April 26, 2009 -- Construction to begin on $90 million Edison project
Construction of Southern California Edisonâs $90 million El Casco System Project is set to begin early next month and will address growing demands in the Pass area, SCE officials said... The Record Gazette
April 26, 2009 -- Diamond Interchange highway projects under way near Texas Stadium in Irving
The dirt is flying around Irving's shuttered Texas Stadium with renovations under way on that area's four major thoroughfares.
The $518 million worth of highway projects are aimed at transforming how motorists maneuver through state highways 114 and 183, Loop 12 and Spur 482... The Dallas Morning News
April 26, 2009 -- Industry Accounts for Less Than One Percent of Green House Gas Emissions --According to a new analysis of data from the EPA, the construction industry accounts for less than one percent of all U.S. green house gas emissions. In addition to the findings, contractors around the country are taking steps to further reduce their emissions while also building infrastructure for a greener environment... (AGC)
April 25, 2009 -- Job Fair Being Held For FPL Construction Project -- Florida Power & Light is hiring 1,100 people to help build its new solar power plant in Martin County... WPBF Palm Beach
April 25, 2009 -- Labor secretary vows more focus on OSHA as stimulus projects begin --
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis said Tuesday that the top priorities of her department are hiring investigators and enforcing regulations on worker safety and fair pay... Las Vegas Sun
April 25, 2009 -- Construction to begin in July on Jonesboro wind turbine plant, official says -- JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) â A wind energy company says construction will begin in July at a new $100 million wind turbine factory in Jonesboro... KFSM Ft. Smith-Fayetteville
April 18, 2009 -- Lockheed Martin breaks ground to create more jobs -- Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control broke ground on Thursday to double the size of its Lufkin production facility. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony this afternoon. This expansion is expected to bring modest job growth to Lufkin. Construction should be completed by the end of this year... KTRE
April 18, 2009 -- Florida to go ahead with original contractor for Miami tunnel project
The Florida Department of Transportation this week said it will not re-bid a contract to build a tunnel to allow trucks to travel under Biscayne Bay instead of through downtown Miami... The Miami Herald
April 18, 2009 -- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will spend $1 billion in federal stimulus money on water-infrastructure projects, including about $88 million in Arizona.Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the money allocated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will help repair aging dams, upgrade outdated water-delivery systems and improve wildlife habitat on rivers... The Arizona Republic
April 16, 2009 -- Rocky Mountain Power to build high-voltage transmission line
Rocky Mountain Power launched construction of a $600 million, high-voltage transmission line that will stretch from Idaho to Utah. The Oregon-based utility plans to complete the 135-mile line in 2010... Salt Lake Tribune
April 16, 2009 -- Wind Tower Manufacturing Plant To Be World's Largest -- PCL Construction Services Inc. has been awarded the contract to build the Vestas Wind Turbine Tower Manufacturing Campus in Pueblo. Once complete in mid-2009, the tower manufacturing campus will be the largest of its kind in the world, occupying more than 600,000 square feet in its entirety... ACP
April 15, 2009 -- New power plant proposed for Brush -- As Xcel Energy attempts to acquire 1,600 megawatts of electric generation supply for Colorado customers by 2015, Colorado Energy Management has proposed the construction of a new power facility in Brush... Brush News-Tribune
April 12, 2009 -- Johnson Controls to partner in $500m groundbreaking energy efficiency upgrade at the Empire State Building - Johnson Controls today announced that it will work with world-class environmental consulting, non-profit, design and construction partners - including the Clinton Climate Initiative , Rocky Mountain Institute, and Jones Lang LaSalle in an innovative program that is expected reduce energy consumption at the Empire State Building by... AME Info
April 11, 2009 -- Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., said Monday she will oppose the Employee Free Choice Act, which could leave Senate Democrats with fewer votes than they need for cloture. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Arlen Specter, R-Pa., have also said they would oppose the bill... City Wire Fort Smith
April 11, 2009 -- A $300 million project expected to make Babcock Ranch the world's first solar city could be under construction by the end of the year and would create about 400 jobs while attracting economic development to the region...
