Associated Press - Tue June 22, 2021
NU Sells $400M in Municipal Bonds for List of Renovations
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) The University of Nebraska has netted $400 million in financing through the sale of municipal bonds to be used for a growing list of renovations and replacement projects. The Lincoln Journal Star reported that the sale took place May 27, and money garnered will go toward an $800 million backlog of projects at campuses in Lincoln, Omaha and Kearney, as well as the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis....
NioCorp - Wed June 09, 2021
NioCorp Buys Key Nebraska Land Parcel for Project
NioCorp Developments Ltd. announced that it has formally closed on the purchase of a key land parcel associated with the company's Elk Creek superalloy materials project. With this acquisition, NioCorp now owns the surface land on which the project's mine infrastructure and supporting operations will be located once sufficient project financing is obtained to allow the project to proceed....
Nebraska Department of Transportation - Tue April 13, 2021
Paulsen Inc. Begins Work On L-17J Project Near Sidney, Nebraska
Work is under way on L-17J, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Paulsen Inc. , of Cozad, Neb., has the $12,700,000 contract. Work includes grading with soil stabilization; pavement replacement; median surfacing; new storm drains; bridge decking; guardrails; electric work; pavement markings and signs; and earth shouldering with seeding....
Doosan Infracore - Tue March 02, 2021
Omaha-Based Company Tackles Demolition Project in Its Home City
Out with the old, in with the new. That is what demolition is all about. Last fall, Ronco Construction got to work removing the old in its hometown of Omaha, Neb. A construction project in the "Gateway to the West" required demolishing existing buildings to make way for a residential project that was bringing new housing options to the neighborhood....
Doosan Infracore North America - Tue February 09, 2021
Doosan Expands Presence in Nebraska With Three New Locations
Doosan Infracore North America LLC is partnering with Central Nebraska Bobcat to add three new locations. In addition to providing increased service and support for customers, these new Midwest locations will offer customers more access to purchase and rent Doosan equipment....
Aspen Equipment - Wed February 03, 2021
Phillips Joins Aspen Equipment as New Territory Manager
Aspen Equipment announced that David Phillips will be joining the company as the truck equipment territory manager for Iowa and Nebraska. Phillips brings more than 10 years of experience to the position, selling sign trucks and boom trucks throughout the United States, Canada and Latin/South America....
Nebraska Department of Transportation - Tue January 19, 2021
NDOT Advances Projects Along Highway 275 Corridor
Highway 275 from Norfolk to Fremont has long been an identified corridor critical to the economic growth of northeast Nebraska and the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) has recognized this corridor as a priority....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 05, 2021
Site Prep for Nebraska Hospital Unearths Interesting Find
As crews worked to compact soil while completing site preparation for the expansion of the Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital's Lincoln, Neb., campus, they just couldn't achieve compaction. So, they began digging to find the unsuitable soil....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 22, 2020
Nebraska Launches $352M Lincoln South Beltway
Most large cities have a loop around the city center to divert traffic from the downtown area and to enhance traffic flow. Lincoln, Neb., has been dreaming of a beltway since the 1960s, but until the Build Nebraska Act was passed in 2011, designating one-quarter of 1 percent of sales tax for expansion of the expressway system, federal high priority corridors and preservation of the existing transportation system, the Nebraska Department of Transportation wasn't able to commit the resources necessary....
Associated Press - Tue November 10, 2020
Lincoln Airport Moves Ahead On $44M Terminal Renovation
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Lincoln Airport officials want to raise taxes to pay for a $44 million terminal renovation and expansion. The last time the Airport Authority used its authority to levy a property tax was in 1986....
