4 Bears Casino & Lodge in North Dakota Adds New 7-Story Hotel Tower

4 Bears Casino & Lodge will begin a major renovation, adding a seven-story hotel tower. The property is located on the western shore of Lake Sakakawea between Minot and Williston in New Town, North Dakota. The project team includes Wenaha Group, Kraus-Anderson and TBE Architects. The original 4 Bears Motor Lodge began in the 70s with 40 rooms. In 1993, a casino was added, followed over the years with various expansions and improvements, including restaurants, an event center, marina, RV park, water park, convenience store/car wash/liquor store and River Willow gaming boat. The overall $95-million project includes an 18,000-square-foot demolition […]

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10 Stunning Projects Win Structural Steel Industry Design Awards

Ten projects across the country have won 2023 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel Awards. These awards, presented annually by the American Institute of Steel Construction, are the industry’s most prestigious design honor, recognizing projects that illustrate the exciting possibilities of building with structural steel and highlight the many ways steel can help express architectural intent, while harnessing its unique advantages for both simple and complex structural systems. This year’s winners are a mix of adaptive reuse and brand-new structures. Two of these existing structures — Seattle, Washington’s Federal Reserve Building and a brick industrial space in […]

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Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center’s Renovation, Expansion Project Tops Out

The Bon Secours – St. Francis Medical Center’s renovation and expansion project in Midlothian, Virginia recently topped out. Construction includes renovations to existing spaces and the addition of two floors to help the hospital meet patient needs and provide more acute care services. Skanska is serving as general contractor. The expansion aspect of the project includes adding two floors above the existing surgical department, a new med-surg nursing unit with 24 beds, an additional intensive care unit with 24 beds and neonatal intensive care unit rooms. As part of the renovation of the existing building, the former ICU unit on […]

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Evercam New 4D View Provides Easier Access to Real-Time Videos, Project Design Data

Evercam has added Evercam 4D View to Bentley Systems’ powered by iTwin program. Evercam 4D View helps project teams leverage engineering and design data to better understand the construction sequence and communicate project plans to involved parties. The 4D View app combines real-time, high-quality video footage throughout the jobsite with a digital twin, and allows users to switch between the model and reality to track changes and communicate progress. The app connects the volume of data available to project teams by connecting it with 4D planning, scheduling and analysis capabilities. Evercam 4D View allows users to switch between real-time footage […]

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Diablo Tools Redefines Masonry Cutting with Turbo Cut-Off Blade

Diablo Tools introduces a line of diamond-segmented turbo masonry cut-off blades that provide extreme durability, longer life and faster cuts in concrete and brick. Designed to fit standard arbor sizes and X-Lock interface, these diamond blades deliver up to 30% faster cuts and up to 4 times longer cutting life vs. standard diamond cut-off blades. The diamond-segmented turbo blades feature a 2-in-1 design with unmatched diamond quality and quantity, and are created with minimal gullet space between their proprietary segments to provide the perfect balance between speed and cleanliness of cut. The SPEED-Edge slot design aids in debris removal and […]

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