Associated General Contractors of America Introduces New Officers

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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — The Associated General Contractors of America announced the new officers who have been selected to lead the nation’s largest construction trade association. Paul Diederich, president of West Fargo, N.D.-based Industrial Builders, Inc., will serve as president; Alan Landes, president and COO of St. Joseph, Mo.-based Herzog Contracting Corp., will serve as senior vice president; Charles Greco, chairman of Houston, Texas-based Linbeck Group LLC, will serve as vice president; and Wm. Brian Burgett, president and CEO of Westerville, Ohio-based Kokosing Construction Co., Inc., will serve as treasurer. “This association serves as the one place where construction firms … Read more

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McCarthy-Managed Federal Project Earns National Award

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St. Louis — McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has received a top national honor for construction management of the $72-million Oak Ridge National Laboratory Chemical and Material Sciences Building in Oak Ridge, Tenn., completed seven months ahead of schedule and managed by McCarthy’s St. Louis-based federal team. Already a recipient of multiple honors, including a regional ASHRAE award, Engineering News Record Southeast Best Higher Education and Research Project award, local Associated General Contractors award and the U.S. Department of Energy Secretary’s Improvement Award (for construction management excellence), the project most recently earned the Construction Management Association of America’s Project Achievement Award for … Read more

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Leopardo Completes Renovation of Hillshire Brands Headquarters

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CHICAGO, Ill. — Leopardo recently completed the renovation of 400 S. Jefferson St., which will serve as the new headquarters for Hillshire Brands Company, formerly known as Sara Lee Corporation. The project was also recently named NAIOP Chicago’s 2012 Office Redevelopment of the Year. The project entailed a comprehensive repurposing of the existing 300,000-square-foot industrial building, including demolishing the building to its cast-in-place concrete skeleton and rebuilding the new exterior skin. All new systems were installed, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, roof and elevators. In total, approximately $75 million was invested in the building in 10 months — an … Read more

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Total New Construction Starts in 2012 Advance 6%

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NEW YORK, N.Y. — New construction starts in December climbed 23 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $530.0 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. The sharp increase for total construction followed two months of lackluster activity, as several very large projects in December helped to lift the pace of contracting. By major sector, substantial gains in December were reported for nonresidential building and nonbuilding construction, while housing maintained the steady upward trend that's been present for much of the past year. For all of 2012, total construction starts grew 6 percent to $463.6 … Read more

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Danis-Wise Completes MVHS Comprehensive Cancer Center

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On October 3, 2011, Danis Building Construction and Wise Construction Company broke ground on the Miami Valley Hospital South Comprehensive Cancer Center. Danis-Wise Construction LLC is nearly finished with the 93,000-square-foot facility on the MVHS campus. The Danis-Wise team used innovative and efficient techniques throughout construction — which included building mock-ups to resolve issues and make adjustments pre-construction, as well as conducting regular meetings to discuss safety precautions, power shutdowns and other situations — resulting in an early completion date. “From the start, Danis-Wise knew this project would require collaboration with our team to keep the hospital’s business running as … Read more

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