Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 14, 2020
Flatiron Construction Ahead of Schedule for I-710 Project
Construction began in May 2018 on the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) $150.7 million Interstate 710 Pavement Rehabilitation and Bridge Widening Project, which was awarded to Flatiron Construction Corporation in February 2018....
FP2 Inc. - Tue January 14, 2020
Paving the Way: Town of Moraga Honored With Award
The Town of Moraga, Calif., was honored by FP2 Inc. late last year with the 2019 James B. Sorenson Award for Excellence in Pavement Preservation, which recognizes superior pavement preservation practice, usually to a city, township, county or state agency....
CEG - Tue January 14, 2020
Owner-Operators Struggle With Strict Rules of AB5
When the California Supreme Court signed Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) into law, things began to look grim for California owner-operators working for trucking companies. AB5, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2020, puts strict rules into place regarding the independent contractor status....
Business Wire - Tue January 14, 2020
Granite Embarks on $33M Highway Reconstruction Job
Granite has been awarded a contract by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the reconstruction of four miles of State Route 99 (SR 99) near Kingsburg. A primary source of funding for this project is Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 that is expected to invest $54 billion over a 10-year period to improve California's roads, freeways and bridges....
RDO Equipment Co. - Thu January 02, 2020
RDO Equipment Co. Promotes Duane Bonini to Vice President
Duane Bonini has been named vice president of RDO Equipment Co. 's Vermeer division. As of Dec. 1 Bonini is overseeing all RDO's domestic Vermeer operations, which includes California, Hawaii, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon and northern Nevada....
LeeBoy - Thu January 02, 2020
ST Engineering LeeBoy Adds John Greaney to Outside Sales Territory Team
ST Engineering LeeBoy Inc. welcomed John Greaney to its expanded outside sales territory team. According to LeeBoy, Greaney has a unique ability to focus on value based selling, by showing you and proving it, not just saying it....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 31, 2019
Massive Public Works Project Takes Off at LAX
As part of one of the largest public works projects in California history, the new Intermodal Transportation Facility-West (ITF-West) will play a key role in LAX's $5.5 billion Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP)....
CEG - Tue December 17, 2019
Generator, Engine Sales Leader Started Out as 'a Dream'
California emission standards. Those were three dirty words for many in the construction industry at the turn of the century as the state was at the forefront of a nationwide push to clean up the discharge of the diesel engines it relied so heavily upon....
Road Machinery - Tue December 17, 2019
Road Machinery LLC Hires New Vice Pres. of California Operations
Sloan Brooks, president and COO of Road Machinery LLC, announced the hiring of David Dean as vice president of California operations. Dean comes to Road Machinery with 40 years of experience in the equipment distribution business and brings a wealth of knowledge to further the growth of the California market....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 17, 2019
UCR's Largest Expansion Project Is Currently Underway
Work is under way on a new living-learning, mixed-use community that represents the University of California, Riverside's (UCR) largest-ever expansion. The multiphase redevelopment effort known as the North District is part of a move to increase on-campus student housing, with construction taking place at the same time as the school's Dundee-Glasgow project....
