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 05, 2013
Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company, hosted the first annual Career Day in Portland, Oregon.
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January 17, 2013
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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January 08, 2013
Now anyone in the community can be informed about the progress of the Hillsboro Main & Shute Park Library project.
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December 20, 2012
The RioGlass Solar Manufacturing Plant project has received an Industrial/Manufacturing category Award of Merit in ENR Southwest’s Best Projects of 2012.
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November 20, 2012
Howard S. Wright's Arizona office sponsored the annual Celebration of the Arts for Children with Disabilities at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.
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November 05, 2012
The Omni Dallas Convention Center Hotel won a national Award of Merit in the commercial category from the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA).
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October 25, 2012
Howard S. Wright received a Corporate Diversity Award at the 2012 Minority Enterprise Development conference in Portland.
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October 25, 2012
Hats off to the OSU Student Success Center project team for successfully completing OSU’s newest student center this past September.
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August 24, 2012
Balfour Beatty Construction is hoping to take the company – and the construction industry – to the next level in collaboration and technology at the Leverage and Innovation Expo in Arlington, VA on August 29 – 30.
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August 06, 2012
The safe dismantle and removal of the Edith Green Wendell Wyatt tower crane was a complex sequence that required 5 days to complete.
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May 28, 2012
Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company, participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new La Clinica Del Carino family healthcare clinic in The Dalles, Oregon.
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May 21, 2012
Throughout the month of May, Balfour Beatty Construction is engaging nationwide in our inaugural Ecoengaged Olympics.
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April 24, 2012
An estimated $200,000 in school improvements to be completed at no cost to schools in California. It's all part of Sharefest Workday 2012.
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April 19, 2012
The Women's Auxiliary of Children's Medical Center (Dallas) honors Balfour Beatty Construction.
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April 16, 2012
On April 10, San Francisco State University officials held a soft opening of the 362,500 square foot J. Paul Leonard Library and Sutro Library for students, faculty and other users.
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April 04, 2012
At a dedication ceremony on April 3, the Sierra Sands Unified School District and Balfour Beatty Construction celebrated the completion of the new Career and Technical Education Building at Burroughs High School in California.
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April 02, 2012
Balfour Beatty Construction received high honors at North Carolina's 31st Annual State Construction Conference.
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March 20, 2012
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March 06, 2012
Congratulations to Howard S. Wright for winning the 2011 Oregon-Columbia Chapter of Associated General Contractors (AGC) ROSE & PRIDE Safety awards.
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March 06, 2012
On February 23, our Portland office hosted the official “glassing-in” ceremony for the Edith Green Wendell Wyatt modernization project.
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February 29, 2012
Balfour Beatty Construction was honored by Waste Management with a Sustainability Circle of Excellence Award.
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February 29, 2012
Balfour Beatty Construction hosts an interactive, two-day workshop on target value design.
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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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December 05, 2011
Balfour Beatty Construction is a proud sponsor of 2011 Ecobuild America and BIMStorm.
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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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August 29, 2011
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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April 26, 2011
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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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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May 21, 2010
Company Teams Up with California’s Top Girl Scout Cookie Seller
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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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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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February 26, 2010
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February 26, 2010
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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February 26, 2010
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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February 26, 2010
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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February 26, 2010
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February 26, 2010
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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February 16, 2010
Eric Stenman, CEO and President of Barnhart, Inc., recognized for contributions to local community.
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January 20, 2010
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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January 18, 2010
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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November 18, 2009
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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November 18, 2009
Ceremony launches with unfurling of four-story American flag from 30th level in salute to Veterans Day
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October 29, 2009
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