Associated Press - Tue December 27, 2022
House Authorizes Defense Bill, Includes Ike Dike Protection
HOUSTON (AP) Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas, but mostly spared the region's oil refineries and chemical plants, the U.S. House of Representatives voted recently to authorize the most expensive project ever recommended by the U.S....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 27, 2022
Officials Celebrate Billion Dollars Worth of Projects in Texas
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), which is overseeing a major multi-billion dollar expansion of the state's highway network via road and bridge construction, officially launched a new highway project in the Fort Worth/Dallas area (Tarrant County) and marked the completion of another....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Tue November 29, 2022
Lockhart Excavation Delivers for Its Lone Star Customers
Brice Lockhart doesn't necessarily believe in the adage, "bigger is not always better.""We like jobs that involve really big pipe, especially ones with large quantities that need to be put in the ground," said Lockhart, who owns and operates Lockhart Excavation LLC in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Melanie....
Gilmer Mirror - Tue November 29, 2022
University of Texas Professor Will Enhance Highway Asphalt
Mena Souliman, associate professor and the Ronald D. Brazzel Endowed Professor of Civil Engineering of The University of Texas at Tyler, has received a nearly $600,000 Texas Department of Transportation grant to enhance the asphalt currently being used in highway/road resurfacing projects for improved wet-weather driving....
University of Texas - Tue November 29, 2022
Officials Approve New $308 Million Medical Facility
The University of Texas Board of Regents gave final authorization for design, development and additional construction funding for the University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine's new Medical Education Building — approving a total project cost of $308 million for the facility....
U.S. Dept. of Adminstration - Tue November 29, 2022
Three State Ports Will Receive Million-Dollar Upgrades
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced more than $39 million to fund three projects in Texas to improve port facilities through the Maritime Administration's Port Infrastructure Development Program....
TxDOT - Tue November 29, 2022
TxDOT Employees Save Woman, Receive Extra Mile Award
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) awarded the Extra Mile Awards at their annual Texas Transportation Short Course in College Station. The Extra Mile Award recognizes employees who have acted heroically to help a fellow Texan in need....
TxDOT - Tue November 29, 2022
TxDOT, Contractor Take Steps to Resume Harbor Bridge
TxDOT and Flatiron Dragados LLC (FDLLC) have executed a signed letter agreement that establishes the legal framework for resolving the safety issues identified in the design of the New Harbor Bridge Project....
Dallas College - Tue November 29, 2022
Dallas College Receives Grant for Construction Training Courses
Dallas College has been awarded a $3.5 million Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to train more than 1,500 employees in construction-related courses. The grant, announced at a special check-signing ceremony with TWC Commissioner Aaron Demerson, is aimed at expanding trainees' current job responsibilities and increasing productivity for Texas employers....
Link-Belt Cranes - Tue November 29, 2022
Big B Crane Hits Stride With Link-Belt Cranes
In the last 24 months Big B Crane of Burleson, Texas, has purchased six Link-Belt lattice crawler cranes from local Link-Belt Cranes distributor HOLT Crane & Equipment of Irving, Texas. In June 2021, Big B Crane purchased two 238 HSLs and a 248 HSL, a 298 HSL in September 2021, a 348 Series 2 in June 2022 and a second 298 HSL in July 2022....
