https://www.enr.com/rss/719 en-us yodersj@enr.com (Jeff Yoders) Largest-yet deployment of startup firm's autonomous excavators helps with operator shortage on 130-acre manufacturing site.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/61982 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/61982-bedrock-robotics-excavators-remove-65-000-cubic-yards-of-dirt-on-southwest-project manniona@enr.com (Annemarie Mannion) Officials of Mississippi River cities and towns say their bridges need to be assessed after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/58387 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:30:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/58387-mayors-say-river-bridges-need-assessment-to-escape-fate-of-key-bridge Shawn Wilson plans to step down March 4, fueling speculation of a bid to become governor in election this year.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/55949 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 19:18:23 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/55949-no-successor-yet-named-for-retiring-louisiana-transportation-chief Despite market volatility, Amarillo-based MH Civil Constructors saw a 38% increase in regional revenue last year over 2020, thanks to a solid backlog and focusing on listening to suppliers, subcontractors, engineers and owners to make schedules, scopes and budgets work. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/blogs/4/post/54934 Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:04:01 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/4-texas-louisiana-construction-views/post/54934-mh-civil-constructors-selected-as-enr-texas-and-louisianas-specialty-contractor-of-the-year Southern University in Baton Rouge — a historically Black university in Louisiana — is undergoing multiple construction projects totaling $35 million to fix and prevent further structural damage to the university’s campus due to erosion caused by the Mississippi River.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/54903 Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:17:54 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/54903-35m-effort-to-keep-southern-university-campus-from-sliding-away The Texas Dept. of Transportation will spend a record $85 billion on highway construction over the next ten years under the state’s 2023 Unified Transportation Plan.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/54736 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:24:33 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/54736-txdot-announces-ten-year-85b-highway-spending-plan Construction will wrap at the end of September on a $35-million renovation and expansion of Second Line Stages, a film and TV production facility in the heart of New Orleans, and those involved say effective communication and collaboration played an important role in the speed of this design-build project.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/54372 Wed, 29 Jun 2022 13:55:09 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/54372-design-build-helps-accelerate-new-orleans-sound-stage-project The new plan will completely reorganize flood-control planning into 15 districts organized by the state's major river basins.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/54022 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:55:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/articles/54022-texas-makes-sweeping-overhaul-of-state-flood-control-plan ENR Texas & Louisiana’s Legacy Award winner buckles up his boots and life jacket for work on the Gulf Coast.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/51090 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:51:24 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/51090-kenny-smith-cultivates-people-community Kenny Smith Kenny Smith is CEO of family-owned T. Baker Smith, which has served the Gulf Coast for more than a century. PHOTOS COURTESY OF T. BAKER SMITH Morganza In the 1980s, Smith’s father, Clifford, began groundwork with the Army Corps of Engineers for the continuing Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Project. Deepwater Horizon oil spill remediation In 2010, Smith oversaw the installation of rigid pipe as part of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill remediation. Kenny Smith Kenny Smith navigates an air boat through the Louisiana swamps Wendy Lopez founded a design firm of one that grew to 200, and went on to lead more than 1,300 employees as an AECOM executive

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/48559 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:08:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/48559-pioneering-engineer-wendy-lopez-forges-a-new-path Wendy Lopez Lopez was recently promoted to Texas executive at AECOM. She will spearhead the strategy, growth and leadership of the firm’s business in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. IMAGE COURTESY AECOM Virgin Hyperloop One’s Texas Hyperloop project Lopez has consulted on Virgin Hyperloop One’s Texas Hyperloop project, a planned 700-mph rail-based system that would cut travel time from Dallas to Austin, a 195-mile distance, to 20 minutes. IMAGE COURTESY AECOM Wendy Lopez Lopez moved from Louisiana to Dallas in 1986 while she was working at Yandell & Hiller Inc. PHOTO COURTESY WENDY LOPEZ Wendy Lopez Lopez (front, far left) served as president of the local and national chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. PHOTO COURTESY WENDY LOPEZ Bill Yates honored as ENR Texas & Louisiana’s Legacy Award recipient.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/43922 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 13:29:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/43922-mississippi-builders-legacy-in-the-gulf Bill Yates, William Yates III Bill Yates (right) and his son, William Yates III, continue the father-son leadership that Bill and his father, Gully, established in the 1960s. PHOTO COURTESY THE YATES COS. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino The Beau Rivage Resort & Casino is the largest project The Yates Cos. has ever built. PHOTO COURTESY THE YATES COS. Outlets of Mississippi Bill Yates (far right) and his team helped break ground on the Outlets of Mississippi on May 20, 2013. Yates Construction provided design-build services for the project. PHOTO COURTESY THE YATES COS. An industry veteran and true Southern gentleman, Charles Nelson is the recipient of ENR Texas & Louisiana’s second annual Legacy Award.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/38880 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:12:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/38880-legacy-award-gilbanes-charles-nelson Gilbane's Charles Nelson Nelson is known among his peers as a humble, caring and genuine gentleman who always gets the job done right. PHOTO COURTESY OF GILBANE BUILDING CO. Medical center in Cypress, Texas. Gilbane performed a series of projects for North Cypress, including this medical center in Cypress, Texas. PHOTO COURTESY OF GILBANE BUILDING CO. Tomball Regional Medical Center Nelson has worked on several projects for Tomball Regional over the years with Gilbane, including Tomball Regional Medical Center. PHOTO COURTESY OF GILBANE BUILDING CO. El Paso Tower El Paso Tower was a $200-million project that saw the complete renovation of the 32-story tower, now called Kinder Morgan Tower. PHOTOS COURTESY OF GILBANE BUILDING CO. Second Baptist Church-Woodway While still with H.A. Lott, Nelson led project teams on the Second Baptist Church-Woodway campus back in the 1980s. PHOTO COURTESY OF GILBANE BUILDING CO. Houston AGC Nelson was honored by Houston AGC at the end of January as an Honorary Lifetime Member. PHOTO COURTESY OF HOUSTON AGC http://www.enr.com/articles/12752 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/12752-ben-houston-named-2014-legacy-award-winner Ben Houston Named 2014 Legacy Award Winner On site: When touring a jobsite, Ben Houston always speaks to every orange TD hardhat to say thank you. Photo courtesy of TDIndustries Ben Houston Named 2014 Legacy Award Winner Mentoring: Houston's dedication to people has made him a mentor to TDIndustries and the community. Here he speaks with David Bates, TD's preconstruction/business development manager. Photos courtesy of TDIndustries Ben Houston Named 2014 Legacy Award Winner UT Southwest: TDIndustries is finishing up work on the UT Southwest Clements Hospital in Dallas, which was occupied in December. Photo courtesy of TDIndustries Ben Houston Named 2014 Legacy Award Winner Cardinal Stadium: TDIndustries did mechanical work on the University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale, Ariz., built by Hunt Construction Group for the Arizona Cardinals football team. The stadium, where the 2015 Super Bowl was played, was the first fully air-conditioned stadium that TD has built. Photo courtesy of Hunt Construction Group