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To bring liquefied natural gas (LNG) to its marine and heavy-duty customers in North America, Shell is investing in two small-scale liquefaction units. A 0.25 million tons per year unit will be installed at the company’s Geismar Chemicals facility in Geismar, La., while the another unit of the same size will be installed at Shell’s Sarnia Manufacturing Centre in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Related Links: Shell Global “The primary plant components will be prefabricated, however some supporting elements may be constructed on site,” says Shell’s Kayla Macke. “Construction and installation contracting will be conducted through Shell’s normal contracting and procurement processes.”According

A fter years of being "repurposed by attrition," as the project team puts it, a building in Plano, Texas, that has housed the city's government operations for 47 years is finally getting a real makeover. The much-needed $8-million face-lift and expansion of the facility, which now centralizes technology, communication and data services for the city's traffic, police, fire department and administration will now become the Plano Technology Services Center, a Tier 3 data center. Related Links: Alliance Architects, Inc. Turner Construction Co. In 2011, the City of Plano saw it had a need for a consolidated data center, says Jim

Bartlett Cocke General Contractors in San Antonio has elevated Harry Moeller to president. He has been with the company since 1985, most recently serving as executive vice president. In that role, he succeeds Randy Pawelek, who will transition to chairman while remaining CEO. Pawelek became president of the company in 2008. Related Links: Engineering News Record Kevin Byrd has been promoted to vice president of operations, Central Texas region. James Anderson has been promoted to South Texas regional manager. Mark Christensen has been promoted to East Texas regional manager.Roger Soto has joined Ziegler Cooper, a Houston architecture firm, as senior

Sundt Construction, Inc.’s Texas Division will construct a replacement terminal building at the Wichita Falls Municipal Airport. Photo courtesy of URS Airport Services A rendering of the replacement terminal that Sundt Construction will start building at the Wichita Falls Municipal Airport this summer. Related Links: Sundt Construction, Inc. Wichita Falls Municipal Airport For this project, Sundt has a local joint venture partner, contractor Trinity Hughes. The design architect is URS, teamed with local architect Bundy, Young, Sims & Potter.“The Wichita Falls Municipal Airport is a joint-use facility, located at Sheppard Air Force Base,” says Robert Schmidt, aviation engineering manager with URS

Construction on the University of Houston’s new football stadium is now underway. Design firms PageSoutherlandPage and DLR Group, as well as contractor Manhattan Construction and university staffers celebrated the project’s groundbreaking February 8 near downtown Houston. Photo courtesy of PageSoutherlandPage The University of Houston hosted the groundbreaking of its new stadium February 8. Shown from left to right: Jonathan Thurston, Executive Director of UH Facilities Planning & Construction; Matt Doffing, Manhattan Construction; Duane Duffy, Manhattan Construction; David Quenemoen, PageSoutherlandPage; Rob Owens, PageSoutherlandPage; Don Barnum, DLR Group; Greg Garlock, DLR Group; Tony Levine, UH Football Coach; Mack Rhoades, UH Vice President

A $53.25 million student housing project will break ground in in March 2013 at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Hill & Wilkinson has been awarded the contract on the new student housing living/learning center, a construction management-at-risk project that was designed by HKS Architects Inc. Rendering by HKS Architects A rendering of the new University of Texas at Dallas Student Living Learning Center, which is seeking LEED silver certification. Related Links: Hill & Wilkinson University of Texas at Dallas The student housing living/learning center is the fifth campus construction project awarded to Hill & Wilkinson by UTD. The

Winners were recognized in 13 categories at the Austin Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America’s annual Outstanding Construction Awards at the end of January. Photo by Jackie Jackson The Austin Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America honored projects from across Central Texas at its annual Outstanding Construction Awards. Related Links: Austin Associated General Contractors The contest honored projects completed during 2012.“This year’s winners featured the usual mix of both small and large projects, including the incredibly successful Circuit of the Americas/Formula 1 project,” says Phil Thoden, president and CEO of the Austin Chapter of AGC. “Though

Texas A&M University has new plans in place to expand its engineering enrollment up to 25,000 students by 2025. This ’25 by 25’ initiative was driven largely by the need for more engineers across the United States, including Texas. Courtesy of Texas A&M University Engineering A rendering of the proposed Texas A&M University Engineering Education Complex. Related Links: Texas A&M University “The demand for engineering education at Texas A&M has never been higher,” says Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin. “The Texas Workforce Commission has projected the need for engineers entering the workforce will increase significantly over the next 12

McKim & Creed, Inc. a Texas-based engineering, geomatics and planning firm, announced that it has purchased the assets of North Carolina-based United Engineering Group, Inc. (UEG), which provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection design services for the energy, healthcare, higher education, state government, industrial and transportation markets. Related Links: McKim & Creed, Inc. United Engineering Group, Inc. The acquisition is effective as of January 1, 2013.This acquisition will enhance McKim & Creed’s engineering capabilities and services, and strengthen its experience and expertise in the energy, healthcare and educational markets.“The United Engineering Group acquisition will have little immediate impact on