Tue May 02, 2017
TxDOT Celebrates 100 Years of Service to Texans
The Texas Department of Transportation turned 100 years old on April 4, and celebrated with an employee event at its downtown Austin headquarters office located in the DeWitt Greer building at 125 E. 11th Street....
Tue May 02, 2017
Charles Wiley Retires, Curt Howell Takes Helm as CEO
Time Manufacturing, a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of vehicle-mounted aerial lifts, announced the retirement of Charles Wiley and the appointment of Curt S. Howell as new CEO. Headquartered in Waco, Texas, Time manufactures professional grade aerial lifts under the well-known brands Versalift and Condor and distributes its products globally....
Tue May 02, 2017
Texas Welcomes Kubota to Grapevine, Celebrates Official Opening of North American HQ
Kubota Tractor Corporation unveiled its new North American headquarters building in Grapevine, Texas, in a special ribbon cutting ceremony with Gov. Greg Abbott, Masatoshi Kimata, president and representative director of the Kubota Group, and state and local officials and supporters from the Grapevine community who all helped to usher in a new era for the company....
Tue May 02, 2017
Fluor Wins Bid-Build U.S. 287 Infrastructure Project in Texas
Fluor Corporation has been awarded a bid-build contract in Texas for the construction of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) U.S. 287 Project in Ellis County, just south of Dallas and Fluor's corporate headquarters in Irving....
Tue May 02, 2017
Transmountain Announces Plans for Cinergy Center
Transmountain Partners announces plans for a new 90,000 sq. ft. entertainment complex to begin construction this summer with a target opening of May 2018. Cinergy Entertainment will boast 10 state-of-the-art auditoriums; 18 lanes of upscale bowling with sophisticated design and seating; two full-service bars; multiple escape rooms; a fully-loaded game floor with more than 110 interactive games; redemption store; premium dining options; a multi-level laser tag arena; Sky Walker with a zip line (a gravity-defying, black light overhead ropes course); and multiple event rooms....
Tue May 02, 2017
AASHTO Chooses TxDOT's Kenney as 2017 Transportation Mgmt. Fellowship
AASHTO announced that it has chosen three employees of state departments of transportation to work in the coming year at association headquarters in Washington, D.C., as winners of 2017 Transportation Management Fellowships....
Tue May 02, 2017
Officials Break Ground on $250M Texas Live!
The Texas Rangers and its development partner, The Cordish Companies, gathered on March 29 to celebrate the groundbreaking of Texas Live!. The Rangers and Cordish were joined by Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams, Arlington City Council, and community and business leaders from Tarrant County and the city of Arlington to celebrate this exciting milestone that will cement Arlington as the premier sports, entertainment and hospitality destination in the country for decades to come....
Tue May 02, 2017
Ritchie Bros. Hosts Successful Two-Day Sale in Houston
More than 4,400 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Houston, on April 19 to 20, 2017. With bidders from 61 countries, approximately 54 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as France, Australia and Japan....
Mon May 01, 2017
Construction Begins on $400M New Mexico, Texas Power Line
Xcel Energy has started construction on a 345-kilovolt transmission line between Texas and New Mexico to extend its electrical distribution system. Formal groundbreaking ceremonies were scheduled near Hobbs, N.M., on the $400 million project to eventually connect to a substation north of Abernathy, Texas....
Candace Carlisle - Bizjournals - Fri April 28, 2017
Construction Begins on $450M Arena in Fort Worth
Construction was underway in early April on a new $450 million arena — called the Fort Worth Multipurpose Arena — next to the Will Rogers Memorial Center in the city's Cultural District....
