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CEG - Mon July 27, 2020

JCB SoCal Appoints Newest Dealer-Principal

SoCal JCB came under new management in April, as long time equipment veteran Brady Colton took over the reins of the Fontana location which had previously been operated as a corporate store. As Dealer-Principal, Colton will be responsible for all aspects of the dealership....

Associated Press - Mon July 27, 2020

Provision Has Largest Dam Demo in U.S. History in Question

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Federal regulators on July 16 threw a significant curveball at a coalition that has been planning for years to demolish four massive hydroelectric dams on a river along the California-Oregon border....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 27, 2020

New Upgrades to Dodger Stadium Will Protect Legacy

As part of the Los Angeles Dodgers $100 million stadium upgrades, crews from PCL Construction have ensured to protect the team's legacy. During renovations, the stadium's historical elements were protected, including the outfield stands and corrugated metal roofing....

Sandvik Mining - Mon July 27, 2020

Sandvik Selects VCES as New Member of Distribtor Network

Volvo Construction Equipment Services will be supplying Sandvik's comprehensive range of mobile crushing and screening equipment and full aftermarket support for customers in the state located north of the San Bernardino line....

Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 23, 2020

Paving in the Extremes

Across the country, road builders confront tight deadlines for completing their projects. Often construction teams face the end of the paving season knowing that challenging weather lies ahead. This scenario was especially true for projects in two contrasting environments, one completed at the "North Pole" and the second in the California desert....

NAVFAC Southwest - Wed July 15, 2020

Navy Selects Six Firms for $100M Construction Support

Six companies have won spots on a potential five-year, $100M contract to support the U.S. Navy's construction projects at locations within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command's Southwest area of operations....

Associated Press - Wed July 15, 2020

High-Speed Train Between Southern Calif., Las Vegas to Be Built Along I-15

LOS ANGELES (AP) A plan to build a high-speed train between southern California and Las Vegas got a boost after the rail company in charge of the project received permission to build along Interstate 15....

Business Wire - Tue June 30, 2020

Caltrans Awards NV5 Millions

NV5 Global Inc. , a provider of professional and technical engineering, geospatial and consulting solutions, announced recently that it has been awarded approximately $9 million in transportation infrastructure contracts in California (and N.Y.)....

Business Wire - Tue June 30, 2020

Cosumnes Bridge Replacement Project Goes to Granite

Granite announced recently that it has been awarded the Child Project 4 (CP4) portion of the Construction Manager/ General Contractor (CM/GC) contract of the Cosumnes Bridge Replacement Project by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in Sacramento County, California....

CEG - Tue June 30, 2020

Tadano Saves DeWolfe Time, Labor on I-405 Job

Neither a global pandemic nor a slowed economy has kept one Southern California contractor off its desired growth curve. Dewolfe Crane Service's work with Orange County Transit and Caltrans has kept it steadily busy thru the first two quarters of 2020 and has even fueled the need to add one crane to its fleet....