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Construction of $6.3 Million Joint Texas A&M-UT System Library Set
Texas Business reports: BRYAN—Construction of a facility to preserve library resources of Texas A&M University and The University of Texas System is set to begin in June near Bryan, Texas, following formal approval of a $6.3 million appropriation for the project. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
S&P Completes $4 Million League City Park And Ride
Texas Business reports: HOUSTON—Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. recently completed construction of a new Park and Ride facility at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Victory Lakes campus in League City. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
$2.4 Million Rome Street Redevelopment to begin in June
Texas Business reports: STEPHENVILLE, Texas—Tarleton facilities planning officials are gearing up for a $2.4 million construction project that will transform the western edge of the Stephenville campus—the Rome Street Redevelopment project. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Desoto's Streeter-Summit To Build $7.5 Million Fort Hood Defense Project
Texas Business reports: A Desoto firm won a $7.5 million Fort Hood defense project, the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Michigan Firm To Build $9.5 Million Fort Bliss Electronic Facility
Texas Business reports: A Michigan firm won a $9.5 million contract to build an electronic maintenance facility at Fort Bliss, the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Urban Associates To Build $9.8 Million Fort Bliss Facility
Texas Business reports: An El Paso firm won $9.8 million construction contract at Fort Bliss, the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
San Antonio Firm Wins $16 Million Reserve Center Construction Contract
Texas Business reports: A San Antonio firm won a $16 million contract to build a Florida reserve center, the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Fort Hood Construction Contract Awarded To Alabama Firm
Texas Business reports: A Fort Hood construction contract was awarded to an Alabama firm, the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
S&P To Build $16.8 Million DISD Richardson Elementary School
Texas Business reports: DALLAS— Despite the budget crisis endured by school districts across Texas, the Dallas Independent School District awarded a contract to Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. (S&P) to build the new Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary School in southeast Dallas. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
North Carolina Firm Buys TXI Package Products of Texas
Texas Business reports: CHARLOTTE, N.C.— Bonsal American, Inc., an Oldcastle company, acquired the TXI Package Products business of TXI Operations, LP, a subsidiary of Texas Industries, Inc., which is based in Dallas, Texas. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
California Firm Wins Contract for $1 Billion Pipe Manufacturing Facility in Texas
Texas Business reports: PASADENA, California—Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. won a contract to provide Project Management Consulting (PMC) services for a new pipe rolling mill near Corpus Christi, Texas for Tianjin Pipe Corporation (TPCO). Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Texas' CB&I Wins $300 Million Petrochemicals Expansion Project
Texas Business reports: THE WOODLANDS, Texas—CB&I won a contract valued at about US$300 million, by Williams Olefins LLC for a petrochemicals expansion project in Geismar, Louisiana. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
S&P Wins $14.5 Million State Office Building Renovation Project
Texas Business reports: AUSTIN—The Texas Facilities Commission (TFC) awarded a Construction Manager at Risk contract to Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. for the exterior envelope replacement of the Robert D. Moreton building in Austin. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
San Antonio's Blackhawk Constructors Wins $30 Million Navy Construction Contract
Texas Business reports: A San Antonio firm received a $30 million contract to rebuild and renovate projects in the Northwestern United States for the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
NASA Awards Four Texas Firms $49 Million Architecture and Engineering Contracts
Texas Business reports: HOUSTON— NASA selected four Texas companies to perform architecture and engineering services at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Dallas Firm Wins $40 Million Military Vehicle Center Texas Business reports: A Dallas firm won a $40 million contract to build a military wheeled vehicles center in Texarkana, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
S&P Develops Process to Reinforce Buildings
Texas Business reports: HOUSTON—Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. (S&P) reached a significant project milestone on its renovation of Building 427 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and will celebrate with a topping out event on March 28. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Houston Firm Collaborates with Tsunami Shelter Developer
Texas Business reports: Brahman Industrie LLC, developer of a tsunami and flood shelter system, has joined forces with Houston’s Martinez Marine Design Inc and Creative Systems Inc. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
S&P Completes $13.5 Million Renovation of Meadow Wood Elementary School
Texas Business reports: HOUSTON—Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. finished the large rebuilding project that replaced most of Meadow Wood Elementary School in west Houston. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
S&P Wins Two Awards
Texas Business reports: DALLAS—Satterfield & Pontikes Construction (S&P) took top honors in two categories at the Engineering News-Record (ENR) regional awards banquet held recently. S&P’s Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy project in Dallas and Jackson Barracks project in New Orleans were selected as 2011 Best Projects in ENR’s Texas-Louisiana region. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
ASCO Equipment Buys Case Construction Equipment Distributorship
Texas Business reports: ASCO Equipment acquired the Case Construction Equipment distributorship from Heritage Equipment for the Lubbock and Amarillo markets.
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UTD Dallas Student Services Building Receives Green Award
Texas Business reports: Richardson— Hill & Wilkinson received the top green building award from Education Design Showcase for the LEED Platinum-certified UT Dallas Student Services Building. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
TxDOT’s $1.4 Billion Grand Parkway in Houston To Break Ground In 2013
Texas Business reports: AUSTIN—The greater Houston area is one step closer to reduced traffic congestion for more than 2.5 million people as the Texas Department of Transportation accelerates plans for the completion of the next phase of State Highway 99, also known as the Grand Parkway. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Dallas Firm To Build $9.3 Million Corpus Christi Army Maintenance Facility
Texas Business reports: A Dallas firm won a $9.4 million contract to design and build an Army maintenance facility in Corpus Christi. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Trammell Crow Company and USAA Real Estate Company Announce New Carlisle, PA Distribution Facility
Texas Business reports: SAN ANTONIO—Trammell Crow Company and USAA Real Estate Company are building a 700,000 square foot Class A speculative distribution facility at Mountain Creek Distribution Center in Carlisle, PA.
