Associated Press - Tue June 27, 2023
Contractors Digging Deep for Ventilation Shaft Construction
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) The U.S. Department of Energy says it's making progress on a new ventilation shaft at the nation's only underground nuclear repository that will allow the facility to ramp up operations as it disposes of tons of waste from decades of research and bomb making....
Associated Press - Wed May 31, 2023
U.S. Greenlights Transmission Line for Renewable Energy
The U.S. government is greenlighting a proposed multibillion-dollar transmission line that would send primarily wind-generated electricity from the rural plains of New Mexico to big cities in the West....
New Mexico DOT - Wed May 31, 2023
Fed Invests $585M for New Water Infrastructure Projects
New Mexico is poised to receive more than $30 million in federal funding for water infrastructure projects. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced recently that $585 million of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will be spent on 83 projects in 11 states, including six New Mexico projects....
CEG - Wed March 09, 2022
New Mexico Woman Overcomes Challenges to Build Thriving Business
Cindy Waterworth, owner of the Backhoe Lady, is accustomed to overcoming challenges. While she currently works in an industry where only 11.9 percent of the workforce is female, she once had a different occupation — one she loved, but it led her to be the victim of a violent crime....
CEG - Wed February 23, 2022
Producers Rely On Western Group for Aggregate Equipment
Knowing that Paul Miller is weeks away from retirement, one would suspect the reason he keeps one eye on the cell phone placed conspicuously on the corner of his desk is in anticipation of his afternoon tee time....
NMDOT - Wed January 26, 2022
New Mexico Dept. of Transportation Celebrates Completion of I-25 Project
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT), distinguished guests and community members cut the ribbon to officially open the I-25 University Avenue Project. The approximately $34 million project, which has been under construction since January 2020, is designed to improve safety and traffic flow at one of the city's busiest traffic interchanges....
Komatsu - Wed June 17, 2020
VIDEO: Komatsu's PC130-11 Excavator Provides Durability, Reliability in Small Package
For contractors looking for an excavator for utility work or small construction jobs, the Komatsu PC130-11 fits the bill. With an operating weight of 28,660 lb (13,000 kg), it can be more easily transported on a tag trailer without permits....
Power Equipment Company/Volvo Construction Equipment - Thu January 06, 2022
Power Equipment Company Acquires Golden Equipment Company
Power Equipment Company, which has been distributing construction equipment in the Rocky Mountains region since 1936 and is a long-time member of the Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) dealer network, is expanding its footprint in the southwest with the acquisition of Golden Equipment Company....
Associated Press - Wed November 17, 2021
New Mexico Officials Approve $100M Nuclear Waste Construction
CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) State environmental regulators have cleared the way for work to continue on a multimillion-dollar ventilation shaft at the federal government's underground nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico....
Associated Press - Wed October 20, 2021
U.S. Nuclear Repository Completes Key Mining Project
After seven years of mining, federal officials said work to carve out the eighth disposal area at the U.S. government's underground nuclear waste repository is complete. Managers at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant are planning to use the space beginning next year....
