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April 2024

WPI Celebrates Women in Construction Week

HOUSTON, TX — WPI recently acknowledged Women in Construction Week by highlighting the company's only female Vice President, Branch Manager, and Welder on its social media pages, as well as ending the week off with a lunch to celebrate women in construction on International Women's Day. WPI also ordered women in construction shirts for women in the division.

Bobcat Skid Steers

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Ape Barriers, made from FRP, weigh only 10 percent of traditional concrete barriers.

Skanska employees trained in mental health first aid receive a green sticker that signals they are safe, trained listeners who can offer support.

Jennifer Comella, Learning and Development Senior Manager, CBIZ

Brad Werner, CPA, MBA, Partner, Wipfli

Austin Ashley, Project Engineer I, and Aaron Kidd, Assistant Project Manager II, coordinate on Superior Construction's Brooks Bridge Replacement project in Florida.

JCB San Antonio Facility Construction Goes Vertical

SAN ANTONIO, TX — JCB North America continues to make significant progress on its $500 million manufacturing facility in San …

AGC of Texas Scholarship Gala Raises Over $1.5M for Future Construction Industry Leaders

AUSTIN, TX — It was a packed house at the AGC of Texas Scholarship Gala, which raised a record-breaking $1.55 …

Josh Anderson

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TEMPE, AZ — Sundt Construction promotes Josh Anderson to serve as the company’s Data Center Market Leader, a new role …

Archer Western Herzog Celebrates Opening of DART Silver Line

DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX — Archer Western Herzog (AWH), a design-build joint venture between Archer Western Construction and Herzog Contracting Corp. …

TxDOT Marks Major Progress Across Texas

AUSTIN, TX — Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) crews recently broke ground on major new projects, advanced ongoing construction, and …

McCarthy Breaks Ground on Harpool Water Treatment Plant Phase 2 Expansion

PROVIDENCE VILLAGE, TX — McCarthy Building Companies, in collaboration with the Upper Trinity Regional Water District (UTRWD) and Carollo …

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Skanska Celebrates Topping Out Milestone at UTSA Basketball …

JE Dunn Construction Appoints Frey as Houston Office …

Wells Fargo Celebrates Opening of Campus in Dallas-Fort …

LAN Promotes Four Leaders to Senior Business Group …

Creson Appointed US Chief Operating Officer of Ferrovial …

Ater Joins Quiddity Engineering as Senior Project Manager, …

Katie Martin

Martin Appointed District Engineer of TxDOT Atlanta District

Primoris Announces Appointment of Vadlamudi as President and …

Molina Joins Quiddity Engineering as Business Development Director …

LAN Welcomes Avila as Program Manager

TxDOT Announces Lykins as Senior Director of District …

Walsh Construction Tops Out New Long-Term Spinal Cord …

North Texas SH 199 Project Hits Milestone

Bechtel to Build Major Solar and Storage Project …

25-Year Study Reveals Transit-Oriented Development in North Texas …

Texas Water Development Board Approves Financial Assistance Totaling …

Cementech

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Nueces Bay Marsh Restoration Project Wins ASBPA Best …

TACA Appoints Pinkerton as President & CEO

NAWIC Adds Carr to 2025-2026 National Board, Adds …

Valiante Receives President’s Award From Texas Chapter of …

OEM Executives Set to Headline Panel at 2026 …

TxDOT Marks Major Progress Across Texas

TWDB Approves Financial Assistance Totaling Over $123M for …

TWDB Approves Financial Assistance Totaling Over $231M for …

Over $146B Investment Planned for Texas Transportation

TxDOT Shares Statement on Passing of Transportation Commission …

American Constructors Clay Shoot Raises $110,000 for Boys …

BrandSafway's Golf Tournament Raises $112,000 for Two Charities

Waco Nonprofit Receives $50,000 Donation from JE Dunn …

Manitowoc, MGX, and Aspen Equipment Launch Initiative to …

Kubota North America Supports Texas Flood Recovery With …

4Rivers Equipment Named Newest Trimble Technology Outlet

DEUTZ Corporation Finalizes Acquisition of OnSite Diesel

Link-Belt 250-Ton Crawlers Lift 148,000-Pound Beams for HOV …

Romco Equipment is the New Keestrack Dealer for …

Tadano Announces the Sale of Rabern Rentals to …

Skanska Celebrates Topping Out Milestone at University of …

Rice University Opens Sarofim Hall, a New Home …

Gilbane Building Breaks Ground on Major Hospital Expansion …

Construction Under Way on 430,000-Square-Foot High School in …

Brasfield & Gorrie Tops Out Bed Tower at …

Pictured here is the historic Kinley Oil Co. barn in Western New York, a reminder of the company’s early years.

