Construction Milestone Reached on $456M Wisconsin Center Expansion

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The Wisconsin Center District recently gathered with state and local leaders to celebrate the topping-off milestone for the expanded Baird Center in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This achievement marks the completion of the steel structure of the expansion. Gilbane Building Company and C.D. Smith Construction, who have formed a joint venture as Gilbane | Smith Wisconsin Center Expansion, are the general contractors on the project. Upon completion, this monumental expansion project will nearly double the convention center’s size, bringing the expo hall to 300,000 square feet, adding 24 new meeting rooms, six additional loading docks and a rooftop ballroom with spectacular … Read more

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Bay Meadows Station 5 Achieves Temporary Certificate of Occupancy Ahead of Schedule

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After nearly three years of tackling unexpected project challenges including substantial design-related change orders, long lead times for permanent power and COVID-19, the Bay Meadows Station 5 team celebrated achieving temporary certificate of occupancy 45 days ahead of schedule. Bay Meadows Stations 1 and 5 were One Webcor projects delivered by Webcor Builders, Concrete, Drywall and Carpentry in partnership with architecture firm HOK. Station 5 is a ground up, multi-story office building. It is one of the five Station Block buildings, all of which were delivered by Webcor and are a part of the commercial component of the Bay Meadows … Read more

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UHealth at Doral Medical Center Tops Out

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The topping out of UHealth at Doral, a six-story, 160,000-square-foot medical center being built in downtown Doral, Florida was recently celebrated. The facility is part of a mixed-use community in Miami-Dade County. When it opens, UHealth at Doral will include 33 exam rooms, eight operating rooms, three endoscopy suites, 33 cancer treatment units, comprehensive radiology services, a lab, onsite pharmacy, seven-story parking garage and supporting central energy plant. The facility will offer access to specialty services, including those from NCI–designated Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, urological treatments from the Desai Sethi Urology Institute and care from UHealth’s … Read more

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Renovation Project for Ladysmith School District Underway

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The Madison, Wisconsin office of Kraus-Anderson has begun an extensive $21-million renovation project for the School District of Ladysmith in Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Designed by Bray Architects, the district-wide project at the middle school and high school features a 22,000-square-foot remodel of academic classrooms, a 10,131-square-foot gym expansion, 2,764-square-foot media center addition, building systems replacements, security upgrades, ADA improvements and a new roof. The project also includes new parking lots, bleachers and LED lights at the football field, and new dugouts at the softball field. Site improvements are also being completed for better water drainage. An addition, a new roof will … Read more

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Pettibone Hits 15,000 Pound Capacity Benchmark with New Telehandler

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Pettibone brings its X-Series telehandler lineup to the 15,000 pound lifting class for the first time with the introduction of the Extendo 1544X telehandler. The added-load capacity is ideal for material handling tasks in highway construction, pipe yard applications and for extended load requirements on traditional building sites. The 1544X is powered by a 117 horsepower Cummins QSF 3.8 Tier 4 Final turbo diesel engine. Mounted onto a side pod, the engine offers easy accessibility to components and daily service checks, while still allowing for exceptional curbside visibility and a ground clearance of 19 inches. The 30 gallon fuel tank … Read more

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