With his unusual role change, equipment executive Brad Allen is shifting his business focus from high above to ground level.

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

From its humble beginnings in 1967, when construction teams were mustered at the owner’s home, to being ranked 254th on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors list in 2015, Indianapolis contractor Bowen Engineering Corp. has grown strategically while playing to its strengths.

As uncertainty keeps contractors relying on rental equipment, aerial-work platform use is growing, says a new study by the International Powered Access Federation.

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

The contractor has completed 50% of the concrete lining of the first major portion of the $1.9-billion program, now called the Dig Indy Tunnel System.

Construction payment tech provider Textura Corp. has inked a sale to Oracle for $26 per share of stock, valued at roughly $663 million.