Jim Parsons

Composite materials

Florida Bridge Project To Test Composites

A small project will examine several different technologies

Aileen Cho

Jim Parsons

January 2, 2017

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A $6-million, federally funded project will serve as a test bed for a variety of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) and composite technologies.

In Unpredictable Times, Transportation Needs Remain Constant

Aileen Cho

Jim Parsons

December 27, 2016

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Buoyed by the FAST Act, infrastructure projects move steadily forward in 2016.

2016 Q4 Cost Report

Hope Grows in Equipment Sector for 2017 Dig Out

Sector anticipates lift from a two-year slump if Trump promises and commodity prices hold up

Jim Parsons

December 21, 2016

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The prospect of an infrastructure-focused, business-friendly administration in Washington, D.C., may bode well for the construction industry, analysts say, but opinions are mixed as to whether it will lift sales of equipment out of a two-year-long slump.

Keystone Concrete Selected Texas-Louisiana Specialty Contractor of the Year for 2016

Houston concrete firm expands its services and geography to counteract the energy sector slowdown

Jim Parsons

December 5, 2016

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Diversification isn’t a guaranteed safeguard against market swings in the construction industry.

The Raymond Group Named Specialty Contractor of Year

The Raymond Group—ENR California’s Specialty Contractor of the Year—has grown up with the state’s buildings sector

Jim Parsons

November 18, 2016

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The skyscraper-studded Los Angeles skyline is emblematic of the growth and diversification of the city’s enterprises.

Where Voters OK'd Spending Billions on New Public Works

Election 2016 also decided minimum-wage, right to work, marijuana and laws

Debra K. Rubin

Jim Parsons JT Long

Mary B. Powers Erin Richey

November 16, 2016

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See where states and cities passed new rules on taxes and right-to-work laws.

Cintra-Led Team Tapped for Virginia Express Lane P3 Project

Consortium will build, manage 22 miles of I-66 upgrades near nation's capital

Jim Parsons

November 7, 2016

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Consortium will design, build and manage 22 miles of upgrades along I-66 corridor near the I-495 Capital Beltway.

Southeast Project of the Year - Grandview Medical Center

Grandview Medical Center, ENR Southeast’s Project of the Year, is a construction comeback story

Jim Parsons

November 3, 2016

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The transformation of this Birmingham, Ala., health care facility represented an unusual project revival.

State DOTs Have More Certainty With FAST Act

But the transportation funding landscape has changed

Jim Parsons

November 2, 2016

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Last year’s passage of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act may have provided the nation’s transportation agencies with more funding certainty, but the project planning and implementation landscape is substantially different than the one covered by the previous, multiyear bill.

Airlines More Willing To Fund Major Projects

Out of recession, owners plans expansions, improvements

Aileen Cho

Jim Parsons

November 2, 2016

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Despite the continuing uncertainty regarding a long-term federal aviation bill, airport construction programs, especially at the large hubs, are resurging in the U.S.