Articles by Louise Poirier

Many firms endured the economic hardships of the 2008 recession with varying degrees of success, but Fort Worth-based Huckabee took a novel approach: It retained staff and boosted its expertise while work was limited, waiting for the right opportunity to help clients start building again.

Petroleum and transportation design firms continued to dominate the top 10 spots of ENR Texas & Louisiana’s annual list of Top Design firms.

Teams are a week away from substantial completion on an expansion project at the Port of Galveston’s Cruise Terminal No. 2. This $12 million renovation adds a 60,000-sq-ft expansion to the existing 90,000-sq-ft terminal.

ENR Texas & Louisiana has named Huckabee as its 2016 Design Firm of the Year. Huckabee, a firm focused on learning environments, has exclusively served educational clients for 49 years and will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2017.

Energy continues to dominate the conversation in Texas and Louisiana construction, with the top four projects on this year’s ENR Texas & Louisiana Top Starts list all being energy related and in the billions of dollars.