A robust transportation sector in Texas as well as continued vitality from energy, infrastructure, education and hospital projects in Texas and Louisiana helped deliver a high-performance 2014 for design firms based or working in the Gulf Coast. Related Links: ENR Texas & Louisiana Top Project Starts of 2014 ENR Texas & Louisiana Top Design Firms 2014 The top 75 firms in ENR Texas & Louisiana's annual ranking of the region's largest designers reported combined revenue of $5.1 billion last year, compared with $4.1 billion in 2013—a nearly 25% increase that extends a three-year growth spurt in the region.The top three
Hunt-Zachry, A Joint Venture, is surging past the half-way mark in constructing a $325-million, 800,000-sq-ft addition to San Antonio's bustling Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. The joint venture team is a partnership between Hunt Construction Group, An AECOM Company, and Zachry Construction Corp. Image Courtesy of Hunt Construction Group San Antonio hopes that sleek architecture and multiple amenities will help make Gonzalez one of top convention centers in the U.S. Photo Courtesy of Hunt Construction Group An 800,000-sq-ft addition will nearly double the size of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. Related Links: Digging Deeper: School Charts
EVERETTBrad Everett has been named president and chief operating officer with Austin, Texas-based civil contractor J.D. Abrams. Everett, who has been with Abrams for more than 30 years, managed its Austin and El Paso, Texas, markets prior to assuming his new role. He succeeds Jon F. Abrams, who remains CEO and chairman of the board. Related Links: ENR Texas and Louisiana People Showcase ENR People Steve DeRouen has been named vice president with the Lake Charles, La., office of ISC Constructors, a contractor serving chemical processing, petrochemical, refining, power and pulp and paper industries. DeRouen has more than 25 years
All politics is local, or so the saying goes. The same could be said of the complex, potentially contentious nature of transportation construction, which may involve any number of unique, location-specific issues and interests. It is because of transportation's inherent intricacies that agencies in Texas and Louisiana are casting a wider net to develop viable alternatives for getting projects and programs up and running as efficiently as possible while also meeting the demands of a mobile marketplace. Related Links: Owner of the Year http://texas.construction.com/texas_construction_firms/2014/0609-robust-development-at-burns-mac.asp Design Firm of the Year 2014 The ability to meet those requirements is a key reason
As part of a streamlining announced last December, Houston-based engineer-contractor KBR is selling its building construction unit to Illinois construction firm Pernix Group Inc. for $28 million, including $6 million in working capital, the firms said June 10. R
A complex, groundbreaking automated car elevator system, situated in the center of the $560-million, 60-story Porsche Design Tower project in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., is raising the bar on "sky garage" technology, and taking its builders on a memorable journey as contractors and engineers make accommodations for the massive system.
TOM MURPHYTom C. Murphy (top) and Sean Murphy were named co-presidents of Coastal Construction Group, Miami. Tom oversees business development, preconstruction services and owner contract negotiations.
The entrepreneurial "enterprise within an enterprise" approach that Cary, N.C.-based Kimley-Horn first implemented more than 40 years ago is proving to be a perfect fit for today's business environment. Built around the idea of "practice builders"—specialists in various design disciplines who are given greater freedom to cultivate their own niche markets and service areas—the concept is contributing to the firm's growing share of the current market's crop of increasingly complex projects. It is winning over owners who demand a higher level of engagement and innovation from their design consultants. Related Links: Southeast Top Design Firms Ranking Southeast Design Firms Making
Southeast design firms are for the most part making gains in business activity as the region's construction economy continues to improve. But while most of the engineering and architectural firms that participated in ENR Southeast's annual Top Design Firms survey reported increased revenue for 2014, gains were often modest. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record For instance, the group's collective 2014 revenue total of $3.3 billion marked a 10% improvement over last year's survey total of $3 billion. However, much of that increase can be attributed to AECOM's inclusion of new revenue resulting from its 2014 acquisition of URS
A Dept. of Energy-sanctioned report on plutonium disposition alternatives, citing uncertainties related to design and construction of the Mixed-Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility project in South Carolina, indicates shifting to a new approach would be less costly than continuing to pursue the MOX program.
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