Pulse: Project News for the Week of October 18, 2021
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 13, 2021
is planning to carry out the Gill Street and Railroad Overpass improvement project in Little Rock. The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Dept.
Renamed Decatur Central Railroad Gets New Operators, Rehab
Business Facilities
JULY 21, 2016
Read Renamed Decatur Central Railroad Gets New Operators, Rehab on Business Facilities - Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. OmniTRAX affiliate partners with Topflight Grain Cooperative to operate, drive business to and rehabilitate the Cisco to Decatur line.
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Transportation Partners Team For New Logistics Park In Alabama
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 17, 2020
CN is collaborating with Alabama Export Railroad and Ray-Mont Logistics to launch the first phase of a new, high-tech logistics park in Mobile, AL. Read: Transportation Partners Team For New Logistics Park In Alabama at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Pulse: Project News for the Week of February 3, 2020
ENR Construction
JANUARY 29, 2020
BNSF is planning to build a second railroad bridge over Lake Pend Oreille at Sandpoint that will be approximately 1 mile long, paralleling its existing bridge.
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Pollution Leak Taints $56B HS2 Project in UK
ENR Construction
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
s 225-km London-Birmingham high-speed railroad (HS2) is reached, news of a major bentonite leak of more than 1,500 cu m at the project’s first tunnel has revived opposition to the project. As the first anniversary of work on the U.K.’s
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$7M Grant To Help Tennessee Build Port Of Cates Landing Rail Extension
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
miles of rail to connect to nearby railroad and industrial park, promoting job creation in Tennessee’s most economically disadvantaged county. Federal BUILD grant will help construct 5.5 Read: $7M Grant To Help Tennessee Build Port Of Cates Landing Rail Extension at BusinessFacilities.com.
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I've been working on the railroad.
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SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
The other big news was that new LED shop lights went up, you'll not the change in color temperature in the pictures ($15 @ Ocean State Job Lot, how can you not take that, even if they die in four years.). Lorenzo loved it. Sub-roadbed has been cut for the next sections and test fitted (as you'll see in the pics).
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OSHA Proposing Several New Rule Changes for Construction Through 2021
Construction Junkie
JULY 20, 2020
The settlement agreement requires OSHA to propose a rule to expand exemptions affecting railroad roadway work by providing an additional exemption from the crane standard for a particular class of track maintenance hoisting equipment and partial exemptions from, or alternate work practices in lieu of particular requirements of the cranes standard.
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TM Track Machines Opens Railcar Repair And Tamper Manufacturing Facility In Kansas
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 17, 2014
“We are excited about the opportunities to leverage our long history of working with rail contractors, Class I, Regional and short-line Railroads, together with proven products, technologies and the Parsons workforce. It is terrific to see this new company open its doors and create good jobs in our state.”.
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Lumber Prices Expected to Remain High Amid COVID-19, Wildfires
Construction Junkie
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
The recent wildfires have further exacerbated the issue, not only due to the destruction of the forests, but because the industry is expecting logging bans, closed railroad lines, and additional sawmill shutdowns in the Norhwest, per the ADG.
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Top 5 Landscaping Features that Increase Home Value
Pro Builder
AUGUST 31, 2020
Some encouraging news for builders these days: The U.S. Stacked stone adds more value than railroad ties. Top 5 Landscaping Features that Increase Home Value. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 06:00. Census Bureau shows homeownership is back on the rise at about 65%, though still well below the peak of 2005.
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What Is Constructonomics?
Constructonomics
DECEMBER 2, 2013
The construction industry was railroaded by the financial collapse in this country and I was reviewing every bit of economic news to try to find some glimmer of hope in a world that was crumbling around us. So what did I do then?
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Steel Dynamics Chooses Texas For New Flat Roll Steel Mill
Business Facilities
JULY 23, 2019
The Sinton location brings numerous advantages, including: Proximity to the three targeted customer regions of the four-state Texas area, the Western U.S. highway system, and access to the deep-water port of Corpus Christi, and. Existing, mature and dependable power, natural gas, and water sources.
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Tom Lyerla, the standard bearer
The Korte Company
AUGUST 5, 2020
A precedent for career goals had already been set in Tom’s family: working for the railroad. His father, a railroad engineer for the Cotton Belt Railroad. His grandfathers on both sides, railroad telegraphers. For Tom’s father, “the railroad was his life.” His uncle, a dispatcher for the Illinois Central.
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Instructions to Lay Pipe Culverts
Construction Cost Estimating
JULY 1, 2020
Pipe culvert, box culvert, and curve culvert are the normal sorts of culverts utilized under roadways and railroads. Pipe culvert is a passage structure built utilizing pipes under roads or railways to give cross seepage or to take electrical or different links starting with one side then onto the next.
