News from Flatiron Construction Corp. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=1&pid=9 Flatiron has been recognized as a 2012 Best Workplace in Canada on the annual list published by the Globe and Mail. Flatiron earned the No. 38 spot on the list of the 50 best large workplaces in Canada. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=320 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=320 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron's Lake Champlain Bridge project has won an environmental award from the New York State Department of Transportation. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=321 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=321 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron's State Route 92/Interstate 880 Interchange project in Hayward, Calif., has won an Excellence in Partnering Award and a Constructor Award from the Associated General Contractors of California. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=316 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=316 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Cape Wind has selected the joint venture team of Flatiron Construction Corp., Cal Dive International, Inc., and Cashman Equipment Corp. as its construction contractor to build America's first offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=314 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=314 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron has been named Heavy Civil Contractor of the Year by Alberta Venture Magazine, Merrit Contractors Association and the Alberta Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=311 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=311 Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron's State Route 92/Interstate 880 Interchange Reconstruction project in Hayward, Calif., has won the 2012 John L. Martin Partnered Project of the Year Award, Diamond Level, from the International Partnering Institute. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=310 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=310 Tue, 3 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron has attained International Standardization Organization 14001:2004 certification for environmental management, and Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series 18001:2007 certification for occupational health and safety management. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=309 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=309 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Two Flatiron projects have earned Excellence in Partnering awards and four have earned Gold Partnering Success in Motion Awards from the California Department of Transportation. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=308 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=308 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron has been awarded four national awards from the Associated General Contractors of America. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=306 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=306 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron has secured more than $258 million in new contracts in the first quarter of 2012. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=305 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=305 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron's first Bridges to Prosperity volunteer team of 2012 has successfully completed a much-needed footbridge in Santa Lucia, Condega, Nicaragua. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=295 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=295 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron's 4th Street Bridge project in Pueblo, Colo., has won an Environmental Excellence Project Award from the Colorado Department of Transportation. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=293 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=293 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Three Flatiron employees were recently selected to receive regional Engineering News-Record "Top 20 Under 40" awards. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=292 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=292 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron has been awarded more than $700M in new contracts since August. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=286 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=286 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT BC Hydro announces that Flatiron-Graham, a Joint Venture, will design and build the transmission line component of the ILM project. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=281 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=281 Thu, 8 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Two Flatiron projects have been recognized as 2011 Top Projects by Alberta Construction Magazine. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=278 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=278 Tue, 6 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron's Northwest Anthony Henday Drive project in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada opened on Nov. 1. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=279 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=279 Thu, 1 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron won the AGC Build San Diego Award for the San Diego Taxiway C Rehabilitation Project, and took home the merit award for the North County Transit District Rail Bridge Retrofit. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=262 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=262 Thu, 3 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron has been recognized for its comprehensive commitment to safety by the California chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=261 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=261 Wed, 2 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT More than a year after Flatiron first began talking to the Town of Firestone, the company has completed its annexation into the Town. The annexation was officially approved on Sept. 28. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=257 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=257 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron won two awards from the Alberta Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=255 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=255 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron has earned the first-ever Platinum-Level Green Fleet certification for its U.S. fleet from the Association of Equipment Management Professionals. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=251 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=251 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron was ranked sixth on the 2011 Engineering News-Record Top 25 Contractors in Transportation list, up from the seventh place spot in 2010. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=250 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=250 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron awarded $10,000 in college scholarships to two high school students from Colorado as part of the company's high school internship program. Flatiron's high school internship program and its educational outreach efforts across the nation are part of a company-wide effort to introduce students to the construction industry as a career option and provide scholarships to those interested in studying civil engineering and construction management in college. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=235 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=235 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT The N.C. Department of Labor and Flatiron-Lane have teamed up to prevent construction workers from getting injured while working on the Yadkin River Bridge improvement project. Officials with the Labor Department and the companies signed a safety partnership agreement on Tuesday.
http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=230 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=230 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron subsidiary E.E. Cruz secured a new $108.8 million contract in joint venture with Tully Construction to replace and widen the roadway and supporting structure of the Queens approach of the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, which connects vehicular traffic from the Bronx to Queens and onto Long Island, for the MTA Triborough Bridge and Tunnels Authority. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=229 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=229 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron has been awarded more than $95 million in new contracts in July. In Canada, Flatiron was awarded a $52 million contract from the Alberta Ministry of Transportation for the reconstruction of the Drayton Valley Bridge over the North Saskatchewan River and 8.5 kilometers of Highway 22 east of the bridge. In California, Flatiron was awarded a $30.8 million contract from the California Department of Transportation for the Route 101 Santa Maria Connector in Santa Barbara.
http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=228 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=228 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron ranked 11th in the 2011 Engineering News-Record California Top Contractors list, up five spots from 2010. Flatiron also held onto the top spot on ENR California's Top Transportation Contractors list and moved up three spots to fourth on the Top Public Contractors list. ENR California ranks companies annually based on construction revenue. In 2010, Flatiron revenue in the state exceeded $486 million.