Kinley Celebrates 130 Years of Family Leadership and …

CHA Acquires Texas-Based Steger Bizzell

Construction Partners Inc. Completes Texas Acquisition

Zachry Construction Corporation Agrees to Acquire Crescent Constructors

Parkhill Establishes Regional North Texas Office in Fort …

Brasfield & Gorrie Breaks Ground on Expansion for …

AEM’s Manufacturing Express Completes Tour of Lone Star …

Flintco Celebrates Completion of New Manvel Police Station

Westwood ISD Opens New Middle School and Administration …

TxDOT Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonies for I-610 Cambridge and …

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ECS Uses Bobcat Equipment to Develop Texas, One Site at a Time

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A Davis Crane Group operator lifts a tank part with a National Crane NBT60XL Boom Truck on a job site in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

National Crane Boom Trucks Boost Efficiency for Davis Crane Group’s Texas Operations

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Members of Skanska’s Talent Development Council and the Texas Masonry Council visited Acme Brick for hands-on learning.

Skanska’s Talent Development Council Accelerates Project Managers’ Career Growth

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The I-10 Widening West project is expanding the existing four-lane highway to six lanes.

Sundt Powers I-10 Expansion to Meet Growing Demand in El Paso, Texas

El Paso, Texas, which borders New Mexico and Mexico, is the most populous city in West Texas, with approximately 700,000 …

TxDOT’s Irving Interchange project won the Quality of Life/Community Development award among large projects in the regional America’s Transportation Awards.

Irving Interchange Project Wins Regional America’s Transportation Award

The Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Irving Interchange Improvement project was among the regional winners in the 2025 America’s …

Bobcat Portable Power

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Ape Barriers, made from FRP, weigh only 10 percent of traditional concrete barriers.

Skanska employees trained in mental health first aid receive a green sticker that signals they are safe, trained listeners who can offer support.

Jennifer Comella, Learning and Development Senior Manager, CBIZ

Brad Werner, CPA, MBA, Partner, Wipfli

Austin Ashley, Project Engineer I, and Aaron Kidd, Assistant Project Manager II, coordinate on Superior Construction's Brooks Bridge Replacement project in Florida.

Around the Country

The SR 55 Improvement Project is improving four freeway bridges at MacArthur Boulevard, Dyer Road, Edinger Avenue (pictured here), and a railroad crossing.

The Priority Projects List includes the I-55 Corridor Improvement Project, which extends from Route Z to U.S. Route 67 in Missouri. (Photo courtesy of KCI Construction/MoDOT)

The I-95 CAP project will reduce the current physical barrier that the interstate produces.

Crews prepare to pour concrete for bridge columns on the Ambassador Caffery Interchange project.

An operator uses a Komatsu D61PXi-24 Intelligent Machine Control (IMC) Dozer to push material toward the operator of a Komatsu PC360LCi-11 IMC Excavator, who then loads the material into a haul truck.

The King Street Bridge was under construction in April 2024, as part of the McCoys Creek Restoration Project.

The team for GRR’s Terminal Enhancement Project is building a 175,000-square-foot building that will house the baggage screening process, baggage makeup, and the new ticketing counter spaces.

Iowa DOT and C.J. Moyna & Sons are reconstructing 9 miles of Interstate 35 and widening the roadway from four to six lanes, among other improvements.

The Colchester Exit 17 Project will enhance safety and mobility, as well as address inefficiencies in traffic patterns.

A project on I-405 and Northeast 85th Street is turning the existing two-level intersection into a three-level interchange.

The Ocotillo Bridge and Road Extension project involves the construction of four major structures — three vehicular bridges and one box culvert.

The 15.5-mile-long project on S.D. Highway 46 runs from the eastern edge of Beresford, South Dakota, to just north of the Iowa border.

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