San Diego Residential Tower Tops Out

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – To celebrate the topping out—or having just poured the top floor of the 240-foot-tall residential tower now under construction at Westfield UTC in San Diego, California—the project’s general contractor, Suffolk, will host a worksite ceremony on Nov. 2 to mark the project milestone. Slated to open to residents in 2019, the tower is being developed by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. The project team also includes design architect Joseph Wong Design Associates, with Greystar serving as the development advisor and managing the tower long term. The 23-story residential tower at Westfield UTC will feature 300 residences—all with private balconies—in studio, … Read more

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Harper College Health and Rec Center Opens through Partnership with Palatine Park District, Northwest Community Healthcare

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Mortenson led the $41-million modernization of the Foglia Foundation Heath and Recreation Center at Harper College, located in Palatine, Illinois. The project included constructing a two-story, 10,000-square-foot addition to the 130,000-square-foot building, which has upgraded the space for Harper athletes, students, faculty, staff and the local community. By stripping the interior to the studs, Mortenson converted underused spaces into fitness and exercise rooms, six classrooms and team training and competition areas, including a new dedicated wrestling room and sports medicine facilities with a hydrotherapy bath. Improvements include: Installing an elevated running and walking track, plus new lighting, scoreboards, remote-controlled curtains … Read more

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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Marks Completion for Olmsted Locks & Dams of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project

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Direct Steel and Construction recently participated in the largest U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project since the Panama Canal. This summer, the Louisville district of the USACE hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for over 1,000 attendees at the Olmsted site. Situated at the base of Illinois, where the Mississippi, Tennessee and Cumberland rivers connect, the project involved two 110-foot by 1,200-foot locks and an extensive dam to replace the aging Ohio River locks and dams completed in 1929. Known as the Olmsted Locks and Dams, the waterway system will provide reliable navigation for commerce, offering millions of dollars of economic gains … Read more

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Construction Underway on Georgia Aquarium Expansion

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Brasfield & Gorrie recently joined Georgia Aquarium representatives, Atlanta, Georgia public school students and local community partners to break ground on the Aquarium’s Expansion 2020 project. The effort will change the face of the aquarium by adding a new four-story structure that will complement the existing building’s iconic boat façade. It will also include a 1 million gallon shark exhibit. The shark exhibit will be the focal point of the 104,100-square-foot expansion. The new exhibit will be interactive and immersive, with a focus on expansive acrylic viewing areas and a number of animal interactions in the works, which will give … Read more

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Dedication, Ribbon Cutting Celebrated at New PK-8 in Urbana

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URBANA, Ohio – District officials and Gilbane Building Company recently hosted a community event for the dedication and official ribbon cutting of the new Urbana PK-8 school located in Urbana, Ohio. The new facility is the second building to be completed this year, following the opening of the new high school in the spring. The modern, state-of-the-art buildings support the district’s efforts to encourage academic development and growth through collaboration. Spanning over 180,000 square feet, the new PK-8 school includes two gymnasiums, a cafeteria, two playgrounds, a softball field and a multi-purpose athletic field. Learning studios replace the traditional concept … Read more

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