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Texas Historical Commission Awards $21 Million For Courthouse Construction
Texas Business reports: AUSTIN, Texas––The Texas Historical Commission (THC) announced Round VII grant recipients of its nationally recognized Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
San Antonio Firm Wins $9 Million Commissary Contract
Texas Business reports: A San Antonio firm won a $9 million contract to build a commissary, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.
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FWT LLC To Expand Into Ohio
Texas Business reports: FORT WORTH—FWT LLC, a manufacturer in the design and fabrication of custom steel structures for the utility and telecommunications industry, plans to expand into Ohio through the purchase of a plant in the Village of Hicksville.
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Texas Tech Business Students Return to New Building
Texas Business reports: LUBBOCK—Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business students return this week to a “greener” side of the fence as they enter a new building -- focused not on the landscaping, but on the environmentally acclaimed architecture of the new facility.
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S&P Completes $36.7 Million In Cy-Fair School Renovations
Texas Business reports: HOUSTON— Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. completed $36.7 million in upgrades at several Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District campuses in northwest Houston.
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Three Corpus Christi Walmarts Built In Less Than Year, Open Same Day
Texas Business reports: Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. completed construction of three new Walmart Supercenters for about $37.8 million in Corpus Christi. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
El Paso Firm Wins $19.4 Mississippi Army Barracks Contract
Texas Business reports: An El Paso firm won a $19.4 million contract to build an army barracks, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.
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GreenWorld Restoration LLC Acquires the Intellectual Property and Assets of Solaris Home Systems LLC and Assistance Services International
Texas Business reports: AUSTIN—GreenWorld Restoration LLC (Greenworld) acquired intellectual property from Solaris Home Systems LLC (Solaris), a Florida Limited Liability Company, and the related manufacturing assets from Assistance Services International (ASI), a Mexico Corporation. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
McCarthy’s Texas Division Awarded $24.9 Million Texas A&M Wellborn Road Grade Separations Project
Texas Business reports: HOUSTON—McCarthy Building Companies Inc., a Texas builder for 30 years, won the $24.9 million Wellborn Road Grade Separations project, marking McCarthy’s first project with The Texas A&M University System. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
A New Day for LBJ: LBJ Library To Begin $10 Million Redesign
Texas Business reports: AUSTIN—The Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum in Austin, Texas, will begin work this month on a major redesign. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Gate Precast to Produce Blast-Resistant Precast Concrete Wall System for Fort Hood Replacement Hospital
Texas Business reports: HILLSBORO, Texas—Gate Precast Company has been selected by the Balfour Beatty / McCarthy joint venture design build team to provide a thermally efficient, pre-insulated, brick inlaid architectural precast concrete exterior wall system for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ replacement hospital at Fort Hood. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Austin College To Build $38 Million Science Building
Texas Business reports: SHERMAN—Austin College began the construction phase of its new IDEA Center, a science building designed for interactive learning and interdisciplinary studies.
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KBR Awarded Contract Extension for Shell's Research Centers in Houston
Texas Business reports: HOUSTON—KBR won a two-year contract extension for maintenance and construction services at three of Shell's Houston, Texas research centers: Westhollow Research Center, Bellaire Research Center and Gasmer Research Center. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
New York Company Buys Three Austin Road Building Firms
Texas Business reports: A New York firm bought three Austin road building firms. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Texas Tech Landscape Architecture Unveils Plan for African-American Museum
Texas Business reports: An ambitious class of Texas Tech University landscape architecture students hopes to take its design concepts for the first African-American museum in West Texas from the drawing table to an actual East Lubbock landmark. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Texas Sports Builders Installs Colorado Independent School District's Water-Conserving Artificial Turf Field
Texas Business reports: COLORADO CITY—When the Colorado High School football team plays its home games, the school's new artificial turf field benefits the area in two ways: by conserving water and generating revenue.
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 The Lower Colorado River Authority's facility located on Lake Austin Boulevard is looking toward a more green building as costs rise. Photo by Lizzie Chen. |
| Austin Turns to Green Building as Energy Costs Rise
AUSTIN — One of the hottest summers on record and the prospect of higher electricity bills are giving a push to the green building movement in Central Texas.
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S&P World War II Museum Project Wins PCI 2011 Design Award
Texas Business reports: HOUSTON—The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) recently announced winners of its 2011 Design Awards, and Satterfield & Pontikes Construction’s (S&P) National World War II Museum Phase IV Expansion project took top honors in the Public/Institutional category. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Austin Firm Wins $6.8 Million Military Contract Change
Texas Business reports: An Austin firm won a $6.8 million contract change to design and build several projects at a U.S. base in the Horn of Africa, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.
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Baylor University Regents Approve $120 Million in Capital Improvements
Texas Business reports: WACO—AT its annual Homecoming meeting today, the Baylor University board of regents approved $120 million in capital improvements, the largest investment in construction on the Baylor campus since the Baylor Sciences Building in 2004. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
$6 Million Hobby Airport Roadway Renovation Begins in Houston
Texas Business reports: HOUSTON—William P. Hobby Airport began a $6 million capital improvement project to its ticket-level entrance ramp that will impact thousands of customers who travel through Houston's second busiest airport.
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JLG Headquarters Building Earns Leed Gold Certification
Texas Business reports: JLG Structures, Inc. recently received LEED Gold certification for its corporate office building in northwest Houston. The design and construction of the company’s 5,200-square-foot headquarters building earned 43 of 69 possible points under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) New Construction 2.2 guidelines to earn the Gold designation. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
DeSoto Joint Venture Wins $7.2 Million Military Aerial Facility Contract
Texas Business reports: A Desoto joint venture won a $7.2 million contract to build a military aerial cargo facility, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.
