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2016 Top Project Starts

However, slowdowns in energy and related sectors could upend that trend in 2016

Louise Poirier

April 18, 2016

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Energy continues to dominate the conversation in Texas and Louisiana construction, with the top four projects on this year’s ENR Texas & Louisiana Top Starts list all being energy related and in the billions of dollars.

Snapshot

April 18, 2016

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Conti is constructing the MRL 4.2 project for USACE New Orleans. The work includes approximately 5,400 linear ft of new concrete floodwall that will stretch from Oak Road to the Belle Chase Ferry Landing.

Pulse: Texas and Louisiana

April 18, 2016

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See updates about construction bids in Texas and Louisiana.

Louise Poirier

April 18, 2016

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See updates about construction professionals in Texas and Louisiana.

Texas & Louisiana's 2016 Owner of the Year: Memorial Hermann Health System

Louise Poirier

April 18, 2016

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With 14 hospitals, five convenient care centers, more than 24,000 employees and 5,500 medical staff, all within the greater Houston area, Memorial Hermann Health System’s presence in the city is well-rooted.

City Scoop: Austin, Texas

April 18, 2016

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“Numerous residential, office and hotel projects have been built or are underway in downtown,” Phil Thoden says, adding that AGC has been working with the City Council to develop new rules governing the placing of concrete in the late night and early morning hours.

TLC Engineering for Architecture Named Southeast Design Firm of the Year

Scott Judy

April 18, 2016

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ENR editors recognized the Orlando-based engineering firm for its significant growth in 2015, which was fueled partly by major wins in the health-care and transportation sectors.

PBK-designed Clear Creek ISD Challenger Columbia Stadium

On the Scene

April 18, 2016

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The dedication ceremony for the PBK-designed Clear Creek ISD Challenger Columbia Stadium in League City, Texas, was a community-wide celebration.

City Scoop: Lafayette, La.

April 18, 2016

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The biggest projects in Lafayette at the moment are the Interstate-49 Connector and the new Lafayette Regional Airport terminal, Richard says.

Risk Management

Fateful Decisions in Death of Construction Worker

Choice and error in the drowning of Texas ironworker Jose Dario Suarez

Richard Korman

April 13, 2016

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An examination of the legal record shows how concern on paper prior to work on a bridge at Baylor University in 2014 did not foreclose choices and lapses in the field that culminated in tragedy.