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Hurricane Florence's Approach Has Contractors Scrambling

A major wind and rain event expected to affect a vast region

September 13, 2018

Storm preparations to secure construction sites and ensure storm drainage will perform in active project areas have contractors and agencies hustling from South Carolina to northern Virginia

Compensation

Firms Respond to UK Gender Pay Gap Report

Peter Reina

Debra K. Rubin

April 19, 2018

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Some say first-of-a-kind report on pay and bonus trends may be simplistic, but others see it as a wakeup call for needed action on women in construction.

After 'Near Death Experience,' Balfour Beatty UK Rebounds Well

Peter Reina

March 22, 2018

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Four years after serial profit warnings, the contractor reports doubled earnings and a $16B backlog.

Balfour Beatty Uses Top-Down Method to Drive Dallas High-Rise Schedule

Bruce Buckley

February 6, 2017

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The top-down construction method is relatively new to the Dallas market.

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Advocates Reaffirm Value of Formal Partnering for Project Teams

Even in an age of increased collaboration, formal partnering has a key role to play, say its supporters

Bruce Buckley

August 2, 2016

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Many recent trends in construction aim to improve teamwork: collaborative delivery methods, lean construction practices and virtual design and construction.

Snapshot: Texas & Louisiana

Louise Poirier

December 7, 2015

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RIDA Development Corp., Houston First Corp. and Balfour Beatty/ Welbro, a joint venture, are building a new Houston convention center hotel—the Marriott Marquis Houston.

California City Scoop: San Jose

November 24, 2015

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“2016 is shaping up as a great year for the South Bay/San Jose construction and development economy,” LaVelle says.

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California People: Construction business updates for October 2015

October 12, 2015

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Balfour Beatty Construction promoted Sean Holliday to vice president and business unit leader of its Northern California office in Oakland.

UK Contractors Balfour Beatty and Carillion Are in Merger Talks

Peter Reina

July 25, 2014

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Shedding its chief executive in May and reporting big profit shortfalls in Britain, Balfour Beatty plc, London, now is considering a merger proposal from Carillion PLC, a smaller, U.K.-based competitor.

Balfour Beatty Buys PB for $626 Million

Peter Reina

Debra K. Rubin

September 23, 2009

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Balfour Beatty plc, the U.K.-based global construction giant, announced on Sept. 17 it would acquire U.S. engineering stalwart Parsons Brinckerhoff for $626 million.