Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue October 06, 2020
Flatiron Upgrades Taxiway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Seven months into the Houston Airports System (HAS) $58.9 million rehabilitation of Taxiway WB at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), construction crews from Flatiron are making steady progress on the project that began in early February and has a projected delivery date of early 2022....
Terex - Tue October 06, 2020
Terex TA300 Powers Through Job for Houston Contractor
It's back to school for Franco Builders as the family-owned contractor takes on two major new high school projects in the Houston area — Alvin ISD (Independent School District) High School 4 and Fort Bend ISD High School 12....
WeBuild Group - Tue October 06, 2020
Bullet Train: Dallas-Houston Rail Gets Federal Approval
The Webuild Group and its U.S. subsidiary and joint-venture partner Lane Construction are a step closer to starting work on a high-speed railway between Dallas and Houston after the publication of two federal decisions on the historic project that will bring a major boost to the economy and create thousands of jobs....
Associated Press - Tue October 06, 2020
Flood Damage Calls for New Proposal in Houston Area
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) Houston, a Gulf Coast city that barely rises above sea level, has long worried about a worst-case weather scenario — a direct hit from a powerful storm that sends a wall of water barreling into the region's petrochemical facilities, possibly triggering an environmental disaster....
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers - Tue October 06, 2020
Ritchie Bros. Sees Success at Latest Fort Worth Auction
Ritchie Bros. put on another big auction in Fort Worth, selling more than 5,200 equipment items and trucks over two days for more than $68 million. More than 11,300 bidders from 72 countries registered for the Sept....
Associated Press - Tue October 06, 2020
Contractor to Supply New Pipeline to Permian Basin
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Oil companies in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico need millions of gallons of water to retrieve petroleum. At the same time, the city of Lubbock spends $1 million each year to dispose its treated wastewater at two city farms....
Solar Power World - Tue October 06, 2020
Prospero 2 Solar Project in Andrews County Underway
Longroad Energy Holdings announced the financial close and commencement of construction of the Prospero 2 Solar Project, a 331-MWDC project located in Andrews County. Longroad will continue to own the $320 million project, which is expected to come online in the second quarter of 2021....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 23, 2020
Easy as ABC
Accelerated bridge construction (ABC) was the method chosen by SEMA Construction to replace the 50-year old Seagoville Road twin-bridges over I-635 in Dallas to minimize the impacts on traffic using the busy highway....
Holt Manufacturing - Wed September 23, 2020
HOLT Produces Full Line of Spray King Suite of Tank Solutions in Waco
Ever since Benjamin Holt produced his first horse-drawn harvester in the late 1800's, and then developed the first successful track-type tractor, which he named the "Caterpillar" in 1904, HOLT Manufacturing has been building the products that move industries forward....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 08, 2020
Flatiron Works to Rebuild I-820 East Loop in Fort Worth
Construction of the $177 million, I-820 East Loop project in the Greater Fort Worth Area has made significant progress since the project broke ground in late July 2018 as part of the state's Texas Clear Lanes initiative to alleviate traffic congestion in a heavily traveled part of the Dallas-Fort Worth roadway system....
