Jim Parsons

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Freelance Writer at Freelance

Freelance writer, NOT the star of The Big Bang Theory. But if Dr. Sheldon Cooper knows about it, I can write about it. Va Tech '80, '82, '85.

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Articles

Contractors Digging Deep for $1.5B Texas Capitol Complex Redo

5 days ago | enr.com | Jim Parsons

Texas & SoutheastTexas & Southeast Construction News To the casual observer, the second phase of the Texas Facilities Commission’s $1.5-billion Texas Capitol Complex expansion and upgrade program looks very much like the first—deep excavations, extensive utility relocations and the rise of new office buildings that will foster greater efficiency and collaboration among a previously dispersed array of state offices.
Atwell's Big Expansion Plan Paid Big Dividends in 2024

5 days ago | enr.com | Jim Parsons

Texas & SoutheastTexas & Southeast Construction News Having already established itself as a leading land development design and consulting firm in Florida and nearby Southeastern states, Atwell last year made further expansion in the region a corporate priority.
NYSDOT Readies for Syracuse Viaduct Removal with Demolition Contract, Community Health Strategy

1 week ago | enr.com | Jim Parsons

The New York Dept. of Transportation is taking the first steps toward demolishing Syracuse, N.Y.’s I-81 downtown viaduct, reconnecting and revitalizing disadvantaged neighborhoods divided by the structure for more than a half-century. In April, NYSDOT awarded the fifth contract in its planned eight-project, $2.3-billion program that shifts I-81 traffic away from the deteriorating 1.4-mile elevated highway.
Third Fatality Recorded at Hyundai’s Troubled Georgia Metaplant

1 week ago | enr.com | Jim Parsons

A forklift incident cost the life of a construction worker at the Hyundai Metaplant complex near Savannah, Ga., on May 20, the third fatality recorded at the electric vehicle production campus in just over two years.
Third Fatality Recorded at Hyundai’s $7.6B Metaplant in Georgia

1 week ago | enr.com | Jim Parsons

A forklift incident cost the life of a construction worker at the Hyundai Metaplant complex near Savannah, Ga., on May 20, the third fatality recorded at the electric vehicle production campus in just over two years.
States Eye Technology to Improve Highway Work Zone Safety as AGC Releases Report

2 weeks ago | enr.com | Jim Parsons

Highway construction workers remain vulnerable to work zone crashes as a result of distracted or speeding drivers, according to a new Associated General Contractors (AGC) national survey. Sixty percent of contractor respondents reported at least one work zone car crash during the past year, with nearly one-third experiencing five or more such incidents.
Hoofbeats Give Way to Demolition Equipment at Famed Baltimore Race Track

2 weeks ago | enr.com | Jim Parsons

The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes Saturday May 17 marked the end of an era at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course, with the track’s aging facilities set to be demolished as part of a $400-million redevelopment program. Clark Construction Group will oversee demolition of Pimlico’s 65-year-old clubhouse, horse barns and other buildings under a $14.3-million guaranteed maximum price contract with the Maryland Stadium Authority.
A Passage to History: Milestone Tunnels are Centerpiece of Landmark Virginia Bridge-tunnel Expansion

2 weeks ago | enr.com | Jim Parsons

Constructed as the world’s first bridge-tunnel complex in 1957, the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel was an engineering milestone in a natural harbor already rich in history, from the landing point for voyagers who would establish the first permanent English settlement upriver at Jamestown to the first battle of ironclad vessels during the Civil War.
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Reaches Long-Awaited Expansion Milestone

2 weeks ago | enr.com | Jim Parsons

As Mary the tunnel boring machine nears the home stretch of her round-trip beneath Hampton Roads harbor, another TBM has wrapped up its role in expanding another of the region’s historic bridge-tunnel complexes.
$3.7B Mobile Bridge Project Moves Forward After Contractor Shakeup

4 weeks ago | enr.com | Jim Parsons

The long-delayed $3.7-billion I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Widening Project could get going by end of this year, following a contractor shake-up and the fast-tracking of a $550-million federal grant.