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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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Public construction spending in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (Graphic courtesy of RaboResearch)

Welders used retired military cargo parachutes to create a heat dome that allowed them to continue working on structures through subzero winter weather.

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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.

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TULSA, OK — Manhattan Pipeline LLC announces that Nicholas J. Marquardt has joined the company as Executive Vice President of …

Austin Water and City Leaders Break Ground on Expansion of Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant

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

Austin Transit Partnership Selects Contractor to Deliver Operations and Maintenance Facility for Austin Light Rail

AUSTIN, TX — Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) has selected Kiewit Austin Partnership (KAP), a joint venture between Kiewit Building Group …

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US-Mexico Rail Crossing Celebrated in National Engineering Competition

LAREDO, TX — Wilson & Company Inc. has earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American …

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Philip Wheat (Photo courtesy of LAN)

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LAN Honors Petersen With 2026 Excellence Award

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Archer Western Completes Lake Texoma Raw Water Pump …

STV Promotes Texas Structures Leader Joseph to Vice …

VLK Celebrates the Start of Construction for the …

Joe Mannon

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Michael Baker International Welcomes Thamizharasan as Office Executive …

Moreno of Lyle Equipment Wins Second Place in …

Manhattan Construction Company Promotes Browning to Senior Vice …

Halff Names Stanford as Construction Services Practice Leader

New Pump Station Refill Line Celebrated in National …

Granite Secures $495M in Tactical Infrastructure Work

TDIndustries Awarded Three National Construction Honors by Associated …

Team Selected to Deliver New US-70 Roosevelt Bridge …

DART Approves Major Investment to Upgrade Bus Stop …

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Pictured at the ACEC Texas Gala, from left to right: Brian Rice, Director, Public Works; Mike Garrison, North Texas Region Operations Leader; Chris Kuykendall, Senior Director; Carl Krogness, Managing Director, Public Works; Randy Randermann, President and CEO; Hossein Hosseiny, Director, Transportation Systems

BGE Wins 2026 National and State Engineering Excellence …

Halff’s Toteja Recognized With Two Local ASCE Awards

COMTO to Honor DART President & CEO and …

Bob Hall Pier Reconstruction Project Receives Project of …

Rokbak Recognizes Dealer of the Year and Partnerships …

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, …

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

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

Southern Plains Equipment Among Latest Blue Diamond Attachments …

CASE Construction Announces ASCO Equipment as 2025 Dealer …

Bell Trucks America and ASCO Launch Partnership

Takeuchi-US Promotes Wade to New Dealer Development Manager …

Texan Named Top 10 Finalist in Caterpillar's Global …

Cadence McShane Completes Henry W. Longfellow Academy in …

VLK Joins Waller ISD to Celebrate Groundbreaking of …

Skanska Breaks Ground on New Career and Technical …

Gilbane and Galveston ISD Celebrate Ribbon Cutting of …

VLK Joins EMS ISD in Celebrating the Opening …

Chief Executive Officer Jeff Hansen and Chief Operating Officer Brad Hendrickson

Adolfson & Peterson Construction Celebrates 80 Years of …

FlatironDragados Integrates Texas Operations With Pulice Construction to …

INVISION and GastingerWalker& Announce Merger Under the INVISION …

The ProLift Rigging Company Relocates Midland and Odessa …

Zachry Construction Corporation Introduces New Branding

Skanska Celebrates Completion of Historic Riverside Hospital Renovation

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

LAN Hosts Community Leaders to Mark Expansion in …

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

Bonneau Shares Urban Planning Expertise With Texas City …

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Public construction spending in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (Graphic courtesy of RaboResearch)

Welders used retired military cargo parachutes to create a heat dome that allowed them to continue working on structures through subzero winter weather.

Jordan Shady, CPA, CBIZ

For contractors outside the data center space, one of the biggest risks is assuming the rest of the market is still operating under normal conditions.

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.

Around the Country

Crews are fully reconstructing the Arlington Avenue bridges in the middle of downtown Reno, Nevada.

The U.S. 35/Valley-Trebein project replaces a high-crash, at-grade crossing with a modern interchange and overpass, while converting 1.28 miles of U.S. 35 into a limited-access highway.

Two bridges along Routes 130 and 47 are being replaced over Big Timber Creek in New Jersey.

An operator loads a rented Komatsu articulated haul truck with T & G Construction’s Komatsu PC360LC Excavator on a job site in Lawton, Oklahoma.

A project in Sampson County, North Carolina, will extend municipal water lines to residents who previously only had well water access.

The I-59 Trussville Project has utilized 134,000 square yards of rubblized concrete pavement.

The I-96/Grand River Avenue diverging diamond interchange project is rebuilding two interstate bridges over Grand River Avenue.

The Interstate 380 corridor reconstruction is designed to add capacity, improve safety, and extend the roadway’s service life. (Photo courtesy of Iowa DOT)

CTDOT is implementing various improvements to reduce the number of crashes at the Route 9 northbound and Route 17 northbound interchange.

On the MT 200 Bridges Lewistown Area project, managing work across 10 separate bridge locations required careful coordination of labor, equipment, and materials.

The Signal Butte Water Treatment Plant is expected to be complete in the summer of 2027.

On the job with Westlund Excavating, the John Deere 850 X‑Series Crawler Dozer and SmartGrade help crews finish faster and with fewer corrections.

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