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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.

Gomaco

Your local Gomaco dealer
Romco Equipment Co
Closner Equipment Co Inc

*Includes nonresidential building, nonresidential STC, and heavy and civil engineering. **Includes residential building and residential. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Associated Builders and Contractors.)

ARTBA outlook for the U.S. Census Bureau Value of Construction Put in Place. Estimates for 2025 based on data through August. Source: ARTBA 2026 Market Outlook

Advanced machine control systems that enable operators to achieve first-time accuracy are becoming baseline expectations for competitive bidding.

With job sites becoming increasingly interconnected and data-heavy, digitalization is crucial. (Pictured here, a Hardaway Construction project in Nashville, Tennessee.)

Visual 4D planning for a complex healthcare project incorporated construction logistics, traffic planning, and phasing.

From left to right: Taylor Jordan, Jane Feigenbaum, and Fernando Diego

METRO Announces New Leadership With Diego as CEO and Jordan as President

SAN ANTONIO, TX — METRO, a Texas-based commercial construction firm with offices in San Antonio and Austin, announces that …

TCC and PGIM Real Estate Break Ground on Industrial Park Near DFW Airport

LEWISVILLE, TX — Trammell Crow Company (TCC), a commercial real estate developer, and joint venture partner PGIM, have broken …

Construction Underway on Davenport Elementary School in Canutillo ISD

EL PASO, TX — Canutillo Independent School District (ISD), in collaboration with Pfluger Architects, Carl Daniel Architects, and …

TxDOT Makes Progress on Projects Across Texas

AUSTIN, TX — From urban highway projects in Austin and San Antonio to flood recovery and safety improvements, the Texas …

Wendy Bonneau led a featured session called “How Cities Build for the Future.”

Bonneau Shares Urban Planning Expertise With Texas City Leaders

AUSTIN, TX — Wendy Bonneau, FAICP, Urban Planning and Design Practice Leader at Freese and Nichols, led a …

Pfluger Architects and Texas State University Unveil Stadium Renovations

AUSTIN, TX — Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, recently unveiled renovations and additions to the Bobcat Stadium End …

Gomaco

Your local Gomaco dealer
Romco Equipment Co
Closner Equipment Co Inc

Technical Leadership Earns Jordan Foster Construction an ABC …

McKinstry Expands Operations and Investments in Texas

Fluor Breaks Ground on State Highway 6 Project …

HOLT CAT Announces Opening of New Store in …

State Transportation Investments Continue to Save Texas Commuters …

American Constructors Receives Two Industry Awards From ABC

Saul Romero

TxDOT Announces Romero as Odessa District Engineer

Goode Joins LAN as Senior Advisor

Neel-Schaffer Hires Chrisco in New Role of Senior …

Watson Joins LAN to Strengthen West and North …

AASHTO Selects Williams as 2025-2026 Vice President

JE Dunn Construction, CRB Break Ground on First …

Pfluger Architects and Lamar CISD Open Doors to …

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

DFW International Airport Names Archer Western Contractor of …

Jacobs to Manage Infrastructure Development Program to Support …

SITECH

Your local Trimble Construction Division dealer
SITECH SE Texas
SITECH Tejas

Harbor Bridge Earns National Recognition at the American …

TACA Holds Environmental, Sustainability, & Safety Seminar in …

AGC of Texas Scholarship Gala Raises Over $1.5M …

Nueces Bay Marsh Restoration Project Wins ASBPA Best …

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

TxDOT Marks Major Progress Across Texas

North Texas SH 199 Project Hits Milestone

Texas Water Development Board Approves Financial Assistance Totaling …

Martin Appointed District Engineer of TxDOT Atlanta District

TWDB Approves Financial Assistance Totaling Over $123M for …

Charity Golf Tournament Awards $74,000 to TBI Warrior …

American Constructors Clay Shoot Raises $110,000 for Boys …

25-Year Study Reveals Transit-Oriented Development in North Texas …

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

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

GMW JCB Celebrates Opening of New Facility in …

JCB San Antonio Facility Construction Goes Vertical

4Rivers Equipment Named Newest Trimble Technology Outlet

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

Romco Equipment is the New Keestrack Dealer for …

Skanska Celebrates Topping Out Milestone at University of …

Rice University Opens Sarofim Hall, a New Home …

Gilbane Building Breaks Ground on Major Hospital Expansion …

Construction Under Way on 430,000-Square-Foot High School in …

Brasfield & Gorrie Tops Out Bed Tower at …

Pictured here is the historic Kinley Oil Co. barn in Western New York, a reminder of the company’s early years.

