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McKim & Creed, an engineering, surveying and planning firm with offices throughout the Southeast, announced that it has acquired a 31-person AECOM survey operation based in Texas, formerly known as SURVCON. The Texas group will operate under the name SURVCON, a Division of McKim & Creed. The acquisition allows McKim & Creed and SURVCON to bring innovative Geomatics technologies to clients in the transportation, energy and institutional industries, according to a company announcement. SURVCON’s operations were established in Houston during 1974 and provide surveying and aerial mapping services from offices in Houston, Austin, Fort Worth, San Antonio and Georgetown, Texas.

DFW International Airport revealed plans for a new $175-milion Terminal A Parking facility, March 1. The Terminal A Parking structure is a new component of the Terminal Renewal and Improvement Program (TRIP), the seven-year $1.9 billion program which will renew DFW’s four original terminals.The 3-million-sq-ft, five-level parking facility, designed by Jacobs, falls under the scope of the BARC joint venture, which consists of Balfour Beatty Construction, Azteca Enterprises, H.J. Russell & Company, and CARCON Industries. With BARC serving as construction manager-at-risk, a general contractor will be selected to build the parking facility. The winning bidder should be announced within the

A $1.7-billion expansion of Formosa Plastics’ Point Comfort, Texas, site could create an estimated 1,800 construction jobs, according to the company. The Chinese petrochemical company announced the project this week, noting that the expansion would enable it to “take advantage of the increasingly reliable and low-cost domestic natural gas.” The investment consists of a new 800,000 MT/Y olefins cracker, an associated 600,000 MT/Y propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit and a new 300,000 MT/Y low density polyethylene (LDPE) resin plant. It will create an estimated 1800 construction jobs and, once completed, an additional 225 long-term operating and maintenance jobs, according to the

 RIGGINSCF Jordan Construction LLC, an El Paso, Texas, commercial construction firm, has hired John Riggins as director of business development. He is based in Dallas. Courtesy of CF Jordan Construction CF Jordan Construction LLC, an El Paso, Texas, commercial construction firm, has hired John Riggins as director of business development. The Shaw Group Inc., Baton Rouge, La., has hired Timothy J. Pocheas chief accounting officer. He was most recently an audit partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP, serving as office managing partner and professional practices director in the firm's New Orleans office. Larry D. McKillophas joined The Beck Group, Dallas,

March 1-3, 2012 American Subcontractors Association Business Forum and Convention 2012 Hyatt RegencySan AntonioContact: asaonline.comMarch 10-13, 2012 National Demolition Association Trade Show Henry B. Gonzalez Convention CenterSan AntonioContact: demolitionassociation.com

Texas is showing a friendlier attitude toward subcontractors. The American Subcontractors Association named Texas the state with the most improved public-policy environment for construction subcontractors in 2011. Related Links: The Policy Environment in the States Drawing from the American Subcontractors Association's (ASA) report, "The Policy Environment in the States," Texas’ ranking among states rose to No. 10 from No. 29 in terms of the public-policy environment in all 50 states.“Texas succeeded in driving legislative reforms in five major areas: electronic reverse auctions, payment bonds on public-private partnerships, risk allocation, lien claims for retainage and statutory lien forms,” said 2011-12 ASA

SnapShot  December 12, 2011 Submitted By: Richard M. Miller Principal Perkins+Will, Dallas Smith, a licensed architect and professional photographer (csphoto.net), aimed to showcase the extensive sunshading on the LEED-Platinum University of Texas at Dallas Student Services Building. "We waited for the long shadows to cast across the floor and the back wall," he says. "We took other shots in the building, but we kept a close eye on this spot." Smith used a Canon 1D Mark III at 24mm, f/22 and 1/5 sec. Photographer: Charles Davis Smith, AIA

On The Scene   December 12, 2011 Craig Andrade U.S. Army Specialist Craig Andrade received the keys to his new 2,645-sq-ft Marion, Texas, home on Nov. 11, thanks to the Homes for Our Troops program. The Marion project was orchestrated by Hardin Construction Co. and drew on a crew of more than 100 volunteers. The project is Hardin’s second home built in 2011 under the program. Pictured from left are Shawn Callahan, Hardin Construction project area superintendent; Craig Andrade; Andrade’s son, Christian; daughter, Isabella; wife, Danielle; and son, Donovan. Photo Courtesy Of Hardin Construction Topping out Awards At the eighth-annual Topping

  HALLCliff R. Hall has joined Stantec as a principal in its Dallas-based transportation practice. Bringing more than 27 years of domestic and international experience in delivering bridge, light-rail transit, airport, major freeway interchanges, railroad and road projects, Hall is responsible for maintaining technical quality on client projects and the company's business development initiatives throughout Texas. Joseph Sensabe was hired by ARCADIS as vice president of Malcolm Pirnie, its water division, and location leader of the company's New Orleans and Metairie offices. He is a former supervisory project engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New Orleans District.HOK, Houston,