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Dallas Firm Wins $27 Million Federal Architecture, Engineering Contract Texas Business reports: A Dallas firm won a $27 million architecture and engineering contract, the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Two Texas Firms Win Share Of $499 Milllion Federal Construction Contract Texas Business reports: Two Texas firms were won a share of a $499 million federal construction contract with two other firms. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
San Antonio Firm Wins $28.9 Million Order To Build Marine Bachelor Quarters Texas Business reports: A San Antonio firm won a $28.9 million order to design and build a Marine bachelor’s quarters, the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Temple Firm To Build Missouri Barracks
Texas Business reports: A Temple firm won a $33.8 million contract to build barracks in Missouri, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Texas Firm To Build $45.8 Million Airman Dorm
Texas Business reports: A Texas firm won a $45.8 million contract to build an airman dormitory, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.
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S&P Wins $14 Million Contract For Episcopal High School Expansion Texas Business reports: HOUSTON—The Houston Business Unit of Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. (S&P) was selected to build a new Academic & Sciences Building on the campus of Episcopal High School in Bellaire. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
S&P Completes Construction of Walmart Neighborhood Market Texas Business reports: DALLAS—The Dallas Business Unit of Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. (S&P) recently completed construction of a new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
El Paso Concrete Firm Wins $21 Million Ohio National Guard Contract
Texas Business reports: An El Paso firm won a $21 million contract for repair at an Ohio National Guard Base.
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Five Wichita Falls Firm Wins $81 Million In Air Base Construction
Texas Business reports: Five Wichita Falls firms won an $81 million contract for construction at Sheppard Air Force base, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.
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S&P Completes Construction of $12 Million Houston Elementary School
Texas Business reports: Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. (S&P) recently completed construction of the new $12.2 million Almeda Elementary School for the Houston Independent School District.
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Construction To Begin On Research Center.
Texas Business reports: Texas State University-San Marcos will break ground for its new Center for Research Commercialization at a ceremony at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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New $21 Million ACU Student Recreation and Wellness Center to open Friday
Texas Business reports: One of the most highly anticipated building projects in ACU's history becomes a reality today when the Royce and Pam Money Student Recreation and Wellness Center officially opens.
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Texas Tech alumnus gives new life to recycled phone books and lottery tickets. Texas Business reports: It looks similar to an ordinary cinder block, but it is only a third of the weight and just as strong. Plus, it does not crack like concrete or splinter like wood, because it is made from recycled newspapers, phone books and lottery tickets. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Campus Corner demolished to pave way for expansion of Alumni Center
Texas Business reports: STEPHENVILLE—In a matter of minutes the Campus Corner, a popular hangout for Tarleton students in the 1930s and 40s, became a pile of rubble this week when a crew demolished the structure as part of an expansion of the Tarleton Alumni Center.
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Corps of Engineers announces Granger Lake’s Wilson H. Fox Park closure due to construction Texas Business reports: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District announces the closure of Wilson H. Fox Park at Granger Lake for public safety measures due to construction of a raw water intake structure and pump station and a 48-inch pipeline by the Brazos River Authority. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Dallas-area Firm Wins Share of $75 Million Air Force Medical Design Contract
Texas Business reports: A Dallas-area firm won a share of a $75 million contract with two other contractors to provide construction design and planning for the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.
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KBR to Provide Construction Services for Zeon Chemicals Nitrile Rubber Plant Expansion Project
Texas Business reports: HOUSTON—KBR won a contract from Zeon Chemicals (Zeon) to provide construction management and construction services for its Nitrile Rubber Plant Expansion project in Pasadena, Texas.
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S&P Completes Modernization of Kennedy-Curry Middle School Texas Business reports: DALLAS—The Dallas Business Unit of Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. (S&P) recently completed work for the Dallas Independent School District to renovate and expand Kennedy-Curry Middle School in south Dallas. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
San Antonio Firm Wins Half-Million Dollar Contract To Refurbish VA Corridors
Texas Business reports: A San Antonio firm won a $646,000 contract to refurbish second floor corridors at a Kerrville veterans’ hospital, according to Federal Business Opportunities.
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Homeless Assistance Center Receives Urban Excellence Award Texas Business reports: DALLAS—The Bridge Homeless Assistance Center recently won the 2011 Gold Medal recipient of the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence. The 76,000-square-foot center, built by Satterfield & Pontikes Construction (S&P), provides housing and care for more than 1,000 homeless men, women and children daily. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
S&P Completes $21.5 Million DISD’s Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy
Texas Business reports: DALLAS—The Dallas Business Unit of Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. (S&P) recently completed construction of the Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy in south Dallas.
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S&P Secures 10 Walmart Projects In 2011
Texas Business reports: HOUSTON—Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. won 10 Wal-Mart projects totaling nearly $80 million this year.
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15 Texas Firms Win $20 Million National Guard Construction Contract
Texas Business reports: Fifteen Texas firms will share a $20 million contract for National Guard projects, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.
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S&P Completes Major Renovation of Jessie H. Jones Hall
Texas Business reports: AUSTIN—Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. (S&P) recently completed an extensive $10 million renovation of Jesse H. Jones Hall on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.
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Skanska USA opens Dallas office Texas Business reports: DALLAS—Skanska USA's building business unit, a provider of construction management, preconstruction and design-build services, opened a new office in Dallas. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Austin Firm Wins Share of $50 Million Military Construction Contract
Texas Business reports: An Austin firm won a share of a $40 million military construction contract with seven other contractors, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.
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Baylor University To Build $7 Million Indoor Tennis Facility
Texas Business reports: Baylor University will build a $7 million indoor tennis practice facility, university officials announced.
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Virginia Firm Wins $25.2 Million Contract To Building Training Center At Lackland AFB
Texas Business reports: A Virginia firm won a $25 million contract to build a training center at Lackland Air Force Base.
