For the third consecutive year, Fort Worth-based Alliance Foreign-Trade Zone No. 196 ranks as the top “General Purpose Foreign-Trade Zone” in the United States in terms of value of foreign goods admitted, according to the Annual Report of the Foreign-Trade Zone Board to the U.S. Congress. Photo: Alliance Texas. A view of Alliance’s Global Logistics Hub, which offers strategic multi-modal transportation access. Related Links: FTA Approves University Corridor Light Rail Transit Project Stimulus Funds Four U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Projects First Segments of DART Rail Orange Line Likely Delayed KBR Joint Venture, KBR Subsidiary Each Awarded Contracts Fluor Awarded
Houston-based KBR’s subsidiary, M.W. Kellogg Ltd., entered into a license and basic engineering design agreement with Kawasaki Plant Systems Ltd. for the Mary Project, an anticipated grassroots ammonia and urea plants to be located in Turkmenistan. Related Links: Alliance Global Logistics Hub FTZ Finishes No. 1 FTA Approves University Corridor Light Rail Transit Project Stimulus Funds Four U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Projects First Segments of DART Rail Orange Line Likely Delayed Fluor Awarded Multiple Contracts Across the Globe Norse Energy Signs LOI, Exclusivity Agreement for Barnett Acreage Austin Selects LAN and AECOM as Austin Urban Rail Partners Austin Capitalizes
NorthGate Constructors started construction on the DFW Connector, one of the largest transportation projects North Texas has seen. A groundbreaking ceremony for the DFW Connector. TxDOT executive director Amadeo Saenz, Jr. told the crowd the project will require 1.6 million sq yds of concrete paving. Related Links: Summit Leader: Texas Faces Transportation Funding Crisis Texas Completes Obligation of ARRA Transportation Funds SH 121 Breaks Ground, Moves Closer to Linking Western Region It is expected to be the first project to fully open with managed lanes in the area. The $1.02-billion, 8.4-mi project uses $250 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment
The Federal Transit Administration notified Houston’s METRO that it approved Houston’s University Corridor Light Rail Transit project into the preliminary engineering phase of the FTA’s New Starts program. Related Links: Alliance Global Logistics Hub FTZ Finishes No. 1 Stimulus Funds Four U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Projects First Segments of DART Rail Orange Line Likely Delayed KBR Joint Venture, KBR Subsidiary Each Awarded Contracts Fluor Awarded Multiple Contracts Across the Globe Norse Energy Signs LOI, Exclusivity Agreement for Barnett Acreage Austin Selects LAN and AECOM as Austin Urban Rail Partners Austin Capitalizes on $31.8 Million in Recovery Act Funds BNSF
Oslo, Norway-based Norse Energy Corp. ASA recently signed a letter of intent and exclusivity agreement to acquire substantially all assets of Strategic Petroleum Investment Consultants Enterprise Inc, Paris Oil & Gas Corp. and Eleon Operators LLC for $70 million. Related Links: Alliance Global Logistics Hub FTZ Finishes No. 1 FTA Approves University Corridor Light Rail Transit Project Stimulus Funds Four U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Projects First Segments of DART Rail Orange Line Likely Delayed KBR Joint Venture, KBR Subsidiary Each Awarded Contracts Fluor Awarded Multiple Contracts Across the Globe Austin Selects LAN and AECOM as Austin Urban Rail Partners
Austin Water broke ground on green improvements at its Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant, with $31.8 million from ARRA. Related Links: Alliance Global Logistics Hub FTZ Finishes No. 1 FTA Approves University Corridor Light Rail Transit Project Stimulus Funds Four U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Projects First Segments of DART Rail Orange Line Likely Delayed KBR Joint Venture, KBR Subsidiary Each Awarded Contracts Fluor Awarded Multiple Contracts Across the Globe Norse Energy Signs LOI, Exclusivity Agreement for Barnett Acreage Austin Selects LAN and AECOM as Austin Urban Rail Partners BNSF Announces $2.4-Billion Capital Commitment Program In two years, the city
Rees Associates Inc. expanded in Texas with a new office in Houston. The office will be led by Allan Parr, currently Rees’ COO. Related Links: Economic Woes Trickling Down to Texas, But Recovery Will Come BPSI, TDIndustries Ink Exclusive Distribution Agreement UT Professor Earns ARTBA’s Research & Education Award Studio RED Wins AIA Diversity Recognition Program Award Closner Equipment Named to GOMACO’s Top 10 Distributors’ List Texas Firms Win Skid Steer Loader as Part of Anniversary Celebration Rees delivers architecture, planning and interior design to local and worldwide clients. The firm specializes in a variety of sectors. Rees has seven
Corgan Assoc. in Dallas named Bob Morris, a managing principal in the firm, as president and chief executive officer. He is succeeding David Lind who has been named chairman of the board. Jon Holzheimer will retain the position of chief operating officer. Also, Matt Mooney, Brian George, and Steve Hulsey were named to the firm’s management committee. Rosecrans Interests LLC in Houston has new ownership. The management trio of Roy G. DiPasquale, CEO; Jeffrey A. Stocks, president; and Gary Jorden, senior vice president, will oversee the daily operations of the firm. Linbeck announced the promotion of two tenured employees in
Brennan’s of Houston reopened Feb. 15 after being severely damaged by fire as a result of Hurricane Ike in September 2008. Houston-based Studio RED Architects worked with a team including Houston-based Linbeck Construction to restore a majority of the original John F. Staub 1930 design while bringing the building up to codes and standards. Related Links: Dallas College Uses Project to Brand Campus $26-Million Contract Awarded for San Antonio BRAC Building Project Mycon Selected to Build Encore Wire’s R&D Center M.J. Harris Builds Rehabilitation Hospital of Mesquite Cadence McShane Selected for Several Projects Statewide Tellepsen Completes Bayshore Elementary Four Months
Fort Worth-based Key Construction recently completed CIGNA Pointe One: Regional Headquarters in Plano. It was designed and constructed for LEED-silver certification. Related Links: Dallas College Uses Project to Brand Campus $26-Million Contract Awarded for San Antonio BRAC Building Project Mycon Selected to Build Encore Wire’s R&D Center M.J. Harris Builds Rehabilitation Hospital of Mesquite Cadence McShane Selected for Several Projects Statewide Tellepsen Completes Bayshore Elementary Four Months Early Skanska Completes Arts Facility for Texas Southmost College Williamson County Approves Unique Command Center Norman, Okla., Firm Starts $15-Mil Expansion Project SHW Designs Marshall Elementary School to Meet LEED Criteria Greenhaven Earns
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