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Safety

Worker dies following accident on UNLV campus

A man who had just begun his construction career was killed on a Las Vegas jobsite recently. According to a report from the Las Vegas Sun, 27-year-old Joshua Meade was critically injured in a jobsite accident on the University of Nevada Las Vegas campus on the morning of September 23. Authorities have not released the specifics on […]

October 7, 2015

Roadbuilding

Nevada DOT saves historic Mormon grapevine from demolition

They may not be viticulturists, but workers with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) tested their green thumbs recently when they moved a 140-year-old grapevine from the path of demolition in Las Vegas for the Project NEON Interstate 15 widening project scheduled for next year. “We were presented with a unique and unexpected opportunity to […]

September 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

49-year-old female flagger killed on the job

A female construction flagger has been killed after being struck by a drunk driver in Las Vegas. The 49-year-old victim was directing traffic about 2 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Warm Springs Road, at Cebolla Street, near Arroyo Grande Boulevard, when she was struck by a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. Selina Gonzalez-Gascon, 21, was driving […]

November 28, 2014

Construction Equipment

PHOTOS: 9 tricked-out 2015 F-150 concepts Ford created with SEMA builders including a 600-hp wolf beast

[imagebrowser id=150] Beyond getting an in-person glimpse at the stock 2015 F-150 (which is pretty cool in it’s own right), one of the coolest aspects of Ford’s presence at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show show in Las Vegas earlier this month was its group of custom F-150s. Ford collaborated with several custom truck designers and […]

November 19, 2014

Roadbuilding

How new healthcare laws will affect worker’s compensation care

The new health care reform law will have both negative and positive effects on worker’s compensation systems throughout the nation, Dr. David Deitz, national medical director of commercial insurance strategic practices at Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. in Boston, told attendees during the Disability Management Employer Coalition in Las Vegas. In his keynote presentation, Dietz pointed […]

October 23, 2014

Pickups

Custom Ford Trucks On Display At 2014 SEMA Show In Las Vegas

Ford’s Will Dominate Trade Show Pickup Scene; Car Enthusiasts Get Special Viewing At The LINQ The first week in November brings more custom vehicles into Vegas than whales and card sharks. It’s the week the SEMA Show takes over the Las Vegas Convention Center to display the newest in automotive parts and accessories — and  where hundreds […]

October 23, 2014

Technology

Construction tech conference Trimble Dimensions 2014 is right around the corner and we’ll have full coverage

Each year Trimble hosts a big conference in Las Vegas to give both current and future users of its technology first-hand knowledge on how its devices and software can improve their businesses. We’ll be in attendance and posting coverage here and if you’re interested, it’s not too late for you to join us. The conference […]

October 16, 2014

Roadbuilding

Our 2015 Contractor of the Year contest is open for entries

Our 2014 Contractor of the Year, Jeremy Hiltz, accepts his award in Las Vegas. Equipment World’s Contractor of the Year program—which  honors the forward thinkers, high achievers and just plain good people in construction—is now open for entries. Each year, the editors of Equipment World select 12 finalists for this prestigious program, now in its 15th […]

August 29, 2014

Roadbuilding

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Take a ride on the world’s biggest water slide

Whether it’s a water slide or a water coaster, it’s slated to be the world’s biggest and looks like one heck of a thrill ride. [vimeo 82122524 nolink] I’ve ridden on the “Big Shot” on top of The Stratosphere in Las Vegas. It was fun, but holy moley, it took my breath away for a […]

July 3, 2014

Construction Equipment

Dismantling this structurally flawed tower in Las Vegas will take crews one year

Six years after construction was halted on the Harmon casino and hotel on the Las Vegas strip, crews have begun the yearlong process of dismantling the building. Why? Back in 2008, inspectors found flaws in the steel reinforcements of the $8.5 billion tower’s concrete structure. At that time, 26 of the building’s 48 stories had […]

June 25, 2014

Construction Equipment

Extreme Sandboxes: Could these 3 heavy equipment attractions spread a nationwide craze to get behind the joysticks?

All over the country people are laying down cash to do what contractors do everyday: operate equipment. There are currently three construction equipment experience venues, and if some venue operators realize their plans, several others may open in the next few years. The granddaddy of these venues, Dig This, has been located in Las Vegas […]

April 30, 2014

Construction Equipment

10 ConExpos and counting: How construction’s big show has evolved

This was my 10th ConExpo. Since the show used to be every six years, and now is every three years, that pretty much equates to dog years in Trade Editor Land. As such, I have some old codger memories of North America’s largest equipment show. Cue creaky voiceover: It was in 1981…  and the tower-crane dominated city […]

March 25, 2014