‘Infrastructure academy’ coming to Austin
Construction Dive
MARCH 21, 2024
The initiative will seek to reduce barriers to entry for potential workers and provide career services designed to staff the booming civil sector in Texas.
Texas Infrastructure Earns “C” Grade from State Civil Engineers
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Texas saw its grade rise overall, but the state's highways rated a D+ in ASCE's 2021 Texas Infrastructure Report Card.
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Planning for the Future: The Northeast Transmission Line
Construction Business Owner
MARCH 1, 2024
Planning for the Future: The Northeast Transmission Line ccapoccia Fri, 03/01/2024 - 17:47 In just two years, 60% of the drinking water supply in the Houston, Texas, area — more than 500 million gallons per day (mgd) — will come from surface water. By 2034, the percentage is required to rise to 80%.
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EPA Parcels Out $6.5B for Drinking Water Infrastructure
ENR Construction
APRIL 4, 2023
Texas, California, Florida rank highest among state allotments t o upgrade reservoirs, drinking water lines and other infrastructure.
ASCE Report Calls for Sweeping Changes to Texas Grid Infrastructure
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Detailed analysis of the catastrophic 2021 Texas winter storm finds systemic flaws in the state's electric sector contributed to a "cascade of failures" that overwhelmed the power grid.
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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System
Construction and Infrastructure Law
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of Texas held that Texas Central Railroad & Infrastructure, Inc. and related entities (collectively “Texas Central”) have eminent domain authority to acquire property for a proposed high-speed rail system between Dallas and Houston. [1] Move over luxury bus lines and quick flights.
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North Texas Municipal Water District Named ENR Texas & Louisiana's 2022 Owner of the Year
ENR Construction
MARCH 4, 2022
The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) is leading the charge on major infrastructure projects to help bolster the region’s water supply. For its efforts, ENR Texas & Louisiana has named NTMWD its 2022 Owner of the Year.
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Texas: Open For Business
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 27, 2020
The pandemic and low oil prices hit Texas with a one-two punch, but the Lone Star State is still a leader in big-ticket projects. Read: Texas: Open For Business at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Iron Ox Growing In Texas
Business Facilities
JANUARY 6, 2022
The post Iron Ox Growing In Texas appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine. Iron Ox will invest $120 million in its new one million-square-foot facility, to be built in the City of Lockhart, TX.
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Texas Central Wins Authority to Take Land for High-Speed Rail System
Construction and Infrastructure Law
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of Texas held that Texas Central Railroad & Infrastructure, Inc. and related entities (collectively “Texas Central”) have eminent domain authority to acquire property for a proposed high-speed rail system between Dallas and Houston. [1] Move over luxury bus lines and quick flights.
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Everything Is Big In Texas—And Getting Bigger
Business Facilities
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
The post Everything Is Big In Texas—And Getting Bigger appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. The Lone Star State has been the top state for exports for 19 consecutive years, surpassing the combined total for its three closest competitors.
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WSP names Texas transportation leader
Construction Dive
AUGUST 28, 2023
The Montreal-based global infrastructure builder tapped Stephanie Messerli, who has worked extensively on large-scale projects in the state, most recently for Jacobs.
Flatiron wins $350M in resiliency projects
Construction Dive
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Port Arthur, Texas, infrastructure upgrades will help protect against flooding and storm surges.
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ASCE Report Calls for Sweeping Changes to Texas Infrastructure
ENR Construction
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
A detailed analysis of the catastrophic 2021 Texas winter storm released Feb. 16 found systemic flaws in the state's electric sector contributed to a "cascade of failures" that overwhelmed Texas' power grid.
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Texas: Bigger And Better
Business Facilities
MARCH 11, 2021
From a skilled, growing workforce to low taxes and competitive incentives, everything is bigger and better in Texas. Read: Texas: Bigger And Better at BusinessFacilities.com.
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Panda Biotech Picks Texas For Nation’s Largest Hemp Fiber Processing Center
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Read: Panda Biotech Picks Texas For Nation’s Largest Hemp Fiber Processing Center at BusinessFacilities.com. Panda Biotech's 500,000-square-foot facility in Wichita Falls, TX will be the first facility in the U.S. to cottonize hemp fiber on a commercial scale.
