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BUSINESS NEWS BALFOUR BEATTY AWARDED BEST PROJECTS AWARDS BY ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD Balfour Beatty US has announced that three of its projects have been recognized with awards from Engineering News-Record’s 2025 Best Projects program in their respective regions. These prestigious awards celebrate and honor the best construction projects and the companies that designed and built them in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The projects are selected by juries of industry professionals and are evaluated on criteria including safety, innovation, contribution to the industry and community, aesthetic and functional quality of design, and construction quality and craftsmanship. The 2025 award-winning projects include:
main ballroom space. Outdoor renovations included full overhaul of existing pool complex and outdoor bar areas. Del Mar Heights School (Best K-12 Education Project, ENR West): The rebuild of Del Mar Union School District’s Del Mar Heights School campus in California which features three buildings for 23 K-6 learning studios, three STEAM+ learning studios, three after school program rooms, a new administration building, multiuse room with a stage, kitchen/servery, innovation center, learning commons, new play field, play courts and play structures, outdoor amphitheater, garden and decompressed granite track. Caltrain (Award of Merit, Specialty Construction, ENR West): Through design-build services, Balfour Beatty electrified and upgraded the performance, operating efficiency, capacity, Electrification
said Eric Stenman, Balfour Beatty US president and chief executive officer. “From revitalizing hospitality experiences in Scottsdale to advancing sustainable transit in California and reimagining educational environments for future generations, these awards affirm our commitment to building with purpose and excellence.” These awards underscore Balfour Beatty’s continued commitment to delivering exceptional projects that enhance communities and infrastructure across the United States. The company’s focus on innovative construction methods, sustainable practices and collaborative partnerships continue to drive its success in the industry. Balfour Beatty is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design- build services for public and private sector clients across the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company performs heavy civil, rail and a broad variety of vertical construction in select local geographies. The company is held by Balfour Beatty plc, a global leader in international infrastructure with interests in Hong Kong, the U.K., and the U.S. Balfour Beatty US is ranked among the top domestic building contractors in the United States by Engineering News- Record.
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Grand Hyatt Scottsdale (Best Renovation/Restoration Project, ENR Southwest): Major hotel renovations at the Grand Hyatt Scottsdale in Arizona featuring the delivery of six new dining experiences: La Zozzona; Tiki Taka; Mesa Centrale; Grand Vista Lounge; Sandbar; and H2Oasis. Additional renovations included lobby bar transformation, lobby reception area and doubling the size of existing
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safety, sustainability and reliability of Caltrain’s 52-mile commuter rail service between San Francisco and San Jose, California. “We are proud to be recognized by ENR for these award-winning projects that exemplify the talent, innovation and dedication of all of our teammates,”
with everyone. How else can they be part of the solution to the problem if they don’t get to see the numbers that tell you how big of a problem you have, and why? The numbers are the gauges on the production machine. Any machine takes gauges to know if it is operating as it should. ■ “Do what you don’t want to do first thing every day.” What you don’t want to do is often the most important thing as well, in my experience. It is crucial, not only to accomplishing what you need to accomplish, but to actually feeling good at the end of the day. ■ “Practice what you preach.” This is THE single most important mantra for leadership. You will not be effective as a leader nor will your leaders be if they don’t set the proper example. This is absolutely fundamental for leadership. These are just some of the mantras I live by. I’m sure there are others but I am out of space! If you have some that YOU live by, drop me a line with them. We would love to hear from you! Mark Zweig is Zweig Group’s chairman and founder. Contact him at mzweig@zweiggroup.com.
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refers to the person who is unhappy about something. They may be a good person and someone you do not want to lose. But ignore their problems and they will go away. Not good. “Mushrooming” obviously refers to things getting worse. We don’t want either of these things to happen so we must take action on all HR problems. ■ “A key to business is driving demand beyond your ability to supply it.” I will live by this mantra. It’s at the heart of how you get better clients, better projects, better fees, and get paid faster. When I hear people tell me that “word of mouth is the best marketing,” I know that they are doing nothing marketing-wise. Of course it is the best marketing, but what gets you word of mouth if you don’t have any clients in the first place? My experience is that 95 percent or more of the companies in this business are not doing all they can or should marketing-wise. They almost all need to spend more on it long enough that being able to get good clients, projects, and fees is never a problem. ■ “Your people can’t solve the problem if they don’t know the numbers.” That is just one reason I believe in being an open-book management firm and sharing the numbers
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