Heavy Equipment Operator Weekly
Equipment
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Nov 11, 2026
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2 min read
The Point OKs an outdoor concert venue in Draper, Salt Lake City sizes up land by Smith's Ballpark, KIER builds Granary Lofts, and Komatsu tests megawatt charging for an electric excavator.
Transportation
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1 min read
The airport is growing from four gates to ten, with full completion targeted for 2029.
Nov 10, 2026
The 861-horsepower dozer is built to move more material with less fuel, and Caterpillar says it is easier to run than a conventional D11.
Clyde Companies breaks ground on Ironton, Salt Lake City finishes 600/700 North, Sandy OKs a sports medicine center, and Komatsu rolls out a new production dozer.
The 1,750-stall parking garage and bus hub at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon anchors UDOT's plan to ease ski-season gridlock.
Mining
Nov 9, 2026
At UMA’s 111th convention and inaugural Intermountain Critical Minerals Summit, Cox ties mining growth to national security and permitting reform
Construction
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Six-story, 146-unit, 523-bed Campus Residential project east of BYU; opening targeted for 2029–2030 school year
Davis County
27,223-square-foot Fruit Heights facility will replace 1985 shelter; completion targeted for mid-2028
Projects
205,000 SF live-learn-work campus at The Point targeted for 2029
