Top Contractors of 2009

The South Central region's largest 130 contractors had about $1 billion more regional revenue than the previous year, with about $16.2 billion in revenue compared to $15.2 billion in last year’s list, according to data compiled by South Central Construction magazine.

Environmental Disaster

The Tennessee Valley Authority is mired in a massive coal ash spill that will cost more than $500 million to clean up, even though it doesn't know yet the cause of the problem or a solution for it.

Landbridge

While coastal restoration may be a sexy topic in political and scientific circles, to the contractors performing the work, it’s wet and muddy and pits the ingenuity of civil construction against Mother Nature.

Twin Projects

Branco Enterprises of Neosho, Mo., is juggling two wastewater projects that are about 5 mi apart in Fort Smith, Ark.