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Doug Puppel

As Nevada correspondent for Engineering News-Record, Doug Puppel covers the state he has called home since 1988. Doug has written about construction and development in Las Vegas and around North America for more than 15 years. He is a past managing editor of Carpenter magazine and a business editor at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. You can reach him on Twitter @DougPuppel.

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Workforce

Effort Launched to Add 1 Million US Tradeswomen in Decade

Doug Puppel
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Debra K. Rubin
November 1, 2022
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and others tell construction attendees at record turnout for Tradeswomen Build Nations conference that investment in women is critical to U.S. competitiveness.
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Digging Deeper | Renovation

No Roman Holiday to Retool Entry at Las Vegas Resort

Doug Puppel
August 30, 2022

An extensive renovation to Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip transforms the main entrance, all done while the resort remains open to tourists.


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Digging Deeper | Highway/Bridge

Reno Tackles Major Traffic Hazard on I-80

Doug Puppel
June 23, 2022

The first phase of rebuilding the city’s ‘Spaghetti Bowl’ interchange focuses on reconfiguring an intimidating stretch of highway.


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Truck Hits Warning Beam That Falls, Kills Motorist at Las Vegas Bridge Project

Doug Puppel
June 10, 2022

A truck carrying an oversized load in northwest Las Vegas on Friday struck a steel beam near a bridge construction site, sending the beam crashing onto a following vehicle and killing its driver.


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Airports

First Phase of $600M Reno Airport Upgrade Includes New Car Rental Facility, More Parking

Doug Puppel
April 27, 2022

A multi-year expansion program at the Reno-Tahoe Airport aims to address the area's growing pains.


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The Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility
Digging Deeper | Water/Wastewater

Pipeline Will Bring Water To Reno Industrial Park

Doug Puppel
April 26, 2022

Water reuse project will help keep pollutants out of the Truckee River and defer the need for an expensive treatment plant expansion.


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Las Vegas Arena Site Map
Sports/Entertainment

Plans Unveiled for $3B Entertainment Complex, NBA Arena South of Vegas Strip

Privately financed complex also will include a casino resort and amphitheater
Doug Puppel
April 8, 2022

The site is adjacent to the area's major freeways and the proposed California-to-Vegas high-speed rail terminus.


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Jean, Nevada, Casino Site for Industrial Park
Distribution Centers

Former Casino Site South of Vegas Proposed for New Industrial Park

Site's location could save time for truckers coming from Southern California
Doug Puppel
March 29, 2022

The park's location in Jean, Nev., could shave two hours off the round trip for truckers between California and Southern Nevada.


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Carpenters Union in Southwest Elects Its First Hispanic Leader

Doug Puppel
March 9, 2022

Rodriguez credits his father, an immigrant who arrived in the U.S. undocumented and worked as a union laborer, for encouraging him to become a carpenter.


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Sports/Recreation

Planned $100-Million Trail Project Gets Moving West of Las Vegas

Doug Puppel
March 8, 2022

The Red Rock Legacy Trail is designed to be built in phases, with the first phase extending five miles from residential neighborhoods at the north end of the trail.


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