Emily Buenzle - Tue September 05, 2017
Apple Announces Plans for $1.3B Construction Project
Apple recently announced its plans to build a 400,000-sq.-ft. data center in Waukee, Iowa. The $1.3 billion project will create more than 550 construction jobs. "At Apple, we're always looking at ways to deliver even better experiences for our customers....
Scott McFetridge - Fri August 18, 2017
Workers Endure Heat, Wind to Repair Iowa Capitol Dome
It's not the height or the heat shimmering off the Iowa Capitol's gold-plated dome that bothers Brian Johnson. It's the potential knock-you-off-the-scaffolding gusts that took some getting used to when Johnson began making repairs to the historic dome, nearly 275 feet above ground on a hill overlooking downtown Des Moines....
Wed August 09, 2017
City in Northeast Iowa Struggles to Demolish Blighted Buildings
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) Officials of a city in northeast Iowa say they don't have enough money to tear down all the blighted buildings their community has acquired. Waterloo City Council authorized $300,000 in bond money for demolition efforts starting July 1, The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported....
Wed August 09, 2017
Attendees Have a Blast at LICA Midwest Expo, Field Day
Dirt was flying and gas lines were exploding this year during the 2017 Iowa LICA Midwest Expo and Field Day on July 26 and 27 at the Iowa LICA farm just outside of Melbourne, Iowa. Attendees witnessed what a natural pipeline explosion might look like when the Iowa Pipeline Association presented their mock line strike scenario....
Fri July 21, 2017
AGC Releases Latest Construction Employment Numbers by Sate
Forty-one states added construction jobs between June 2016 and June 2017 amid continuing widespread demand for construction services, while 25 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May and June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released July 21....
Wed July 12, 2017
City in Iowa Receives Final Approval for $6.6M Levee Project
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given final approval to an estimated $6.6 million project in Iowa to improve the flood-control levee in Cedar Falls. The city received word from the Corps on June 28, Mayor Jim Brown told the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier....
Tue May 30, 2017
Iowa Plaza Honoring First Responders to Begin Construction
Work will begin this summer on a plaza in western Iowa honoring law enforcement officers and firefighters. The Daily Nonpareil (http://bit.ly/2r7xZvi ) reports that preliminary construction of the plaza in Council Bluffs is scheduled to begin June 17....
Tue May 09, 2017
Jeff Martin Auctioneers Hosts Its First Midwest Auction
Jeff Martin Auctioneers held a farm and construction equipment public auction in Ottumwa, Iowa, on April 13. The auction, which was the company's first venture in the Midwest, proved to be a great success....
Thunder Creek - Thu April 06, 2017
Altorfer Cat to Sell Full Line of Thunder Creek Equipment Construction Products
Altorfer Inc. and Thunder Creek Equipment have reached an agreement that will make the heavy equipment dealer an official provider of Thunder Creek's products for the construction industry in central Illinois, eastern Iowa and northeast Missouri....
Wed March 29, 2017
Freightliner Trucks Honors Des Moines at Truck Show
Freightliner Trucks announced that Des Moines is the 10th city to be honored by Freightliner Trucks Hardest Working Cities at The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The program, which launched in 2015, recognizes cities in North America that are fueling economic growth....
