The Dec. 26 issue of ENR MidAtlantic will feature Atlantic Constructors Inc. as the Specialty Contractor of the Year. The issue will also feature the entire list of the top-ranked specialty contractors based on 2015 revenue. The 18 participating firms from Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia reported a total of $2.4 billion of revenue in the region during 2015.

The Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation announced Friday afternoon that Pittsburgh’s fire-damaged Liberty Bridge will remain closed indefinitely as crews continue to repair 30 feet of a compression chord on a deck truss that was damaged in a Sept. 2 blaze. PennDOT, which hoped to finish the work by Monday, did not specify when the work would be done. 

The Dec. 26 ENR MidAtlantic issue will include the annual rankings of the region’s Top Specialty Construction firms. 

Based on 2015 revenue, the survey shows that the 18 participating firms in the survey collected a total of $2.4 billion in revenue. The MidAtlantic regions includes Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

ENR MidAtlantic is pleased to announce Irvin E. Richter as the 2016 Legacy Award winner. The award is given annually to an individual in the region to someone who has established a solid “legacy” of lifetime service to the construction industry, their colleagues and to their community. ENR MidAtlantic includes Washington D.C., Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia.

A panel of safety experts has chosen the winners of ENR MidAtlantics Excellence in Safety award, part of the Best Projects 2016 competition that will be profiled in more depth in the October issue of ENR MidAtlantic, and presented at an awards banquets on Nov. 1 in Baltimore.

With the main category judging for ENR MidAtlantic’s Best Projects 2016 completed, we are thrilled to announce the majority of the winners. The Safety Award of Excellence, which is juried by a separate group of safety experts, will be announced at a later date

ENR MidAtlantic seeks nominations for its Legacy Award. The Legacy Award is given annually by ENR regional editors to an individual in their regions who has achieved a lifetime legacy of service, both to the AEC profession and the community.

ENR Mid-Atlantic recently launched its annual Top 20 Under 40 contest. Top 20 Under 40 recognizes the A/E/C industry's young professionals who represent the "Best-of-the-Best" in their construction and design careers by giving back to their industry and communities.

The MidAtlantic Top Contractor of the Year award has been awarded to James G. Davis Construction Corporation. 

The top 10 firms in the ENR MidAtlantic Top Contractor rankings nearly surpassed pre-recession levels in 2015, raising a combined $10.33 billion, up from $9.9 billion in 2014 and $9 billion in 2013. In 2008, the top 10 contractors collected a total of $10.7 billion.