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Corgan Named Design Firm of the Year by ENR Texas & Louisiana Texas Business reports: DALLAS—Corgan, one of the largest U.S.-based architectural and interior design firms, was named the Design Firm of the Year by Engineering News-Record (ENR) Texas & Louisiana, marking the first time the publication has presented this award. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Tuscola Firm Wins $9.4 Million Dyess AFB Engineering Contract
Texas Business reports: A Tuscola firm won a $9.4 million contract for base engineering services to be provided at Dyess Air Force Base, according to an award notice by the Federal Business Opportunities website.
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NASA Selects Five Firms for $400 General Construction Contracts
Texas Business reports: HOUSTON—NASA selected five firms for awards under a $400 million solicitation to perform large general construction projects.
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San Antonio Firm Wins $10 Million Contract To Finish METC Headquarters Texas Business reports: A San Antonio firm won a $10 million contract to finish the headquarters of the largest military medical training campus in the world. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
US Labor Department's OSHA cites Austin, Texas-based Arreola Masonry with serious and repeat violations for exposing workers to scaffolding hazards Texas Business reports: CEDAR PARK—The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Arreola Masonry in Austin with three serious and three repeat safety violations for exposing workers to fall hazards at the company's work site in Cedar Park. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Texas Architecture Students Design New School for Children in East African Villages Texas Business reports: Austin—More than 400 children from 19 villages in Tanzania, East Africa, will have access to clean water, sanitary facilities and an education due to help from students in the School of Architecture at The University of Texas at Austin. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Gatesville Firm Wins $32.5 Million Fort Hood Paving Contract
Texas Business reports: When an area has the same number of square miles as Dallas (340), one should expect a large number of roads to be paved.
A Gatesville firm won a $32.5 million Fort Hood paving contract, the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
San Antonio Firm Wins $339,000 Contract To Rebuild AFB Drainage Channel Texas Business reports: A San Antonio firm won a $339,000 Air Force contract to rebuild a drainage channel at Lackland Air Force Base. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
DISD Selects S&P For $9.5 Million School Renovation Project
Texas Business reports: Dallas—The Dallas Independent School District has awarded an $9.5-million contract to the Dallas Business Unit of Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. (S&P) to perform extensive renovations to Comstock Middle School, Burleson Elementary School, Thompson Learning Center, and Douglass Elementary School.
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S&P Selected for $9.1 Million Spring Forest Middle School Renovation Texas Business reports: Houston—Spring Branch Independent School District (SBISD) selected Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. (S&P) to perform significant renovations and upgrades at Spring Forest Middle School in west Houston. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Lufkin's Langston Construction Receives Award
Texas Business reports: Langston Construction Inc., a Ceco Building Systems builder in Lufkin, Texas, was recognized for achieving $250,000 in annual sales in 2008 at the recent Ceco 2011 National Business Meeting in Tampa, Florida.
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Midland Construction Firm Recognized Texas Business reports: Campbell Construction Co., a Ceco Building Systems builder in Midland, was recognized for achieving $1 million in cumulative sales in 2008 and $500,000 in annual sales in 2010 at the recent Ceco 2011 National Business Meeting in Tampa, Florida. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Houston Port Commission Selects S&P for $33 Million Bayport Terminal Gate Texas Business reports: Houston—The Port of Houston Authority awarded a $33.2 million construction contract to Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. (S&P) for the Phase 3 entry and exit gate expansion project at the Bayport Terminal in Pasadena. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
New UT Arlington gateway to define campus
Texas Business reports: Arlington—A new, landmark gateway welcoming visitors to The University of Texas at Arlington is rising at UTA Boulevard and South Cooper Street.
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Construction Starts On Texas Tech University's $45 Million Residence Hall
Texas Business reports: Lubbock—Texas Tech University broke ground on Wednesday on a new $45 million, 178,000-square-foot residence hall designed by BOKA Powell LLC, a designer of university housing and dining facilities.
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| Jacobs Receives Contract From U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District
Texas Business reports: Fort Worth—A California firm won a $65 million piece of the $5 billion Fort Bliss expansion program. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Plano firm Wins $14 Million Israeli Defense Ministry Warehouse Contract
Texas Business reports: A Plano firm won a $14 million contract to build and renovate warehouses for the Israeli defense department, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.
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DPS Opens $14 Million Houston Crime Lab Built By S&P
Texas Business reports: The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) expanded its testing and investigative capabilities with the recent completion of its new crime lab in northwest Houston.
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El Paso Firm To Do $450,000 Build-Out Of Midland Probation Offices
Texas Business reports: An El Paso firm won a $457,000 contract to building the Midland probation offices.
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Baird/Williams Construction Inc Receives Sales Award Texas Business reports: Baird/Williams Construction, Inc., an authorized Ceco Building Systems builder in Midland, was named a Top Ten Builder for 2008 at the recent Ceco 2011 National Business Meeting in Tampa, Florida. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |

 Michael and Karen O’Connor Building,Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi |
| Satterfield & Pontikes Completes Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s New Academic Building
Texas Business reports: The Dallas Business Unit of Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. (S&P) recently completed construction of the new 76,000-square-foot Michael and Karen O’Connor Building on the campus of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
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 Kent R. Hance Chapel. |
| Chancellor Donates Money For Construction of Chapel To Bear His Name
Texas Business reports: The Texas Tech Chancellor gave at least half of a $3 million chapel to bear his name, the Kent R. Hance Chapel.
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Texas’ S&P To Build $3.5 Million Oklahoma City Market
Texas Business reports: The Dallas Business Unit of Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. (S&P) was selected to build a $3.5 million Walmart Market in Midwest City, Oklahoma.
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ClimbTech Introduces New Series of Products for Construction Industry
Texas Business reports: Austin—ClimbTech, a maker of safety products for the industrial, commercial construction, military, and mining industries, introduced a series of new products aimed at these markets that use the company’s patent-pending technology.