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http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=221 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=221 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has awarded a $259 million contract to the joint venture of Dragados USA (40 percent), Flatiron (30 percent), and Sukut Construction (30 percent) for the Calaveras Dam Replacement in Sunol, Calif. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=220 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=220 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Engineering News-Record California has chosen Flatiron as its 2011 Contractor of the Year in California. Flatiron was named Contractor of the Year by ENR's regional editors, who selected the company based on revenue, significant projects, sustainability leadership, corporate citizenship and employee diversity in California. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=219 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=219 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT As joint venture partners on the BART Oakland Airport Connector project, Flatiron and Parsons, two of the nation's leaders in design-build transportation and infrastructure projects, have awarded scholarships to six students from Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy in Oakland, Calif. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=215 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=215 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron has awarded scholarships to five high school students from American Fork and Pleasant Grove high schools in Utah as part of its Build-A-Bridge program. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=214 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=214 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron has won two California Transportation Foundation 2010 Project of the Year awards. The first award, in the Freeway/Expressway category, is for the Interstate 5 Gateway Project. The second award, in the Aviation category, is for the San Diego International Airport Taxiway "C" Rehabilitation. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=211 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=211 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron has awarded scholarships to four high school students from Chino as part of its Build-A-Bridge program in California. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=209 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=209 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron has awarded scholarships to four high school students from San Marcos as part of its Build-A-Bridge program in California. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=208 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=208 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT The American Public Works Association, San Diego Imperial Chapter, honored Flatiron's work on the Interstate 15 Express Lanes Middle Segment with the Project of the Year Award for transportation projects over $75 million. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=207 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=207 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron has awarded scholarships to four Benicia High School students as part of its Build-A-Bridge program in California. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=205 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=205 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron has been honored with a 2011 Work Zone Safety Awareness Award in the regional training category from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=206 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=206 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron was ranked 37th in the 2011 Engineering News-Record Top 400 Contractors list, up ten spots from 2010. Engineering News-Record ranks companies annually based on construction revenue. In 2010, Flatiron revenue exceeded $1.15 billion. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=202 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=202 Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron’s Washington Bypass project in North Carolina received an honorable mention for an American Road and Transportation Builders Association - Transportation Development Foundation’s 2011 Globe Award. The project was selected for its use of the innovative and eco-friendly “top-down” construction technique patented by Flatiron. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=200 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=200 Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron opened the John James Audubon Bridge in St. Francisville, La., on May 5. Flatiron crews delivered an emergency early opening of the bridge at the request of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development as a result of excessive flooding in the area. The bridge is a design-build, cable-stayed bridge with the longest main span in the Western Hemisphere. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=199 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=199 Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Alberta government has asked three groups to submit proposals to develop the northeast section of Edmonton’s ring road as a public-private partnership (P3). http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=197 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=197 Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron is providing the opportunity for local high school students interested in engineering to gain hands-on, real life engineering experience with the rollout of its Build-a-Bridge scholarship program in Utah.
http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=196 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=196 Thu, 5 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT One very deserving North County high school student will receive a $10,000 scholarship from Flatiron, one of the nation's largest transportation and infrastructure contractors and the number one transportation contractor in California, during an award ceremony on May 16. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=195 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=195 Wed, 4 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron, one of the nation's largest infrastructure contractors, completed construction of a new Valley Center Road Bridge, about 15 miles northeast of Escondido, Calif. This $6.3 million 18-month contract included construction of a new bridge and removal of the old bridge. Flatiron widened the new bridge and added new sidewalks for pedestrian access for the County of San Diego.
http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=194 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=194 Tue, 3 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron, one of the nation's largest transportation and infrastructure contractors, is pleased to announce that Gregory Henk, vice president of business development, has completed his eligibility and advancement to the esteemed American Society of Civil Engineers grade of Life Member. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=192 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=192 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT One very deserving Chino high school student will receive a $10,000 scholarship from Flatiron during an award ceremony on May 12, 2011 at 4:30 pm at 14850 Central Ave, Chino 91710. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=191 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=191 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron’s steel-girder Athabasca River Bridge in Ft. McMurray, Alberta recently earned the 2011 Overall Award of Excellence in Transportation Innovation for its demonstrated excellence in creativity, safety and obvious advancement in transportation infrastructure. The Government of Alberta’s Transportation and Civil Engineering division presented the award to Flatiron in mid-March at the Annual AT-ARHCA-CEA Transportation Conference in Red Deer. http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=193 http://www.flatironcorp.com/index.asp?w=pages&r=9&pid=42&n=193 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Flatiron, one of the nation's largest transportation and infrastructure contractors, has promoted Paul Newman to vice president of business development.
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