AnderCorp Awarded National Construction Honors by Associated Builders and Contractors

GULFPORT, MS, March 20—AnderCorp today announced its work on the Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana in Bossier City, LA, has earned a national Excellence in Construction^® Pyramid Award, which was presented during ABC Convention 2026 in Salt Lake City on March 19.

The EIC Awards celebrate 86 of the nation’s top construction projects from 2025, including school relocations; convention center, courthouse and beach resort renovations; and the construction of science parks, apartments and hospitals, as well as honoring contractors for their remarkable achievements in leadership, health and safety, innovation and merit.

“We are honored to be recognized on a national stage by Associated Builders and Contractors for our work on Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana. This project reflects the strength of our partnership with The Cordish Companies and our team’s commitment to delivering complex, high-profile developments with excellence,” said Roy Anderson III, Chairman & CEO of AnderCorp. “Live! Louisiana is a transformative destination for the region, and we are proud to have played a role in bringing this vision to life.”

Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana is a $270+ million world-class gaming, hospitality and entertainment destination located in Bossier City, Louisiana. Developed and owned by The Cordish Companies, the project represents the first land-based casino in the Shreveport-Bossier market and a major economic driver for the region. The development features over 47,000 square feet of gaming space, a 549-room luxury hotel, a 25,000-square-foot event center, multiple food and beverage venues, and immersive entertainment experiences. Strategically located along the Red River, the project delivers a premier destination for visitors across the four-state region while generating significant job creation and long-term economic impact. AnderCorp worked closely with The Cordish Companies, a nationally recognized leader in entertainment and mixed-use developments, to execute this complex project with a focus on quality, safety, and innovation.

“Communities thrive when infrastructure is built and rebuilt with excellence, just like this project completed by the team at AnderCorp, said 2026 Chair of the ABC National Board of Directors Thomas “Murph” Murphy, vice president of Power & Construction Group, Scottsville, New York. “ABC’s EIC Awards celebrate achievements in both construction projects as well as recognizing quality, safety and innovation that these teams deliver. This project honored at the 36th annual gala is an example of ABC contractor members’ remarkable achievements in leadership, safety, innovation and merit. Congratulations to AnderCorp for showcasing the pinnacle of construction excellence.” 

The EIC Awards honor each member of the construction team, including the contractor, owner, architect and engineer. The winning projects are judged on complexity, unique challenges overcome, completion time, innovation and safety.

A panel of industry experts served as the competition’s judges. This year’s judges included representatives from the Design-Build Institute of America, Engineering News-Record, the Construction Owners Association of America, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, the National Institute of Building Sciences, ShareBuilt, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and other select construction-related organizations nationwide.

A full list of EIC winners is available on ABC’s website.

Providing employee benefits and a suite of construction-specific employer services exclusively for ABC members for 65 years, the ABC Insurance Trust is the proud program sponsor of the Excellence in Construction Awards.

About ABC: Associated Builders and Contractors is a national construction industry trade association established in 1950 with 67 chapters and more than 23,000 members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC helps members offer a robust employee value proposition, develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work. Visit us at abc.org.

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