As a supplier of sand and gravel, and – as its name suggests – capable of performing a range of construction services, Versatile Construction Co. is called upon to work on a diverse array of projects....
Although surging rapids provide thrills for rafters, a steady stream is a more reliable form of transportation. The same is true of electricity. For aerospace, rail and research purposes, surges and gaps...
The company known today as Sun Prairie Water & Light started a century ago as a small steam laundry operation that also supplied electricity to a handful of residents in the remote town of Sun Prairie,...
As a civil contractor, Richard Mancini found a niche in open-cut utility infrastructure construction, forming Ric-Man Construction Inc. in 1965. He grew his company from its headquarters in Sterling Heights,...
Since 1912, the Port of Vancouver USA in Vancouver, Wash., has served as a transportation hub navigating the Pacific Northwest to the rest of the world. The port continues to establish itself as the idea...
Port Corpus Christi is in a good place. And that’s not just in reference to its location. Located on the western Gulf of Mexico, Port Corpus Christi is the sixth largest port in the United States in...
With more than 40 years of experience and a large work force, the Municipal Group of Companies is the largest civil contractor in Atlantic Canada. The company maintains its leadership position through...
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) provides water reclamation and flood management services for approximately 1.1 million customers throughout the Milwaukee region. The agency serves...
To say things are competitive in the Virginia infrastructure market right now might be a bit of an understatement. Even for an established and respected contractor like Alexandria, Va.-based Martin &...
Working with a familiar client on a familiar type of job doesn’t mean a project will be without its challenges, but it certainly helps. James Construction is finding this to be the case on the Amite...
In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 – also known as “The Stimulus Bill” – $787 billion of federal funds were appropriated to boost the U.S. economy out of the Great Recession....
With the unrest in the Middle East and domestic energy policy decisions affecting global energy markets and domestic gas prices, Americans are once again calling for a strong U.S. energy policy to rein...
It is not only the potential size of this gigantic gas lode that will make a big difference in the U.S. energy supply, but also the Marcellus Shale’s location, within spitting distance of arguably the...
Our nation’s critical infrastructure – energy, transportation and water – is failing. In 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awarded it an overall grade of D, and that was likely...
The business climate in America is starting to see some major changes as more and more companies are beginning to understand the important correlation between the economy and the environment.
The earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11, 2011, permanently disabled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
According to some pundits in the days and weeks afterward, the global nuclear...
Since the rash of energy company bankruptcies following the turn of the century, the energy industry has been relatively unaffected by major business failures. The SemGroup bankruptcy roiled oil markets...
Recent political uproar around the world has driven home the potential liabilities that U.S. construction companies face in pursuing ever-expanding global opportunities. Instances of stranded construction...
According to the Bible, the Tower of Babel was an attempt to build a tower that reached all the way to Heaven that was foiled by God changing the languages of all who were building it. The lesson intended...
Despite the Obama administration’s deepwater moratorium being lifted in October of last year, the resumption of investment in offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) – and deep-water drilling...