WSP names Shawn Wilson as transportation, infrastructure lead
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Wilson, who previously served as secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, will help the firm find growth opportunities.
ENR Texas & Louisiana 2024 Top Young Professionals
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The winners of the ENR Texas/Louisiana Top Young Professionals competition are as diverse a group as the specialties and career paths in the construction industry itself—with backgrounds ranging from senior transportation engineers and planning leads to vice presidents and communication professionals.
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Louisiana Transportation Sec. Shawn Wilson to Retire, No Replacement Named Yet
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson has announced plans to retire March 4, fueling speculation that he'll run for governor.
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Texas Dept. of Transportation is ENR Texas & Louisiana's 2021 Owner of the Year
ENR Construction
MARCH 1, 2021
of Transportation (TxDOT) has more than $24 billion worth of projects under construction at the moment—the largest amount in its history. Despite the difficulties of keeping work going amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Dept.
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No Successor Yet Named for Retiring Louisiana Transportation Chief
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
of Transportation and Development Secretary, plans to step down March 4, fueling speculation of a bid to become governor in election this year. Shawn Wilson, State Dept.
No Successor Yet Named for Retiring Louisiana Transportation Chief Shawn Wilson
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
of Transportation and Development Secretary plans to step down March 4, fueling speculation of a bid to become governor in election this year. State Dept.
La. DOT Fully Adopts Cloud-Based Documentation Tool HeadLight
ENR Construction
APRIL 7, 2021
The Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development (DOTD) was already conducting a pilot project with HeadLight—a photo- and cloud-based construction inspection system—when 2020 came along with the COVID-19 pandemic and five hurricanes.
USDOT Releases $2 Million for Emergency Repairs in Louisiana
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 19, 2016
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $2 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help repair roads and bridges damaged by heavy rain and flooding in Louisiana.
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COMMUNITY PROFILE: Opportunity Knocks in Southwest Louisiana
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
SWLA’s transportation infrastructure is keeping pace with surging development needs. Credit: Southwest Louisiana Economic Development Alliance). Opportunity is a word used a lot when discussions about Southwest Louisiana are started. Southwest Louisiana (SWLA) is home to the most impressive network of pipelines in the U.S.:
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South Louisiana Methanol Announces $1.3 Billion Investment
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 1, 2013
Bobby Jindal, South Louisiana Methanol CEO Barry Williamson and Todd Corp. Group CEO Jon Young announced that South Louisiana Methanol LP will invest $1.3 South Louisiana Methanol LP will build and operate a world-scale methanol production facility in St. James Parish. Located across the river from the Nucor Corp.
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La. Votes To Spend Fuel Tax Only on Transportation Projects
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 18, 2017
Louisiana's future gas taxes will be. dedicated solely to transportation maintenance under a constitutional amendment approved by voters on Oct.
Magnolia LNG Announces $2.2 Billion Export Facility In Louisiana
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 18, 2013
Louisiana Gov. In addition, the LNG project would require an estimated 1,000 construction jobs. Magnolia LNG would produce 4 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas per year, and construction would begin in 2015, pending the company’s attainment of permits and final financing. venture by 2015.”.
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Cool Planet Energy Systems Announces $168 Million Investment In Louisiana Bio-Refineries
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 27, 2013
Cool Planet Energy Systems President and CEO Howard Janzen announced the company will build three bio-refineries in Louisiana with a capital investment of $168 million. The company estimates 750 construction jobs will also be created by the project. Cool Planet will create 72 new direct jobs, averaging $59,600 per year, plus benefits.
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Benteler Steel/Tube Break Ground At Port Of Caddo-Bossler In Louisiana
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
Benteler International has broken ground on the first phase of a $975 million steel manufacturing project under construction at The Port of Caddo-Bossier in Shreveport. A Louisiana State University economic impact analysis estimates an additional 1,540 indirect jobs will result, for a total of more than 2,200 new jobs.
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Methanex Announces New $550 Million Methanol Plant Project In Louisiana
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 25, 2013
Additionally, construction of the two facilities will result in approximately 2,500 construction jobs. Jindal said, “Methanex’s decision to build a second plant in Louisiana is a continuation of the renaissance that our energy and chemical industries are experiencing every day. Combined, Methanex will be making a $1.1
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Construction: Ultra-high-performance concrete
Construction Specifier
JULY 30, 2021
This technology can have a big impact and be adopted in both building and transportation construction. the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the Constructed Facilities Laboratory at North Carolina State University, and Louisiana Tech University. Ongoing research and development efforts are changing that.
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Infrastructure and Resilience Projects Ahead
ENR Construction
JUNE 4, 2018
Energy, industrial and transportation projects fuel solid growth for design firms across the Texas and Louisiana region.
