Utility Intelligence

MO - Bids for City Sidewalk Project Open Aug. 26
The city of Bolivar will open bids for a sidewalk project Thursday, Aug. 26.

OH - Oxford Twp. Tech Park Gets $3.5 Million Grant
The Miami Heritage Technology Park in Oxford was awarded $3.5 million to construct a research center.

CO - Design Unveiled for Denver International Airport Expansion Image
Santiago Calatrava will be putting his mark on Denver with a new addition to the international airport, which includes a rail station, retail plaza, hotel and rail bridge.

CA - Supervisors Approve Odor Control Project
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved plans and specifications and advertisement for a contract to construct a sanitary sewer air scrubber in Marina del Rey.

AL - Canada's Lakeside Steel To Build Manufacturing Facility in Alabama
Lakeside Steel Inc. Thursday announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Thomasville, Alabama. The Company expects to start construction this fall.

OK - OG+E Receives Regulatory Approval to Build Wind Farm
OG&E receives regulatory approval to build and operate a new wind farm in northwestern Oklahoma.

PA - Palmer and Concord Hospitality Plan for Hotel Construction in Pennsylvania
Officials of a joint venture today announced plans to build a 109-suite Springhill Suites by Marriott hotel in Latrobe, Pa. Construction is expected to begin in December.

OH - Sewage Plant Upgrade May Begin This Year
Construction on the initial phase of Marietta's estimated $21.7 million wastewater treatment plant upgrade could begin as early as December, according to information presented during a public meeting on the project Tuesday afternoon.

MO - Groundbreaking Planned for Grassroot Sugar Substitute Manufacturing Plant in Missouri
Mamtek U.S. plans to begin site preparation in the coming weeks for the construction of a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant that will produce sucralose.

AZ - City of Phoenix Seeking Developer for New Biomedical Building
The city of Phoenix is seeking a developer to build a new biomedical facility on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.

KS - Bombardier Getting $27M for Wichita Expansion
Bombardier Inc. is getting $27 million from the state of Kansas to expand its Learjet facility in Wichita.

TN - Hatchett Hospitality To Expand Memphis Facility
Hatchett Hospitality is planning a 3,300-square-foot expansion of its Memphis headquarters that will include a new design center and showroom.

NY - Geneva Plant Turning To Wind Power
Geneva officials have approved a major wind energy project at the Zotos plant in the Ontario County city.

TX - Healthsouth To Build Hospital in Houston
HealthSouth announced plans Friday to begin construction of a new 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in northwest Houston in the fourth quarter.

VA - New Va. Hospital Site Decided
The new Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital will be built in Accomack County.

NC - Work On New Outer Loop Section Could Begin This Fall
Construction of a key segment of Fayetteville's Outer Loop - to link Fort Bragg to Interstate 95 - could start as early as this fall, two officials said Thursday.

NJ - Sewer Line Work Along Millstone River Road in Hillsborough Delayed
View full size Work on a sanitary sewer line along Millstone River Road in Hillsborough has been been delayed until further notice.

NC - Aberdeen Approves Fire Station Plan
Board members Thursday night unanimously approved a site plan for a 4,200-square-foot expansion of the town's fire station.

NC - East End Connector Gets Green Light
The state Department of Transportation expects to start construction in 2013-14 on Durham's East End Connector, one of North Carolina's longest-delayed road projects.

PA - Sewer Authority Aiming To Complete 537 Plan
Oxford Sewer Authority board member Frank Lobb wants someone to sign off on the completeness of its 537 Plan before it goes to DEP for final approval, but that may not happen quite yet, if at all.

PA - Engineer To Look At York County Prison Upgrades
The York County commissioners aren't sure what specific renovations will be necessary at York County Prison, or how much they will cost. But they agree renovations are sorely needed.

GA - Natural Gas Pipeline Boosts Bryan Co. Business Center
Atlanta Gas Light plans to build an estimated $2.2 million natural gas pipeline this fall in Bryan County to serve the Belfast Business Center.

IA - Kirn Pool Renovation Approved
With no discussion, the Council Bluffs school board voted 5-1 Tuesday to spend about $1.3 million to improve the Kirn Middle School swimming pool.

TX - Township Allocates $500,000 for Park Renovation
The Woodlands Township has allocated $500,000 for the renovation of Sawmill Park in the Village of Grogan’s Mill in its 2011 Capital Projects Fund budget.

SC - 12 Mile Dam Removals Set for Early 2011
Removal of two dams along the Twelve Mile River will not take place in July as ordered by a federal judge; but forward progress is still being made and new dates have been set.