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Federal Infrastructure Bill Paves the Way Toward More Transportation Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships
Constructlaw
MARCH 29, 2023
trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is poised to change how the United States views and implements public-private partnerships (P3s). Congress has a strong interest in increasing P3s in the transportation infrastructure sector long after the IIJA phases out. And because Congress does not want U.S.
Texas Passes Reforms to Winterize Power Infrastructure
ENR Construction
JUNE 3, 2021
The reforms, which will require power plants to prepare for extreme weather conditions, were passed in response to widespread power outages in February.
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Gap Inc. Investing $140M In Texas Distribution Center
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
Investing $140M In Texas Distribution Center at BusinessFacilities.com. The new Gap Inc. distribution center will create more than 500 jobs in Longview, TX by 2023, and even more over the next five years. Read: Gap Inc.
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Amazon Will Create 1,000 Jobs At New Texas Fulfillment Center
Business Facilities
JULY 16, 2020
Read: Amazon Will Create 1,000 Jobs At New Texas Fulfillment Center at BusinessFacilities.com. Amazon will invest $250 million to build a new 820,000-square-foot facility in the city of Pflugerville, TX.
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Cedar Port: Largest U.S. Industrial Park, With The Best Infrastructure
Business Facilities
AUGUST 12, 2021
Industrial Park, With The Best Infrastructure appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions. TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park is the largest master-planned, rail-and-barge-served industrial park in the U.S., The post Cedar Port: Largest U.S.
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Gulfstream Investing $35M In Texas Expansion
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Read: Gulfstream Investing $35M In Texas Expansion at BusinessFacilities.com. The aerospace company will expand its operations the Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Denton County, TX, creating about 50 jobs in the process.
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Location Focus: Texas – Big and Getting Bigger
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 17, 2014
Location Focus: Texas – Big and Getting Bigger appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Archives Articles By Location Articles By Topic Back Office, IT, And Call Centers Featured Post Incentives Location Focus Magazine Quality Of Life Research And Development Texas Transportation Infrastructure U.S.
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Best Specialty Construction - Martin Marietta Texas Quarry Highwall Stabilization
ENR Construction
MARCH 7, 2024
Stabilizing a quarry where rockfalls threatened to crush critical infrastructure under construction demanded a meticulous approach and required workers to rappel slopes to remove loose material.
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All Roads Lead To New Braunfels, Texas
Business Facilities
JULY 20, 2020
Read: All Roads Lead To New Braunfels, Texas at BusinessFacilities.com. Its location on IH-35, about halfway between Austin and San Antonio has helped make New Braunfels a popular location to live, work and play.
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Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana And Georgia Top The Field In BF‘s Best Infrastructure Ranking
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JULY 25, 2013
infrastructure and America received a D+. needs to invest close to $4 trillion in infrastructure by 2020 to remain competitive with other industrial powers. The gloomy assessment from ASCE prompted Business Facilities to take a closer, in-depth approach to its annual state ranking for Best Infrastructure. ASCE estimates the U.S.
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Greater Houston: Greater Growth On The Texas Gulf Coast
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 1, 2018
Read: Greater Houston: Greater Growth On The Texas Gulf Coast at BusinessFacilities.com. Port Houston’s Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ #84) is one of the busiest in the nation.
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Oil Firms Show Interest to Build Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind
ENR Construction
AUGUST 26, 2022
Energy companies note area's existing oil-gas infrastructure and supply chain as feds push forward to lease project sites off Louisiana and northern Texas, possibly next year.
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JSW Steel Considers $500M Investment In Texas
Business Facilities
APRIL 2, 2018
Texas Enterprise Fund grant, the India-based company will develop its steel manufacturing infrastructure in Baytown, TX. Read: JSW Steel Considers $500M Investment In Texas at BusinessFacilities.com. With the help of a $3.4M
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Commerce Dept. Allots $42.5B to States for High-Speed Internet Infrastructure
ENR Construction
JUNE 26, 2023
Texas receives largest allocation among the states at $3.3
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Texas Infrastructure Council to Present at National P3 Conference in Denver
Construction Superintendent Magazine
JULY 29, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Infrastructure Council will present on developing a Texas P3 Center of Excellence at the July 30 National Council for Public-Private Partnerships’ summer conference in Denver, Colorado. frontpage'
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Texas DOT Pushes Proposition 1
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
Lawmakers in Texas are pushing for the passage of Proposition 1, which would amend the Texas constitution to allow part of oil and gas revenue to be spent on transportation projects. billion will be available for infrastructure improvements during the first year. Voters will decide the fate of Proposition 1 on the Nov.
