Tue January 16, 2018
Seattle Remodels Arena to Attract NBA, NHL Franchises
SEATTLE (AP) Seattle is moving forward with efforts to renovate the aging city-owned KeyArena into a premier venue that could be ready for an NBA or NHL team within three years. The Seattle City Council on Dec....
Emily Buenzle - Fri December 29, 2017
Industry Leaders Pull Together in the Face of 2017's Worst Natural Disasters
When disaster strikes, the construction industry is notorious for pulling together and helping communities get back on their feet. Among hurricanes, floods and wildfires alone, 2017 saw more than its share of natural disasters....
HAL BERNTON - The Associated Press - Thu December 14, 2017
Tunnel Near Mount St. Helens Needs Work to Avert Flood Risks
SEATTLE (AP) - Long-term strategies are needed to deal with the risks of mudflows and flooding left behind by the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption, according to a report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine....
Emily Buenzle - Thu December 07, 2017
Contractors Take City's Festive Crane Decorations Very Seriously
While some might be decking the halls this holiday season, others are putting their efforts into lighting up the night—with cranes. In Seattle, which boasts the most construction cranes in the country, contractors take their crane decorating duties very seriously....
The Associated Press - Mon January 30, 2017
Nuclear Sludge at Washington State Site Put in Safer Storage
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — After 19 years of work to safeguard nuclear waste dating from the Cold War, workers at a sprawling Washington state site have managed to remove virtually all of the radioactive waste from 16 aging underground steel tanks at risk of leaking....
Emily Buenzle - Wed November 29, 2017
Microsoft Announces Enormous Building Project at Headquarters
Microsoft has big construction plans for its campus in Redmond, Wash. The tech giant announced Nov. 28 a massive project that includes the renovation and expansion of its facilities, called the "Microsoft Redmond Campus of the Future," K5 reported....
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....
Thu November 02, 2017
Concrete Hauler Prefers T880S Mixers with PACCAR MX-13 Engines
American Rock Products is a premier provider of aggregate and redi-mix concrete products in the Columbia Basin region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 2001, this subsidiary of Eucon Corp. now operates concrete plants in Richland, Pasco, Kennewick, Walla Walla, and Prosser, Wash., and in Hermiston and Boardman, Ore., as well as a portable batch plant....
Wed October 25, 2017
FHWA Awards Millions to Explore New Ways to Pay for Highways
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently announced $15.5 million in Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) grants to six states that are exploring new ways to fund highway and bridge projects....
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....
