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HOLT CAT Hosts First Round of Caterpillar 2025 Global Operator Challenge

Machine operators from across Texas recently showcased their skills during the first round of the Caterpillar 2025 Global Operator Challenge hosted at HOLT CAT in San Antonio and Dallas-Fort Worth.

Andy McElvain, General Superintendent at Lindamood, Inc., in Irving, Texas, emerged as the winner after his performance at …

by: Julie Devine

TxDOT’s I-35 Capital Express North Project Ensures Infrastructure Meets Austin’s Growing Population

Interstate 35 (I-35) runs from Duluth, Minnesota, down to the Mexican border in Laredo, Texas, traveling through three of the …

by: Larry Bernstein

TINCUP Water Solutions Leverages Advanced Brush Cutting Technology in the Texas Oil Fields

In the rugged oil fields of southeast Texas, maintaining oil and gas infrastructure requires more than just standard equipment — …

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Trinity Alliance Selected as Construction Managers for Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center

DALLAS, TX — The City of Dallas, Texas, has selected Trinity Alliance, a joint venture led by AECOM Hunt …

Bobcat of Corsicana Celebrates Grand Opening of New Location

CORSICANA, TX — Compact Construction Equipment, LLC the authorized Bobcat equipment dealer in south, central, and west Texas recently celebrated …

HEI Civil Announces Eskridge as South Central Regional President

AUSTIN, TX — HEI Civil announces the appointment of Clint Eskridge as Regional President of its South Central region, covering …

DFW Airport and American Airlines Announce Acceleration and Expansion of Plans for Terminal F

DALLAS, TX — Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and American Airlines announces an agreement to accelerate and expand the …

Haddock Elected 2027 President of American Society of Civil Engineers

HOUSTON, TX — Members of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) have elected Carol Ellinger Haddock, PE, MPA, F.ASCE …

The Rosendin Foundation's TRF Camp Build Ignites Passion for Construction

MCKINNEY, TX — The Rosendin Foundation brought TRF Camp Build — a free summer camp designed to ignite the joy …

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Industry News

The KDW team has grown throughout the years, now at over 100 employees.

KDW Celebrates 130 Years of Building in Texas

Adolfson & Peterson Construction Breaks Ground on Two …

USACE, Corpus Christi Celebrate Completion of Ship Channel …

Experts at TACA's Annual Meeting Discuss the Future …

Balfour Beatty Breaks Ground on The Salvation Army …

Halff Expands Energy Services With Acquisition of C&D …

People

Kobelco Expands Leadership Team, Adding Zak as Vice …

Sundt Promotes Bothun to Texas Leader for Water …

DPR Taps New Leaders to Push Boundaries, Strengthen …

MYCON Welcomes Jones as Senior Director of Field …

Skanska Promotes Elpers to Houston Vice President - …

Projects

Lower Seguin Road Reconstruction Earns Project of the …

Duncanville ISD Breaks Ground on New Career and …

Sundt Construction Starts Work on State Highway 178 …

STV Awarded Contract to Expand I-35 North in …

Electric Hydrogen Selects Weitz to Deliver HYPRPlant for …

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Associations

Sundt Wins 2025 Build America Award for San …

Northeast Transmission Line Receives National Recognition Award from …

STV Vice President Ploch Joins COMTO Austin Chapter …

Flintco Earns Consecutive National Pinnacle Safety Award

Walnut Bend Roadway Reconstruction Project Receives 2024 ASHE-Houston …

Government

Karla Garza, VMK Concrete Co-Owner and TACA Board Member, was celebrated by the Texas House Legislature with a resolution sponsored by Rep. Munoz.

Texas Legislature Celebrates Garza’s Achievements in the Concrete …

TWDB Approves Financial Assistance Totaling $113.48M for Water …

USACE Awards $26.3M Construction Contract for Delta Pump …

Balfour Beatty Secures $889M Contract for Interstate 30 …

Fluor Selected for State Highway 6 Project in …

Trends

Burns & McDonnell Opens Construction Academy to Train …

Rogers-O'Brien Ramps Up Advanced Manufacturing Facility Construction Across …

Halff Celebrates 75 Years in Texas and Across …

Bechtel Provides Essential Tools to Sabine Pass and …

American Constructors Raises Over $100K for Boys & …

Equipment

Bobcat Equipment Dealer, Compact Construction Equipment, Promotes Employees …

CICB Expands National Footprint With New Crane and …

Waukesha-Pearce Industries Named New Trimble Technology Outlet Serving …

CICB Opens New Training Center in Texas

Kirby-Smith Machinery Becomes First Trimble Technology Outlet in …

Economic Dev

Tomball ISD Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for West Intermediate …

