Photo Courtesy Bechtel Bechtel is in the process of completing the 758-MW Panda Temple II gas-fired powerplant, in Temple, Texas, a twin to Temple I. Temple II is scheduled to go on line later this year. Related Links: 2015 Top 400 Rankings, with Data and Analysis (subscription required) Stocks Boost CEO Compensation in Publicly Owned Companies The market for major contractors has been growing slowly but steadily for the past few years. However, this has not resulted in contractors abandoning the lessons learned during the aftermath of the economic meltdown, in 2008. If anything, owner expectations that construction is still
Related Links: ENR Top 400 Contractors 2014 Overview: Applying Lessons Learned Top 400 Contractors List and Analysis 2014 (PDF-subscription required) Top 400 Contractors List 2014 Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary See the Complete First-Ever ENR Top 400 Contractors List from 1964 Bechtel Corp. Website Top 400 Contractors 2014: St. Louis Building Giant McCarthy Turns 150 In February, Riley Bechtel stepped down as CEO of Bechtel (No. 1) after being diagnosed with early-stage Parkinson's disease. Bill Dudley, Bechtel's president, stepped in as the first non-family member to be CEO in the company's 116-year history.ENR: Tell us about your background. I have been
It was 1964. The Beatles were taking America by storm. The Civil Rights Act became law. At the New York World's Fair, General Motors' Futurama ride touted continent-spanning highways. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced a $2-billion construction program to support the moon shot. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and New York City's Verazzano-Narrows Bridge opened.And in its Aug. 6, 1964, issue, ENR magazine introduced its roundup of the 400 Largest Construction Contractors, the first time ENR published its Top 400
