WPI Celebrates Women in Construction Week

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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Forward-looking firms are asking a different question — not “Which machines should we automate?” but “Which tasks can we automate?”

With AI’s help, business development teams can make faster, better-informed RFP pursuit decisions.

A boom lift equipped with a robotic end effector can position itself, identify weld locations, and perform tasks consistently, reducing the need for manual execution at height.

AI adds a support layer to simulated training that helps both trainees and instructors.

Mike Greenawalt (third from left) works with pre-apprentices.

Some alternative solutions like Ape Barrier can be installed using a skid steer.

Industry News

TxDOT Looks Back on a Month of Progress

AUSTIN, TX — From West Texas to the Gulf Coast, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) announces steady progress on …

East Surface Water Treatment Plant Phase II Breaks Ground in Baytown

BAYTOWN, TX — Baytown Area Water Authority and Baytown Waterworks Partners, a joint venture between McCarthy Building Companies Inc. …

Skanska Celebrates The University of Texas at Tyler's School of Medicine Building Completion

TYLER, TX — Skanska recently joined The University of Texas at Tyler (UT Tyler) in celebrating the completion of the …

Jacobs Awarded EPCM Contract to Deliver Second Hut 8 AI Data Center in Texas

NUECES COUNTY, TX — Jacobs has been awarded a sole‑source engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) contract by Hut 8, …

Skanska Breaks Ground on Texas A&M University's New Meat Science & Technology Building

COLLEGE STATION, TX — Skanska celebrates the groundbreaking of the $133.4 million AgriLife Meat Science & Technology Building, a new …

MYCON Celebrates Groundbreaking of Brazos Transit District East Texas Maintenance Facility

LUFKIN, TX — MYCON General Contractors, in partnership with Brazos Transit District (BTD), celebrates the groundbreaking of the new …

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Zachry Construction Corporation Appoints Mross as President

Structure Tone Southwest Hires Cotter as Aviation Project …

LAN Projects Earn National ACEC Recognition for Water …

Texas Transportation Commission Awards Ferrovial-Webber With Grand Parkway …

US 82 Expansion to Begin Soon in Bowie …

Robins & Morton Breaks Ground on Glen Oaks …

People

Warren Joins STV to Lead K-12 and Higher …

DynaTen Corporation Announces Retirement of CEO, Hogue to …

Blackmar Wins ICCE Outstanding Early Career Professional in …

Wheat Appointed Vice President at LAN

Manhattan Pipeline Appoints Marquardt as Executive Vice President …

Projects

Adolfson & Peterson Construction Completes Cook Children's Clinic …

Zachry Construction Advances Trinity River Authority Wastewater Infrastructure …

Hoar Construction Completes Taxilane Expansion at San Angelo …

TxDOT Looks Back on a Month of Progress

Team Selected to Deliver New US-70 Roosevelt Bridge …

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US-Mexico Rail Crossing Celebrated in National Engineering Competition

