Mon November 20, 2017
County Considers Building $198M Jail
BOISE, Idaho (AP) An independent consulting firm has recommended Canyon County build a $198 million jail to solve the overcrowding problem at its current facility. Canyon County commissioners listened to a presentation by design firm DLR Group, which said the county needs 1,055 beds to meet the needs of its projected population growth throughout the next 20 years....
Mon November 20, 2017
Tsurumi, Hoffman Crew Partner for Season 8 of Gold Rush
Tsurumi Pumps' products will be featured on the eighth season of Gold Rush, the popular Discovery reality series that follows the exploits of 316 Mining. The Oregon-based mining company chose Tsurumi as its exclusive provider of pumping equipment, which includes numerous pumps, variable frequency drives and custom-built pontoons....
Mon November 20, 2017
PacWest Promotes Upton to Spokane Branch Manager
PacWest Machinery announced that Scott Upton has been promoted to the position of branch manager of its Spokane, Wash., operation. Previously, Upton was the used equipment manager of the company. PacWest Machinery covers eastern Washington, northern Idaho and northeast Oregon from its Spokane location....
Mon November 20, 2017
ODOT Unveils New Equipment to Combat Winter Conditions
Oregon travelers can expect to see changes in winter maintenance activities this year that include the use of new tow plows and double-wing snow plows, plus rock salt on interstate freeways and some secondary highways in eastern Oregon....
Mon November 20, 2017
Port Commission OKs $36M Wharf Modernization Project
On Oct. 24, the Port of Everett Commission authorized staff to solicit construction bids for the Port's South Terminal Modernization project. This marks a major milestone in the Port Commission's effort to realize its top strategic initiative to modernize the Seaport....
Mon November 20, 2017
Chobani Spends $100M to Expand Footprint in Twin Falls
Chobani LLC, Greek yogurt maker and the second largest overall yogurt manufacturer in the United States, announced the expansion of the world's largest yogurt plant in Twin Falls, Idaho, by breaking ground on a 70,000-sq.-ft....
Lori Tobias - Mon November 20, 2017
Sea-Tac Undergoing $550M Modernization, Expansion
Travelers flying through the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport can expect to see major changes in the coming years as the airport expands and updates its facilities to accommodate the ever-increasing number of passengers arriving and departing the Pacific Northwest hub....
Wed October 25, 2017
Mortenson Creates AR App for Construction Visualization
After pioneering the use of virtual design in construction, Mortenson Construction has developed a first-of-its-kind augmented reality (AR) mobile app to help the University of Washington community “see” the future CSE2 computer science building — well before its doors open to students in January of 2019....
Tue October 24, 2017
Washington Factory to Produce New Wood
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. (AP) A new factory is planned in eastern Washington to produce an emerging technology in wood construction. Menlo Park, California-based Katerra said it will manufacture cross-laminated timber, or CLT, and other mass timber products at a new plant it is building in Spokane Valley....
Tue October 24, 2017
Idaho Transportation Department Refinances GARVEE, Saves Taxpayers $13.1M
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) will save approximately $13.1 million in interest costs on GARVEE highway bonds. ITD worked with the Idaho Housing and Finance Association to refinance $101 million of debt by reducing interest rates from 4.5 percent to 2.3 percent on those bonds....
