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April 2024

WPI Celebrates Women in Construction Week

HOUSTON, TX — WPI recently acknowledged Women in Construction Week by highlighting the company's only female Vice President, Branch Manager, and Welder on its social media pages, as well as ending the week off with a lunch to celebrate women in construction on International Women's Day. WPI also ordered women in construction shirts for women in the division.

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AUSTIN, TX — Austin Water and city leaders broke ground on the $1.5 billion expansion of the Walnut Creek Wastewater …

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Granite Secures $495M in Tactical Infrastructure Work

TDIndustries Awarded Three National Construction Honors by Associated …

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Takeuchi-US Promotes Wade to New Dealer Development Manager …

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Cadence McShane Completes Henry W. Longfellow Academy in …

VLK Joins Waller ISD to Celebrate Groundbreaking of …

Skanska Breaks Ground on New Career and Technical …

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LAN Hosts Community Leaders to Mark Expansion in …

USACE, Air Force Celebrate Ribbon Cutting of Net-Zero …

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A Superior Construction employee teaching a hands-on learning session for middle school students in Indiana.

A short list of required fields contributes to a consistent record on busy job sites.

Holly Foxworth, RN, Axiom Medical

Turner & Townsend’s report analyzed major markets, assessing economic conditions, labor availability, and supply chain capacity.

Today’s hydrodemolition robots specialize in a wide range of concrete removal and repair jobs, including roads and bridges.

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The Oslo Road project in Indian River County, Florida, will double the number of evacuation routes for residents by adding new access points to I-95.

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The crew spent approximately two days physically sliding the launch truss across the landslide in Alaska’s Polychrome Pass.

600,000 tons of material were removed as part of the I-70 Floyd Hill Project in Colorado.

3.6 miles of Highway 93 are being reconstructed and raised up to 8 feet near Henderson, Minnesota.

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