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Top Ten Construction Projects in World
Construction Cost Estimating
DECEMBER 23, 2019
The grounds of this project will be crisscrossed with miles and miles of highways, railroads, and streets to connect it with the rest of the country. It has started the second phase of expansion worth $11 billion back in 2014 is scheduled to continue building till 2024.
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NOLA Tops Logistics List, San Jose Leading IT Hub In BF’s 2013 Metro Rankings Report
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JULY 29, 2013
The Port of New Orleans, at the center of the world’s busiest port complex, took first place in Business Facilities’ Logistics Leaders (Ports) ranking in the magazine’s 2013 Metro Rankings Report. Anchorage, AK held onto second place, followed by Louisville, KY, the North American hub for UPS. Far West U.S. -
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PSMJ Resources Blog: Managing Risk in Public Works
PSMJ Resources
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
Railroads are particularly problematic. Across all of North America railroad permitting is a common challenge. If a project requires coordination with a railroad, allow substantial extra time and budget. New York Times. Proposal Writing News. • Rights of way. • Political/public acceptance.
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California-Based Logistics Company Picks Indiana
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 3, 2016
From our central location to our world-class airports, interstates, railroads and waterways, Indiana is a state that works for logistics. As a company with bold job creation plans, Avept will be right at home in the business-friendly Hoosier state, where companies have now added more than 158,000 new jobs since 2013.”.
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Soil Nailing Method & Component
Construction Cost Estimating
DECEMBER 28, 2018
Soil Nailing Applications Settlement of railroad & highway cut slopes. This method is ideal for cohesive soil, broken rock, shale or fixed face conditions. Besides, it provides good solution to landslide problems since it can be employed in seismic zones. Tunnel portals in sheer and inconstant stratified slopes.
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Auto Truck Group Expanding Indiana Operations
Business Facilities
JULY 31, 2019
Founded in 1918, Auto Truck Group transforms truck bodies and chassis into functional, task-specific work trucks for a wide range of customers across the construction, energy and utility, telecommunications, municipal and state government, and railroad industries.
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63 How bridge works to sustain various loads
Construction Cost Estimating
MARCH 19, 2017
Though, by characterization bridges bear fluctuating amounts of weight (the live load) from things like railroad trains, cars, or people, which can significantly raise the ordinary tensile or compressive forces.
Premtec Expanding In North Carolina
Business Facilities
AUGUST 28, 2017
Premtec, a manufacturer of brake hoses for the railroad industry, will expand its operations in Rowan County, NC. The company, a division of New York Airbrake, will invest over $1 million dollars in new equipment and improvements to its Salisbury facility and create 28 new full-time jobs.
ASTM vs ASME Standards: Whats the Difference?
Work Gearz
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
What was initiated by railroad engineers as a committee to ensure better rail products, is now an international organization known for the development and publication of voluntary standards for products, materials, services, and systems. Both online and on-site training is available.
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52 Celadon to Open Driver Training School in Indy, Add 500 New Jobs
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 26, 2013
The state ranks 9th in the country in total railroad mileage, and 76 percent of the track is operated by Class I railroads. The post Celadon to Open Driver Training School in Indy, Add 500 New Jobs appeared first on Business Facilities.
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Granex Opens First U.S. Location In Tampa
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 7, 2016
Our close proximity to Port Tampa Bay, major interstate highways and more than 500 miles of CSX railroad lines makes Hillsborough County an ideal location for manufacturing and export operations, and we wish Granex many years of continued success here.”. Relocating or Expanding Your Business In Florida.
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Construction of World Trade Centers
The Constructor
NOVEMBER 10, 2011
In gaining approval for the project, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey agreed to take over the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad which became the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH). Groundbreaking for the World Trade Center took place on August 5, 1966.
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The importance of crushed stones alongside rail tracks
Construction Cost Estimating
MAY 15, 2018
Sleepers can be termed with different names like cross-tie, railroad tie etc. The railway tracks are built up with steel and are supported with wooden ties (utilized earlier) or concrete rectangular slabs which are described as sleepers.
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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds… With Larry V. Parman, Secretary, Oklahoma Department Of Commerce
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 7, 2014
We wish we could tell you this good news will continue. BF: Macy’s is putting a national distribution center in Tulsa, creating 1,500 new jobs. Oklahoma is served by three Class 1 Railroads—UP, BNSF and Kansas City Southern—utilizing over 2,500 miles of Class 1 rail lines and over 3,700 total miles of rail.
