Federal Railroad Administration releases its Draft Environmental Impact Statement on high-speed train Preferred North Texas-to-Houston route outlined Passenger station locations identified, boosting local economy DALLAS [Dec. 15, 2017] – The Texas Bullet Train made a big push forward today as federal regulators for the first time outlined a preferred route between North Texas and Houston,…
As logistics are finalized, the company will notify media By News Provider HOUSTON, Dec. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — As part of a nationwide, coordinated power restoration plan involving several investor-owned electric companies, CenterPoint Energy, Inc.’s (NYSE: CNP) electric utility is sending 68 employees in early January to accelerate the ongoing power restoration efforts in Puerto Rico. CenterPoint Energy’s team…
For the past three years, the City of Houston’s Office of Business Opportunity has managed an executive education program called Build Up Houston that supports construction companies currently operating and doing business in the Greater Houston Area. Since its inception, 23 small businesses have graduated from this intense seven-month program with the most recent cohort collectively…
By News Provider Chicago—January 2, 2017—A report examining Texas community college transfer students by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) found that very few women and minorities pursue engineering and computer science degrees at Texas universities. The research team’s goal was to assess the progress of women and minorities transferring from community colleges to four-year…
Intel and Its Partners Have Made Significant Progress in Deploying Updates as Software Patches and Firmware Updates Intel has developed and is rapidly issuing updates for all types of Intel-based computer systems — including personal computers and servers — that render those systems immune from both exploits (referred to as “Spectre” and “Meltdown”) reported by…
If you lose money on a design or construction project, you can always generate more money from future work. You see, money can be replenished and there’s lots if it. However, if you lose time working on activities that are not core to your business or you are unfamiliar with certain processes like city building…
By News Provider HOUSTON, Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) today announced its wholly owned subsidiary, DBM Oil Services, LLC (DBMOS), is holding a binding open season to identify interest in a new high-vapor-pressure oil-gathering and treating system serving portions of Reeves, Loving, Ward, and Winkler Counties in West Texas. The DBMOS system is expected to have a gathering capacity…
By Valerie Jones In recent years, government statistics have shown an increase in Minority- (MBE) and Women-Owned Businesses (WBE) in the U.S. Much like Historically Underutilized Business (HUB), these entities have not always received the same opportunities for government contracts as other businesses in the state of Texas. This is precisely why HUB programs in…
By News Provider A federally funded study to determine the feasibility of passenger rail service between Oklahoma City and South Texas recently advanced to the next phase allowing for continued exploration of the proposed route. The $7 million Texas-Oklahoma Passenger Rail Study covers an 850-mile corridor broken into three segments going from Oklahoma City to…
Demetria Bivens always keeps her eye on the ball. By News Provider Growing up in East Texas as one of eight children being raised by a single mother, she learned early the value of hard work. “My mother was a strong-willed woman and she taught us that you had to work for the things you…
By News Provider TULSA, Okla. and HOUSTON, Nov. 30, 2017 — Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) (“Magellan”) and Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (NYSE: PAA) (“Plains”) announced today that BridgeTex Pipeline Company, LLC (“BridgeTex”), owned 50/50 by Magellan and Plains, plans to further expand the capacity of the BridgeTex pipeline and has launched a supplemental open season to…
By News Provider US$25+ million of equipment was sold in the Nov. 15 – 16 auction, incl. 180+ items for BJ Services ODESSA, TX, Nov. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – Kruse Energy Auctioneers, a Ritchie Bros. solution, conducted its largest auction of the year last week, selling more than 1,500 equipment items and trucks for US$25+ million in Odessa, TX. The…
New plant increases company’s production capacity by 60% annually with plans for 150 new hires By News Provider CONROE, Texas, Nov. 28, 2017 — Falcon Steel America (FSA), a leading designer, engineer and fabricator of American-made steel structures, announced today that it has acquired a 226,000-square foot manufacturing facility in Conroe, Texas. The addition of the new plant, located at…
1808/GoodWork Project To Be Solar Powered by Sunfinity Solar By News Provider DALLAS, Nov. 16, 2017– A once-abandoned building on the edge of Downtown is being reincarnated as an eco-friendly, people-friendly mixed-use destination that offers coworking, loft living, green space, commercial office space and a coffee shop, and developers have been awarded a$300,000 grant to install a solar…
By News Provider CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — CH2M has been awarded a task order, under a global contingency multiple award construction contract with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, for stabilization and repairs to multiple buildings at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and Naval Air Station Kingsville that were damaged by Hurricane Harvey. The…
By News Provider AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 16, 2017 — Martin Instrument and Microdrones is excited to announce the release of a new professional aerial methane detection solution, the mdTector1000 CH4. It’s the newest fully integrated aerial methane inspection package for the microdrones multi-rotor UAV, built for professionals responsible for methane gas infrastructure. “For our oil and gas customers, we…
Stay Ahead of the Curve December 13, 2017 – 3:00pm to 4:30pm Member Price: $79 Non-Member Price: $99 All WebEd times are in EST Description: The American Institute of Architects (AIA) updates its AIA A201 General Terms and Conditions document and related agreements only once per decade. The AIA A201 is the most litigated contract document in construction….
Plant recovers valuable natural gas liquids from natural gas By News Provider DES PLAINES, Ill., Nov. 20, 2017– Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that EagleClaw Midstream Ventures, LLC will use UOP Russell modular cryogenic equipment to process 200 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas at its gas processing facility in the Permian Basin in Reeves County, Texas. UOP Russell customized…
