Tag: Colorado Springs

Dealers

Colo. firm wins its 7th Kenworth Dealer of Year Award

MHC Kenworth – Colorado was named the top dealer in the Kenworth network in the United States and Canada for the seventh time. The dealership received the 2017 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award in February at the company’s annual dealer meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. “This award was earned by our dedicated employees, who are […]

March 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

Paving machine slides off trailer near Colorado Springs, closing down Highway 83 south

A 45,000-pound paving machine slid off its trailer June 21, closing down southbound Highway 83 north of Colorado Springs for three hours, KOAA News 5 reports. The paving machine was being transported by a semi-truck, but it wasn’t properly secured, causing it to slide off of the trailer and into the southbound lanes. The Colorado […]

July 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

FHWA announces winners of the 2015 Transportation Planning Excellence Awards

The Federal Highway Administration recently honored eight transportation projects from across the country with the 2015 Transportation Planning Excellence Awards. The award, created by the FHWA and the Federal Transit Administration, is handed out every other year to show recognition to the “outstanding transportation planning practices.” The winners are chosen by a panel of experts based, in […]

July 23, 2015

Business

Succession planning: How one future contractor takes preparation to assume the family business seriously

In the past, second- and third-generation contractors often assumed the helm of the company because it was all they’d known, and what they were expected to do. They had years of experience in the field, but often had limited decision-making skills and little management experience. The focus on succession planning has often been on steps […]

March 4, 2015

Business

Loyalty a two-way street for successful Colorado contractor T-Bone Construction

With a company he built from the ground up starting in 1987, Michael Thibault’s T-Bone Construction in Colorado Springs was going full speed ahead when the recession hit. As a builder of commercial and industrial buildings, truck maintenance facilities, and car and truck dealerships, Thibault was hit with a double whammy. The big customers quit […]

April 1, 2013

Business

Smart, skilled class of contractors necessary to navigate worst recovery in modern history

In this era of partisan news both sides will spin any facts any way to make their side look better. So getting any kind of macro-level read on the real state of the economy is difficult if not impossible. But from what I’ve seen with my own two eyes and heard with my own two […]

March 26, 2013

Construction Equipment

Sunbelt Rentals expands into Colorado Springs

Sunbelt Rentals opened a new general tool location in Colorado Springs. Located at 5525 East Platte Avenue, Colorado Springs, the new branch is easily accessible by I-25 and will serve all of central Colorado. The new location will be open Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. The 18,000-square foot facility and accompanying four-acre […]

August 1, 2011