Industry Briefs
LaHood attends Dubuque Millwork District TIGER project ribbon cutting
May 21, 2012
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood celebrated the ribbon cutting on the $137 million Historic Millwork District multimodal improvement project, a keystone in a strategy to reinvigorate the community ...
Illinois infrastructure community supports pension, Medicaid reform
May 21, 2012
The Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association, American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois, Associated General Contractors of Illinois, Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers, Illinois Chapter of the American Concrete ...
Construction Coalition for a Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace formed
May 09, 2012
Five of the nation’s largest construction trade associations have teamed up to form the Construction Coalition for a Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace (CCDAFW). The coalition’s mission is to create a ...
Mica & Duncan statements from surface transportation bill conference
May 08, 2012
U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. (R-Tenn.) ,chairman of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, released ...
Hill International awarded $1.9 million on SoCal contracts
May 04, 2012
Construction risk management company Hill International has been awarded two contracts to provide construction management services on transportation improvement projects in Southern California. The two contracts have a combined estimated ...
ARTBA President Pete Ruane 2012 Road Gang P.D. McLean Award recipient
May 03, 2012
American Road & Transportation Builders Association President (ARTBA) & CEO Pete Ruane has been named the 2012 recipient of the Road Gang’s P.D. McLean Memorial Award. Established in 1962 in ...
Ritchie Bros. conducts CA$108 million Canadian auction
April 27, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers conducted the largest equipment auction in Canadian history April 24-26, selling more than CA$108 million (US$110 million) of equipment in Edmonton, AB.
In total, more than 5,600 equipment ...
Lafarge moving headquarters to Chicago
April 27, 2012
The North American headquarters of building-materials giant Lafarge will move from Herndon, Va., to Chicago in the fall, according to Illinois state officials who enticed the firm with financial ...
ARTBA: Innovation ‘driving force’ to reduce roadway construction zone accidents
April 26, 2012
Innovation should be the driving force behind creation of new strategies to help reduce the nearly 600 deaths and 40,000 injuries that occur annually in roadway construction zones. That’s the ...
Mica makes committee staff appointments
April 25, 2012
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-Fla.) has made two staff appointments, including the promotion of Jennifer Hall to General Counsel of the Full Committee.
Hall joins the Full ...
Steel imports up 7% in March, import market share 23%
April 25, 2012
Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reports that the U.S. imported a total of 2,899,000 net tons (NT) of steel in March, including ...







