North Texas and Oklahoma have not escaped the economic downturn, with designers and contractors finding fewer construction starts than a couple of years ago.
“North Texas, Dallas and Texas as a whole are still fairing well as compared to the rest of the country,” says Matthew Papenfus, vice president and general manager of Turner Construction Co.’s Texas operations in Dallas. “We ended the year on a solid note. Despite the number of projects being put on hold or canceled, we were able to backfill and diversify our work to meet our goals and objectives for the year.”