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SpawGlass Buys Motion Computing's F5V Tablet PCs
Texas Business reports: Austin—Motion Computing, a provider of tablet PCs and supporting mobility solutions, announced that Texas-based commercial contractor SpawGlass has implemented Motion F5v Tablet PCs as part of its enterprise-wide building information modeling (BIM) adoption strategy.
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Roofing Supply Group LLC Buys Northern California's Construction Resource Inc. Texas Business reports: Dallas—Roofing Supply Group LLC, a portfolio company of The Sterling Group and a wholesale distribution of roofing supplies and related materials, bought Construction Resource Inc. (CRI). Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
BBVA Compass Announces Construction of New Eco-Efficient Corporate Office Building in Houston
Texas Business reports: BBVA Compass announced plans for the construction of a new eco-efficient corporate office building in Houston located at 2200 Post Oak Blvd.
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Satterfield & Pontikes Begins $10.7 Million Bellaire High Science Wing Project
Texas Business reports: Satterfield & Pontikes Construction Inc. (S&P) began work at Bellaire High School to construct a new science wing and perform renovations to the existing school building.
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TCU Building, Built By Houston Firm, Honored As Significant Project By AGC
Texas Business reports: Texas Christian University’s (TCU) Mary Wright Admission Center in Fort Worth was one of the most significant construction projects of 2010, the Associated General Contractors of America recently announced.
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 Old Well Pulley. Photo by Karnegie Musa. Copyright 2011. |
| EPA Awards $470,000 to Fort Bend County To Build Drinking Water Distribution System
Texas Business reports: A recent grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) means residents of Fort Bend County, Texas, will no longer have to contend with bad taste, odor, and color in their drinking water.
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 Abilene Building Permits For February 2011 |
| Abilene Building Permits For February 2011
Texas Business reports: The U.S. Census Bureau released information on buildings permits issued in Abilene during February 2011. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
MHI Acquires Assets of Wilshire Homes
Texas Business reports: Austin—The assets of Austin-based Wilshire Homes have been acquired by MHI Central Texas LLC, an affiliate of McGuyer Homebuilders Inc. (MHI), a major private homebuilder that builds in all major Texas markets.
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Linbeck Group LLC Tops-Out Paleontology Addition for the Houston Museum
Texas Business reports: Houston—The Linbeck Group LLC recently “topped out” $33 million, 197,000 square foot expansion of the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
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New U.S. Courthouse Architectural Contract Awarded To San Antonio Firm
Texas Business reports: A San Antonio architectural firm won a $6 million contract to provide architectural and engineering services for a new U.S. courthouse.
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 Transit Mix Concrete & Materials Company |
| Trinity Industries Inc. Expands Aggregates Business
Texas Business reports: Trinity Industries Inc. acquired through its subsidiary, Trinity Materials Inc., certain aggregates operations of Texas Industries Inc. that serve markets in Texas and Louisiana.
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| Houston’s Satterfield & Pontikes’ World War II Museum in New Orleans Named Best New Building Project in U.S. Texas Business reports: The National World War II Museum Phase IV Expansion project, built in New Orleans by Houston’s Satterfield & Pontikes Construction (S&P), named one of 2010’s most significant construction projects by the Associated General Contractors of America. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
M/I Homes Acquires San Antonio Home Builder
Texas Business reports: An Ohio firm bought a San Antonio home building outfit as it expands its reach into the Texas market.
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 Ann Richards Middle School, Dallas I.S.D. |
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| S&P Begins Construction Of Ann Richards Middle School In Dallas
Texas Business reports: Construction has begun on the new $29.4 million Ann Richards Middle School in east Dallas.
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Collin County, North Texas Tollway Authority Reach Agreement on Outer Loop
Texas Business reports: The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) and Collin County announced that they have reached agreement on a framework for the development of all future turnpike projects in the county, including a tollway that will one day form a portion of a ring project around North Texas.
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Houston Ballet's New Center for Dance To Open April 9
Texas Business reports: Houston Ballet's new Center for Dance will open Saturday, April 9 at 601 Preston Street in the heart of downtown Houston's Theater District.
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| EPA Provides Grant to Solve Wastewater Woes in Bryan
Texas Business reports: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $485,000 to the City of Bryan to replace the aging and deteriorating Turkey Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Topping Out Held for Perot Museum of Nature & Science in Dallas
Texas Business reports: A new museum under construction was “topped out” at the height of its structure.
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Austin Firm Wins $6.6 Million Increase To Djibouti Navy Base Water Plant
Texas Business reports: An Austin firm won a $6.6 million order to design and build an water plant at a Navy base in Djibouti. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Groundwork begins for new medical center at Fort Hood
Texas Business reports: As part of the $9.4 million infrastructure contract to support the construction of the new Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center here, approximately five miles of “duct banks” are being dug beneath the grounds of the existing hospital parking area to distribute 3,500 telephones lines and fiber optic cables. Full Story »
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Dallas Firms to Share Multimillion USPS Architect/Engineering Contract
Texas Business reports: The United States Postal Service awarded a contract not to exceed $9.5 million for architect and engineer services for the Dallas area.
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Florida Firm Wins $29.6 Million Modification To Build SAMMC Project at Fort Sam Houston
Texas Business reports: A Florida firm will receive $29.6 million addition to the 2007 $556 million contract to design and build the San Antonio Military Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston, the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Utah Firm Gets Galveston Coast Guard Barracks Demolition Contract
Texas Business reports: A Utah firm won a $41,000 contract to demolish a Coast Guard barracks building in Galveston.
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Sugar Land Selects Preferred Design-Builder for Baseball Stadium Construction
Texas Business reports: Sugar Land selected on Jan. 13 Barton Malow/Linbeck as the preferred design/build contractor for the construction of a minor league baseball stadium northeast of State Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 90A.
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Swiss Firm To Buy Remaining Interest in Texas Materials Company
Texas Business reports: A Swiss firm bought out the rest of a Texas materials firm.
