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NUCA members speak with Nebraska Sen. Deb Fisher
Virtual NUCA Summit a Success

Funding Issues for Government, Infrastructure Pushed Off To December Despite the interruptions caused by COVID-19 afflicting Washington, NUC...

Gold Creek Valley
Top Jobs Excavation/Site Development Category Winner: Gold Creek Valley Filings...

[EDITOR’S NOTE: In each issue, Utility Contractor will profile NUCA’s Top Job winners. These projects present the association&rs...

Excavation-Related Damages to Utilities Cost the U.S. Approximately $30 Billion...

The Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people wh...

Next Generation CAT Excavators Deliver Increased Efficiency, Lower Operating Costs

The next generation 349 and 352 excavators from Cat offer contractors up to 45 percent more operating efficiency, up to 10 percent more fuel...

Vortex Companies Acquires Parson Environmental

The Vortex Companies, a leading trenchless infrastructure solutions provider, on Oct. 23 announced the acquisition of Parson Environmental P...

Barbco Creates Omneity Innovations Inc.

On April 27, 2020, Barbco, Inc. finalized a bold decision to split its Engineering and Service Departments from the company to create Omneit...

Miller Pipeline’s Banning Earns Pipeline Leadership Award

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published in North American Oil & Gas Pipelines, a sister publication to Utility Contr...

A New Era of Pipeline Development

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published in North American Oil & Gas Pipelines, a sister publication to Utility Contr...

trench safety
2020 Trench Safety Stand Down

While the results of the 2020 TSSD Week, sponsored by NUCA and the Safety Ambassadors Club, were lower than the previous year due to the pan...

NUCA | National Utility Contractors Association
Carl Vasquez Joins NUCA To Lead National Safety Program

The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) announced Oct. 22 that Carl Vasquez, ASP, has been hired to lead the association’s...

John Deere 944K Hybrid Wheel Loader Reaches 1 Million Field...

A testament to the durability and performance of the John Deere machines, the 944K Hybrid Wheel Loader has logged 1 million operating hours ...

vacuum excavation
Air Excavation: A Growing Trend Among Utility Contractors

Vacuum Excavation is certainly not a new concept in the utility contracting world. It has proven to be the most accurate and safe way of loc...

NUCA Joins Annual Value of Water Campaign

The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) joined the sixth annual “Imagine A Day Without Water” day on October 21 to r...

AGC: Pandemic Still Impacting Construction Jobs in Most States

Only eight states and the District of Columbia have recouped the severe pandemic-induced losses of construction jobs that occurred last spri...

NUCA | National Utility Contractors Association
Virtual Advocacy Gets The Message Through

Though I expected my fellow NUCA members to rise to the occasion, I am pleasantly surprised and happy to report that NUCA’s first-ever...