Texas A&M University houses the only veterinary school in the state of Texas—a program that is ranked in the top five in the country. The school is expanding its footprint at the College Station campus with a new Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Education Complex and by renovating and expanding the existing Small Animal Hospital.
With roughly 6,800 employee-owners, Austin Industries and the three operating companies it owns—Austin Commercial, Austin Bridge and Road and Austin Industrial—provide nearly every type of civil, commercial and industrial construction service. The firm reported $1.14 billion in regional revenue in 2014, up nearly $300 million over the previous year, lifting it three spots to sixth place in this year’s Top Contractors ranking. Related Links: 2015 Top Contractors Main Ranking 2015 Top Contractors Rankings by Sector “Timing and a construction economy that continues to improve is the short answer for what was behind our growth in 2014,” says David Walls, president
In the heart of the Texas Medical Center near downtown Houston, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is creating a new front door for the campus.
Earl "Chip" Mitchell has joined CH2M as president of the firm's oil, gas and chemicals business group. Mitchell has spent the last 25 years at Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., where most recently he was the firm's group vice president for the upstream, midstream and pipeline business. Previously, Mitchell was head of Jacobs' oil, gas and chemicals operations in Canada and had worked at M.W. Kellogg (now KBR), Howe–Baker Engineers (now CB&I) and Allstates Engineering. FKP Architects has hired two employees. Jon Franklin rejoins FKP Architects as senior vice president and senior architect. He will manage FKP's team producing construction documents
Related Links: Willbros Group Names New CEO and Reshuffles Management to Halt Shortfalls in Oil and Gas Unit Ex-Willbros Consultant Sentenced for Nigerian Bribery Bernhard Capital Partners (BCP), Baton Rouge, La., has acquired the Baton Rouge-based downstream engineering services and Tulsa, Okla.-based heater engineering services of Willbros Group Inc. (WG), Houston.Former Shaw Group CEO Jim Bernhard founded BCP in 2013.WG acquired its downstream engineering services in 2009, when it bought Wink Cos. LLC, Baton Rouge. Wink's management team will be the same under BCP, including Andy Farris as CEO and Kevin Steed as president. The new company will remain in
Photos by Sam Barnes Related Links: Best of the Best 2014 Landscape/Hardscape/Urban Development: Best Project The Crest at Galvez Plaza, a 65,000-lb, 35-ft-tall cantilevered steel sculpture, is part of a $900,000 revitalization project for the city of Baton Rouge. A steel mass of roughly 16,700 sq ft comprises the structure and supports lighting and sound equipment. Covered in stainless-steel cladding, each hollow section is triangular, and no side has the same measurement.Arrighi Construction led work on the project, which went through multiple design iterations. The design consisted of a series of 14-ft-long segments paired with complex geometry on a simple
Many of the industry trends to watch in 2015 will be the same as those in 2014, says Brian Freeman, executive vice president at Skanska in San Antonio. "Health care, hospitality, school construction—those markets will remain solid and even see some uptick this year," he says. Related Links: Five Trends to Watch in 2014 Residential and multifamily are also showing strength, while the public sector and higher education are lagging, says Charlie Buescher, vice president of business development for McCarthy Building Cos.Given the number of 2014 project starts in Texas and Louisiana, the region's building markets are healthy. According to
Every year, each of ENR's regional publications highlights the achievements of 20 outstanding young construction professionals by honoring them in the Top 20 Under 40 competition.
ARCHERAllyn L. Archer retired as president and chief operating officer at HOLT CAT as of Dec. 31. He spent 43 years with the company and became president and COO in 1995. Related Links: People: December 2014 People: October 2014 HOLT CAT executive vice president and general manager David Harris has succeeded Archer, effective Jan. 1.Meanwhile, Robert "Bert" Fulgium has been named vice president of product support for HOLT CAT's machine division.Michael Latiolais has been appointed CFO of ISC Constructors LLC following the retirement of Steve McNeal.Bartlett Cocke General Contractors has promoted the following people: Tally J. "TJ" Rogers, vice president