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$8.4 Million Fuel Storage Structure To Be Built At Biggs Army Airfield
Texas Business reports: A Kentucky firm won an $8.4 million contract to build fuel storage structures in El Paso. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
KBR Wins Repair, Renovation Contract for Houston Airport System
Texas Business reports: A Houston firm won a multiyear repair contract for the city’s airports.
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Pennsylvania Firm Announces Two New San Antonio Rehabilitation Hospitals
Texas Business reports: Pennsylvania-based Post Acute Medical plans a groundbreaking ceremony this week for two new hospitals in San Antonio.
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Texas Firms Win $34 Million Fort Bliss Lead And Mold Remediation
Texas Business reports: An Odessa firm and an El Paso Firm won shares in a $34 million contract to remediate lead paint and mold from Fort Bliss.
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| Austin Firm Wins $7.1 Additional Modification For Djibouti Diner
Texas Business reports: An Austin firm won a $7.1 million contract modification for building a dining room at a Djibouti camp installation, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.
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Turner Construction To Build Maxim Integrated Products Corporate Office Building in Farmers Branch Texas Business reports: Dallas’ Turner Construction Company, the nation's largest commercial builder, has been selected by Maxim Integrated Products to serve as the construction manager for a 140,000 square foot office building on the company's corporate campus in Farmers Branch. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Fort Hood breaks ground for new Army medical center Texas Business reports: FORT HOOD, Texas -- A ceremonial groundbreaking was this week for the new $534 million Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center that will be constructed to replace the current 45-year-old building. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Construction of 3000 Skyline Dallas, a 750,000-Square-Foot Data Center, is Complete
Texas Business reports: 3000 Skyline Dallas, a 750,000-square-foot data center development in Mesquite, has been completed, officials announced. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Texas Tech's Sustainable Cabin
Texas Business notes this story by Architectural Record: A look at just a few of the many recent university design-build projects that are giving architecture students across the country real-world lessons on how buildings get made.
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Texas Business reports: Fry Construction, a medical imaging design and construction firm, broke ground on the first phase of a medical imaging cente
Texas Business reports: Fry Construction, a medical imaging design and construction firm, broke ground on the first phase of a medical imaging center for scientific research. Full Story » Texas Business |
Frisco Firm To Build $12.7 Million Fort Bliss Dental and Health Clinic
Texas Business reports: A Frisco firm won a $12.7 million contract to build a health and dental clinic at Fort Bliss, the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
George W. Bush Presidential Library Now a Work in Progress Texas Business notes this report by PBS: On Tuesday morning, construction began on the George W. Bush Presidential Library on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Full Story »
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Pulte buys big development site in N. Fort Worth Texas Business notes this story by Steve Brown of the Dallas Morning News: Homebuilder Pulte Group has bought a large development site in North Fort Worth. Full Story »
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KBR to Provide Design Services for Liverpool Turnback Rail Upgrade Project in Sydney
Texas Business reports: Houston’s KBR announced that its Australian-based Infrastructure and Minerals (I&M) business unit has been awarded a contract to provide engineering design services for Australia's Liverpool Turnback project in Sydney, Australia.
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| Marines Order $37.8 Million of Solar Power Equipment from Austin Firm
Texas Business reports: An Austin firm won a $37.8 million order for design and construction of a solar power center for U.S. Marines, the U.S. Department of Defense announced.
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| George W. Bush President Center Groundbreaking Scheduled
Texas Business reports: The groundbreaking ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center is scheduled for next week. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Sterling Construction Company, Inc. is Apparent Low Bidder on a $91.2 Million Tollway Project in Tarrant County
Texas Business reports: Texas Sterling Construction Company was the apparent low bidder on a $91.2 million construction project in Tarrant County. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Copper Thieves Complicate Renovation Of General Tire Building
Texas Business notes this story by Allison Ignacio of KWTX: Thieves struck twice over the weekend at the site of Waco’s General Tire building, which is undergoing renovations as the first phase of a project aimed at turning the old tire factory into a state of the art research center.
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Austin Firm To Build $11.2 Million Bryan Armed Forces Reserve Center
Texas Business reports: An Austin firm won an $11.2 million contract to build an Armed Forces Reserve Center in Bryan. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
IBWC awards final levee contracts days before deadline Texas Business notes this story by Jared Janes of the Monitor: MCALLEN — All federal funding to raise and repair roughly 240 miles of Rio Grande levees in Texas and New Mexico has been awarded. Full Story »
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El Paso Firm Wins $13.8 Million Contract For California Prado Spillway Dike
Texas Business reports: An El Paso firm won a $13.8 million contract to build an earth dike in Riverside County, California. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
U.S. Foodservice-Austin Begins Construction on $50-Million Expansion in Buda Texas Business reports: BUDA—U.S. Foodservice-Austin broke ground today on a new 290,000-square-foot, $50-million food distribution facility for its south central Texas market. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
El Paso Firm Wins $8.2 Million Army Reserve Center Contract Texas Business reports: An El Paso firm received an $8.2 million contract to build a new Army Reserve Center at Fort Bliss, the U.S. Department of Defense announced. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
LCS Constructors, Inc. Breaks Ground for New TPC Technical Center
Texas Business reports: LCS Constructors, Inc. (LCS) broke ground for the new 19,500-square-foot laboratory facility for TPC Group (formerly Texas Petrochemicals) in Houston. Full Story »
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$45 Million Brazos County Jail Completed Texas Business reports: Turner Construction Company, the nation's leading builder, has successfully completed a $45 million expansion to the Brazos County Jail in Bryan. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
$7.9 Million Renovations underway for Waco VA Texas Business notes this story by Regina Dennis of the Waco Tribune-Herald: Fences, heavy machinery and green garbage bins are stationed on nearly every corner of the Waco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Full Story »
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Three Texas Firms Share $503 Million Fort Hood Army Hospital Contract
Texas Business reports: A Dallas firm, Austin firm and San Antonio firm will share a $503 million contract to replace the Fort Hood hospital. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
$1 Million Hutto Lake Park construction under way Oct. 1 Hutto Lake Park construction under way Oct. 1 Texas Business notes this story by Suzanne Haberman of Impact News: More than a year after design plans were finalized, Hutto City Council awarded a contract for the construction of Hutto Lake Park. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Oct. 1. Full Story »
