Doing Business With DFW International Airport: Creating and Sustaining a Diverse Business Environment

Doing Business With DFW International Airport: Creating and Sustaining a Diverse Business Environment

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport creates and sustains a business environment that enables disadvantaged, minority, and women-owned business enterprises (D/M/WBE) to compete equitably for business opportunities and achieve economic success, contributing to DFW’s overall mission of expanding economic benefits. Their Process For more information, please visit www.dfwairport.com. Source: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Fueling Your Business With Your Fleet

Fueling Your Business With Your Fleet

For owners of small- and medium-sized businesses, there are so many elements to be handled that finances often do not get the attention required to drive a sustainable and growing business. It is widely reported that 82% of small businesses shut down due to poor cash flow management, and CB Insights reports 39% ran out…

METRO Aims To Connect Communities With Transit-Oriented Development

METRO Aims To Connect Communities With Transit-Oriented Development

METRO’s Board of Directors has recently unanimously approved an updated policy that guides how it advances Joint Development and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) initiatives. TOD is high-density development within walking distance of a transit station with diverse uses such as housing, employment, shops, restaurants, and entertainment. It creates walkable, mixed-use spaces near high-quality public transportation…

Women Recognized in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction: RHCA Announces Luna Awards Winners in San Antonio, Austin, and for the First Time El Paso!

Women Recognized in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction: RHCA Announces Luna Awards Winners in San Antonio, Austin, and for the First Time El Paso!

Recently, the Regional Hispanic Contractors Association (RHCA) announced San Antonio winners: Elaiza Alvarez, with Lockwood, Andrews, and Newnam, awarded Woman of the Year A/E/C, and Sherrika Arch with Straight Line Management A/E/C Firm of the Year.  The Award ceremony was held at the Marriot Riverwalk Hotel with remarks by RHCA President and CEO John Martinez,…

Construction Bid Prices Jump in October Amid Mixed Costs for Materials as Contractors Cope With Supply-Chain, Labor Availability Challenges

Construction Bid Prices Jump in October Amid Mixed Costs for Materials as Contractors Cope With Supply-Chain, Labor Availability Challenges

A measure of construction contractors’ bid prices moved sharply higher in October as firms coped with ongoing supply-chain challenges and a tight labor market, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released recently. Association officials said rising construction costs threaten to undermine demand for projects and urged administration…

Construction Employment Grows in 269 of 358 Metro Areas From September 2021 to 2022 but Looming Challenges Imperil Future Gains

Construction Employment Grows in 269 of 358 Metro Areas From September 2021 to 2022 but Looming Challenges Imperil Future Gains

Construction employment increased in 269 of 358 metro areas between September 2021 and September 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. But association officials noted that those job gains could stall as the industry faces a growing list of challenges, including labor shortages, rising materials…

Apprentices “Earn While They Learn” to Build a Clean Energy Future

Apprentices “Earn While They Learn” to Build a Clean Energy Future

Historically, apprentices played an important role  in developing and supporting the early economy of the United States. In fact, George Washington was an apprentice surveyor and Benjamin Franklin was an apprentice printer. Today, apprentices continue to make critical contributions to our country’s economy, infrastructure, and industry. While apprenticeships thrive across a range of industries, the construction…

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13 Billion To Modernize and Expand America’s Power Grid

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $13 Billion To Modernize and Expand America’s Power Grid

The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $13 billion in new financing opportunities for the expansion and modernization of the nation’s electric grid. Funded by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Grid Resilience Innovative Partnership (GRIP) program and the Transmission Facilitation Program together represent the largest single direct federal investment…

HMSDC Collaborates With Supplier Diversity Professionals To L.E.V.E.L. U.P.

HMSDC Collaborates With Supplier Diversity Professionals To L.E.V.E.L. U.P.

Bringing Innovative Strategies To Supplier Diversity Programs The Houston Minority Supplier Development Council (HMSDC) is unwavering in taking action to bringkey corporate leaders together across industries for solutions, leaving an impactful footprint as it pushes growthfor Minority Business Enterprises and drives excellence in supplier diversity and supplier development. Though there has been growth in the…

New Study: Oil & Gas

New Study: Oil & Gas

The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently released a new analysis of the benefits of low-carbon hydrogen produced from natural gas. The study, commissioned by API and conducted by ICF, found that hydrogen produced from natural gas with carbon capture and produced from electricity and other energy sources could eliminate an additional 180 million metric tons…

Play Ball for Permitting Construction Projects in 2023

Play Ball for Permitting Construction Projects in 2023

By Helen Callier, Contributing Writer  “Play ball” is two words you should remember going into 2023. I enjoy networking with contractors, developers, and others in the construction industry. I recently attended the American Turkic Real Estate and Construction Summit in Houston and here’s the bottom line for the 2023 economy in Texas and in the…

Market News: Workplace Safety

Market News: Workplace Safety

The global Workplace Safety market size is projected to reach 30.4 Billion USD by 2028, from 13.1 Billion USD in 2021, at a CAGR of 12.8% during 2022-2028. Some of the factors influencing Workplace Safety market expansion include rising workplace injuries and tight industrial health and safety requirements. TRENDS INFLUENCING THE GROWTH OF THE WORKPLACE…

DART Launches Clean Team Initiative on Light Rail Trains

DART Launches Clean Team Initiative on Light Rail Trains

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has launched a new pilot program that will substantially increase the agency’s commitment to riders to provide a safe and clean transit experience.  The DART Clean Team Initiative will utilize onboard contract cleaning personnel from the United Community of Faith to remove trash and debris aboard DART light rail vehicles…

Small Business Opportunities With TxDOT Unified Transportation Program

Small Business Opportunities With TxDOT Unified Transportation Program

The Unified Transportation Program (UTP) is TxDOT’s 10-year plan that guides the development of transportation work across the state. Organized into 12 funding categories, with each one addressing a specific type of work, the UTP authorizes the distribution of construction dollars expected to be available over the next 10 years. Within the UTP framework, TxDOT…

Governor Abbott, TxDOT, Announce Record $85 Billion 10-Year Transportation Plan

Governor Abbott, TxDOT, Announce Record $85 Billion 10-Year Transportation Plan

Governor Greg Abbott recently announced the adoption of the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP), advancing a record $85 billion, 10-year statewide roadway construction plan. The 2023 UTP reflects an unprecedented level of projected transportation funding dedicated to improving transportation safety, addressing congestion and rural connectivity, and preserving roadways for Texas…

Architecture Industry News

Architecture Industry News

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) By the Numbers report for 2021 showcases the annual performance of the architecture and engineering firm signatories of the 2030 Commitment. The By the Numbers report can be explored on AIA’s website at AIA.org.   With buildings contributing almost 40 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, architecture and design firms…