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Let Them Eat Crude
Business Facilities
AUGUST 27, 2014
Now comes news that North Dakota is running out of rail cars and doesn’t have enough rail lines to efficiently use the freight haulers it has. Yes, it’s possible to have too many workers in one sector and not enough in another.
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Dan Scott, conductor of the orchestra
The Korte Company
MAY 27, 2020
Every motorist who came across them stopped, confusing the hazard lights for a railroad crossing. That incident made news, if only because a local reporter was traveling with Effic that night. Socked in by heavy fog, the band flipped on the hazard lights as they searched in vain for the problem.
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Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
Late last month, a group of area residents said they’d had enough: 100 of them turned up at a meeting of the Texas Railroad Commission in Austin to protest the situation (the TRC regulates mineral energy production in Texas). trillion cubic meters of gas, which is 440 times the amount consumed annually by the state of New York). .”
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Good Trouble—Necessary for Home Builders, Too
Pro Builder
AUGUST 13, 2020
John Lewis, and other members of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, were confronted with violent opposition, shocking the nation, which watched as unarmed protesters were beaten by police in living color on the evening news. . Those peaceful marchers, led by Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis.
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PSMJ Resources Blog: MHC says starts rise in August; housing is.
PSMJ Resources
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
The widening will allow large cargo ships that currently anchor in California and use trucks or the railroad to move goods to the East Coast to sail directly to New Jersey… To prepare for an influx of larger ships the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey plans to raise the Bayonne Bridge by 2016. [The
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40 Katoen Natie USA Announces $150 Million Baton Rouge Area Facility
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 22, 2013
Katoen Natie’s plans include developing tie-ins to rail assets served by Kansas City Southern Railway and Canadian National Railroad, potentially becoming one of the few facilities of its kind with dual railway access. “We We are excited about the new project that will expand our U.S. and global network,” Vingerhoets said.
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43 15 Tennessee Communities To Receive Site Development Grants
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 17, 2016
The grants awarded were: Brownsville I-40 Advantage, $500,000: Extension of 1600 linear feet of water line and boring under the railroad tracks to close the loop in the system along the bypass. Centerville Shipps Bend Industrial Site, $310,650: Construction of access road and new wastewater line to the property.
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A Blueprint For Success In Rural Colorado
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 7, 2017
Colorado is a magnet for new and expanding businesses. News & World Report , is #1 in labor supply per CNBC and is the 5th best state for well-being according to Gallup-Healthways. The original blueprint was developed as an economic development strategy for Colorado. GRAND VALLEY: THE “REAL” COLORADO. Interstate 70 and U.S.
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Gallo Winery Plans New East Coast Facility In South Carolina
Business Facilities
JUNE 15, 2021
Gallo's $423 million investment in Chester County, SC will create 496 new jobs over the next eight years. Read: Gallo Winery Plans New East Coast Facility In South Carolina at BusinessFacilities.com. Wine and spirits company E. &
Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency
Business Facilities
JULY 15, 2014
1,677 miles of class 1 railroads. There also is Arkansas’s state-of-the-art railroad infrastructure comprising three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway. Arkansas also has 22 smaller railroads operating over its more than 2,700 miles of track. 16,416 miles of state and U.S. Clair County.
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BUSINESS REPORT: Joplin Area Rises From The Rubble And Reaches For New Heights
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 19, 2014
But the good news does not stop there. Over 150 new companies have opened in the city, adding 500 full-time and 350 part-time positions. A NEW VISION FOR SCHOOLS. Two Class 1 and one local railroad are important parts of the transportation system. How successful was the business recovery effort in Joplin?
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45 Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Just recently, BNA was ranked the 9th Best Domestic Airport by Travel + Leisure as part of its World’s Best Awards 2016 and was included in Lonely Planet Travel News’ “World’s Top Eight Airports Where Getting Stuck for A Long Layover Can Be A Bonus.”. The world is taking note, too. A Vision for the Future.
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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
After swallowing that gloomy news, Californians trudged to the polls in November and approved a referendum increasing their state income taxes by a whopping $6 billion a year. Barstow is where an eclectic mix of railroad, military, high technology, and mining employers have located.
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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 14, 2014
This development is fantastic news for West Coast travelers coming to Indiana, as well as nonstop connectivity for Hoosiers to L.A. But what you might not know is how the new San Francisco flight actually came to fruition, and what it says about Indiana’s collaborative business spirit and ability to get things done. and San Francisco.
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LOCATION FOCUS: United It Stands
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 1, 2013
Western New York provides both city and suburban living. Coverage of its 4,974 square miles is aided by I-90, I-86 and Route 219; Buffalo-Niagara International Airport; the Port of Buffalo; and four class I railroads (CSX, Norfolk Southern, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific).
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