Two Drax Biomass Projects In Louisiana To Result In 200+ New Jobs
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 2, 2013
CEO Chuck Davis have announced a more than $120 million investment by the company in Louisiana, where Drax Biomass plans to build a wood pellet facility in Bastrop, LA, and a storage and shipping facility at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. The pellets will be further sized and conditioned for transport to the U.K.
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Shell Selects Ascension Parish, LA For Potential GTL Facility
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013
Construction would follow that decision. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said, “Here in the heart of Louisiana’s world-scale petrochemical industries, the Gulf Coast GTL project would give thousands more of our people an opportunity for a rewarding career right here at home. James and Ascension parishes.
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AAR Announces 500 New Jobs In Lake Charles, LA
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 19, 2013
The company will occupy MRO service and administrative space plus additional space in Hangar H, a new high-bay, wide-body aviation hangar currently under construction at the airport. Louisiana committed $17.5 million toward construction of the $21.5 million Hangar H. s expanded operation. s expanded operation.
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10 biggest upcoming construction projects in U.S. started in November 2014
Construction Cost Estimating
DECEMBER 25, 2014
Go through the following lists which enlist the 10 biggest upcoming construction projects in U.S. The construction professionals can locate these types of projects geographically as well as get clear ideas regarding the commencement of the jobsite works. construction construction jobs construction project manufacturing plant News'
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Global Growth Surge in Southwest Louisiana
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
While standing next to each other during a press conference, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and Lotte CEO Soon Hyo “Steve” Chung told a group of onlookers that the company would establish its headquarters in Lake Charles (relocating from Houston). By the BF Staff. From the July/August 2017 Issue. Edwards said. “We
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City Scoop: Shreveport, La.
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 10, 2016
John Bel) Edwards’ establishment of a task force to provide a plan to increase revenues for transportation infrastructure in the state of Louisiana as a whole,” Maj. “There is excitement surrounding Gov. John Basilica Jr.
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28 Benteler Steel To Build Plant At Port Of Caddo-Bossier, LA
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
The new plant will create 675 new direct jobs and will be one of the largest manufacturing projects in Northwest Louisiana’s history. Benteler selected Louisiana after a lengthy, competitive site-selection process that included more than a dozen states and 100 potential sites. billion in the region. billion in the region.
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47 Danos Selects Port Of Iberia, LA For New Manufacturing Facility
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
The announcement accompanies the company’s approval of a 40-acre lease for the project by the port’s board of commissioners, with Danos beginning construction on a facility in the fourth quarter of 2014. With the expansion, Danos will retain 400 existing land-based jobs in Louisiana and create 200 construction jobs.
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Logistics: No Drivers Needed
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 30, 2017
A major logistics trend on the rise is autonomous road transportation—no drivers needed. Autonomous forklifts and robot arms load, unload and transport goods within the warehouse area, connecting to one another and forming flexible conveyor belts. By the BF Staff. From the September/October 2017 Issue.
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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN
Business Facilities
JULY 6, 2016
Presented by Penske Logistics and authored by transportation consultant, Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Parsons Corporation, the report tracks and measures all costs associated with moving freight through the U.S. The transportation sector of the logistics industry grew by 3.6 Costs for water transportation rose 8.9
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How to Get Paid on Louisiana Public Projects
Levelset
MAY 18, 2022
Continuing the state’s long-standing focus on infrastructure spending focused on environmental well-being, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced in April 2022 that the state would be allocating $150 million in surplus state funding towards coastal restoration and protection projects. Payment protection on Louisiana public projects.
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Towering 'Flames' Light Up Baku - ENR - McGraw-Hill Construction
ENR Construction
AUGUST 6, 2012
Transportation. Construction Methods. Construction Technology. Construction Schools. ENR Texas & Louisiana. Construction methods & equipment. FREE — ENR’s Greatest Construction Projects with your paid subscription. Search our site: Infrastructure. Environment. Power & Industrial.
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Construction Markets Stabilize at Low Levels During 2012 | ENR.
ENR Construction
JULY 29, 2012
Transportation. Construction Methods. Construction Technology. Construction Schools. ENR Texas & Louisiana. Construction Markets Stabilize at Low Levels During 2012. Description: McGraw-Hill Construction Releases Mid-Year Update of 2012 Construction Market Forecast. Environment. Gulf Oil Spill.
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United Arab Emirates Moves Forward on Nuke Construction | ENR.
ENR Construction
AUGUST 1, 2012
Transportation. Construction Methods. Construction Technology. Construction Schools. ENR Texas & Louisiana. United Arab Emirates Moves Forward on Nuke Construction. Description: Design and construction of first 1,400-MW reactor in Abu Dhabi wins regulatory approval. Construction methods & equipment.
