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Year in Review: The Biggest Construction Equipment News Stories of 2017
2017’s Top Newsmaker: Deere buys Wirtgen After identifying Wirtgen as an attractive strategic fit several years ago, John Deere pulled the trigger in a surprise move this June, buying German equipment manufacturer Wirtgen Group. The all-cash $5.2 billion deal gave Deere access to Wirtgen’s deep roots in roadbuilding and quarry equipment markets. The deal also […]
December 29, 2017
Roadbuilding
Major milestone cleared for Texas Bullet Train; Feds also approve Fla. rail plan
It’s full steam ahead for the Texas Bullet Train project – one of the largest civil projects in U.S. history – as well as another rail project in south Florida. On December 15, the Federal Railroad Administration released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the high-speed bullet train planned for Texas. Federal regulators not only outlined […]
December 18, 2017
Roadbuilding
Fluor, Lane contracted for privately-funded Texas bullet train, one of the largest civil projects in U.S. history
Texas Central, an investor-owned railroad company, has selected Fluor and The Lane Construction Corporation for the construction planning, cost estimates and other engineering activities of a bullet train linking Houston to the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. When complete, the train will make the 240-mile trip in 90 minutes with a midway stop in the Brazos […]
August 15, 2017
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