Mon May 23, 2016
Work on $3.8B Pipeline Continues
Local Des Moines news affiliate KCCI is reporting that construction is underway in three of four states on a $3.8 billion pipeline that will carry oil from western North Dakota to Illinois. Spokeswoman Lisa Dillinger tells the American News that work on the Dakota Access Pipeline has begun in North Dakota, South Dakota and Illinois....
Eric Olson - Thu May 19, 2016
Modified Excavator Moves Product From Mighty Mississippi
Every spring, the mighty Mississippi River is a busy thoroughfare of barges hauling all manner of goods up and down the waterway. As spring also is the time to get fertilizer to farmers for row-crop planting season, companies that move it are especially active during this part of the year....
Irwin Rapoport - Thu May 19, 2016
Rieth-Riley Leads Vital I-94 Repaving, Bridge Repair Work
Rieth-Riley Construction Co. Inc. crews are making steady progress in the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) $13.9 million project to resurface Interstate 94 between Bridgman and Stevensville....
Fri May 20, 2016
Homebuilder Accused of Leaving Piles of Debris for Months
Detroit News affiliate FOX2 is reporting that a local builder known for putting up million-dollar homes is to blame for a lot filled with debris, rotting wood and construction materials - which have been there for months....
Thu May 19, 2016
Bullet Train Deadline Pushed Back Four Years
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Obama administration threw the California bullet train project another lifeline Wednesday, extending the schedule by four years for construction of 118 miles of rail through the Central Valley, according to congressional officials....
Thu May 19, 2016
Study: Hudson Yards will contribute $18.9 billion to NYC
Crain's New York is reporting that the company behind the $20 billion Hudson Yards development on Manhattan's West Side expects economic activity there to eventually rival the gross domestic product of Iceland, according to an analysis released Monday....
Wed May 18, 2016
RIDOT Using Accelerated Method for East Bay Bridges
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo joined with Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) officials to tour RIDOT's accelerated bridge reconstruction project for the East Shore Expressway and McCormick Quarry bridges in East Providence, two examples of the many deficient bridges which RIDOT is going to fix as it moves forward with its RhodeWorks program....
Philip Marcelo - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed May 18, 2016
Better Late Than Never: MGM?Casino Finally Ready to Roll in Springfield
BOSTON (AP) This time last year, MGM officials and state and city leaders were reveling in a confetti-filled groundbreaking at the future site of a resort casino in the western Massachusetts city of Springfield....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed May 18, 2016
Nation's First Offshore Wind Farm on Schedule for Late 2016 Completion
The construction of a 30-megawatt, five-turbine offshore wind farm, the first of its kind in the United States, is on schedule for completion later this year, at a reported cost of $290 million. The Block Island Wind Farm will reportedly supply most of Block Island, R.I.'s power while reducing air pollution across southern New England for years into the future....
Wed May 18, 2016
HHS Awards $260M to Health Centers to Improve Facilities
HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced more than $260 million in funding to 290 health centers in 45 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico for facility renovation, expansion or construction....
