2007 South Central forecast

Manpower shortage stymies growth as big projects loom
The shortage of manpower is the biggest challenge facing contractors throughout the South Central region and it’s expected to get worse in 2007.

River crossing

Westbound span of Red River bridge replaced in Bossier City, La.
Every once in a while, a contractor is lucky enough to bid on the rehabilitation of a project it originally constructed. It’s a welcome reminder, in what is too often a thankless career, of a job well-done, even if the project was delivered more than 50 years ago.

Solidifying the future

Contractors turn to concrete innovations to get the job done
A construction boom coupled with designers and contractors looking for faster and better ways to deliver projects for owners have created an ideal environment where concrete innovation has thrived in recent years.

Coastal condos

Gulf Coast construction weathers the storms
Nowhere else on Earth does the sun shine brighter than on the Alabama/Mississippi Gulf Coast. But sometimes when it rains there, it pours, and the hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005 are proof of that.