C.J. Schexnayder

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WestWest Construction News ENR regional editors have selected Syska Hennessy Group as the magazine's 2025 Design Firm of the year for the West Region. A key element of the company's recent success in the region has been its expertise in data centers, a sector booming due to the increase in AI investment. Syska Hennessy is also focused on other key sectors such as criminal justice and aviation. The diversification is part of a strategic effort to weather the current economic uncertainty.

3 weeks ago | enr.com | C.J. Schexnayder

A pair of U.S.-based firms have been awarded key contracts for the estimated $7.2-billion expansion of The King Salman International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which would be the largest in the world upon completion. The King Salman International Airport Development Co., (KSIADC), part of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, announced delivery partner agreements with Bechtel and Parsons at the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh on May 13.

4 weeks ago | enr.com | C.J. Schexnayder

Jeff Byrne39, Senior SuperintendentJE Dunn ConstructionBeaverton, Ore. Jeff Byrne has found success in construction by approaching every day of work with enthusiasm, embracing challenges and focusing on problem-solving. “You can have a great sense of accomplishment walking away from the job at the end of the day, leaving it different than how you found it when you showed up in the morning,” he says.

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Christopher Baersten39, Vice President and Project ManagerKennedy Jenks Consultants Inc. SeattlePursuing water-wastewater work as a career wasn’t the first thing on Christopher Baersten’s mind when he began studying engineering. But as he learned more about the field he found himself drawn to it partially because of the need to integrate elements of other disciplines he was interested in such as biology, physics and chemistry. “It wasn't just like using one of those. It was all of them,” he says.

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Priscilla Chavez39, Business Development ManagerPCL Construction Services Inc. Glendale, Calif. Chavez began her career in the legal industry almost two decades ago and was looking for a new opportunity when she took a job with a small woman-owned consultant based in Los Angeles. The firm specialized in community affairs and intergovernmental relations but also focused on helping small businesses access public procurement opportunities. “I had no idea that even existed,” she says.