Journals

  • Capital Metro to Open Vehicle Capacity as Community Reaches Stage 2 Milestone

    By Subcontractors USA News Provider Beginning last month, Capital Metro opened all vehicles to full capacity, with the exception of Metro Access, as their community enters Stage 2 COVID-19. The agency is encouraged to see the community reach this milestone and looks forward to continuing to welcome customers back on all services. Customers are reminded…

  • DART Student Art Contest Celebrates Local Young Artists

    By Subcontractors USA News Provider The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) celebrated the accomplishments of local young artists at the DART Student Art Contest Awards Ceremony at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) last month. Collin Chon, a 5th grade student at Greenhill School in Addison, was this year’s Best of Show winner. Collin’s artwork,…

  • Houston Airports Provides ITRP Update to City Council’s Economic Development Committee

    By Subcontractors USA News Provider With the Houston Airports strategic priorities to build platforms for future success and make our passengers happy squarely in mind, the IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program, ITRP, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, IAH, continues to make significant strides.  Recently, Houston Airports Director Mario Diaz and Executive Program Manager, ITRP, Steven Andersen…

  • Port Houston NEWS: History Is Made as Project 11 Begins Construction

    Elected Officials Across U.S. Praise the Project for Fostering New Jobs and Prosperity Port Houston marked National Infrastructure Week by highlighting the groundbreaking for the start of construction work to support widening and deepening the 52-mile Houston Ship Channel. Known as Project 11, the project’s far-reaching benefits impact the United States and the entire Gulf…

  • Industrial Welding Academy: Welding Curriculum in Higher Education Elevates Students for a Second Chance and Success

    A Family-Owned Enterprise Preparing the Next Generation of Industry Leaders The nation’s aging infrastructure requires the expertise of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers to help rebuild bridges, highways, and structures.  According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers is projected to grow 3% from 2019 to 2029, about…

  • Houston Airports Chronicles ‘Year of Resilience’ in 2020 Annual Report

    By Subcontractors USA News Provider The 2020 story of Houston Airports is not one of suffering, misfortune or pity. It’s a story of overcoming, never giving up, finding hope in the smallest victories and emerging resilient.  The annual report chronicles the unprecedented year that pushed our airport system, city, economy and world to the brink….

  • Houston Becomes Large Hub for Southwest Airlines Service

    Photo courtesy of The Houston Airport System. By Subcontractors USA News Provider After a 16-year absence, Southwest Airlines relaunched service at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, IAH, widening the airlines’ footprint in Houston to provide greater convenience for business and leisure travelers throughout the region.  “Welcome back home to Bush Airport,” Houston Airports Director Mario Diaz…

  • DART and Trinity Metro Rail Lines to Connect at DFW Airport

    By Subcontractors USA News Provider Recently, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution authorizing a payment of $21.5 million to Trinity Metro for reimbursement of project costs incurred by Trinity Metro in the construction of approximately 2-miles of rail and platform facilities linking the Cotton Belt line to the…

  • DART Board of Directors Announces Nadine Lee as New President & Chief Executive Officer

    By Subcontractors USA News Provider The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors recently announced the appointment of Nadine Lee as its new president & chief executive officer. Lee, an experienced transit industry leader and engineer who has worked in the transportation industry for nearly 30 years, will assume her new position on July…

  • US Department of Labor, Texas Panhandle Construction Industry Group To Continue Alliance To Protect Workers’ Safety, Health

    By Subcontractors USA News Provider The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Panhandle of Texas Chapter of the Associated General Contractors in Amarillo renewed a three-year alliance designed to educate employers and employees on construction hazards. The alliance focuses on reducing and preventing falls, electrocution, struck-by and caught-in-between hazards by…

  • Five Benefits of Starting During the Early Phases With Permitting

    By Helen Callier, Contributing Writer  Raise your hand if you have read my articles before.  Okay, I see your hands.  Now, keep your hands up if you know one of my tenets for building permitting is “Get started early.”  Great!   Thank you for your participation, and read below.  Building permitting can be one of…

  • RRC Gives Coal Mining Reclamation Award to Dos Republicas for Work at Eagle Pass Mine

    By Subcontractors USA News Provider A coal mining operation near the Texas-Mexico border was commended for its environmental restoration after shutting down operations. RRC’s commissioners recently recognized Dos Republicas Resource Co. with the agency’s 2021 Texas Coal Mining Reclamation Award. Dos Republicas’ 6,348-acre Eagle Pass Mine, which has held a Railroad Commission permit since 2000,…

  • 130 Years Young, RRC Looks to the Future

    By Subcontractors USA News Provider It’s easy to not fully grasp just how much the world has changed since a 19th-century legislature created the Railroad Commission of Texas to provide order and predictability to a rapidly expanding railroad industry that controlled the flow of goods. When the RRC opened its doors on April 3, 1891,…

  • Neste, NuStar Expand Renewable Fuel Hub in Northern California

    By Subcontractors USA News Provider  Neste and NuStar Energy L.P. recently announced that supply trucks are now able to load Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM at the NuStar-operated Selby Terminal near San Francisco, California. The first gallons have been safely picked up and delivered to the nearby Monterey Regional Airport.  Due to the strategic location…