NWPX Northwest Pipe Co

CUSIP NO. 667746101                       13G

 1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
      Eagle Asset Management, Inc.      59-2385219

 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  (A) ______
                                                      (B) ______

 3  SEC USE ONLY

 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

   State of Florida

        NUMBER OF            5   SOLE VOTING POWER
         SHARES                            1,297,748
      BENEFICIALLY           6   SHARED VOTING POWER
         OWNED                             - - -
         AS OF
    FEBRUARY 28, 2013        7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        BY EACH                           1,297,748
       REPORTING             8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
      PERSON WITH                      - - -

 9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
    PERSON

             1,297,748

10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                  [_____]

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

              13.83%

12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

            IA


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Item 1(a)       Name of Issuer:

                Northwest Pipe Company


Item 1(b)       Address of Issuer's Principal Executing Offices:

                5721 SE Columbia Way, Suite 200
                Vancouver, WA 98661

Item 2(a)       Name of Person Filing:

                Eagle Asset Management, Inc.


Item 2(b)       Address of Principal Business Office:

                880 Carillon Parkway
                St. Petersburg, Florida  33716


Item 2(c)       Citizenship:

                Florida


Item 2(d)       Title of Class of Securities:

                Common Stock


Item 2(e)       CUSIP Number:

                667746101


Item 3          Type of Reporting Person:

(e) Investment  Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisors Act of 1940



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Item 4          Ownership as of February 28, 2013

         (a)    Amount Beneficially Owned:

                1,297,748 shares of common stock beneficially owned including:

                                              No. of Shares
                 Eagle Asset Management, Inc.   1,297,748

          (b)   Percent of Class:              13.83%


                (c)     Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:

                (i)             (ii)                (iii)         (iv)
                                                  Deemed          Deemed
                Deemed         Deemed             to have         to have
                to have        to have            Sole Power      Shared Power
                Sole Power     Shared Power       to Dispose      to Dispose
                to Vote or     to Vote or         or to           or to
                to Direct      to Direct          Direct the      Direct the
                to Vote        to Vote            Disposition     Disposition

Eagle Asset     1,297,748       ----              1,297,748       ----
Management, Inc.


Item 5          Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                 If  this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
                 of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
                 beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
                 securities, check the following.

                                                                (___)

Item 6          Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

                 N/A

Item 7          Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
                the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

                 N/A

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Item 8          Identification and Classification of  Members  of the Group:   N/A


Item 9          Notice of Dissolution of Group:   N/A


Item 10         Certification:

                By  signing  below I certify that to the best of my knowledge
                and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
                the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for purpose
                of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the
                control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired
                in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
                such purposes or effect.

                Signature


                After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
                belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
                statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: March 5,2013                              EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.


                                                /s/ Damian Sousa
                                                __________________________________
                                                Damian Sousa
                                                Vice President
                                                Chief Compliance Officer















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