2008 Top General Contractors of Utah & Idaho

A little more than half of the 49 general contractors who disclosed financial earnings from last year including general building, heavy/highway and civil/utility contractors increased their respective annual revenues from the previous fiscal year. Information was gathered through a survey we sent out via email and fax.
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A Non-Moving Experience

When planning efforts to renovate the nearly century-old Utah State Capitol building began in 1999, the historic structure’s preservation board sought to fulfill three main goals: preserve life safety, maximize efficiency and restore the building’s original architecture as closely as possible. See Story >>

Boise Activity Report

Across the Treasure Valley, commercial construction progressed with minimal delays during the winter, and Mark Dunham, the Idaho Associated General Contractor’s new executive director, is predicting a 2-4% increase in commercial work this year.
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Oil Drilling Threatens Smithson’s Spiral Jetty

A proposal to drill for oil in Utah’s Great Salt Lake threatens artist Robert Smithson’s monumental 1970 earthwork, “Spiral Jetty.” Calgary, Alberta-based Pearl Montana Exploration and Production holds three 2003 leases to drill exploratory boreholes near the iconic coil. On January 11, the company submitted a state application (#8853) to drill two wells from floating barges anchored to the lake bed. It caught artists and conservationists off guard. See Story >>