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52 The world’s most leading Construction Projects awaiting to be completed in near future
Construction Cost Estimating
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
Project : Sabine Pass LNG terminal Location : Sabine Pass, Louisiana Capacity : 25 MMtpy Cost : $18 Billion Status : Under Construction Completion : 2019 Scope : At present the Project is under Phase 1 which involves the construction of 4 LNG trains (out of 6 total). The trains 5 and 6 will be constructed under Phase II.
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JULY 22, 2012
Transportation. Construction Methods. Construction Technology. Construction Schools. ENR Texas & Louisiana. Construction Groups See Bright Spots in MAP-21s Details. Construction methods & equipment. FREE — ENR’s Greatest Construction Projects with your paid subscription.
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Construction Firms Benefit From Exchange-Traded Funds | ENR.
ENR Construction
AUGUST 13, 2012
Transportation. Construction Methods. Construction Technology. Construction Schools. ENR Texas & Louisiana. Construction Firms Benefit From Exchange-Traded Funds. Description: The popularity of ETFs has exploded in recent years, bringing increasing play to construction stocks. Environment.
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London Olympics Construction Is Safest in Recent Times | ENR.
ENR Construction
JULY 30, 2012
Transportation. Construction Methods. Construction Technology. Construction Schools. ENR Texas & Louisiana. London Olympics Construction Is Safest in Recent Times. The mission statement of the London Olympics construction program included a commitment to safety. ENR subscriber login » -->.
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Archeological Discoveries Coexist With Construction Crews at Pima.
ENR Construction
JULY 25, 2012
Transportation. Construction Methods. Construction Technology. Construction Schools. ENR Texas & Louisiana. Archeological Discoveries Coexist With Construction Crews at Pima County Project. Description: Archeologists discover an ancient irrigation system underneath a wastewater construction site in Arizona.
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The Top International Design Firms - ENR - McGraw-Hill Construction
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JULY 18, 2012
Transportation. Construction Methods. Construction Technology. Construction Schools. ENR Texas & Louisiana. Construction methods & equipment. FREE — ENR’s Greatest Construction Projects with your paid subscription. Search our site: Infrastructure. Environment. Power & Industrial.
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A Rail Boom Reigns In Dallas - ENR - McGraw-Hill Construction
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AUGUST 8, 2012
Transportation. Construction Methods. Construction Technology. Construction Schools. ENR Texas & Louisiana. Description: A new DART project feature innovative construction means and methods. Construction methods & equipment. & receive immediate web access $82 a year (includes full web access)-->.
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BASF Breaks Ground On Expansion In Geismar, LA
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 24, 2012
Louisiana Economic Development estimates the expansion will result in an additional 91 new indirect jobs. BASF could have invested in other states, but they are choosing to expand right here in Louisiana because we have a great business climate, a strong transportation infrastructure and the best workers in the world.”
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Types of bridge and bridge components
Construction Cost Estimating
OCTOBER 20, 2017
Bridges are generally made of various types and materials and an essential part of transportation. The designs of the bridges differ as per the function of the bridge, the nature of the soil where the bridge has constructed and anchored, the material used to make it and the available funds for it. to make a passage over the hurdle.
The Persistent PCB Problem - ENR - McGraw-Hill Construction
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AUGUST 8, 2012
Transportation. Construction Methods. Construction Technology. Construction Schools. ENR Texas & Louisiana. Construction methods & equipment. FREE — ENR’s Greatest Construction Projects with your paid subscription. Search our site: Infrastructure. Environment. Power & Industrial.
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High-Winds Lab Shows Value Of Wind-Resistant Construction | ENR.
ENR Construction
JULY 25, 2012
Transportation. Construction Methods. Construction Technology. Construction Schools. ENR Texas & Louisiana. High-Winds Lab Shows Value Of Wind-Resistant Construction. Construction methods & equipment. FREE — ENR’s Greatest Construction Projects with your paid subscription.
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Ports And FTZs:Â Enter With Less Risk
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Ports provide the link for getting goods to consumers and transporting U.S. PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA: A BEVY OF ACTIVITY. This is the second year in a row we are number one in that category”, says Paul Aucoin, Executive Director of the Port of South Louisiana. made products overseas for export. IMPORTING AND EXPORTING IN SWLA.
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40 How Cell Phone Use While Driving Laws Vary
Safety Services Company
JUNE 12, 2014
Department of Transportation (DOT) says that you are three times more likely to get into a crash when distracted while using a cell phone. Arkansas has a hand-held cell phone ban for drivers 18 to 20 years old, and for all drivers while in a school zone or highway construction zone. US Virgin Islands. Washington. West Virginia.
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