Fri November 10, 2017
Company Gains Approval to Build Gold Mine
McEwen Mining of Canada announced Nov.8 that it will begin construction at the first new gold mine to be approved in Nevada in years. McEwen has been trying to obtain all the required permits for the Gold Bar project since 2013, and said it has just recently received a signed Record of Decision on the Final Environmental Impact Statement, Mining.com reported....
Tue November 07, 2017
Allu USA Announces New Dealer for Southwestern U.S.
Allu USA Inc. has announced Sonoran Process Equipment Company, with locations in Ogden, Utah, and Elko, Nev., as its newest dealer for the full line of Allu Transformer material processing attachments....
Thu November 02, 2017
Volvo Construction Equipment Expands Parts Distribution Footprint
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) is bolstering its commitment to customer uptime with a new parts distribution center in the Greater Toronto Area which is scheduled to open in early 2018. “This new facility is a key step in our journey to be number one in machine uptime in the industry,” said Ken Silverman, vice president, Aftermarket and Customer Solutions, Volvo CE Region Americas....
Tue October 31, 2017
Construction Employment Increases in 250 Out of 358 Metro Areas Between August 2016, 2017
Construction employment increased in 250 out of 358 metro areas between September 2016 and September 2017, declined in 56 and stagnated in 52, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Oct....
Wed October 11, 2017
Nevada AGC, NBA Host 2nd Annual Career Day in Reno
More than 750 middle and high school students from around the region gathered to kick off Careers in Construction Month at the 2nd annual Northern Nevada Construction Career Day at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center Sept....
Wed September 27, 2017
Changes Coming to Glendale Avenue as NDOT's $14M Project Progresses
Rock Boulevard south of Glendale Avenue reopened and the Second Street off-ramp from southbound I-580 closed as roadwork advances on the Nevada Department of Transportation's Glendale Avenue reconstruction project....
Wed September 27, 2017
Ritchie Bros. Hosts September Equipment Sale in Las Vegas
More than 1,900 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros. ' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Las Vegas on Sept. 15, 2017. With bidders from 40 countries, approximately 80 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Israel, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates....
Regina Garcia Cano - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed September 27, 2017
Long-Mothballed, Unfinished Las Vegas Strip Casino-Hotel Sold for $600M
LAS VEGAS (AP) A long-mothballed, unfinished casino-hotel on the Las Vegas Strip has been sold for $600 million, eight years after construction halted on the 63-story tower amid the recession. A partnership led by New York-based real estate company Witkoff bought the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, a hulking bluish tower that was 70 percent finished when construction stopped and has since served as a training site for firefighters....
Regina Garcia Cano - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed September 13, 2017
Raiders One Step Closer to Building Las Vegas Stadium
LAS VEGAS (AP) The Oakland Raiders are one step closer to being able to start building their proposed stadium in Las Vegas after local officials approved the use of the land the team purchased near the city's world-famous casino-resorts....
Wed August 30, 2017
Reno VA Hospital Prepares for 'Project Nevada's Heroes'
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) toured the Reno Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center on Aug. 14 and met with hospital staff to discuss the unique needs of Nevada's veterans and the facility's highly-anticipated construction project....
