Tue May 18, 2021 - West Edition #11
Water Power Magazine
Granite Construction has won a $160 million contract from the Upper Trinity Regional Water District for work on the
Leon Hurse Dam project in Ladonia, Texas.
The project is a component of the overall Lake Ralph Hall project which will be one of Texas newest lakes and one of the state s biggest water projects in the last 30 years. The project will provide crucial water for an area whose population is projected to increase nearly fivefold in the next 50 years. Granite will be responsible for building a new earthen dam and pertinent structural; as well as electrical, mechanical and architectural facilities, The project is anticipated to provide 45 million gal. per day of water for people in Collin, Denton and Fannin counties as one of Texas newest dams.
BONHAM â As construction on Bois dâArc Lake in Fannin County continues, construction on Lake Ralph Hall near Ladonia is about to get underway.
Both projects are the only new lake construction in Texas in about 35 years, and both are meant to help address water needs as the growing Dallas metroplex stretches further into Northeast Texas.
Larry Patterson, executive director for Upper Trinity Regional Water District, visited with Fannin County Commissioners on Tuesday to discuss Lake Ralph Hall. Plans call for construction to begin in June with possible wrap up by December 2025. The projectâs permit allows construction through December 2026, Patterson said.
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NKY employer frustrated by lack of job applicants: âTheyâre destroying small businessâ
Few people show up for interviews. Those that do, rarely return, says one Latonia business owner.
Tri-State business struggling to hire, says unemployment money is to blame By Courtney King | May 10, 2021 at 10:03 PM EDT - Updated May 11 at 6:08 PM
KENTON COUNTY, Ky. (FOX19) - Local business owners struggling to find workers say theyâre hopeful recent news from the Tri-Stateâs three governors could induce a bump in job applications.
Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana are all reinstituting work-search requirements for those seeking unemployment insurance benefits. The requirement is now active in Kentucky. Ohio will begin enforcing it the week of May 23, and an executive order from Gov. Eric Holcomb is forthcoming this week.