CEG - Tue March 08, 2022
VCES Hosts Open House for Its New Redding, California Facility
Volvo Construction Equipment Services (VCES) hosted an open house event on Feb. 9. for the community to celebrate its new facility in Redding, Calif. This new location will mark the 8th VCES facility in California and is located just off I-5 in Shasta County (4963 Mountain Lakes Blvd.)....
Skanska - Tue March 08, 2022
Strzelecki Takes Over as Skanska's New Vice President
Skanska, a construction and development firm, has hired Justin Strzelecki as vice president and account manager of its building operations in California. Strzelecki joined Skanska in September 2021 and in his new role will be responsible for a wide range of business development activities across cultural institutions, transportation, aviation, higher education and healthcare projects....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 08, 2022
Brosamer & Wall Inc. Rebuilds Six Bridges Along I-80
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is spending $30 million via the I-80 Six Bridges Project to increase the vertical clearance to the design standard of 16 ft. 6 in. on six bridges that cross over Interstate 80 (I-80) in the city of Vallejo just north of the Carquinez Bridge....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed February 23, 2022
Sully-Miller Gets Job Done On LAX Runway
Officials at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) are sticklers for quality runways. They have to be. As one of the busiest airport in the world, the facility served more than 88 million passengers in 2019 with an average of 700 daily flights to 113 destinations in the U.S....
CEG Staff - Fri February 11, 2022
DHS Warns Trucker Convoy Protest May Disrupt Super Bowl in Los Angeles
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning law enforcement agencies that a group of truckers is planning a protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates that could start as soon as this weekend in Los Angeles, the site of Super Bowl LVI....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue February 08, 2022
Jilk Heavy Construction Razes Fire-Ravaged Bridge, Granite Builds New Key Crossing
In the aftermath of a natural disaster like California's Woolsey Fire, shell-shocked residents wonder how they can restart their lives. Often roads, bridges and infrastructure need to be rebuilt for that to happen....
Associated Press - Tue February 08, 2022
Lawmakers Vacate 70-Year-Old California Capitol Building for Demo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) While California's Legislature reconvened in early 2022, staff are currently busy building boxes instead of bills as they work to quickly vacate their offices ahead of the scheduled demolition of their nearly 70-year-old workspace....
AGC of California - Tue February 08, 2022
AGC of California Hands Out Safety Awards at Ceremony
AGC of California (AGC) recently announced the winners of the 34th Annual Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA). "Safety is paramount in our industry," said Peter Tateishi, CEO, AGC. "It allows our most important asset, our people, to get home safely, do their essential work in a safe environment and continue to build California....
CEG - Tue February 08, 2022
California Rental Association Hosts 2022 Rental Rally Show
Representing Volvo Construction Equipment and Services (L-R) are Cheyenne Linich, Phil Ransom, Chris Raulinito and Ed Galindo, demonstrating a comprehensive mobile generator line up from Doosan Portable Power....
maritime-executive .com - Wed January 26, 2022
California to Spend $2B On Port Project Improvements
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's state budget plan was recently released and its $286 billion top line figure includes an unexpectedly generous line item for shipping. If it is enacted, the State of California will spend $2.3 billion on seaport-related improvements, roughly on par with federal funding for the nationwide Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP)....
