Rocky Mountain Construction articles from February 2008

Rocky Mountain Construction archives from February 2008

Big Arizona Highway Contracts.
February 11, 2008... Staff Phoenix- The Arizona State Transportation Board has awarded an $80.6-million contract to Pulice Construction Inc. of Phoenix to widen Interstate 10 between Loop 101 and Sarival Avenue in the Phoenix West Valley. The project will add...

With Housing Down, Arizona Bids More Competitive.
February 11, 2008... Staff Tucson- Recent press reports in Arizona note that, with housing starts in the state expected to decline 50 percent during 2008, the construction industry is scrambling for government projects. Already, Oro Valley, north of...

Fort Carson Lands $170 Million For Construction.
February 11, 2008... Staff Fort Carson, Colo.- Fort Carson will receive nearly $170 million for construction projects as part of the $555-billion fiscal 2008 federal budget finally passed by Congress and signed by President Bush on Dec. 26. The post will use...

CDOT Applies For Congestion Relief Grant.
February 11, 2008... Staff Denver- The Colorado Department of Transportation, with support from the U.S. 36 Mayors and Commissioners Coalition, is applying for a new federal grant to accelerate congestion relief along US-36 between I-25 on the north side of...

Gerald Phipps Opens Loveland Office.(Gerald H. Phipps Inc.)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Staff Loveland, Colo.- Denver-based Gerald H. Phipps Inc., one of Colorado's largest building contractors, has opened an office in Loveland to handle the major projects the company has under way in northern Colorado. Phipps broke...

Casino Expansion May Lead To Economic Turnaround.
February 11, 2008... Staff Las Vegas- Las Vegas casino expansion may be the key to economic turnaround in southern Nevada, real estate experts feel. Like most of the U.S., Las Vegas is suffering from a major downturn in housing and related industries after...

NMSU Plans On-Campus Hotel.
February 11, 2008... Staff Las Cruces, N.M.- In approving the lease of 3.8 acres on university property, the New Mexico State University Board of Regents has taken the first step toward a project that will bring a $30-million hotel and increased opportunity...

Utah Contractor Charged With Illegal Alien Smuggling.
February 11, 2008... Staff Salt Lake City- U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has brought criminal charges against an Orem, Utah-based construction contractor for an alleged scheme to bring illegal aliens into the country and require them to work...

Las Vegas Strip Welcomes Newest Megaresort.
February 11, 2008... By Tony Illia Palazzo Casino Resort project entails extreme engineering challenges The Las Vegas Strip is welcoming the newest addition to its famed skyline - the $1.8-billion, 3,042-room Palazzo Casino Resort. It's one of the city's...

Next Up: The Fontainebleau.
February 11, 2008... Staff Doka formwork aids in construction of yet another megaresort in Las Vegas The latest glitzy, high-end resort going up on the rapidly expanding north end of the Las Vegas Strip has a familiar name - Fontainebleau. The...

Arizona Approves 500-KV Power Line.
February 25, 2008... Staff Yuma, Ariz.- The Arizona Corporation Commission on Jan. 15 approved plans of Arizona Public Service (APS) to construct a $250-million, 110-mile, 550-kilovolt power line from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station near Winterburg,...

Colorado Springs Appeals Water Line Ruling.
February 25, 2008... Staff Pueblo, Colo.- Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) has appealed a November 2007 ruling of Pueblo District Court Judge Dennis Maes to the Colorado Court of Appeals. CSU plans to build a $1-billion pipeline to carry water from Pueblo...

COSMIX Complete.(Brief article)
February 25, 2008... Staff Colorado Springs- Major construction on COSMIX has been completed, providing Pikes Peak area drivers with a new and improved Interstate 25 through Colorado Springs. Rockrimmon Constructors completed the last major aspects of the...

Kansas Company Acquires Tierdael Construction.
February 25, 2008... Staff Denver- Layne Christensen Co. of Mission Woods, Kan., which provides drilling and construction services to the water and mineral exploration markets, has acquired Tierdael Construction Co. of Denver for $6.6 million. The acquisition...

Privately Financed USA Parkway Underway Near Reno.(Brief article)
February 25, 2008... Staff Sparks, Nev.- The second four miles of a privately financed four-lane highway that will eventually connect Interstate 80 with US-50 east of Sparks are under construction. The USA Parkway's 18-mile route passes through the...

Las Vegas Megaresort Defaults on Financing.
February 25, 2008... Staff Las Vegas- Construction of the $3-billion Cosmopolitan casino resort project on the Las Vegas Strip will continue toward its planned December 2009 opening despite the project's developer defaulting on a construction loan. Perini...

Utah LNG Plant Construction Begins.
February 25, 2008... Staff Lisbon, Utah- Prometheus Energy, a Seattle-based alternative and renewable energy company, has begun construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production plant at Lisbon, in southeastern Utah. The 12,000-gallons-per-day plant...

Editor's Report.
February 25, 2008... By Hol Wagner Prosperity or recession? Just where does Mountain America stand in the current economic uncertainty brought on primarily by the subprime mortgage morass? As is so often the case in this vast, six-state territory, the answers...

Bridge Replaced Over A Weekend.
February 25, 2008... By Nat Phillips SPMTs make replacement of Salt Lake City's 45th South bridge over I-215 a major success By using a highly innovative, design-build construction technique called Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC), the 45th South...

Unprecedented Growth Hits Southern Utah.
February 25, 2008... By Shawna Bohan Two small construction firms join forces to become successful asphalt producers in St. George It used to be that retirees fueled the population and growth boom in and around St. George, Utah. Now, the demographics of...