New Pump Station Refill Line Celebrated in National …

BGE Wins 2026 National and State Engineering Excellence …

TDIndustries Awarded Three National Construction Honors by Associated …

COMTO to Honor DART President & CEO and …

Government

New Funding Approved for Rail Grade Separation Projects …

TxDOT's US 82 West Project in Bowie County …

TxDOT Turns Recycled Tires Into Stronger Roads in …

TxDOT Looks Back on a Month of Progress

Texas Transportation Commission Welcomes Gordon as New Commissioner, …

Trends

Sundt Construction Contributes $10,200 to ACE Mentor Program

Skanska Invests in Future Workforce With Donation to …

CBIZ Invites Construction Professionals to Participate in the …

TxDOT Asphalt Testing Adopted as National Standard

Halff Presented With Richardson EDGE Legacy Award

Equipment

Southern Plains Equipment Among Latest Blue Diamond Attachments …

ASCO and Finkbiner Equipment Recognized as Gradall's 2025 …

CASE Construction Announces ASCO Equipment as 2025 Dealer …

Moreno of Lyle Equipment Wins Second Place in …

Bell Trucks America and ASCO Launch Partnership

Economic Dev

Texas A&M Breaks Ground on Semiconductor Institute

VLK Joins Waller ISD to Celebrate Groundbreaking of …

Cadence McShane Completes Henry W. Longfellow Academy in …

VLK Celebrates the Start of Construction for the …

Skanska Breaks Ground on New Career and Technical …

Business

Brock Group Relocates Headquarters to Houston’s Energy Corridor

Suncrete Inc. Completes Acquisition of Hope Concrete LLC …

FlatironDragados Integrates Texas Operations With Pulice Construction to …

Adolfson & Peterson Construction Celebrates 80 Years of …

The ProLift Rigging Company Relocates Midland and Odessa …

Events

Austin Water and City Leaders Break Ground on …

Skanska Celebrates Completion of Historic Riverside Hospital Renovation

Hyundai E&C Hosts Large-Scale Nuclear Technology Seminar in …

Rokbak Recognizes Dealer of the Year and Partnerships …

Texan Named Top 10 Finalist in Caterpillar's Global …

Legal

Contractor or Employee: Understanding the Fine Line in …

Are Pay-if-Paid Clauses Really Enforceable?

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Sundt Construction and TxDOT Expand I-20 to Power Permian Basin Growth

While Texas has a diverse economy, the energy sector remains its driving force — shaping industries across the state, including …

Making Texas Work Zones Safer

Texas is experiencing a historic surge in infrastructure investment. However, this boom brings a significant challenge: managing safety in high-speed, …

JCB’s nearly 1 million-square-foot facility is the single largest investment in the company’s 80-year history. (Photo courtesy of Joeris)

Joeris to Deliver JCB’s New $500M Manufacturing Plant in San Antonio

Equipment manufacturer JCB’s new $500 million, nearly 1 million-square-foot facility is well underway in San Antonio, Texas. The facility …

Veronica, Daniela, and Laura (left to right), mother and daughters, all chose to build construction careers at Skanska in Houston.

Three Women, One Construction Legacy at Skanska

As more women enter the construction industry, a mother and her two daughters are building their careers at Skanska USA …

Halperin Park is being built as a highway deck lid to reconnect the Oak Cliff neighborhood in Dallas.

SGPGF Leads Halperin Park Project to Restore Community and Spark Economic Growth

When Interstate 35-E (I-35E) was routed through southern Dallas, Texas, it physically split the Oak Cliff neighborhood in two. Decades …

Harris Health’s Holly Hall Operations Center project involves stacking 65 tilt-wall concrete panels four stories high.

Skanska to Deliver One of Houston’s Tallest Tilt-Wall Construction Projects for Harris Health

Slated for completion in November 2026, Harris Health’s new Holly Hall Operations Center will add a new pharmaceutical filling and …

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Around the Country

D Line Extension Section 1 extends heavy rail service along Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, with three new underground stations at La Brea, Fairfax, and La Cienega.

Managing construction in a tight corridor has been one of the most complex aspects of the New Circle Road project.

The new Portal North Bridge is being constructed adjacent to the existing structure. (Photo courtesy of Skanska-Traylor Joint Venture)

The Nelson Road Extension and Bridge project involves the construction of a prestressed concrete bridge over Contraband Bayou in Calcasieu Parish.

William Pines leads around 3,000 transportation professionals as Administrator of the Maryland State Highway Administration.

Link-Belt’s 150-ton 238 HSL lattice boom crane lifts a rebar cage on the I-285/I-20 West Interchange project.

Amway Soccer Stadium features a cantilevered canopy roof to protect seated fans from the elements while preserving clear sightlines of the playing field.

The Wichita North Junction Project involved the use of large-capacity cranes to place bridge girders.

To the west of the existing bridge in Hampton, New Hampshire, the construction team is building a fixed, steel superstructure approximately 1,300 feet long.

The I-84 system interchange will feature a three-level structure with substantial steel girder bridges.

The joint venture of Sundt Construction and CS Construction is scheduled to complete the Loop 202 Widening Project in January 2027.

The I-94 Gap Project will add a third lane in each direction on a 7.7-mile stretch of the interstate.

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