Frisco Station's First Medical Office Building Breaks Ground

DFW Airport Completes Move of Innovative Megastructure Modules …

College of the Mainland Breaks Ground on New …

Pfluger Architects, Spawglass, and Beeville ISD Begin Construction …

Business

Burns & McDonnell Expands Presence in Texas With …

HNTB Expands Office Space in Fort Worth to …

Sunstate Expands in Houston With New Conroe Branch

ROMCO Expands Territory in Texas, New Mexico, and …

Halff Expands North Texas Footprint With New Dallas …

Events

ConstructReach's 'I built this!' Returns to Houston, Inspiring …

Splendora ISD Breaks Ground on New Greenleaf Elementary …

El Paso Water Breaks Ground on Nation’s First …

Lake Ralph Hall Pipeline Nearing Completion

Skanska Celebrates Topping Out Milestone at Rice University’s …

Legal

Contractor or Employee: Understanding the Fine Line in …

Are Pay-if-Paid Clauses Really Enforceable?

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Skanska Completes New Tower and Renovation for CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital

Skanska, an international construction and development firm, recently completed a three-phase project for CHRISTUS Health System. Skanska led construction …

A Roscoe reconstruction project will update the I-20/U.S. 84 interchange to meet design standards and improve public safety.

Sundt Construction Reduces Build Time by 10 Months on TxDOT Interchange Project in Roscoe, Texas

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and general contractor Sundt Construction are working on a project in Roscoe, Texas, which …

Crews pour concrete in preparation for widening a bridge on the 183 North Mobility Project.

Great Hills Constructors Will Relieve Congestion Along US 183 With $612M Mobility Project

The $612 million 183 North Mobility Project upgrades one of the most congested roadways in Texas to provide a more …

ARTBA General Counsel Rich Juliano presents an award celebrating AGC of Texas’ centennial to AGC of Texas members.

A Century of Building Texas: AGC of Texas Celebrates 100 Years with Centennial Gala

For a century, the Associated General Contractors of Texas (AGC of Texas) has stood as a cornerstone of the state's …

Two large cranes work together to place beams for the new westbound U.S. 290 mainlane bridges between Patton Ranch Road and William Cannon Drive. Oak Hill Parkway crews recently shifted traffic in this area to the frontage roads, so crews have space to work in the middle, connecting new portions of U.S. 290 to the existing freeway further east.

TxDOT Reaches Halfway Mark on Oak Hill Parkway Project, Transforming an Essential Austin Intersection

In southwest Austin, Texas, the Oak Hill Parkway Project has passed the halfway mark in its construction and is on …

Hampton pilots a drone, accompanied by Scofield.

Insights from Skanska Women in Nontraditional Industry Roles

With more than 300,000 construction jobs left unfilled, women are not a highly tapped resource. In fact, the U.S. Department …

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National News

Telematics software allows you to track and protect equipment from your desk.

Although preventive measures minimize heat exhaustion, heat emergencies can escalate quickly so educating workers about warning signs and action steps is critical.

Crews working on North Carolina’s I-95 expansion project. Future expansion of I-95 along the East Coast will benefit from sustained federal funding.

Staffing firms can offer specialized, flexible, safety-conscious workforce solutions. (Photo courtesy of James Kim Photography + PC Construction)

Around the Country

Former Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt speaks at an event celebrating the federal grant award announced for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program in Oregon and Washington.

The scope of the I-70 reconstruction project involves 16 bridges throughout the 3-mile project area.

The PANYNJ project will improve roadway access in and out of the JFK International Airport.

The I-10 project will widen 9 miles of roadway to six lanes in Harrison and Hancock counties.

The Waterfront Tunnel, a major component of the RiverRenew project, was constructed by a custom-built, subterranean tunnel boring machine.

The SR 107 bridge (pictured here) was one of two bridges that recently reopened ahead of schedule, after being destroyed by Hurricane Helene.

Two JJ Curran hydraulic cranes lay a Detroit-area freeway roadbed in the 1960s.

The pavement replacement project on U.S. 24 will increase safety and mobility in Topeka, Kansas.

Skanska performed work on a two-phase, 26,000-square-foot renovation at Milton Academy in Milton, Massachusetts.

The Salt Lake City Water Reclamation Facility project team transported 2 million tons of dirt and piled it at the site location.

The 15-mile U.S. 385 reconstruction project will update the road and make it safer for locals and tourists near Rapid City, South Dakota.

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