By Caron_Beesley, Contributor for SBA Despite recent budget cuts, the U.S. federal marketplace remains a lucrative opportunity for small businesses. The federal government typically spends approximately $500 billion in contracts every year and the law requires that 23 percent of these dollars be awarded to small businesses. But doing business with the largest purchaser of goods…
After designing projects in the state for many years, Ghafari makes it official with their first office in the Southwest By News Provider DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 25, 2017 Ghafari Associates, an award-winning architecture, engineering, process design and construction services firm, announces the opening of its newest office in Fort Worth, Texas. James E. Jobes, AIA has been promoted…
By: Ashley Small, Medley, Inc. Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) has chosen Houston-based project management consulting firm, Taylor Construction Management (TCM), for a competitive Project Management Support Services (PMSS) contract. TAMUS uses these services to augment their Facilities Planning and Construction (FP&C) department as they manage capital improvement projects across their 11-system universities in Texas. TCM…
Now Operational and Poised to Serve the Robust Global Demand for Advanced Polyethylene Resins Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (Chevron Phillips Chemical) announced today it has successfully completed commissioning and begun start-up of its new polyethylene units at Old Ocean, Texas. Each unit will produce up to 500,000 metric tons annually to service the ever-increasing global demand…
BOND PROGRAM FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS On May 6, 2017, the San Antonio public approved six propositions for the City’s 2017-2022 Bond Program totaling $850 million and including 180 projects. With voter approval, TCI is ready to get to work with the design and construction industry to deliver the street, drainage, parks and facility projects. How…
The TI-Innovator™ Rover Put STEM into motion with new calculator-controlled robotic car for the classroom By News Provider DALLAS, Sept. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Texas Instruments (TI) today announced the TI-Innovator™Rover, the company’s first robotics solution for middle and high school students that makes learning STEM subjects a moving experience. Students can write programs on their TI graphing calculators that…
To Deliver Safety Service Patrol Support for Texas Department of Transportation By News Provider RESTON, Va., Sept. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management services, announced today that the Company has been awarded a new contract to provide Safety Service Patrol support for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Austin District. The…
By News Provider HOUSTON, Sept. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — AIV, LP, a Houston-based global wholesale distributor of valves and actuators for the oil and gas, power generation, chemical, petrochemical, refining, pulp and paper and water treatment industries, has announced plans for a new 320,000+ square-foot facility at 22806 Northwest Lake Drive near Telge Road and Highway 290 in northwest Houston….
Toyota Headquarters Campus Achieves LEED Platinum from the U.S. Green Building Council,The Largest Commercial LEED Platinum Project in The State Of Texas, To Date By News Provider PLANO, Texas, Sept. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Everything is bigger in Texas. Everything, that is, except Toyota’s environmental footprint. Toyota Motor North America’s (TMNA) headquarters campus in Plano, Texas has officially achieved LEED Platinum from…
ClearSign Texas Refinery Project Successfully Concludes Operational Testing Company’s Duplex Plug and Play™ Product Attains Performance Goals News Provider SEATTLE, Sept. 19, 2017 ClearSign Combustion Corporation (NASDAQ: CLIR), a leading provider of industrial combustion technologies that deliver unmatched reduction of pollutant emissions while improving operational costs, today announced that it had successfully completed the first installation of its…
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Earlier this year, Lieutenant Brett Belanger with the U.S. Coast Guard contacted Port Houston about becoming a host for the Merchant Marine Industry Training Program. With the port’s strong relationship with the organization, the Port Commission approved the request. Brett Belanger, in the Coast Guard’s prevention track, was selected and assigned to Sector Houston-Galveston. Having…
Tiny form-factor chipset and $99 EVM make it easier to design new, ultra-compact display applications Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today, opened the door for developers to implement high-performing DLP display technology with virtually any low-cost processor. The new 0.2-inch DLP2000 chipset and $99 DLP® LightCrafter™ Display 2000 evaluation module (EVM) now make it more affordable to leverage…
Subcontractors USA NEs Provider Austin Business Journal While rescue efforts are still underway in the Houston region in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, state and federal officials are already wrestling with the formidible task of cleaning up and rebuilding infrastructure and homes once the unprecedented amount of floodwaters recede. The staff at Austin-based Strategic Partnerships Inc., which…
OJB Landscape Architecture wins the ASLA Design Award of Excellence for Klyde Warren Park, a 5-acre freeway deck park in Dallas, Texas. By Subcontractors USA News Provider SAN DIEGO, Aug. 31, 2017 — The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) today announced Klyde Warren Park, a freeway deck park in Dallas designed by OJB Landscape Architecture (OJB), as the recipient…
By Helen Callier, Contributing Writer From Rockport to Houston to the Beaumont, Port Arthur Triangle, thousands of residential, commercial and government buildings have been affected by Hurricane Harvey and require rebuilding. As a native of Houston, I, along with the Permit Us Now team, want to help our communities get back into operations faster, so…
The Industry Liaison Program is the one point of entry for vendors seeking to do business with FEMA. The program coordinates vendor presentations with program offices and Industry Days, conducts market research, and performs vendor analysis reporting. FEMA’s Industry Liaison can be reached at 202-646-1895. Industry Liaison also maintains an enterprise-wide repository – used to…
The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) today announced several actions to speed recovery from the impacts of Hurricane Harvey. These actions will permit energy industry operators under RRC jurisdiction to focus on restoring operations as quickly as possible without compromising public safety and environmental protection. Among the actions taken by the RRC: Temporary administrative filing…
