According to recent data from the Associated General Contractors of America, the New Orleans-Metairie metro area lost 2,700 construction jobs in the past year, more than any other city nationwide. Related Links: Louisiana AGC AGC reported 28,700 construction jobs in the area in June 2015, down 9% from June 2014. Louisiana Associated General Contractors CEO Ken Naquin says the job losses are largely attributed to the recent completion of several large projects. Two $1 billion hospital projects in New Orleans are wrapping up plus $14.5 billion in flood control work with the Corps of Engineers has ended.Naquin says New Orleans
Domain Cos. will construct another 15-story building in a fourth phase of development at its South Market District project in downtown New Orleans. The new building will be designed to house 89 upper-level condominiums and 24,000 sq ft of ground floor retail space. The condos, which will be known as "The Standard," will feature a mix of one, two and three-bedroom units. There will also be a resident clubhouse and bar with media lounge, a state-of-the-art fitness center. Construction will also include a 30,000-sq-ft amenity deck on the third flood with a pool, cabanas and an outdoor kitchen.The building is
In the heart of the Texas Medical Center near downtown Houston, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is creating a new front door for the campus.
Earl "Chip" Mitchell has joined CH2M as president of the firm's oil, gas and chemicals business group. Mitchell has spent the last 25 years at Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., where most recently he was the firm's group vice president for the upstream, midstream and pipeline business. Previously, Mitchell was head of Jacobs' oil, gas and chemicals operations in Canada and had worked at M.W. Kellogg (now KBR), Howe–Baker Engineers (now CB&I) and Allstates Engineering. FKP Architects has hired two employees. Jon Franklin rejoins FKP Architects as senior vice president and senior architect. He will manage FKP's team producing construction documents
General contractors in Texas and Louisiana are seeing steady work across much of the region. Once again, plentiful and cheap natural gas is lending a hand to the business; three of the largest projects that broke ground this past year among the top-five-ranked contractors were energy-related. Related Links: 2015 Top Contractors Main Ranking 2015 Top Contractors Rankings by Sector General contractors in Texas and Louisiana are seeing steady work across much of the region. Once again, plentiful and cheap natural gas is lending a hand to the business; three of the largest projects that broke ground this past year among
Construction has started on a $24 million rehabilitation center in the Mid-City neighborhood of New Orleans. When completed, the Cobalt Medical Center will be a state-of-the-art medical facility and rehabilitation hospital to treat traumatic brain injuries, concussions, Parkinson's Disease and other services. While the project officially broke ground in the summer of 2014, construction was delayed for a year and recently resumed in late July. Courtesy of Cobalt Medical Development Cobalt Medical Center will be a state-of-the-art medical facility and rehabilitation hospital. Related Links: Groundbreaking on Cobalt Medical Center's $22 Million Rehabilitation Hospital The two-story, 64,000-sq-ft facility will feature 60
New Orleans' Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration has ordered construction to be halted at the city's new $145 million prison, saying the client, Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman, is in violation of city codes.
Stantec has acquired VI Engineering, a Houston-based electrical engineering firm. The acquisition closed on July 10. VI’s existing leadership will remain intact, and the 30-person firm will remain located at its current Houston office. However, VI will eventually transition its brand and name to Stantec, says Matt McBurnett, principal at VI.VI Engineering was founded in 2004 and operates across Texas and the Gulf Coast region, as well as the Northeast. The company also has a national list of clients that includes Southern California Edison, MidAmerican Energy, Pacific Gas and Electric, Bayer and Valero Energy Corp.“The utility transmission and distribution marketplace
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