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W.T. Byler Named ENR Texas & Louisiana's 2020 Specialty Contractor of the Year

ENR Construction

ENR Texas & Louisiana has selected civil site work and turnkey railroad contractor W.T. as the region’s 2020 Specialty Contractor of the Year.

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Pulse: Project News for the Week of February 3, 2020

ENR Construction

BNSF is planning to build a second railroad bridge over Lake Pend Oreille at Sandpoint that will be approximately 1 mile long, paralleling its existing bridge.

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Top 5 Landscaping Features that Increase Home Value

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Mon, 08/31/2020 - 06:00. Stacked stone adds more value than railroad ties. Top 5 Landscaping Features that Increase Home Value. Some encouraging news for builders these days: The U.S. Census Bureau shows homeownership is back on the rise at about 65%, though still well below the peak of 2005.

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Steel Dynamics Chooses Texas For New Flat Roll Steel Mill

Business Facilities

Upon the receipt of required environmental and operating permits, the company expects to begin construction early 2020, followed by the commencement of operations mid-2021. The Sinton location brings numerous advantages, including: Proximity to the three targeted customer regions of the four-state Texas area, the Western U.S.

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Auto Truck Group Expanding Indiana Operations

Business Facilities

The new facility, which is expected to be complete by May 2020, will house the company’s manufacturing operations as well as new office space. To support its growth, the company will construct and equip a new facility in the Stonebridge Business Park in Roanoke, increasing its existing footprint in Allen County by 50,000 square feet.

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Top Construction Projects in Chicago

Autodesk Construction Cloud

This is an increase of 11% (2,700 jobs) compared to December 2020. The 78 is a $7 billion project planned by developer Related Midwest to turn 62 acres of former railroad property into a 21st-century neighborhood. It makes sense that a city that large would need to be continuously expanding to keep up with the growth of the population.

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SNAPSHOTS: 60 Seconds… With Larry V. Parman, Secretary, Oklahoma Department Of Commerce

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BF: Oklahoma has launched 20%x2020, an initiative to reduce energy consumption in state buildings by 20 percent by 2020. Oklahoma is served by three Class 1 Railroads—UP, BNSF and Kansas City Southern—utilizing over 2,500 miles of Class 1 rail lines and over 3,700 total miles of rail. By the Business Facilities Staff. How will it work?