-Year Construction Program
A major freight corridor in southern Arizona that moves trucks to and from Mexico for produce and other goods will undergo a full build-out of improvements over the next few years now that the State Transportation Board formally approved the funding for the project....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 19, 2018
Final Phase of Construction Begins at Sun Devil Stadium
The third and final phase of reconstruction is under way at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. The $307 million project began with a preliminary phase in 2014 followed by south side work in 2015 and a focus on the west side in 2016....
Emily Buenzle - Thu June 14, 2018
Study: Mining Project to Provide Huge Boost to State Economy
Arizona Mining Inc., recently announced the results of an economic impact study about its Hermosa Project near Patagonia, Ariz. The study, which was conducted by the L. William Seidman Research Institute and Arizona State University's W.P....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Thu May 24, 2018
Efforts to Find Missing Worker Continues In Phoenix
Workers have removed more than 50 tons of dirt from the site of a collapsed drilling rig in Phoenix as they try to locate a missing construction worker who is feared dead, azcentral.com reported. Phoenix Fire Department officials said the drill-rig operator was on the rig when it fell on its side May 21, 2018, during construction for the Sky Train guideway system at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport....
Raytheon - Wed May 23, 2018
Raytheon Dedicates New Facilities
Raytheon Company executives, along with federal, state and local officials, and local business leaders, dedicated new facilities at Raytheon Missile Systems. This is part of a large-scale expansion and modernization project to increase capacity and capability at Raytheon's Tucson operations....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 22, 2018
Arizona Set to Open First New Copper Mine in Decade
Mining is part of Arizona's economic and cultural heritage dating back hundreds of years to when Native Americans plinked for turquoise and coal. Spanish explorers invaded the region in the 1600s looking for silver and gold to carry back across the Atlantic....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Tue May 22, 2018
Search Continues for Missing Construction Worker
A search continues for a missing construction worker after a drilling rig toppled onto its side at a construction site at the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Officials were still attempting to clear the collapsed equipment late May 21, 2018, and ceased operations around 11:45 p.m....
South Mountain Freeway - Tue May 22, 2018
Rock Removal Begins for Next Phase of SMF Project
Controlled rock blasting for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway west of 32nd Lane began April 19, requiring brief closures of a road leading to a residential development currently under construction. Periodic closures of Shaughnessey Road are expected to last approximately 30 minutes, as crews need to secure and clear the area before breaking large rock into smaller, more manageable pieces to create a path for the freeway through two ridges at the southwestern edge of South Mountain Park....
Arizona State University - Tue May 22, 2018
Phoenix Council OKs $13.5M Investment for ASU Expansion
Arizona State University's partnership with the city of Phoenix on its 12,000-student downtown campus was reaffirmed as the Phoenix City Council approved a $13.5 million investment in a new building for Thunderbird School of Global Management, a 72-year-old international business management school that joined the university in 2014....
