Houston Chronicle - Tue December 28, 2021
Harris County Adds $300M to Houston Canal Project Cost
Construction work is now restarting on the Houston Ship Canal Bridge in Texas. The bridge has been the subject of considerable controversy after construction was halted on the project over safety concerns....
Business Wire - Tue December 28, 2021
Fluor-Led JV to Build New Nuclear Project in Amarillo, Texas
Fluor Corporation recently announced that the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) selected Nuclear Production One LLC (NPOne) — a Fluor-led joint venture with Amentum — to lead the Y-12 National Security Complex and Pantex Plant Management and Operating (M&O) contract....
HOLT Cat - Tue December 28, 2021
HOLT Cat Hosts Tech Wars Event After 2020 Cancelation
In November, the HOLT Cat Tech Wars State Finals competition was held at HOLT ProTech training facility, located within the HOLT Cat San Antonio campus. For the fifth year, HOLT Cat technicians went head-to-head in Tech Wars, a friendly competition to showcase the talent and expertise of technicians across the state....
KCI - Tue December 28, 2021
KCI Continues Texas Expansion With CEC Acquisition
KCI Technologies Inc. , a multi-disciplined engineering firm with offices throughout the United States, has announced the acquisition of Texas-based Civil Engineering Consultants (CEC). CEC's wide-ranging civil engineering, construction management and surveying expertise will complement KCI's continued expansion throughout the state....
TxDOT - Tue December 28, 2021
TxDOT Celebrates Ribbon Cutting On Pair of Projects
TxDOT was joined by state and local elected officials to cut the ribbon on the RM 2222 Widening project in northwest Austin, constructed by Capital Excavation Company. "With the widening of RM 2222, we're already seeing improvement in traffic flow," Austin District Engineer Tucker Ferguson said....
Gov. Abbott - Tue December 28, 2021
Gov. Abbott Debuts New Wall Construction
Gov. Greg Abbott recently held a press conference debuting the construction of the Texas border wall in Rio Grande City — just six months after he announced Texas would build its own border wall....
CEG - Mon December 27, 2021
Texarkana John Deere Dealership Relocating
United Ag & Turf, a John Deere dealership, is moving to a new facility on the west side of Texarkana. The current facility, located at 4015 E. 9th St., has been around since the '70s as a John Deere dealership known as Green Line Equipment....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 27, 2021
JR's Demolition and Excavation Demos South Irving Site, Makes Way for New Development
Planning is ongoing for the redevelopment of the Plymouth Park Shopping Mall in the South Irving section of Irving, Texas, but JR Demolition and Excavation has already completed the demo work in September....
Tellus Equipment - Mon December 27, 2021
Tellus Equipment Solutions Expands Operations to Austin, Texas
Tellus Equipment Solutions LLC, an authorized John Deere equipment dealer for central and south Texas, announced the opening of a new Austin, Texas, store as part of its continued expansion plan. The new store will be located on Highway 290 West, and will have the mission of supporting the Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Dripping Springs and Pflugerville communities with equipment, parts and service to fill customers' needs....
Joe Jancsurak – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed December 15, 2021
Allen Butler Construction Corrects Trouble Spot in Lubbock, Texas
Texas' oil and gas industry supports millions of jobs statewide while its thriving windfarm industry employs tens of thousands of Texans. In fact, it's been reported that if Texas were a country, it would rank number 5 in the world in total wind energy generation....