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AECOM weighs in on long distance Texas hyperloop construction
Construction Dive
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Though it scored highest on the infrastructure giant's study of high-speed transit options, the technology's costs are unclear because no such system yet exists, unlike the state's bullet train which is in a preconstruction stage.
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More Oil Firms Show Interest to Build Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind
ENR Construction
AUGUST 26, 2022
Energy companies note area's existing oil and gas infrastructure, supply chain as feds push forward on plan to lease project sites off Louisiana and northern Texas
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More Oil Firms Show Interest in Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind
ENR Construction
AUGUST 26, 2022
Traditional energy companies tout area's existing oil and gas infrastructure as US Interior Dept pushes forward on plan to lease gulf sites off Louisiana and northern Texas
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Navistar To Build Benchmark Manufacturing Facility In Texas
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
Read: Navistar To Build Benchmark Manufacturing Facility In Texas at BusinessFacilities.com. The commercial truck and bus maker will invest more than $250 million to build a new manufacturing facility in San Antonio, bringing 600 jobs to the area.
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Texas Governor Presented With 2016 State Of The Year Award
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 16, 2017
Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott was presented with Business Facilities’ 2016 State of the Year Award by Senior Account Executive Joyce Wasserman, along with a proclamation from Chief Business Officer Ted Coene. Leadership in 21st century infrastructure including the nation’s largest wind power grid in West Texas.
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48 GlaxoSmithKline, Texas A&M To Establish Flu Vaccine Facility In Texas
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 27, 2013
GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) and The Texas A&M University System have announced that the U.S. The Texas A&M Center, anchored by this facility, is expected to bring more than $41 billion in expenditures within the State of Texas over the next 25 years, and will add more than 6,800 direct and related jobs to Texas,” Gov. “The
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Lassoing Jobs in Texas
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 29, 2013
Not so in Texas, where Gov. Rick Perry has fiercely embraced his role as champion of the state’s economic development program, ready to saddle up and steer herds full of jobs into the big Texas corral from near and far. We told Gov. “I started working on this when I was an itty-bitty state legislator,” he recalled.
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Top Railway Projects in the US
Autodesk Construction Cloud
MARCH 17, 2022
There’s currently a major opportunity for railway construction projects in the United States, thanks to increasing infrastructure funding and support from citizens. . Because of its age, the infrastructure for the Red and Purple lines requires frequent (and costly) maintenance and repair. Texas: Texas Central.
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Texas Tall
Business Facilities
AUGUST 31, 2017
Our hearts go out to all of the people in Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast region of southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana who are coping with the worst flooding disaster in U.S. who rushed to join the legion of first responders in Texas. Our thoughts and prayers are with the folks in Texas and Louisiana today.
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Location Focus: Texas – Big and Getting Bigger
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 17, 2014
The post Location Focus: Texas – Big and Getting Bigger appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Archives Articles By Location Articles By Topic Back Office, IT, And Call Centers Featured Post Incentives Location Focus Magazine Quality Of Life Research And Development Texas Transportation Infrastructure U.S.
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Uber To Create 3,000 Jobs In Texas
Business Facilities
AUGUST 21, 2019
Read: Uber To Create 3,000 Jobs In Texas at BusinessFacilities.com. The transportation and delivery company will invest more than $75 million in its new U.S. General and Administrative Hub in Dallas, TX.
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Texas Is Business Facilities’ 2012 State Of The Year
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 22, 2013
Texas , a perennial front-runner for Business Facilities’ State of the Year designation, has reclaimed its position at the top of our annual list. “Texas is our 2012 State of the Year because it without a doubt has the most dynamic economy of any state in the nation,” Business Facilities Editor in Chief Jack Rogers said.
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