Colorado

Caroline Schweitzer – HITACHI BREAKOUT MAGAZINE - Tue January 05, 2021

VIDEO: Hitachis Help Dwire Earthmoving Keep Swinging, Throwing Dirt

Dwire Earthmoving LLC, a third-generation family company, began in Minnesota and is now one of the largest earthmoving companies in Colorado Springs, Colo. "My grandpa started the business with a single tractor in southern Minnesota in 1939," Jeff Dwire said....

Associated Press - Wed December 30, 2020

Colorado Looks to Logging Industry to Revive Forests

GOULD, Colo. (AP) Stunned by unprecedented megafires, Colorado is embracing logging — mowing holes up to 140 acres in beetle-infested lodgepole pines — in an effort to revive out-of-balance forests....

Caroline Schweitzer – HITACHI - Wed November 18, 2020

VIDEO: Colorado's Frazee Construction Leans on Hitachi Equipment

Growing up, Jeremy Frazee knew that life spent working in a cubicle wasn't going to work for him. He spent his high school summers working as a laborer for the company his grandfather started, Frazee Construction, based in Colorado Springs, Colo., where he realized his passion for the industry....

Kenworth - Tue October 27, 2020

2020 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Tour Schedule Announced

The 2020 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Tour schedule is now available, as announced by the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests in partnership with nonprofit partner Choose Outdoors and Colorado Tourism....

Associated Press - Wed October 21, 2020

Demolition of Molson Coors Coming Soon in Colorado

DENVER (AP) As part of its corporate farewell to Denver, Molson Coors Beverage Co. vowed last fall to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the company's brewing plant in Golden, Colo., the second-largest beer-making facility in the world....

Associated Press - Wed September 23, 2020

Crews Work to Finish Cog Railway Project at Pikes Peak

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) Construction of a new cog railway to the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs is halfway finished, and the popular tourist attraction is on track to open to the public next spring....

Terramac - Tue August 04, 2020

Terramac Designates Power Motive Corporation as Colorado Dealer

Terramac, a manufacturer of rubber track crawler carriers, expanded its representation in the North American market to include Power Motive Corporation (PMC) as part of its dealer network. PMC will represent the Terramac product line in Colorado....

Associated Press - Tue July 28, 2020

Largest Construction Project in Boulder Can Proceed

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) A water utility company in Colorado can proceed with its planned reservoir expansion and the largest construction project in Boulder County after it received final federal approval, company officials said....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 15, 2020

Widening the Gap — How KNA Is Improving a Major Colorado Highway

The Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT) $350 million I-25 South Gap project, awarded to Kraemer North America (KNA), is improving 18 mi. of highway south of Castle Rock (Douglas County, about 40 mi....

Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 17, 2020

Crews Near Completion of 'Best in Colorado' Project

Construction crews in Montezuma County, Colo., are putting the finishing touches on an $11.2 million project that improves safety through the construction of alternating passing lanes and vehicle turn-outs between mile points 27.75 and 29.75....