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Thu June 08, 2017

Sandia Awards 14 N.M. Construction Companies $135M in New Contracts

Fourteen New Mexico companies, most of them small businesses, have been chosen to provide about $135 million in general, electrical, mechanical and civil construction work at Sandia National Laboratories....

Thu June 08, 2017

Kirby-Smith Announces Hiring of Rickey Bailey as Vice President, Crane Division

Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. , an equipment distributor and Manitowoc certified elite dealer, has announced the hiring of Rickey Bailey as vice president, crane division. Bailey will be responsible for the strategy and oversight of Kirby-Smith's crane operations, replacing the recently retired Ben Graham who had led the company's crane division for more than 16 years....

Wed June 07, 2017

U.S. 34 Reconstruction in Colorado Hits Halfway Mark

The significant amount of work done in the Big Thompson Canyon since last October when U.S. 34 closed to through traffic means the project is not only halfway done, but that the Colorado Department of Transportation and Kiewit Infrastructure Co....

Wed June 07, 2017

Route 66 Landmark to Be Redeveloped

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Redevelopment of another old motel along historic Route 66 will begin soon. Albuquerque-based Construct Southwest was selected last July by the city of Albuquerque to bring the De Anza Motor Lodge back to life....

Lori Tobias - Wed June 07, 2017

Alaska Marks Anniversary of Major Feat

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Alaska Highway, an engineering marvel that some doubted could be done, and one military officer likened to the biggest and hardest construction job since the Panama Canal....

Wed June 07, 2017

Repair Work Begins at Dam

OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) Construction crews in California have begun demolishing the destroyed portion of the main spillway at Oroville Dam as they race to repair the structure in time for the next rainy season, state water officials and construction managers said....

Wed June 07, 2017

Skanska, Ames to Build California's I-15 Express Lanes

Skanska announced its joint venture with Ames Construction has been awarded a $243.9 million design-build contract from the Riverside County Transportation Commission to construct new express toll lanes on the I-15 freeway....

Chuck Harvey - Wed June 07, 2017

Changes Coming to Santa Barbara Roads

Workers are building two new highway overcrossings as part of California's $60 million Highway 101, Linden and Casitas Pass Project that includes local circulation improvements and key bridge replacements in preparation for future Highway 101 widening....

Tue June 06, 2017

ALLU Group Welcomes New Western U.S. Territory Manager

ALLU Inc., based in Teterboro, N.J., announced Scott Stogsdill as its new territory sales manager of the Western United States. He will be responsible for increasing and working with ALLU's network of dealers in the Western United States, as well as field sales activities....

Tue June 06, 2017

Big-D Construction's Lab Project Crowned 'Champion of the Year'

Big-D Construction garnered several Excellence in Construction awards from the Utah Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), including the inaugural 'ABC Champion of the Year' award....