Sports & Entertainment

Thu February 08, 2018

Polluted No More: $863M Arena Removes Contaminated Soil From Site

Through careful planning, Little Caesars Arena has successfully avoided a toxic vapor issue that has plagued more than 4,000 sites throughout Michigan. State officials required Olympia Entertainment to remove the contaminated soil during construction of the $863 million arena, The Detroit News reported....

Wed February 07, 2018

Paving Company Wins Big at Super Bowl LII Stadium

While viewers of Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4, 2018 at US Bank Stadium may not notice the exceptional flatness of the field, the crew from Park Construction will know they notched the first NFL win at the stadium....

Cindy Riley - Tue January 30, 2018

Lubbock's $153M Buddy Holly Hall Due to Open in 2020

Named for legendary singer-songwriter, the Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences will serve as a catalytic project for downtown redevelopment when it opens in Lubbock, Texas, in 2020. The $153 million project will create close to 1,200 jobs from construction efforts alone, and host an estimated 250,000 visitors annually....

Fri January 26, 2018

Diggerland USA Releases New Compact Tractor Ride, Ventrac 3400Y

America's only construction theme park, where children and their families drive and operate real construction machinery, is going into its fifth season and publicly revealing the second of five new rides at the Philadelphia Auto Show....

Krysta Fauria – Associated Press - Wed January 17, 2018

$2.6B LA Rams, Chargers Stadium Enters Midway Point

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Rams and Chargers have shown off their future new home rising from a very deep hole in suburban Inglewood. The teams gave news media a hard-hat tour of the stadium construction site about 10 mi....

Cindy Riley - Wed January 17, 2018

Colorado Builds $75M U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame

Located more than 6,000 ft. above sea level at the foothills of Rocky Mountains' Pikes Peak, Colorado's $75 million U.S. Olympic Museum will create a gateway to downtown Colorado Springs when it opens in 2019....

Brady McCombs – Associated Press - Tue January 16, 2018

Salt Lake City Aiming to Bid for 2030 Winter Olympics

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah officials, studying the possibility of Salt Lake City making a bid to host another Winter Olympics, said they would rather host the games in 2030, but could be ready if they're needed for 2026....

Tue January 16, 2018

Seattle Remodels Arena to Attract NBA, NHL Franchises

SEATTLE (AP) Seattle is moving forward with efforts to renovate the aging city-owned KeyArena into a premier venue that could be ready for an NBA or NHL team within three years. The Seattle City Council on Dec....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 15, 2018

JESCO Inc. Builds New $55M Baseball Stadium for Mississippi State University

Even as construction continues on the new $55 million baseball stadium for Mississippi State University (MSU) in Starkville to rebuild the Dudy Noble Field — the homefield of the Bulldogs — the team has already held some practices inside the grounds of the new structure, which is being built by JESCO Inc....

Thu January 11, 2018

Savannah Moves Ahead With Plans for New 9,000-Seat Arena

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) The Savannah City Council has approved a $2.8 million contract for a firm to manage construction of a new arena. The planned 9,000-seat arena is expected to take about 38 months to design and construct, The Savannah Morning News reported....