Dallas-based crane and hoist firm Lewis Equipment Co. filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code with the US Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas, for bankruptcy protection. Related Links: Port of Galveston Names Director of Gov Relations, Legislative Affairs Is the U.S. Falling Behind Europe in the Green Race? Whirlwind Building Components Receives Best of Freeport Award HCSS of Sugar Land Among 15 Top U.S. Small Workplaces $10 Million Gift Provided Toward The Trinity Project in Dallas Walter P Moore’s Raymond Messer Enters Carroll College Hall of Fame Past President AGC of Texas, Charles Schmidt,
For the seventh year, Austin-based Stanley Consultants has been recognized by AARP as a Best Employer for Workers Over 50. The company ranked eighth on this year’s list of the 50 top firms from across the country. AARP’s annual program acknowledges companies and organizations with policies that best address an aging workforce. In 2005, Stanley Consultants garnered the top spot on AARP’s list. Related Links: Port of Galveston Names Director of Gov Relations, Legislative Affairs Is the U.S. Falling Behind Europe in the Green Race? Whirlwind Building Components Receives Best of Freeport Award HCSS of Sugar Land Among 15 Top
LJA Engineering Inc.’s corporate office location at 2929 Briarpark Drive, Ste. 600, in Houston reopened earlier this fall after temporarily relocating due to the damage from Hurricane Ike. Related Links: Port of Galveston Names Director of Gov Relations, Legislative Affairs Is the U.S. Falling Behind Europe in the Green Race? Whirlwind Building Components Receives Best of Freeport Award HCSS of Sugar Land Among 15 Top U.S. Small Workplaces $10 Million Gift Provided Toward The Trinity Project in Dallas Walter P Moore’s Raymond Messer Enters Carroll College Hall of Fame Past President AGC of Texas, Charles Schmidt, Dies at Age 79
Raymond F. Messer, P.E., president and chairman of the board of WALTER P MOORE, was presented with The Alumni Hall of Fame Award of Carroll College in Helena, Montana. The award honors alumni who have given outstanding contributions of stewardship – sharing of time, talent and treasure in distinguished service to his/her community and/or to Carroll College. Messer was one of three alumni to receive the Hall of Fame honor this year. Related Links: Port of Galveston Names Director of Gov Relations, Legislative Affairs Is the U.S. Falling Behind Europe in the Green Race? Whirlwind Building Components Receives Best of
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority reselected Kansas City, Mo.-based HNTB Corp. as its general engineering consultant. The authority operates Highway 183A, the only toll road in the nation during the past 20 years to meet operations, maintenance and debt service financial requirements in its first year of operation — generating $400,000 per month above expenditures, according to a statement released by HNTB. Related Links: TxDOT to Lose $742 Million in Federal Funding $273 Million Approved for Pass-Through Projects Statewide Sterling Construction Awarded $20-Million Collin County Project NTTA Opens Seven-Mile Segment of Sam Rayburn Tollway Texas Sterling Starts IH-610/North Loop
Charles Schmidt, 79, died Sept. 22, 2009. He was the president of Amarillo Road Co. LP and a past president of the AGC of Texas. Memorials may be made to a favorite charity or St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 1601 S. Georgia, Amarillo, Texas, 79102. Related Links: Port of Galveston Names Director of Gov Relations, Legislative Affairs Is the U.S. Falling Behind Europe in the Green Race? Whirlwind Building Components Receives Best of Freeport Award HCSS of Sugar Land Among 15 Top U.S. Small Workplaces $10 Million Gift Provided Toward The Trinity Project in Dallas Walter P Moore’s Raymond Messer Enters
Houston-based Sterling Construction Co. Inc.’s subsidiary, Texas Sterling Construction Co., will begin a $20.3 million construction project in Collin County this quarter and should be completed in summer 2011. Related Links: TxDOT to Lose $742 Million in Federal Funding $273 Million Approved for Pass-Through Projects Statewide NTTA Opens Seven-Mile Segment of Sam Rayburn Tollway HNTB, Central Texas Mobility Authority Renew Partnership Texas Sterling Starts IH-610/North Loop Reconstruction Project The project consists of converting a 2-mi section of asphalt highway into a four-lane concrete, divided highway, the construction of a bridge and installation of 5,000 ft of storm sewer.
The Museum of Nature & Science unveiled the design for the Perot Museum of Nature & Science at Victory Park in Dallas with the groundbreaking on the approximately $185-million project planned for later this year. The museum is expected to open in 2013. Balfour Beatty will build the Perot Museum of Nature & Science at Victory Park in Dallas. Related Links: Poor Economy Doesn’t Slow Student Housing Construction GSA Awards Beck Technology $60M in BIM, Laser Scanning Contracts Satterfield & Pontikes Tops Out at Texas A&M Health Science Center McCarthy Constructing Fort Worth Westside Water Treatment Plant Sinking Texas Gulf
KBDJ, a limestone quarry in Hays County, won two awards from the Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association: the industry group’s prestigious “Bob Beard Good Neighbor Award” and the “Public Appearance Award” for its Nehemiah Pit operation in Buda. Related Links: EPA, TCEQ Adds Terrell Warehouse to Superfund Clean-Up Sites World’s Largest Wind Farm Opens in Roscoe Fluor Enables Solar Plant to Reach First Production in 20 Months DFW Contractors Sign Agreement to Keep Waters Pollution-Free Port of Houston Reduces TxDOT Project by Half Million The “Bob Beard Good Neighbor Award” was created in 1999 to encourage the members of TACA
While the overall green building market will likely more than double from today’s $36 to $49 billion range to $96 to $140 billion by 2013 according to McGraw-Hill Construction’s “Green Outlook 2009: Trends Driving Change,” architects, developers and contractors in the U.S. could still learn a lot from their European counterparts, according to engineer Jerry Yudelson, a green building proponent. Photo: Kellie Kost, Kost Photography. Jerry Yudelson, engineer and green building guru, addresses the Central Texas-Balcones Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. Related Links: Port of Galveston Names Director of Gov Relations, Legislative Affairs Whirlwind Building Components Receives Best
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