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San Antonio Firm Gets Shot At North Carolina Marine Corps Roof Jobs Worth Millions Texas Business reports: A San Antonio roofing company is sharing a multimillion contract for Marine Corp facilities in North Carolina, the U.S. Department of Defense announced today. Full Story » Texas Business |
Groundbreaking heralds future construction of Texas A&M – Central Texas campus here Texas Business notes this story by Michael Heckman of the Fort Hood Sentinel: As the dirt lofted from 16 shovels settled, the groundbreaking ceremony heralding planned construction of the new, Texas A&M University – Central Texas campus building concluded. Full Story »
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Dallas' D2 Architecture adapts to demand for smaller-scale senior projects Texas Business notes this story by Melissa Repko of the Dallas Morning News: Less than a year ago, architect David Dillard watched his 120-person company fall apart. Full Story »
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Santana set to break ground today Texas Business notes this story by Joey Gomez of the Edinburg Review: Edinburg officially launches the start of construction for Santana Textiles long awaited facility today. Full Story »
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Response For Bids on Multimillion-Dollar Polytrauma Center Moved to September 20
Texas Business reports: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs moved the response date for bids for a two-story Polytrauma transitional housing to September 20. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
New Braunfels Firm Wins $19.4 Million Houston National Cemetery Contract Texas Business reports: The Department of Veterans Affairs recently awarded $19 million for another phase of improvements to the Houston National Cemetery. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
A Tour Through Mineral Wells' Baker Hotel As It's Prepped for Its Makeover Texas Business notes this story by Patrick Michels of the Dallas Observer: As we stroll from the ruins of the Baker Hotel lobby into what's left of the dining room, Mark Rawlings points his flashlight through a hole in the paster ceiling, lighting an ornate stretch of the original moulding hidden underneath. Full Story »
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Houston Firm Wins $14.1 Army Reserve Construction Contract Texas Business reports: A Houston firm won a $14.1 million contract to build an Army Reserve Center in The Woodlands. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Temple Firm Hits Jackpot With $23.6 Million Las Vegas Army Reserve Contract
Texas Business reports: Temple-based MW Builders of Texas Inc won a $23.6 million contract for an 800-member Army Reserve Center to be built in Las Vegas. Full Story » Texas Business |
Curtiss-Wright Breaks Ground for $36 Million Baytown Manufacturing Facility Texas Business reports: Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced that TapcoEnpro International (TEI), a business unit of its Flow Control segment, broke ground to officially commence construction of a $36 million, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Chambers County. Full Story » Texas Business |
New hike and bike trail planned for Waco park Texas Business notes this story by Bonnie Gonzalez of News 8 Austin: The City of Waco will spend millions on a new hike and bike trail running through Brazos Park East. Full Story »
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Exhibit Showcases School of UT Architecture's Contributions To Future Development and Urban Planning for Dallas Texas Business reports: The Rachofsky House is hosting an exhibition of work from The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture's Dallas Urban Laboratory. Full Story » Texas Business |
Groundbreaking for new Central Texas university campus Texas Business notes this story by KYTX: It's a landmark day for the newest public university in Texas. Full Story »
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Construction on Texas Tech Football Stadium expansion almost complete Texas Business recommends this story by broadcast reporter Nick Nelson of the Daily Toreador on the expansion of Texas Tech's football stadium. Full Story »
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Cost of new Allen High stadium set at $59.6 million Texas Business notes this story by Sam Hodges of the Dallas Morning News: The price tag for the new 18,000-seat stadium for Allen High School appears set at $59.6 million, which is just under what Allen Independent School District voters approved in a bond election in May 2009. Full Story »
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New Army Reserve Center To Be Built In Bryan
Texas Business Reports: The U.S. Army is taking bids for the construction of an Armed Forces Reserves Center in Bryan. Full Story » Texas Business |
Texoma company helps rebuild Fort Hood Texas Business notes this story by KXII on a Texoma company doing construction at Fort Hood. Full Story »
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$46 Million Training Facility To Be Built at Lackland Air Force Base
Texas Business reports: The $46 million construction contract for the first facility of the Airmen Training Complex (ATC) that will be built at Lackland Air Force Base was awarded to the Balfour Beatty/Satterfield & Pontikes Joint Venture, it was announced by Merrick & Company, lead architect and engineer for the project. Full Story » Texas Business |
Dallas-based ClubCorp Starts $2.4 Million Renovation and Reinvention of San Diego Property
TexasBusiness.com reports: The University Club Atop Symphony Towers, a member of the ClubCorp family of clubs, announces today that construction is under way on a $2.4 million renovation project that includes an expansion of 3,600 feet of additional space on the 34th floor of the Symphony Towers and improvements in virtually every area of the club. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Corpus Christi Firm Wins $10.3 Million to Build Addition to Navy Rotor Blade Procession Plant
TexasBusiness.com reports: Ewing Construction Co. Inc., Corpus Christi, Texas, won a $10,325,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of rotor blade processing facility at NAS Corpus Christi, the U.S. Department of Defense announced today. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Commissioners Greenlight Jail Construction Grant Application
TexasBusiness.com notes this story by Paul Gately of KWTX: GATESVILLE--Coryell County Commissioners approved a document that clears the way for the county to submit a grant application for funds to help build a new jail. Full Story »
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California Firm Wins $118 Million Design/Build Contract of San Antonio Interchange
TexasBusiness.com reports: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.) announced today that it received a contract from the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority (Alamo RMA) through Williams Brothers Construction to provide design/build services for the US 281/Loop 1604 Interchange in San Antonio. Full Story » TexasBusiness.com |
Love Field upgrade could exceed $1 billion TexasBusiness.com recommends this story by Terry Maxon of the Dallas Morning News: When it's all said and done, the price tag for rebuilding Dallas Love Field could top $1 billion. Full Story »
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Demolition begins on Fort Hood’s stadium TexasBusiness.com notes: FORT HOOD — With each jackhammer strike of a trackhoe, pieces of Prichard Stadium began to fall and collect in a pile. The stadium is being demolished to make room for the nearly $1 billion replacement of Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, reports Alicia Daly of the Killeen Daily Herald. Full Story »
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TexasBusiness.com notes: On a normally quiet East Side street, a construction site buzzes with the voices of students hammering away at their last best chance. The building isn’t the only thing under construction. Dozens of high school dropouts are learning a trade and getting their GEDs or diplomas that eluded them earlier in life, reports Jennifer Hiller of the San Antonio Express-News. Full Story »
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Bushworld: Bush center says it has 200,000 supporters TexasBusiness.com notes: Former President George W. Bush's presidential center in Dallas reports that more than 200,000 supporters have come aboard the post-presidential bandwagon during the past year, reports Lori Stahl of the Dallas Morning News.
