Texas Contractor articles from March 2009

Texas Contractor archives from March 2009

Corgan and Beck Selected For Holocaust Museum.
March 2, 2009... Staff Corgan Associates, Inc. has been selected as the architect for the new Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance in the historic Dallas West End district. The general contactor for the museum is the BECK Group.? ...

Rush Delivers Hybrid Diesel Electric Truck.
March 2, 2009... Staff Rush Enterprises, Inc. recently delivered one of the first Peterbilt production hybrid diesel electric trucks, a 2009 Model 335, to the Tucson, AZ, Community Food Bank Fleet through the Rush Truck Center in Tucson. Rush...

National Women in Construction Week.
March 2, 2009... Staff The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) annually dedicates the first week in March as Women in Construction (WIC) Week, drawing attention to their mission of enhancing the success of women in the construction...

Mike Tatalovich Joins PSA-Dewberry.(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... Staff PSA-Dewberry, a nationally recognized architectural design firm, recently welcomed Mike Tatalovich, AIA, as the practice segment leader for federal architecture. Tatalovich brings more than 29 years of experience in leading federal...

Barber Joins Burt-Watts.(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... Staff Trent Barber has joined Burt-Watts as a project manager. With more than 15 years in the industry, Barber has extensive experience in urban high rise, suburban mid rise and tilt-wall in several different industry sectors including...

HKS' Pati Honored.(HKS Architects)(Debajyoti Pati)(Brief article)
March 2, 2009... Staff Dr. Debajyoti Pati was elected to the College of Fellows of the Indian Institute of Architects. Pati, who earned his doctoral degree in architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology, has over 20 years of international...

Dallas Demolition.
March 2, 2009... By Liz Moucka Implosion clears way for Dallas development as it entertains spectators. Implosions for all their excitement are also signs of growth. Last November 9 at 8 a.m., amidst a mounting recession, Dallas Demolition and their...

Demolition Up In The Air.
March 2, 2009... By Mike Crummy Grant Mackay succeeds with Atlas Copco Combi Cutter for high reach demolition of Houston paper mill. The computer age initiated the decline of the paper printing industry. Following suit, paper manufacturers have not...

Ike and Momentum Level Murdoch's in Galveston.(Hurricane Ike, 2008)
March 2, 2009... Staff Murdoch's, that iconic gift shop with the dark blue seahorse designs on the Galveston beach, met its destiny in Hurricane Ike last September. Damage to the light blue wooden structure built on piers was beyond repair, causing owners...

Tellepsen.(Tellepsen Builders L.P.)(Brief article)
March 16, 2009... Staff Members of the Tellepsen family kicked off construction for the new Tellepsen Faamily YMCA in Houston on January 9th. The new 120,000-square-foot facility, scheduled for completion in 2010, will replace the 67-year-old existing...

Walton Construction Nets Two Texas Projects.
March 16, 2009... Staff The Dallas Division of Walton Construction Company, LLC, has begun work on the expansion of Hangar 1048 at NAS Ft. Worth. The project includes the expansion of the existing 20,000-square-foot-hangar to a 40,000-square-foot-hangar...

NTE Mobility Partners Lands Contract.(Texas Transportation Commission )(Brief article)
March 16, 2009... Staff During their January 29 meeting, the Texas Transportation Commission conditionally awarded the private sector team's proposal by NTE Mobility Partners to plan, finance, design, construct, operate, and maintain 13 miles of Northeast...

LBJ/635 Expansion Awarded.(LBJ Development Partners)(Texas Transportation Commission )(Brief article)
March 16, 2009... Staff The Texas Transportation Commission has conditionally awarded Dallas' LBJ freeway expansion project to LBJ Development Partners to finance, design, construct, operate and maintain the 13-mile LBJ/I-635 expansion between US 75 High...

CDAs: The Wave Of The Future.(Comprehensive Development Agreement)(Cintra-Zachry )
March 16, 2009... By Liz Moucka By now, everyone should have heard the news about the Trans-Texas Corridor announced by TxDOT executive director Amadeo Saenz during the Texas Transportation Forum in early January. "As a name and concept, the Trans-Texas...