Ground Broken for Florida Hospital Tampa Patient and Surgical Tower

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Florida Hospital Tampa, Robins & Morton, Hunton Brady Architects, TLC Engineering for Architecture and guests recently joined together to break ground on the Florida Hospital Tampa Patient and Surgical Tower located in Tampa, Florida. The $256-million expansion project will include a new six-story surgical patient tower that will house 132 patient beds and 24 operating rooms and various other support services. This new tower is a complement to the highly specialized care delivered in the Pepin Heart Center, also on campus, and will allow patients with complex healthcare cases to receive care they cannot get anywhere else. The project will … Read more

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115-Year-Old Steeple Ravaged by Hurricane Replaced, Refurbished to Surpass Original Splendor

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Stevens Construction has completed a steeple replacement project at the Alva United Methodist Church, located in Alva, Florida. Built in 1903 and established in 1886, the Alva United Methodist Church sustained wind damage as a result of Hurricane Irma in 2017. The entire steeple blew off onto the street and the bell was the only piece still intact. The congregation of 325 fundraised to ensure the steeple could be built to surpass its original splendor. Stevens Construction provided the foundation and structural steel work to build a new 40-foot steeple that has been strengthened to meet today’s codes. The bell … Read more

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Harrah’s Ak-Chin Entertainment Complex Now Largest Indian Gaming Venue in Arizona

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Sundt | Yates Construction, a joint venture, recently completed a hotel expansion at the Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Resort near Maricopa, Arizona. The Design-Build project added a new 12-story, 388,000-square-foot, 230-room hotel tower and a 730-space parking structure. This expansion was designed to complement the existing resort-style guest suites by integrating contemporary design and enhancing connectivity to the casino. “This has been an excellent project for our team,” said Robert Kobierowski, project manager.  “We utilized laser scanning (a tool that can enable a high level of coordination in construction) on this project, which gave us the most precise information possible while … Read more

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Enclosure of Halas Hall Addition for NFL’s Chicago Bears Complete, Expansion & Renovation on Track

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Mortenson has completed the enclosure of the major new addition to Halas Hall, putting it on track to complete the expansion and renovation of the home of the Chicago Bears National League Football team before the start of next year’s football season. The modernization, including the 162,500-square-foot addition that more than doubles the size of the Bears’ headquarters, located in Lake Forest, Illinois, will deliver an expansive, state-of-the-art training center for players, coaches and the entire football operation. Improvements include: 13,000-square-foot indoor turf field with projection screen, virtual reality room and adjacent classrooms for learning and practicing plays Expanding the … Read more

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Tim Murchison Elected New Chair of CMAA

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Tim Murchison, JD, CCM, vice president of AECOM, became chair of the Construction Management Association of America at the Association’s National Conference & Trade Show. Murchison has more than 40 years of experience in construction management and design and has served on the CMAA board of directors since 2013. In assuming this leadership position, Murchison said, “CMAA is an organization with a strong sense of mission and purpose and I am honored to have a role in advancing its objectives. Serving as officers for 2018-19: •  Immediate past chair: Chris Payne, MBP •  Chair-elect: Iraj Ghaemi, Atkins •  Secretary/treasurer: Agnes … Read more

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