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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AI-powered confined space monitoring systems allow supervisors to act before workers are impacted by hazards.

When project scope changes, extra utility work, night shifts, and other factors stretch the design, requiring a partner with the bench depth and balance sheet to keep pace. (Photo courtesy of West Lane Partners)

Pugmills recycle asphalt and other road planings back into construction.

Industry News

Gilbane Building Breaks Ground on Major Hospital Expansion at HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake

CLEAR LAKE, TX — Gilbane Building joined HCA Healthcare and project partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of the HCA Houston …

Collaborative Partnership Tops Out Four-Story Mass Timber Office in East Austin

AUSTIN, TX — A collaborative mass timber vision is taking shape in Austin, Texas, driven by a strategic partnership between …

4Rivers Equipment Named Newest Trimble Technology Outlet

GREELEY, CO — Trimble announces Greeley, Colorado-based 4Rivers Equipment as the newest Trimble Technology Outlet. 4Rivers will now sell Trimble …

Skanska Celebrates Topping Out Milestone at University of North Texas’ Science and Technology Building

DALLAS, TX — Skanska announces it has reached a significant milestone on the University of North Texas’ (UNT) main campus …

Burns & McDonnell Selected for Progressive Design-Build Delivery of Water Reclamation Facility in San Marcos

SAN MARCOS, TX — Burns & McDonnell has been selected to deliver a new 2-million-gallon-per-day water reclamation facility for the …

Construction Under Way on 430,000-Square-Foot High School in Del Valle ISD

AUSTIN, TX — Del Valle Independent School District (ISD), in collaboration with Pfluger Architects and American Constructors, recently began …

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Romco Equipment is the New Keestrack Dealer for …

