CEG - Wed May 23, 2018
Ritchie Bros. Hosts Two-Day Equipment Sale in Fort Worth
Ritchie Bros. sold more than $44 million of equipment and trucks over two days at its live, unreserved auction in Fort Worth, Texas. More than 4,750 people from 59 countries registered to bid in the May 15 to 16, 2018, event, including more than 3,450 people registering to bid online....
CEG - Wed May 23, 2018
Alex Lyon & Son Conducts Late-Model Fleet Sale in Fort Worth
Alex Lyon & Son welcomed customers to an auction on May 16 at its facility on Hicks Field Road in Fort Worth, Texas. The auction featured late model rental equipment from Herc Rentals and Ahern Rentals, including forklifts, skid steers, aerials, truck tractors, Mack dump trucks and attachments....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Tue May 22, 2018
Hammers, Etc. Sees Enormous Growth, Success
Sometimes success in business comes after many years; other times it can happen quickly. Alejandro Miranda is definitely in the latter category — in just two short years, he has made a highly successful name for himself and his business, Hammers, Etc....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 22, 2018
$76M I-20 at Ranger Hill Work Under Way
A $76 million I-20 at Ranger Hill reconstruction project will provide safer and swifter driving conditions on the 3-mi. stretch of highway in north-central Texas, about halfway between Abilene and Fort Worth....
Collin County - Tue May 22, 2018
Collin County Voters Will Decide 2018 Bond Program in November
The Collin County Commissioners Court unanimously agreed on May 7, 2018, to hold a $750 million bond election come November to help keep pace with county growth. Transportation authorities have estimated that Collin County will need more than $3 billion in roadway expansion and construction over the next decade to deal with increased traffic and rapidly growing cities and towns....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue May 22, 2018
TTC Approves New Projects
Texas Transportation Commissioners approved more than $258 million in new construction projects including more than $11.1 million approved for the Lufkin District in Shelby, Angelina and Polk counties....
Texas Health - Tue May 22, 2018
$300M Expansion on Tap at Texas Health Fort Worth
Texas Health Resources has announced a $300-million expansion of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth that will feature a nine-story patient bed tower and major modernization of surgical services....
Goldwind Americas - Tue May 22, 2018
Wind Prototype in West Texas
Goldwind Americas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. Ltd., announced May 8 that it has completed the installation of its GW 3MW(S) Smart Wind Turbine test unit at the UL Advanced Wind Turbine Test Facility located at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue May 22, 2018
U.S. 62 Driving Lane Project Will Rehabilitate 23 Miles
A $9.6 million Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) project that will make improvements to eastbound U.S. 62/180 in Gaines County was scheduled to begin April 2. Rehabilitation work will focus on the eastbound driving lane and consist of road surface and base repairs, and an asphalt pavement overlay....
Texas Central - Tue May 22, 2018
Texas Central Names Bechtel Project Manager of Bullet Train
Texas Central, developers of the high-speed train between North Texas and Houston, announced an agreement on May 2 with Bechtel to work together on project management services. Bechtel has completed more than 300 major train and subway projects, including the Channel Tunnel High Speed 1, Crossrail in London, Riyadh Metro and Dulles Corridor Metrorail in the Washington, D.C., area....