Kinley Celebrates 130 Years of Family Leadership and …

McKim & Creed Acquires Signature Automation, Advancing Growth …

Landmark Structures Relocates US Headquarters to Larger Southlake …

F.H. Paschen Opens New Office in Galveston to …

Construction Partners Inc. Completes Texas Acquisition

Archer Western Herzog Celebrates Opening of DART Silver …

McCarthy Breaks Ground on Harpool Water Treatment Plant …

Skanska Celebrates Topping Out Milestone at UTSA Basketball …

Brasfield & Gorrie Breaks Ground on Expansion for …

AEM’s Manufacturing Express Completes Tour of Lone Star …

Stephen Irving

Contractor or Employee: Understanding the Fine Line in …

Are Pay-if-Paid Clauses Really Enforceable?

Finn

Your local Finn Corporation dealer
Romco Equipment Co

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The State of Texas Capitol Complex Phase II project is consolidating Texas state government agencies into state-owned buildings.

JE Dunn Progresses Toward 2026 Completion of the Texas Capitol Complex Phase II Project

A project poised to transform downtown Austin, Texas, continues to progress, with construction on two new state office buildings, an …

Pictured here is a failed retaining wall that requires emergency shoring.

Texas is Sinking: What Contractors Must Know About Soil Subsidence, Slopes, and Erosion

A new study published in scientific journal, Nature Cities, has put major Texas cities in an alarming spotlight: more …

A Lindamood worker operates the SANY SY365C Hydraulic Excavator on a 45-acre data center site that is currently in development.

Lindamood Leverages SANY Hydraulic Excavators to Tackle Heavy-Duty Projects in Texas

“Expect the best when you work with Lindamood.” Those are the words that guide mother-and-son team, President/CEO Kayla Lindamood …

An ECS employee hauls a bucket of material.

ECS Uses Bobcat Equipment to Develop Texas, One Site at a Time

Envirotec Construction Services (ECS), based in Argyle, Texas, has been a cornerstone of the state’s construction industry since 1997. Founded …

The Center for Brain Health at UT Health San Antonio will combine both research capacity and care services for patients.

Joeris General Contractors Delivers $100M Brain Health Center Despite Space Constraints

By mid-December, the new, $100 million Center for Brain Health at UT Health San Antonio should be fully operational. UT …

Members of Skanska’s Talent Development Council and the Texas Masonry Council visited Acme Brick for hands-on learning.

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 …

Liebherr Construction Eq

Your local Liebherr Construction Eq dealer
Nueces Power Equipment

*Includes nonresidential building, nonresidential STC, and heavy and civil engineering. **Includes residential building and residential. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Associated Builders and Contractors.)

ARTBA outlook for the U.S. Census Bureau Value of Construction Put in Place. Estimates for 2025 based on data through August. Source: ARTBA 2026 Market Outlook

Advanced machine control systems that enable operators to achieve first-time accuracy are becoming baseline expectations for competitive bidding.

With job sites becoming increasingly interconnected and data-heavy, digitalization is crucial. (Pictured here, a Hardaway Construction project in Nashville, Tennessee.)

Visual 4D planning for a complex healthcare project incorporated construction logistics, traffic planning, and phasing.

Around the Country

Crews are currently working on roofing and façade finishing touches for UC Riverside’s Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Facility. (Photo courtesy of McCarthy Building Companies)

The I-290/I-88 Interchange Project is one of seven projects reconstructing and widening the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294).

A Link-Belt 120RT Rough Terrain Crane lifts rebar panels as part of NYSDOT’s road construction project along I-81.

MDOT is widening U.S. 49 from four to six lanes to increase capacity.

The final segment of the 39-mile Fayetteville Outer Loop, from Raeford Road to Camden Road, is complete and open to traffic.

The Jefferson Avenue Widening Project encompasses 2.3 miles of SR-136 from north of the State Route 111 interchange to south of the I-40 interchange.

Team Elmer’s crew constructs a box culvert pedestrian tunnel to provide safe access under J. Maddy Parkway in Grand Traverse County.

A section of U.S. 30 that runs through Grand Island, Nebraska, is being realigned and expanded.

The Bangor Broadway Bridge Project will replace an existing three-span steel girder bridge with a single-span steel girder bridge on new cast-in-place concrete abutments.

The I-5 project will expand the interstate from two to three lanes in the southbound direction, along with building two bridges and a roundabout.

Contractors remove waste material from one of five slide locations on I-90. Once the waste material is removed, benches are cut into the slope in preparation for scoria to be placed.

Work progresses on the Maple River Aqueduct, part of the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion project. (Photo courtesy of Red River Valley Alliance)

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