Inside Stories
We are proud of our company, and our dedication to the communities where we live and work. In this section, we share the stories you may not see in the newspaper, nor on the television.
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February 06, 2012
A topping out ceremony is held when the last beam is placed on a new bridge or building.
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January 24, 2012
Two Balfour Beatty Construction projects received Washington Building Congress (WBC) 2012 Craftsmanship Awards.
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January 19, 2012
FORTUNE magazine recognizes Balfour Beatty Construction as one of the nation's best employers on its prestigious "100 Best Companies To Work For" list.
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December 05, 2011
Balfour Beatty Construction is a proud sponsor of 2011 Ecobuild America and BIMStorm.
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Right now, the construction industry is abuzz with talk about how integrated project delivery (IPD) principles are enhancing each project phase (plan, design, fabricate, assemble, and operate).
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November 18, 2011
Lady Bird Johnson Middle School in Irving, TX was completed in August 2011 by Charter Builders, a Balfour Beatty Company, now operating as Balfour Beatty Construction.
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The American Institute of Architects names the Lance Armstrong Foundation Headquarters, built by SpawMaxwell, one of the world's top ten sustainable projects.
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October 15, 2010
Balfour Beatty Construction and Florida Atlantic University celebrated the groundbreaking for a new 30,000-seat football stadium as the centerpiece of the university’s ongoing Innovation Village.
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October 14, 2010
Barnhart Balfour Beatty and the Carlsbad Unified School District celebrated the groundbreaking for one of the most environmentally advanced and energy-efficient high school campuses in California.
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Company Teams Up with California’s Top Girl Scout Cookie Seller
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March 25, 2010
The U.S. Marine Corps and Barnhart Balfour Beatty celebrated the completion of the new, $24-million Wounded Warrior Barracks at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
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April 12, 2010
On April 9, 2010, the U.S. Navy and Barnhart Balfour Beatty celebrated the dedication of the $28-million upgrade to Berth Lima at Naval Base Coronado, California.
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March 25, 2010
Barnhart Balfour Beatty announces the completion of a $4.8-million renovation of the Redondo Beach Unified School District’s Madison, Birney, and Beryl Elementary Schools.
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September 15, 2010
Barnhart Balfour Beatty’s Brad Hardin elected vice chair of the Design-Build Institute of America's national building information modeling committee.
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Eric Stenman, CEO and President of Barnhart, Inc., recognized for contributions to local community.
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On January 1, 2010, San Diego-based Barnhart Inc. and Dallas-based Charter Builders, Ltd. became part of the Balfour Beatty Construction family of companies. The move comes as an effort to align London-based Balfour Beatty plc’s U.S. operations, uniting the contracting and CM-at-Risk expertise of Balfour Beatty Construction, Charter, and Barnhart.
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At Autodesk University 2009, Autodesk's Ralph Bond interviews Balfour Beatty's Jason Reece on Building Information Modeling for government projects. (Video)
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Balfour Beatty Construction announces today that it has reached an agreement to acquire Houston-based SpawMaxwell Company – the largest interior construction contractor in the State of Texas and the 6th largest general contractor in Houston.
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Ceremony launches with unfurling of four-story American flag from 30th level in salute to Veterans Day
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For the past two years, both the national Green Task Team and divisional green task teams have been working to improve our company’s performance around sustainability and environmental impact.
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Leading our industry's efforts toward sustainability is about more than building green projects -- it's also about holding ourselves accountable for sustainable practices in the buildings in which we work every day.
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In June 2008, the Balfour Beatty Construction team in Dallas received welcome news that they’d been awarded construction of the $325 million Dallas Convention Center Hotel.
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At their annual awards gala, the Foundation for Financial Service Professionals announced the three recipients of this year’s 2009 American Business Ethics Awards.
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