Working remotely at a construction site seldom conjures images of co-location facilities or data centers, but for many companies the idea might be a plus. Related Links: Dallas Logistics Hub Buildings Achieve Gold LEED Certification Hill International Acquires Boyken International STV Acquires Dallas-Based Civil Structures Inc. TxDOT Selects Leader for New Rail Division BNSF Names Dean Wise Vice President, Network Strategy HKS, Hill & Wilkinson, Complete Dallas’ Ronald McDonald House Yates Construction Relocates North Texas Office Operations Remote access is something construction firms, in particular, need with their project managers spread out across many work sites, Michael Ehrich, CEO of
NorthGate Constructors installed perimeter signage on the DFW Connector corridor and construction started in mid-February along SH 114 and SH 121. The $1.02-billion project is being built under a comprehensive development agreement between TxDOT and NorthGate Constructors. The CDA allows for NorthGate Constructors to design and build the project simultaneously. Related Links: New Data Shows Open-Road Tolling Improves Toll Plaza Safety State Approves $56 Million in Alternatively Financed Projects Odessa Reliever Route Overpass Among Prop. 14 Projects Austin’s Mobility Authority Closes $32-Million Loan for Expressway The 8-mi initial phase of the project is designed to improve safety, mobility and air
Dallas-based The Allen Group’s first speculative industrial buildings in the 6,000-acre Dallas Logistics Hub in Dallas were recently awarded LEED-gold certification established by the U.S. Green Building Council. Other team members included MYCON General Contractors of McKinney, Bjerke Management Solutions of Parker and Dallas firms 3i Construction and GSO Architects. Related Links: Building IT Into Construction Hill International Acquires Boyken International STV Acquires Dallas-Based Civil Structures Inc. TxDOT Selects Leader for New Rail Division BNSF Names Dean Wise Vice President, Network Strategy HKS, Hill & Wilkinson, Complete Dallas’ Ronald McDonald House Yates Construction Relocates North Texas Office Operations
The Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded $13 million to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (or ODEQ) to provide loan assistance to eligible public water systems for infrastructure improvements needed to ensure safe drinking water. The following types of set-aside activities will also be funded: administrative, small systems/technical assistance, state programs management, and local assistance. Related Links: States, Industry Groups Take Legal Action Opposing EPA Mandates Anzalduas Bridge Creates Another Texas-Mexico Pathway $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Dedicated to Belton Dam Repairs PHA Approves $235 Million Sale of Tax Refunding Bonds New Supercritical Plant Employs New Environmental Controls Almost $600
With recent legal action against the Environmental Protection Agency, Texas, Virginia and Alabama added fuel to a firestorm of complaints against the EPA’s proposed regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. Related Links: Anzalduas Bridge Creates Another Texas-Mexico Pathway $12 Million in Stimulus Funding Dedicated to Belton Dam Repairs PHA Approves $235 Million Sale of Tax Refunding Bonds New Supercritical Plant Employs New Environmental Controls EPA Awards $13 Mil to Okla. Dept. of Environment Quality Almost $600 Million in Water Project Funding Allocated On Feb. 16, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced at a press conference in Austin that Texas, which emits more
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and the Texas Transportation Commission closed on a $31.6-million loan from the State Infrastructure Bank for the US 290 East (Manor Expressway) project in the Austin area. Related Links: NorthGate Constructors Begins Work on Massive DFW Connector New Data Shows Open-Road Tolling Improves Toll Plaza Safety State Approves $56 Million in Alternatively Financed Projects Odessa Reliever Route Overpass Among Prop. 14 Projects The loan will help fund right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation on a 1.4-mi segment of the roadway between U.S. 183 and Springdale Road. The segment, when combined with a new flyover interchange
Skanska USA announced that its building unit in San Antonio was the recipient of multiple health-care construction awards at the 2009 Annual Excellence in Construction Competition hosted by the Associated Builders and Contractors of South Texas. Skanska won the Mega Projects Award, the Healthcare Award, the Institutional Award and the Gold S.T.E.P. Award for Safety. Skanska USA also announced it has completed construction on the Texas Southmost College Arts Center Building in Brownsville. MIYAKODA MENDENHALL LONG TBG Partners promoted employees at three of its four Texas offices. In Dallas/Fort Worth, Kent T. Mendenhall was promoted to principal; in Houston, Yan
Hill International with headquarter’s in Houston, recently acquired Boyken International Inc., which also has offices in Houston. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Donald R. Boyken, Boyken International CEO, will serve as senior vice president and south regional manager for Hill’s Project Management Group. Related Links: Building IT Into Construction Dallas Logistics Hub Buildings Achieve Gold LEED Certification STV Acquires Dallas-Based Civil Structures Inc. TxDOT Selects Leader for New Rail Division BNSF Names Dean Wise Vice President, Network Strategy HKS, Hill & Wilkinson, Complete Dallas’ Ronald McDonald House Yates Construction Relocates North Texas Office Operations
With Building Information Modeling, or BIM, swiftly becoming the newest technological advance for the construction industry, McGraw-Hill Construction in Texas recently invited leading A/E/C firms and owners to share ways in which they are using BIM and where it is providing benefits on their projects. Photo: Tonie Auer Fred Cardenas, virtual design and construction manager for Austin Commercial, address the conference in Las Colinas. Two events, “BIM: The Future of Construction – Healthcare,” were held recently in Las Colinas on March 3 and in Houston on March 4. These conferences spotlighted industry leaders who provided the latest information in real-time
With offices in Austin and San Antonio, O’Connell Robertson earned a 2009 Greater Austin Business Award for its contributions and philanthropy to support education. Related Links: Turner Construction Grows Green Business Sterling Construction Completes $65M Purchase of Utah’s RLW Overhead Door Corp. Acquires Wayne-Dalton’s Door Business ‘Real Men Drive Pink’ Promotes Male Breast Cancer Awareness McKinney’s Greenhaven Earns LEED for Homes Silver Certification Gonzales Wins AASHTO Public Transportation Honor Lubbock’s Lee Lewis Construction Wins CNA Leadership Safety Award Fort Worth Intermodal Airport, AllianceTexas, Celebrates 20 Years Re:Vision Dallas Competition Selects Winner for Inner-City Project Construction and Real Estate Consulting Firm