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$1 Million Federal Funding Online for North Bosque River and Lake Waco Construction in 2011 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill U.S. Representative Chet Edwards announced that he has secured funding at the request of the city of Waco for a program that will help clean up the North Bosque River and Lake Waco under the 2011 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which passed its subcommittee July 15th. “This new construction project is an important step toward implementing a comprehensive plan to reduce pollution in the North Bosque River, which will improve Lake Waco water quality for McLennan County families,” said Edwards, vice chair of the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee.
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New chapel heralds more North Fort Hood construction FORT HOOD, Texas - Troops training at North Fort Hood have a new place to pray, but they will have to wait a little longer for a new place to stay. The start of a mulitmillion dollar expansion project to house, feed and train troops in the North Fort Hood cantonment area, reports Blackanthem Military News. Full Story »
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NNS Holding Now Controls 20 Percent of Texas Industries NNS Holding, the largest stockholder of cement producer Texas Industries, Inc., today announced that it acquired a 20 percent share of the firm. Full Story »
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Allen breaks ground on new Cabela’s location
he city of Allen is on the home stretch to opening another major retail destination next year.
City council members broke ground Thursday on the new Cabela’s location between U.S. Highway 75 and Allen Station Parkway, kicking off construction of the 100,000 square foot hunting and outdoor supply store, reports Conner Hammett of Allen Community News. Full Story »
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East Texas construction mainstay changes hands After 30 years of operating a Longview-based construction company, Bob Metzler said it is time to pass that responsibility along, reports the Longview News-Journal. Full Story »
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Bodyworks begins construction on Fourth Street and Slide fitness Center Converting a former Albertson’s grocery store at Fourth Street and Slide Road into Lubbock’s newest and biggest Bodyworks fitness facility is in full swing, reports Walt Nett of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Full Story »
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Lyric Theatre Getting All Dressed Up for the Party The Lyric Theatre on Center Avenue in Downtown Brownwood is continuing to take shape as more of the exterior facade was revealed this week as well as the new awning with marquee, reports the Brownwood News. Full Story »
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Tarrant County commissioners approve deal to remove 10-ton angels from old Civil Courts Building Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/07/13/2 The Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved a $19,500 architectural contract to initiate removal of the 50-foot-tall 10-ton "angels" affixed to the outside of the now-mothballed Civil Courts Building in downtown Fort Worth, reports the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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Taylor Morrison Buys 1,200 Lots in Austin In the largest land buy Taylor Morrison has ever made, the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based builder has purchased 1,200 lots in Crystal Falls, the largest master-planned community in the Austin, Texas, market. “It was a cash purchase, which really shows the confidence that our company has in Austin,” said Tim Towell, Taylor Morrison’s Austin division president, reports Builder. Full Story »
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ProBuild opens millwork facility near Windcrest ProBuild, a building materials supplier, announced that it has opened a San Antonio millwork facility in response to increased demand from custom home builders in the area, reports Elizabeth Allen of the San Antonio Express-News. Full Story »
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Schools scramble to inspect recalled light poles TexasBusiness.com notes: Baylor University still has a few, as does Texas A&M University; the University of Texas and the City of Shiner might or might not. Athletic fields at Liberty Hill High School could have them, as well as a baseball field at Leander High School, reports Eric Dexheimer with the Austin American-Statesman staff. Full Story »
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San Angelo City Hall undergoing massive restoration project The San Angelo City Council approved a $9.1 million bid for the project, awarded to San Antonio-based Stoddard Construction Management, will be responsible for coordinating the complete renovation of the interiors of both buildings, reports the San Angelo Standard-TImes. Full Story »
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South Texas Project prepares for new units Pre-construction nuclear power plant site preparation work for South Texas Project Units 3 and 4 is underway, reports the Victoria Advocate. Full Story »
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Hill & Wilkinson to build two new auto dealerships in North Texas Hill & Wilkinson has been awarded the construction contracts for two new auto dealerships – the Honda of Burleson in Burleson, Texas and Park Place Motorcars, a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Grapevine, Texas, according to president Doug Talley. Good, Fulton & Farrell of Dallas is the project architect for both new dealerships, reports Dbusiness. Full Story »
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Modular construction drives DeSoto management firm's success TexasBusiness.com notes: DESOTO – Gail Warrior wants people to think inside the box, writes Cheryl Hall of the Dallas Morning News. Full Story »
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