CEG - Tue July 03, 2018
Machinery Auctioneers Hosts Auction at Odessa Facility
Machinery Auctioneers held a public auction of construction equipment, trucks, trailers and oilfield equipment at its Odessa, Texas, facility on June 26. Buyers were invited to bid from the comfort of Machinery Auctioneers' air-conditioned auditorium, where they were able to view items up for sale....
Associated Press - Wed June 27, 2018
One Dead, 12 Hurt in Construction Explosion
One construction worker was killed and a dozen others were injured after an explosion at an addition to a Texas hospital June 26, 2018, authorities said. Bob Harrell, the Coryell County emergency manager, said all of those killed or injured were construction workers and not hospital staff or patients....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 20, 2018
Union Pacific Invests $550M in Brazos Rail Yard
With an expected cost of more than half a billion dollars, Union Pacific Railroad's latest construction project is one for the record books. Work on Brazos Yard in Robertson County, Texas, began in January on approximately 1,875 acres....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Wed June 20, 2018
After This Irving Contractor Landed Its First Job, 'They Just Kept Coming'
Nearly all new construction business owners experience the anxiety of securing that first job, even those with extensive backgrounds that give them plenty of experience to tackle almost any size project....
CEG - Wed June 20, 2018
ROMCO Equipment Hosts Cemen Tech's Texas Roadshow
ROMCO Equipment Co. hosted the 2018 Cemen Tech Texas Roadshow in San Antonio May 22 to 23 and in Houston June 5 to 6. Both Roadshows featured three demos that showcased fast-setting concrete, flowable fill and typical concrete production....
Harbor Bridge Project website - Tue June 19, 2018
Harbor Bridge Crews Achieve Project Milestone
Harbor Bridge Project (HBP) crews have reached another milestone with the completion of 40 drilled shafts on both the north and south side of the project. The 40 drilled shafts will make up the foundations of the two bridge pylons....
Governor Abbott’s office - Tue June 19, 2018
Gov. Abbott Announces CORE West Headquarters Relocation to Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott announced on June 5 that CORE West Inc. will be relocating its headquarters from Phoenix, Ariz., to Frisco, Texas, bringing $4 million in capital investment and 97 new jobs to the state of Texas....
Bandit Industries - Tue June 19, 2018
Stanley Equipment Joins Bandit's Dealer Network
Channelview, Texas-based Stanley Equipment and Parts Inc. joins Bandit Industries' ever-expanding network of authorized Bandit dealers, expanding its ability to better serve customers. Stanley Equipment and Parts, located at 16127 Market St....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Tue June 19, 2018
Oil Fields Drive West Texas Dealership Beard Equipment
In a notoriously up and down, cyclical industry, you better be good at what you do and you better have a good business plan. Beard Equipment, like every other business in the oil-rich areas of West Texas, rides the roller coaster that is the oil market....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 19, 2018
Final Phases of Southwest Gulf Railroad Medina Line Begin
“Historical” is one way to describe a 9-mi. Southwest Gulf Railroad Medina Line track and facilities project now under construction near Dunlay, Texas, west of San Antonio. Short line railroads, which initially delivered both goods and passengers, were a major part of the history of early-to-mid 20th century rail service in the United States....