News Press Ft Myers
April 11, 2009 -- Road construction ahead. Also lots of jobs -- That was the message Wednesday when the Minnesota Department of Transportation unveiled its plans for the 2009 road construction season: 223 highway and bridge projects for a combined construction cost of $1.4 billion, including $345 million in federal stimulus... Twin Cities .com
April 10, 2009 -- KBR Awarded Contract by Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.for Richmond County Combined Cycle Unit Project -- KBR announced today that a division of its Services business unit, BE&K Construction Company, has been awarded a power contract by Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. to provide construction services for a new natural gas-fired combined-cycle unit at the Richmond County Energy Complex located near Hamlet, N.C... KBR Press Release
April 9, 2009 -- Shaw and Westinghouse Receive Full Notice to Proceed on Plant Vogtle Nuclear EPC -- The Shaw Group Inc. today announced the Nuclear Division of its Power Group and Westinghouse Electric Company, its AP1000 Consortium partner, received full notice to proceed from Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company, on its engineering, procurement and construction contract for two Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power units and related facilities... The Shaw Group Press Release
April 9, 2009 -- Safety advocate is named acting head of OSHA --
Jordan Barab, a congressional staffer with expertise in workplace safety, has been named the acting head of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration... The Charlotte Observer
April 9, 2009 -- Jacobs Receives Contract for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission San Joaquin Region Projects -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it received a contract to provide construction management services for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's San Joaquin Region Projects... PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
April 7, 2009 -- Shaw Renews Fleetwide Nuclear Maintenance Contract with Entergy -- The Shaw Group Inc.today announced the Maintenance Division of its Power Group has renewed its existing contract with Entergy Nuclear to provide nuclear maintenance services to 11 nuclear units at nine power stations... Shaw Group Press Release
April 7, 2009 -- Chattanooga: VW picks company to build assembly, body shops --
Volkswagen Group of America has picked Chicago-based Graycor for construction of the assembly and body shops at VWâs planned Chattanooga plant in a $63 million project, officials said today... Chattanooga Times Free Press
April 7, 2009 -- Construction cuts more jobs -- Employment in the nation's nonresidential construction industry continues to fall as 15,400 jobs were lost in March, according the April 3 report by the U.S. Labor Department... Mississippi Business Journal
April 4, 2009 -- Nonresidential construction jobless rate jumps in March -- Employment in the nation's nonresidential construction industry continued to fall as 15,400 jobs were lost in March, according to the recent report by the U.S. Labor Department. For the first quarter of this year, the industry shed 49,800 jobs, and on a year-over-year basis, job losses reached 90,700 from March 2008. Nonresidential construction employment now stands at 753,700.... South Sound Business Examiner
April 2, 2009 -- Fluor Awarded EPC Contract by Dominion Virginia Power -- Fluor Corporation announced today that it was awarded a contract for engineering, procurement and construction for Dominion Virginia Power’s new 580 megawatt gas-fired, combined-cycle Bear Garden Power Station west of Richmond in Buckingham County, Va... Fluour Press Release
April 2, 2009 -- Shaw Wins Maintenance Contract with Marathon's Texas Refining Division
The Shaw Group Inc. today announced the Maintenance Division of its Power Group has been awarded a maintenance, small capital construction, turnaround support and specialty services contract by Marathon Oil Corporation for its Texas Refining Division, located in Texas City, Texas... The Shaw Group Press Release
April 2, 2009 -- The General Services Administration plans to spend more than $1 billion of its stimulus funding for government buildings in the District of Columbia, according to a list of projects obtained late Tuesday by the Washington Business Journal... Washington business journal
April 1, 2009 -- Contractors say new rules would hurt industry The proposed "card check" legislation currently being debated by state lawmakers could pose a threat for the nation's union construction, workers according to a new analysis released by the Associated General Contractors... South Sound Business Examiner
