Kirby-Smith Machinery - Tue September 11, 2018
Terramac Expands Into North Texas With Kirby-Smith
Kirby-Smith Machinery expands Terramac dealer coverage to six of its existing branch locations in northern Texas which include Dallas, Odessa, Fort Worth, Lubbock, Amarillo and Abilene. Each location has been approved to provide complete crawler carrier sales, rentals, service and support to the area....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 11, 2018
Construction Set to Begin Next Year on Medical Campus
Work is set to begin in 2019 on a medical center founding institutions say will transform Houston into an international hub for biomedical research. Dubbed the TMC3 — the 3 represents the branding of Houston as the “third coast” for life sciences — the new research campus is a collaboration between Texas Medical Center (TMC), Baylor College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue September 11, 2018
First Pre-Cast Segment Reaches Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge Work Site
On Sept. 4, the Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge project reached a major milestone when the first pre-cast segment was delivered to its North Approach. The segment weighs 135 tons and is the first of about 2,600....
Associated Press - Tue September 11, 2018
Big Oil Asks Government to Protect It From Climate Change
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — As the nation plans new defenses against the more powerful storms and higher tides expected from climate change, one project stands out: an ambitious proposal to build a nearly 60-mi....
Associated Press - Wed August 29, 2018
Voters OK $2.5B Bond on Harvey Anniversary
HOUSTON (AP) Voters in Houston and its surrounding county marked the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey coming ashore by approving the issuance of $2.5 billion in bonds to fund flood-control projects that might mitigate the damage caused by future storms....
CEG - Wed August 29, 2018
Iron Bound Auctions' Owner Looks Forward to Big Future
Seminole, Texas, near the west Texas border with New Mexico, has been known for two things for a very long time: oil and cotton. But soon, large-scale equipment auctions may be synonymous with the town as well if Johan Krahn has anything to say about it....
Andrew Demillo - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon August 27, 2018
Plan for $4.5B Wind Farm Scrapped After Reg's Denial
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) A utility said on July 27 it is dropping plans for what would have been the largest wind farm in the country, a day after regulators in Texas rejected the $4.5 billion project. American Electric Power said it was cancelling plans for the 2,000-megawatt Wind Catcher wind farm, which would have spanned two counties in the Oklahoma panhandle and provided power to customers in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana....
ALLU - Thu August 23, 2018
ALLU Group Joins Distribution Contractors Association
ALLU Group Inc. , based in East Brunswick, N.J., recently became a member of the Distribution Contractors Association (DCA). Based near Dallas, the DCA facilitates the exchange of information related to the construction and maintenance of gas distribution pipeline systems throughout the United States....
Takeuchi - Thu August 16, 2018
Takeuchi Announces Nueces Power Equipment as New Dealer
Takeuchi-US, an innovative global leader in compact equipment, has announced Nueces Power Equipment as a new dealer. Based in Corpus Christi, Texas, the company will carry Takeuchi's compact excavator and track loaders in their Houston and San Antonio locations....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Thu August 16, 2018
Kirby-Smith Machinery, Inc. Awarded Northern Texas for Terramac
Kirby-Smith Machinery will expand its Terramac dealer coverage to six of its existing branch locations in Northern Texas which include Dallas, Odessa, Fort Worth, Lubbock, Amarillo and Abilene. Each location has been approved to provide complete crawler carrier sales, rentals, service and support to the area....
