Related Links: CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center McInnis Brothers Construction has started work on Phase 3 of a $55 million hospital expansion at CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center in Shreveport, La. The project broke ground in mid-March with a fast-track construction process and is expected to be completed in late-2015.The 118,000-sq-ft West Wing expansion will add two new entire floors to the facility and will house the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Labor and Delivery, Cancer Center and Inpatient Rehabilitation.Chris R. Elberson, AIA, of lead project architect Somdal Associates, says the project is part of an overall campus renovation and expansion that
Dilip Choudhuri has been chosen as Walter P. Moore's new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Choudhuri will become the fourth president and CEO in company history. He joined the firm in 2001 and became executive director of diagnostics in 2009. PETERSEN Related Links: People: Texas & Louisiana, February 2014 People: Texas & Louisiana, December 2013 Dennis W. Petersen has been promoted to corporate president of LEO A DALY, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company, including the LEO A DALY and Lockwood Andrews & Newnam Inc. (LAN) brands. He has been president of LAN for the past
A collision near the Houston Ship Channel on March 22 involving a 585-ft bulk carrier and a barge containing 924,000 gal of bunker fuel sent oil straight into Galveston Bay, the gateway to one of the busiest ports in the U.S. Related Links: Gulf Oil Spill The Toxic Legacy of Exxon Valdez Texas City "Y" Response U.S. Coast Guard The U.S. Coast Guard has estimated that about 168,000 gal of oil were released following the collision. “Some of that has already been recuperated and they’re still working on the cleanup,” says Rosio Torres, spokesperson at the Joint Information Center, the
The $2.5 billion North Tarrant Express (NTE) that will overhaul I-820 and SH Texas 121/183 in Tarrant County will be completed six months ahead of schedule. Project developer, NTE Mobility Partners (NTEMP), says construction is expected wrap up by the end of 2014, rather than June 2015. Photo courtesy of NTE Mobility Partners North Tarrant Express developer NTE Mobility Partners says construction on the project is expected wrap up by the end of 2014, rather than June 2015. Related Links: North Tarrant Express Project Texas Dept. of Transportation The 13-mile NTE project is an overhaul of Loop 820 and Texas
The Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has accredited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ greater New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS). Related Links: New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System Major Construction to Start on New Orleans Pump Station Project Work on the HSDRRS started in 2006, and while the major projects are complete, work will continue into 2017, says HSDRRS spokesman Rene Poche.To date, the Corps has obligated $11.8 of a total $14.45 billion for work on the HSDRRS, which includes 448 construction contracts. To date, 389 contracts have been awarded, and 338
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is constructing a new $100 million drainage system in the suburbs of New Orleans. Courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The Harahan Pump to the River Project consists of five individual projects with 8,700 linear feet of 84-in buried steel pipe and a pumping capacity of 1,200 cu-ft per second. Related Links: Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project The Harahan Pump to the River Project consists of five individual projects with 8,700 linear feet of 84-in buried steel pipe and a pumping capacity of 1,200 cu-ft per second. While the Harahan and
Dredging and construction company Weeks Marine is in the process of restoring a portion of Louisiana's eroding coastline in a $70 million land-building project. The company is moving 3.3 million cu-yds of sediment to create 300 acres of beach and dunes along a six-mile stretch of coastline in Lafourche Parish. Courtesy of Weeks Marine Weeks Marine is moving 3.3 million cu-yds of sediment to create 300 acres of beach and dunes along a six-mile stretch of coastline in Lafourche Parish. Related Links: Weeks Marine Lafourche Parish Weeks Marine Project Manager Gary Johnson says the company is using a 40-in hydraulic
:LAYMANMark Layman has been named chairman and CEO at Balfour Beatty Construction Services US following the retirement of Robert Van Cleave, outgoing chairman and CEO, who retired at the end of 2013. Related Links: People: Texas & Louisiana (12-16-13) Layman has served in various roles, including chief financial officer, executive vice president and for the past two years as president.Phillip Bell has been promoted to CEO of Bob Moore Construction. He joined the firm as a project manager in 1979. He was promoted to vice president and became a partner in 1986. Bell assumed his previous role of president in
MovassaghiDr. Kam Movassaghi, former secretary of the Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and current president of C.H. Fenstermaker and Associates, is the 42nd inductee into the Louisiana Highways and Transportation Hall of Honor. The Hall of Honor is sponsored by the Louisiana Good Roads and Transportation Association, Louisiana DOTD, Louisiana State Police, American Council of Engineering Cos. of Louisiana, Louisiana Associated General Contractors and the Louisiana Engineering Society. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record Gavin Cox has joined The Beck Group in the newly created role of chief information officer. Cox will provide vision and leadership for all aspects
Sterling Construction Co. has named Peter Holland as CEO of its Texas Sterling Construction Co. subsidiary. He was most recently executive vice president of Satterfield & Pontikes Construction and president of the firm's federal services division. Photo Courtesy of TDIndustries Michael J. Kotubey has joined TDIndustries as president of the firm's Dallas division. Related Links: Engineering News Record Balfour Beatty Construction has named Steve Olson as president of its North Texas division, responsible for executive oversight and management of the Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin and Nashville operations. He was previously group president of The Boldt Co.'s Southern region. KOTUBEY Michael
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