LeeBoy - Tue December 31, 2019
ST Engineering LeeBoy Inc. Promotes Ed Ford
ST Engineering LeeBoy Inc. announced the promotion of Ed Ford to its expanded outside sales territory team. Ford started with LeeBoy more than 16 years ago in the engineering department, followed by being a parts and service representative, inside sales manager and international sales manager....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 02, 2019
Morganza to the Gulf Protection Project Yields Billions in Work Contracts in La.
The Terrebonne Levee & Conservation District (TLCD) and the Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority (CPRA) are taking the lead on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' $10.3 billion Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Project in Louisiana, which so far has received an investment of more than $450 million in construction work for levees and floodgates....
LBX - Wed November 20, 2019
Four EquipmentShare Locations Now Carry Link-Belt Excavators
LBX Company LLC announced the addition of Link-Belt excavators, scrap/material handling equipment and work tools to four EquipmentShare locations:2828 US Hwy 80 West, Savannah, GA 31408; 912/525-25054205 I-70 Drive SE, Columbia, MO 65201; 573/299-52222919 East Napoleon Street, Sulphur (Lake Charles), LA 70663; 337/516-2020412 International Circle, Summerville (Charleston), SC 29483; 843/410-7717EquipmentShare helps contractors across the country build better and work smarter with the help of Track smart jobsite technology....
ARTBA - Mon September 30, 2019
Contractors from Florida, Louisiana and Nebraska Receive ARTBA 2019 National Safety Awards
Transportation construction companies from three states were recognized for their outstanding employee safety programs during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) National Convention in Savannah, Ga....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Mon June 03, 2019
Louisiana Comite River Diversion Aims at Reducing Flood Risk
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) broke ground in April on the long-awaited Comite River Diversion Canal Project in East Baton Rouge. The $353 million project, a joint collaboration of the LaDOTD, the U.S....
DOTD - Mon May 06, 2019
Louisiana Signs Contract for Air Force Base Access Road
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson announced April 24 another major milestone in the project to build a new access road into Barksdale Air Force Base from the I-20/I-220 interchange in Bossier Parish....
Kallanish Energy - Mon April 08, 2019
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Breaks Logjam on $5B La. Gas Facility
After a two-month delay, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved Venture Global's $5 billion Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas export facility in western Louisiana, and cleared the way for construction, Kallanish Energy reported....
Louisiana Development - Mon March 25, 2019
ExxonMobil Announces Expansion of Chemical Plant
ExxonMobil announced March 1 it will add a polypropylene manufacturing unit to its vast greater Baton Rouge petrochemical complex, representing a capital investment of at least $469 million. Gov. John Bel Edwards described the project as an important investment for keeping one of Louisiana's leading industries vibrant and competitive as it creates quality jobs for the Capital Region's workforce....
Louisiana DOTD - Mon March 11, 2019
James Construction Wins $71M Contract for La. Interchange
Shawn Wilson, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, announced Feb. 5 the selection of the design-build contractor for the I-20/I-220 Interchange improvement project into Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier Parish....
Liebherr - Tue March 05, 2019
Deep South Crane & Rigging Adds Four Liebherr All-Terrain Mobile Cranes
Deep South Crane & Rigging recently acquired four Liebherr mobile cranes — two each of the LTM 1450-8.1, a 550-ton (499 t) class crane, and the LTM 1300-6.2, a 360-ton (326.5 t) class crane. The acquisitions give the company more cranes with longer telescoping booms than it has had to date....
