LeChase Oversees Expansion, Renovation of Minisink Valley High School Gymnasium

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LeChase Construction Services is overseeing the expansion and renovation of athletic facilities at Minisink Valley High School in Middletown, New York. Taking advantage of the summer break, when the school’s 1,100 students are not in class, construction crews are adding a cardio room and new equipment storage room while upgrading the existing space. The entire project covers about 3,000 square feet and is designed by Tetra Tech Architects & Engineers. The new rooms and renovated space are scheduled to be available for use in the fall, shortly after the start of the 2025-26 school year.

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Hoar Completes Work on Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute

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Hoar Construction has announced the ribbon cutting and official completion of the Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute, a 62,000-square-foot, two-story rehabilitation hospital in Gainesville, Georgia. The project, which broke ground in March of 2024, is owned in partnership with Northeast Georgia Health System and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, a business unit of Lifepoint Health. The Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute is a 40-bed facility, with the first floor housing a therapy gym, day rooms for patients, a full kitchen and dining room and a mock bedroom and kitchen area to be used for life skills training. The second floor includes space for patients with … Read more

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Upcoming Webinar on Talking About Suicide in Construction: Safe Messaging Guidelines

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The Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention has developed a guide to help trainers, presenters, peer supporters, members of the media and others start a conversation around mental health. The guide provides key tips on safe messaging around suicide for the media, group trainings and discussions and individual conversations with those who may be at risk, and is meant to be used alongside existing materials such as presentations, training modules and research-based approaches to suicide intervention. The guide also includes a section on post-conversation self-care to address the emotional toll engaging in these conversations can take on us. Join the webinar leading up to … Read more

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Women in Timber Event Raises Money to Support Girls Build in Portland

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The 2025 International Mass Timber Conference held in Portland, Oregon, March 25–27, hosted the third annual Women in Timber Power Hour with a record attendance of over 500. Women in Timber is a free event that’s produced through the generosity of the sponsors who support it each year. A portion of the funds raised from the event are donated to a like-minded organization to continue to champion women in the industry. In 2025, Women in Timber was able to donate $3,500 to Girls Build, a local Portland nonprofit that inspires curiosity and confidence in girls through the world of building. Girls … Read more

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McCarthy Begins Construction on New 17-Acre Equipment Operations Hub

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McCarthy Building Companies has begun construction on a new 17-acre equipment and warehouse distribution facility in Maryland Heights, Missouri. The new McCarthy Equipment Operations Hub signals an essential investment to support the company’s projected growth for the Central Region and meet the expanding pipeline of large-scale, complex projects. The new Equipment Operations Hub will span nearly 740,520 square feet and is designed to support McCarthy’s growing self-perform capabilities. The site includes a nine-and-a-half-acre equipment yard and a 66,400-square-foot building that will include a 32,000-square-foot warehouse, 10,000-square-foot equipment maintenance shop and two-story, 24,400-square-foot office space. The facility will also include areas … Read more

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