Voters turned out to Texas polls November 4 to weigh in on nearly 100 bond packages across the state. According to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' Texas Transparency compilation of bond election results, of those bonds on the ballot last week, voters approved 84 (totaling a combined $5.589 billion), while 11 (totaling a combined $867.5 million) were defeated. Related Links: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' Texas Transparency A slew of education-related packages were approved last week, far outweighing those from other entities. Among the bonds that passed in the November 4 election were:A four-part bond package for Arlington, covering
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is constructing an $86.2 million drainage project in New Orleans. The 42-month contract will provide improved storm water drainage for the Uptown area of the city and reduce the risk of flood damages in a 10-year rainfall event. Related Links: SELA Drainage Projects U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District The project is being managed by Boh Bros. Construction Co. and involves building 7,200 l-ft of concrete box culvert under the median on Louisiana Ave. The culvert will range from 8 to 16 ft wide and will run from Constance St. to South
Rick Whitney has been appointed CEO of Adolfson & Peterson Inc. (A&P), effective Oct. 1. He succeeds interim CEO Steven Pinney, who held the position since CEO Doug Jaeger stepped down in December. Pinney will continue to serve A&P as chairman of the board of directors. Whitney spent the last six years as president and CEO of M+W U.S. Inc., based in Watervliet, N.Y. Related Links: People: Texas & Louisiana: August 2014 People: Texas & Louisiana: June 2014 FKP Architects has added several new staff members.Elizabeth Nilsen joins FKP as the new chief financial officer. Nilsen assumes the position following
Hard Rock Construction of Metairie, La., is preparing to break ground on a $13.3 million intermodal terminal at the Port of New Orleans. Related Links: Hard Rock Construction Port of New Orleans The 12-acre project will feature 10,000 linear ft of rail track and five acres of heavy duty paving to accommodate the transfer of intermodal containers between ships, trucks and trains. Hard Rock Construction will also install electrical, drainage and utility systems along with new water feeds for additional fire hydrants.Port of New Orleans spokesperson Matt Gresham says the project is part of the ongoing expansion of the Napoleon
Cobalt Medical Center recently broke ground on a $22 million rehabilitation hospital in New Orleans. Construction of the 64,000-sq-ft facility is expected to take twelve months with an opening scheduled in summer 2015. Courtesy of Ascension Group Architects Cobalt Medical Center's $22 million rehabilitation hospital in New Orleans is scheduled top open in summer 2015. Related Links: Cobalt Medical Center DeAngelis Diamond Construction Peter Cacciapaglia, Cobalt vice president of design and construction, says the two-story building will feature a full service kitchen, dining area, administration offices, loading dock, emergency room department and 60 beds.The facility will consist of typical steel
HOLT CAT has announced two recent promotions. Elaine Hicks has been named senior vice president, chief information officer. Hicks was previously senior director of information technologies. Before joining HOLT CAT, she was director of information services for C.H. Guenther & Son Inc. Related Links: People: Texas & Louisiana: June 2014 People: Texas & Louisiana: April 2014 Edward Craner has been promoted to senior vice president, strategy and marketing. He has been with HOLT since 2008, most recently as vice president of strategy and marketing. Before joining HOLT CAT, Craner worked for AT&T in sales operations and supply chain management.Houston-based Kirksey
Texas A&M University is planning a new Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Education Complex on its main campus in College Station. Skanska has joined the team as general contractor to build the $93 million facility. Courtesy of Stantec Texas A&M University's new $93 million Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Education Complex, a 330,000-sq-ft building, will house state-of-the-art classrooms, teaching and laboratory space and a caf with indoor and outdoor dining facilities. Related Links: Texas A&M University Skanska This 330,000-sq-ft building will house state-of-the-art classrooms, teaching and laboratory space and a café with indoor and outdoor dining facilities. Combined with the
KDC broke ground on a new 489,000-sq-ft office complex for Raytheon on July 21 at the Cityline development in Richardson, Texas. This is the latest project to start at the 186-acre mixed-use development, joining the 1.5 million sq-ft State Farm project already underway. Courtesy of KDC KDC breaks ground on the new Raytheon project on July 21, 2014. From left to right: Dan Johnson, City Manager, Richardson; Mayor Laura Maczka, City of Richardson; Lynn Dugle, president, Raytheon IIS; Congressman Sam Johnson, 3rd District of Texas; Steve Van Amburgh, CEO, KDC; and Toby Grove, President, KDC. Courtesy of KDC KDC broke
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