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A joint venture of Page and LMN is designing the $1.6-billion redevelopment of the Austin Convention Center in Texas, with a joint venture of JE Dunn and Turner Construction as construction manager. Demolition for the 1.4-million-sq-ft project is underway. The convention center is slated to reopen in late 2028.

Located 40 miles off Cameron Parish, La., plant would have four trains and be the first such offshore facility in the U.S., set to produce up to 13.2 million metric tons of LNG annually, developer said.

Opponents say detention center for people arrested for immigration violations, estimated to cost $450M for construction and first-year operation, will harm the Everglades ecosystem surrounding it and are suing the US and Florida governments in federal court. 

The Alpharetta, Ga.-based contractor reported $2.15 billion in revenue from the ENR Texas & Southeast region.

Performance Contractors reported about $3 billion in total 2024 revenue, with $2.82 billion from the Texas and Southeast region, 

Florida engineering board seeks up to $3.6 million in fines.

Firms participating in ENR Texas & Southeast's Top Contractors survey collectively reported $127.9 billion in 2024 regional revenue.

Both documented and undocumented workers are being swept up as raids escalate across construction, as others avoid jobsites to stay out of ICE crosshairs.

Six men have been indicted for illegal reentry into the U.S. and other actions after being arrested at a construction site in Tallahassee.

Five-year plan is largest in the agency's history.