MYCON General Contractors Promotes Stoll to President

Link-Belt 250-Ton Crawlers Lift 148,000-Pound Beams for HOV …

Kinley Celebrates 130 Years of Family Leadership and …

Ferrovial Building Two Texas Water Facilities, With Contracts …

Brasfield & Gorrie Breaks Ground on Expansion for …

People

RS&H Hires Everett as South Central Division Transportation …

Gasperich Joins Quiddity Engineering as Senior Project Manager …

Chavan Named Vice President of Mission Critical at …

TxDOT Announces Lykins as Senior Director of District …

Simmons Joins Ferrovial’s Webber as Senior Vice President …

Projects

Rice University Opens Sarofim Hall, a New Home …

TWDB Approves Financial Assistance Totaling Over $123M for …

ARCO/Murray Selected to Build Wylie Water Treatment Plant …

TxDOT Marks Major Progress Across Texas

LBJ Express Marks 10th Anniversary of Improving Mobility, …

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Associations

Nueces Bay Marsh Restoration Project Wins ASBPA Best …

TACA Appoints Pinkerton as President & CEO

NAWIC Adds Carr to 2025-2026 National Board, Adds …

Valiante Receives President’s Award From Texas Chapter of …

OEM Executives Set to Headline Panel at 2026 …

Government

Over $146B Investment Planned for Texas Transportation

TWDB Approves Financial Assistance Totaling Over $231M for …

TxDOT Shares Statement on Passing of Transportation Commission …

Jordan Foster Construction Awarded $183M in TxDOT Highway …

TWDB Approves Financial Assistance Totaling Around $122.95M for …

Trends

BrandSafway's Golf Tournament Raises $112,000 for Two Charities

Waco Nonprofit Receives $50,000 Donation from JE Dunn …

Manitowoc, MGX, and Aspen Equipment Launch Initiative to …

Kubota North America Supports Texas Flood Recovery With …

Experts at TACA's Annual Meeting Discuss the Future …

Equipment

DEUTZ Corporation Finalizes Acquisition of OnSite Diesel

Tadano Announces the Sale of Rabern Rentals to …

Sunstate Equipment Announces Appointment of Moore and Tentrup …

AEM’s Manufacturing Express Completes Tour of Lone Star …

KOBELCO and Trimble Expand Collaboration

Economic Dev

Brasfield & Gorrie Tops Out Bed Tower at …

Robins & Morton Begins Work on Methodist Hospital …

Skanska Integrated Solutions Completes Harmony School of Science …

Mammoet Completes Terminal F Module Installations at Dallas …

Westwood ISD Opens New Middle School and Administration …

Business

Parkhill Establishes Regional North Texas Office in Fort …

Zachry Construction Corporation Agrees to Acquire Crescent Constructors

SMG Strengthens Texas Commitment With Local Leadership Team

Takeuchi Dealer Network Expands With Addition of Eight …

LAN Announces Lubbock Office Opening, Strengthening Regional Commitment

Events

Flintco Celebrates Completion of New Manvel Police Station

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Celebrates Completion of International Arrivals …

TxDOT Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonies for I-610 Cambridge and …

TxDOT Celebrates Opening of New Harbor Bridge

Skanska Holds Local EMS Event at the University …

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Contractor or Employee: Understanding the Fine Line in …

Are Pay-if-Paid Clauses Really Enforceable?

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Skanska’s Talent Development Council Accelerates Project Managers’ Career Growth

Although efforts to mitigate the labor shortage often focus on the skilled trades, many firms also struggle to find qualified …

A Davis Crane Group operator lifts a tank part with a National Crane NBT60XL Boom Truck on a job site in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

National Crane Boom Trucks Boost Efficiency for Davis Crane Group’s Texas Operations

In 1952, the State Fair of Texas put up a statue named Big Tex to greet fairgoers, and he has …

The I-10 Widening West project is expanding the existing four-lane highway to six lanes.

Sundt Powers I-10 Expansion to Meet Growing Demand in El Paso, Texas

El Paso, Texas, which borders New Mexico and Mexico, is the most populous city in West Texas, with approximately 700,000 …

TxDOT’s Irving Interchange project won the Quality of Life/Community Development award among large projects in the regional America’s Transportation Awards.

Irving Interchange Project Wins Regional America’s Transportation Award

The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Irving Interchange Improvement project was among the regional winners in the 2025 America’s …

The I-35 Capital Express North project is one of three projects that make up the overall I-35 Capital program.

TxDOT’s I-35 Capital Express North Project Ensures Infrastructure Meets Austin’s Growing Population

Interstate 35 (I-35) runs from Duluth, Minnesota, down to the Mexican border in Laredo, Texas, traveling through three of the …

Andy McElvain, winner of the first round of Caterpillar’s 2025 Global Operator Challenge at HOLT CAT.

HOLT CAT Hosts First Round of Caterpillar 2025 Global Operator Challenge

Machine operators from across Texas recently showcased their skills during the first round of the Caterpillar 2025 Global Operator Challenge …

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The Granite construction team is installing a new outlet structure, new outlet pipes, a dissipation structure, and then rebuilding the Marlette Lake Dam.

Graham Excavating uses a Level Best box blade on a John Deere 333G Compact Track Loader, then controls it all with the Topcon MC-Mobile solution.

This snapshot shows the wide-ranging activity at the Strong Memorial Hospital expansion site. With piles in place, forms are being stripped while new ones are being constructed.

Operator Jesus Collazo digs a trench with a Komatsu PC290LCi-11 IMC Excavator on a road widening project near Pawnee, Oklahoma.

The I-81 Staunton-Area Widening is just one of 65 construction projects along the interstate.

A crane positions materials during active bridge construction over the water, showcasing the complex marine logistics required for the Brooks Bridge Replacement.

The I-96 rebuilding project in Ionia County will reconstruct 9.17 miles of the interstate.

On NDOT’s project along I-80, a crew drives pile for the center pier of the new 112th Street overhead bridge.

Part of the Route 20 project includes resurfacing the roadway to provide a wider shoulder.

The Seward-Meridian Parkway project is constructing a bridge over Cottonwood Creek.

The I-15 South Project is taking place from Sloan Road to north of Warm Springs Road in Las Vegas.

An interchange on I-94 in Bismarck, North Dakota, is undergoing a reconstruction that is scheduled for completion in summer 2026.

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