"The projects being discussed are huge, and while there will be some opportunities for locals, a lot of that will go to the multinational firms," he says.
Contractors See a Mixed Outlook in Local Markets
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Turner Industries broke ground on Valero's $250-million Diamond Green Diesel Biofuels project.
Photo courtesy of Turner Industries
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McCarthy Building and Balfour Beatty broke ground on the $531-million Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Replacement project at Fort Hood.
Photo courtesy of Balfour Beatty
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Austin Industries started construction of the $250-million Circuit of the Americas in Austin last year.
Photo courtesy of Austin Industries
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Boh Bros. built the $46-million Bridge Abutment/Floodwall at Causeway Bridge in Metarie, La.
Photo courtesy of Boh Bros.
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SpawGlass built the $41-million Nationwide Center in San Antonio last year.
Photo by Mark Gaynor
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One of Kiewit's largest starts in 2011 was a Chevron-operated project in the Walker Ridge Area in the Gulf of Mexico.
Photo courtesy of Kiewit Corp.
August 13, 2012
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