RDO Equipment Co. - Thu January 02, 2020
RDO Equipment Co. Promotes Duane Bonini to Vice President
Duane Bonini has been named vice president of RDO Equipment Co. 's Vermeer division. As of Dec. 1 Bonini is overseeing all RDO's domestic Vermeer operations, which includes California, Hawaii, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon and northern Nevada....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 17, 2019
Crews Working to Build a Safer A Street in Rainier, Oregon
Street improvement projects often make travel safer, and that's certainly the number one factor driving work on Rainier, Ore.'s main street. But the $12.2 million project also comes with the added bonus of the total transformation of the city's downtown from two lanes of cracked asphalt bisected by railroad tracks to a new streetscape with ADA compliant sidewalks, new crosswalks, updated railroad gates and signage, and most importantly, the "daylighting" of the existing railroad tracks....
FAE USA - Tue December 17, 2019
Pacific Tractor, FAE USA Hold First Power Demo Day in Oregon
Pacific Tractor and Implement in Hillsboro, Ore., partnered with FAE USA and recently hosted their very first Power Demo Day. "The goal was to introduce attendees to FAE products and their capabilities, and to offer them alternative ground control methods." said Corey Achziger, Pacific Tractor's general manager....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 19, 2019
Roberts Mountain Climbing Lanes Will Ease Truck Traffic
A $25.98 million project near Roseburg, Ore., should get traffic flowing more smoothly over a mountain pass in the Umpqua River Valley. Contractors for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) are building climbing lanes in both directions over Roberts Mountain to move tractor trailers struggling to make the grade out of the flow of traffic....
Jennifer Hetrick – Associate Editor - Tue October 22, 2019
Oregon Logging Conference 2020 Open for Registration
Registration is now open for the 82nd Oregon Logging Conference (OLC) to be held at the Lane County Events Center and Fairgrounds, Eugene, Ore., February 20-22, 2020. Attendees will experience education, friendly competition and socializing centered on the theme....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 24, 2019
ODOT Bridge Project Spurred by Growth in Troutdale
Poor road surface combined with major new development in the area is triggering an $18.8 million project by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to replace two bridges over I-84 in Troutdale....
Associated Press - Tue August 27, 2019
Oregon Repeals Tsunami-Zone Construction Ban; California Still Has None
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) With sunlight sparkling off surrounding Yaquina Bay, workers are putting up an ocean-studies building, smack in the middle of an area expected to one day be hit by a tsunami. Experts say it's only a matter of time before a shift in a major fault line off the Oregon coast causes a massive earthquake that generates a tsunami as much as seven stories tall....
ODOT - Tue August 27, 2019
Nighttime Blasting Begins on Roberts Mountain
Interstate 5 motorists traveling between Tri City and Winchester can expect intermittent nighttime delays the next three months due to blasting work on Roberts Mountain. Kerr Contractors of Woodburn began blasting work on Roberts Mountain on Interstate 5 on Aug....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 30, 2019
ODOT Works to Improve I-84, Fish Passage in Ladd Canyon
Crews have begun work on a $29.3 million project in Eastern Oregon that is expected to improve safety on a highway on which 50 percent of the traffic is trucks and one that is notorious for perilous conditions....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue July 30, 2019
$2 Bill Is Coolest Thing in Sweet Home, Ore., This Summer
If you've been noticing an unusual number of $2 bills in the Sweet Home, Ore., area, you'll say, "Now that's cool!" when you hear why. The story began years ago when a lumber mill owner heard comments that the mill was having a negative impact on the town....
