Stadium rendering courtesy Gensler Sports, the project’s designer/architect. In Austin, Texas, a new home is being built for the rapidly growing city’s first major league sports team. The Austin FC Stadium is a 20,500-seat soccer park and stadium set to open in spring 2021. Designed to incorporate multiple uses, the 24-acre stadium site also will serve as an outdoor venue for concerts and other hospitality events Photo: Amy Denney/Community Impact Newsletter Photo: Lenny Tropiano, …

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently honored Ceco Director of Quality Control Frank Salzano, PE, with the ACI Construction Award. Salzano and co-authors James Klinger, Tim Manherz and Bruce Suprenant received the award for their paper, “Constructability of Embedded Steel Plates in Cast-in-Place Concrete,” which was published in Concrete International’s September 2018 issue (pages 28-34). The article presents recommendations for best practices for design, fabrication, coordination …

Ceco team reaches level 31 at the Odeon project in New Orleans. The Odeon is a $106 million mixed-use, market-rate multifamily project in New Orleans set to be complete by fall 2020. At 30 stories, it is the tallest building to be constructed in the Crescent City in more than 30 years. Building features include 271 studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments; an entire floor with nearly 30,000 square feet of dedicated amenities (including a 15,500-square-foot outdoor pool deck and loun …

Our talented people are here for the long haul, using their valuable experience to bring us to new heights. For nearly 35 years, Jeff Riesberg has contributed to Ceco’s success in a variety of capacities, from onsite project management to oversight of multiple office locations. Jeff was recently promoted to Executive Vice President, effective January 2020. He had previously served as Senior Vice President Eastern Region.Here are 5 questions to get to know Jeff and his approach to his new leaders …

Danny Battles, President, Ceco Concrete ConstructionDanny Battles Named Ceco PresidentAs of Jan. 1, 2020, Danny Battles began serving as President of Ceco Concrete Construction, L.L.C. Battles had previously served as Senior Vice President of Ceco’s Southern Operations.In his 31-year tenure at Ceco, Battles has served the company in various roles and levels of management, working at Ceco operations in Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix, Dallas, New Orleans and — most recently …