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A $1.7-billion expansion of Formosa Plastics’ Point Comfort, Texas, site could create an estimated 1,800 construction jobs, according to the company. The Chinese petrochemical company announced the project this week, noting that the expansion would enable it to “take advantage of the increasingly reliable and low-cost domestic natural gas.” The investment consists of a new 800,000 MT/Y olefins cracker, an associated 600,000 MT/Y propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit and a new 300,000 MT/Y low density polyethylene (LDPE) resin plant. It will create an estimated 1800 construction jobs and, once completed, an additional 225 long-term operating and maintenance jobs, according to the

In a jobsite trailer that serves the Terminal Renewal and Improvement Program at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, managers have created a memorial to construction site excess. A dozen rolls of outdated design development documents, each weighing 70 lb, are unused relics of how information was originally managed on the TRIP program when it kicked off just over a year ago. During the past year, a construction joint venture that oversees $800 million in projects within the $1.9-billion TRIP program has gone completely paperless. Most notably, the initiative extends beyond office-bound designers, consultants and construction coordinators to include field staff. Rather

 RIGGINSCF Jordan Construction LLC, an El Paso, Texas, commercial construction firm, has hired John Riggins as director of business development. He is based in Dallas. Courtesy of CF Jordan Construction CF Jordan Construction LLC, an El Paso, Texas, commercial construction firm, has hired John Riggins as director of business development. The Shaw Group Inc., Baton Rouge, La., has hired Timothy J. Pocheas chief accounting officer. He was most recently an audit partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP, serving as office managing partner and professional practices director in the firm's New Orleans office. Larry D. McKillophas joined The Beck Group, Dallas,

March 1-3, 2012 American Subcontractors Association Business Forum and Convention 2012 Hyatt RegencySan AntonioContact: asaonline.comMarch 10-13, 2012 National Demolition Association Trade Show Henry B. Gonzalez Convention CenterSan AntonioContact: demolitionassociation.com

This article originally appeared in ArchRecord.com. Photo courtesy Spillis Candela DMJM A recent photo of Miami Marine Stadium, an abandoned Modernist landmark designed in 1963 by then 27-year-old Cuban-American architect Hilario Candela. Photo courtesy Spillis Candela DMJM In 2009, the World Monuments Fund included the Miami Marine Stadium on its annual list of the "11 Most Endangered Places." Related Links: VIDEO: Miami Marine Stadium: Touring a Modernist Ruin Record Reveals: Miami The Miami City Commission is deliberating whether to give a nonprofit group the green light to rehabilitate Miami Marine Stadium, an abandoned Modernist landmark designed in 1963 by then

After enduring Gov. Rick Scott’s suspension of contracts and consequent year-long delay to the start of construction, local, state and federal officials celebrated the survival of their prized $1.3-billion SunRail project with a project kick-off in late January. Actual construction won’t be far behind, with initial sitework set to start in early February, says April Heller, public information officer with the Florida Dept. of Transportation. Photo courtesy Florida Dept. of Transportation FDOT District 5 Secretary Noranne Downs and Congressman John Mica (R-Winter Park) celebrated the start of the $1.3-billion SunRail commuter rail project in Central Florida. Related Links: Gov. Scott

Progress Energy Florida denied a Jan. 26 Tampa Bay Times report that it plans to cancel an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Shaw Group for a proposed nuclear plant project in Levy County, Fla. Image courtesy Progress Energy Florida The cost estimate for Progress Energy's proposed new nuclear plant in Levy Co., Fla., has escalated to approximately $20 billion. Related Links: Florida and Progress Energy Reach Crystal River Fix Plan Suzanne Grant, company spokesperson, told ENR by email: “Progress Energy Florida has not stated any intention to cancel the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Levy County nuclear

For most of the Southeast region, contractors should see an increasing set of business opportunities in 2012, according to the latest forecast projections from McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Engineering News-Record. The company predicts the value of new 2012 construction contracts will improve in three of the four ENR Southeast states, with North Carolina the lone negative. Photo courtesy Southern Co. Georgia should experience significant activity in the power and energy markets in 2012. Southern Co.'s $14-billion Vogtle nuclear power project will continue to move ahead. Photo courtesy BEandK/Turner/BRPH Joint Venture Boeing's new Dreamliner plant in South Carolina could continue to

The March 12, 2012, issue of ENR Southeast magazine will feature a ranking of the region’s Top Project Starts in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas that broke ground in 2011. To have your project considered, we've created a form that readers can use to provide us with this infromation. The form, which is posted here in the "Related Links" box, should be completed and submitted by February 10, 2012. The annual Top Project Starts feature ranks the largest projects in the Southeast by construction contract value. Related Links: ENR Southeast's Top Starts Entry Form Owners, general contractors and design firms