A photograph captured by Shaun Hudson, our marketing creative manager, at the Roanoke County Career and Technical Education building job site earned a Top Photograph recognition by Engineering News-Record magazine. The annual photography contest celebrates the artistry, complexity, and human effort behind the global construction industry. Each year the contest draws entries from construction professionals, […]

Branch was listed as a top contractor in Virginia Business magazine’s list of Virginia’s top firms. Each year, the magazine recognizes the leading firms shaping Virginia’s future through its Top Contractors List. The rankings highlight firms that develop major infrastructure, commercial, healthcare, education, and industrial projects across the state. Firms are evaluated based on annual […]

The Complete 540 Phase 1 project in North Carolina has been selected as one of Roads & Bridges Magazine’s Top 10 Roads for 2025. The project, delivered in a joint venture with Flatiron, is a transformative segment of the much-anticipated Complete 540 expressway — a vital transportation corridor in the rapidly growing Raleigh-Durham metropolitan region […]

On Wednesday, September 24, 2025, a United Airlines flight overshot the runway while landing in heavy rain at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport. Unable to stop on the pavement, the aircraft came to rest in the Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS), a specialized safety zone designed to halt aircraft that overshot the runway. The EMAS was […]