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Contractors have broken ground on a $3 billion chemical plant complex in Southwest Louisiana. The project is a joint venture between Lotte Chemical Corp. of South Korea and Axiall Corp. of Georgia.

Construction has started on a $10 million project to erect a large canopy at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.

“A tower crane on every corner” is not a stated goal of Suffolk Construction Co., insists the firm’s Southeast chief operating officer, Peter Tuffo.

In its history, the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball team—which famously went from worst to first in the National League during the 1991 season—has experienced its share of impressive finishes.

Southeast contractors are poised to remain busy as contracting activity continues at an accelerated pace.

Many firms endured the economic hardships of the 2008 recession with varying degrees of success, but Fort Worth-based Huckabee took a novel approach: It retained staff and boosted its expertise while work was limited, waiting for the right opportunity to help clients start building again.