Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Tue May 22, 2018
Mudslides Threaten Lodge, Force Road Closures
A combination of fire and rain has contributed to two massive mudslides May 21, 2018, that forced closure of U.S. Highway 395 at Topaz Lake just north of the Nevada-California borderThe California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) said Monday's mudslide is 100 ft....
Emily Buenzle - Fri May 18, 2018
Phase 2 Begins on $347M BioFuel Plant Construction
Fulcrum BioEnergy recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of Phase 2 of the Sierra BioFuels Plant at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center near Reno, Nev. This project boasts two key firsts:It is the California company's very first waste-to-fuels project; andIt is the nation's first commercial-scale plant to utilize a thermochemical conversion process to transform garbage into low-carbon transportation fuels, North Nevada Business reported....
Wed May 09, 2018
Pershing Gold Begins Construction
Pershing Gold Corporation, an emerging Nevada gold producer, announces the start of preliminary construction activities at Relief Canyon. On Feb. 13, 2018, Ames Construction began initial land clearing in preparation for potential construction at Relief Canyon, including future heap leach pads, haul roads and waste rock storage facilities....
Wed April 25, 2018
More Than 2,300 Bidders Participate in Ritchie Bros.' Auction
More than 2,300 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 20, 2018. With bidders from 38 countries, approximately 88 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as China, Cameroon and Vietnam....
Emily Buenzle - Fri April 13, 2018
Crews Use Cranes to Put Golden Knights Jersey on Vegas Statue
Crews in Las Vegas used two cranes to up the ante on a key landmark that needed a wardrobe change. The workers began transforming the 150-ft.-tall Statue of Liberty replica that sits in front of MGM Resorts' New York New York Hotel & Casino with an enormous Vegas Golden Knights jersey, just in time for the team to take on the Kings in Game 2 of the Playoffs, NHL.com reported....
Wed April 11, 2018
County Officials OK Bonds for Raiders Stadium in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) Officials in Nevada's Clark County have approved the sale of bonds for the construction of the Oakland Raiders' stadium in Las Vegas. Clark County commissioners voted 6-1 on April 3 in favor of the ordinance authorizing the sale of $750 million in general obligation revenue bonds....
Wed April 11, 2018
Project Neon's Final Phase
NDOT recently unveiled Project Neon's third and final major phase of work, known as “The Main Event”. Beginning the first weekend in March, I-15 traffic was rerouted and reduced by one lane; the U.S....
Wed February 28, 2018
NDOT Breaks Ground on $78M Project
The Nevada Department of Transportation broke ground this month on a $78 million widening and upgrade to a six-mile-long stretch of U.S. 95 between Ann and Kyle Canyon roads in northwest Las Vegas. “This project will relieve congestion, improve efficiency and enhance safety in fast-growing northwest Las Vegas, while providing capacity for future growth and development,” said NDOT Director Rudy Malfabon....
Regina Garcia Cano – Associated Press - Wed February 28, 2018
Raiders' Las Vegas Stadium Exceeds Minority Construction Hiring Target
LAS VEGAS (AP) Construction work on the partly publicly financed Las Vegas stadium that the Oakland Raiders will call home in two years has so far exceeded the targets for minority and women hiring and small business participation....
Scott Sonner - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed January 31, 2018
Apple Breaks Ground on Reno Project
RENO, Nev. (AP) Apple CEO Tim Cook joined Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $4 million warehouse in downtown Reno on Jan. 17 as the company announced plans to invest $350 billion in the United States economy over the next five years....
