Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway Co. plans a 2010 capital commitment program of $2.4 billion, approximately $240 million less than 2009 due to fewer expected locomotive acquisitions. BNSF expects to spend about $2.1 billion for infrastructure and to upgrade technologies. Related Links: Alliance Global Logistics Hub FTZ Finishes No. 1 FTA Approves University Corridor Light Rail Transit Project Stimulus Funds Four U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Projects First Segments of DART Rail Orange Line Likely Delayed KBR Joint Venture, KBR Subsidiary Each Awarded Contracts Fluor Awarded Multiple Contracts Across the Globe Norse Energy Signs LOI, Exclusivity Agreement for Barnett Acreage Austin
GOMACO Corp. recognized Closner Equipment Co. Inc. of Texas as a Top Ten Distributor for sales in 2009. The award was presented in recognition for outstanding sales and distribution of GOMACO equipment in the U.S. G. Bennett Closner (left) of Closner Equipment accepts award from Kent Godbersen, GOMACO vice president of Worldwide Sales & Marketing. Related Links: Economic Woes Trickling Down to Texas, But Recovery Will Come BPSI, TDIndustries Ink Exclusive Distribution Agreement Rees Associates Opens New Houston Office UT Professor Earns ARTBA’s Research & Education Award Studio RED Wins AIA Diversity Recognition Program Award Texas Firms Win Skid Steer
Statewide, the deterioration in the state’s fiscal health will be a big issue this year as sales tax revenues are down – which impacts everything from school funding to the Legislative budget. McGraw-Hill’s Economic Affairs Vice President, Robert Murray, speaks at the recent Outlook 2010 Industry Forecast conference which was held in Irving. Related Links: BPSI, TDIndustries Ink Exclusive Distribution Agreement Rees Associates Opens New Houston Office UT Professor Earns ARTBA’s Research & Education Award Studio RED Wins AIA Diversity Recognition Program Award Closner Equipment Named to GOMACO’s Top 10 Distributors’ List Texas Firms Win Skid Steer Loader as Part
Chandra R. Bhat, Ph.D., the Adan Abou-Ayyash centennial professor in transportation engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, was named the 2009 recipient of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association S.S. Steinberg Award. Related Links: Economic Woes Trickling Down to Texas, But Recovery Will Come BPSI, TDIndustries Ink Exclusive Distribution Agreement Rees Associates Opens New Houston Office Studio RED Wins AIA Diversity Recognition Program Award Closner Equipment Named to GOMACO’s Top 10 Distributors’ List Texas Firms Win Skid Steer Loader as Part of Anniversary Celebration The award, named after the founding president of the ARTBA Research & Education
Utility relocations associated with Texas Dept. of Transportation construction on portions of SH 114 will likely delay the opening of the first two segments of the DART Rail Orange Line. Related Links: Alliance Global Logistics Hub FTZ Finishes No. 1 FTA Approves University Corridor Light Rail Transit Project Stimulus Funds Four U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Projects KBR Joint Venture, KBR Subsidiary Each Awarded Contracts Fluor Awarded Multiple Contracts Across the Globe Norse Energy Signs LOI, Exclusivity Agreement for Barnett Acreage Austin Selects LAN and AECOM as Austin Urban Rail Partners Austin Capitalizes on $31.8 Million in Recovery Act Funds
Irving-based Fluor Corp. announced that Elecnor S.A awarded the company an engineering services contract for a new 50 MW concentrating solar power plant in Badajoz, Spain. Fluor will book the undisclosed contract in 2010. Related Links: Alliance Global Logistics Hub FTZ Finishes No. 1 FTA Approves University Corridor Light Rail Transit Project Stimulus Funds Four U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Projects First Segments of DART Rail Orange Line Likely Delayed KBR Joint Venture, KBR Subsidiary Each Awarded Contracts Norse Energy Signs LOI, Exclusivity Agreement for Barnett Acreage Austin Selects LAN and AECOM as Austin Urban Rail Partners Austin Capitalizes on
For the third consecutive year, Fort Worth-based Alliance Foreign-Trade Zone No. 196 ranks as the top “General Purpose Foreign-Trade Zone” in the United States in terms of value of foreign goods admitted, according to the Annual Report of the Foreign-Trade Zone Board to the U.S. Congress. Photo: Alliance Texas. A view of Alliance’s Global Logistics Hub, which offers strategic multi-modal transportation access. Related Links: FTA Approves University Corridor Light Rail Transit Project Stimulus Funds Four U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Projects First Segments of DART Rail Orange Line Likely Delayed KBR Joint Venture, KBR Subsidiary Each Awarded Contracts Fluor Awarded
Houston-based KBR’s subsidiary, M.W. Kellogg Ltd., entered into a license and basic engineering design agreement with Kawasaki Plant Systems Ltd. for the Mary Project, an anticipated grassroots ammonia and urea plants to be located in Turkmenistan. Related Links: Alliance Global Logistics Hub FTZ Finishes No. 1 FTA Approves University Corridor Light Rail Transit Project Stimulus Funds Four U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Projects First Segments of DART Rail Orange Line Likely Delayed Fluor Awarded Multiple Contracts Across the Globe Norse Energy Signs LOI, Exclusivity Agreement for Barnett Acreage Austin Selects LAN and AECOM as Austin Urban Rail Partners Austin Capitalizes
NorthGate Constructors started construction on the DFW Connector, one of the largest transportation projects North Texas has seen. A groundbreaking ceremony for the DFW Connector. TxDOT executive director Amadeo Saenz, Jr. told the crowd the project will require 1.6 million sq yds of concrete paving. Related Links: Summit Leader: Texas Faces Transportation Funding Crisis Texas Completes Obligation of ARRA Transportation Funds SH 121 Breaks Ground, Moves Closer to Linking Western Region It is expected to be the first project to fully open with managed lanes in the area. The $1.02-billion, 8.4-mi project uses $250 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment
The Federal Transit Administration notified Houston’s METRO that it approved Houston’s University Corridor Light Rail Transit project into the preliminary engineering phase of the FTA’s New Starts program. Related Links: Alliance Global Logistics Hub FTZ Finishes No. 1 Stimulus Funds Four U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Projects First Segments of DART Rail Orange Line Likely Delayed KBR Joint Venture, KBR Subsidiary Each Awarded Contracts Fluor Awarded Multiple Contracts Across the Globe Norse Energy Signs LOI, Exclusivity Agreement for Barnett Acreage Austin Selects LAN and AECOM as Austin Urban Rail Partners Austin Capitalizes on $31.8 Million in Recovery Act Funds BNSF
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