Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy Gets Facelift

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Atlanta Public Schools has selected JE Dunn Construction for a $27.6-million project to build a new school to house the Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy, located in Atlanta, Georgia. The new elementary school building will replace a 43-year-old facility, which will be preserved for another use, and will give the school greater street visibility. Features of the 107,747-square-foot, three-story replacement building, which will accommodate a full-time enrollment of 753, include a main entry/lobby space with a gallery, media center, cafeteria, gymnasium with stage, specialty classrooms, STEM and flight simulator labs and outdoor lab/classroom space. The project will also deliver new parking … Read more

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Ribbon Cutting Celebrated at Olentangy Berlin High School

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DELAWARE, Ohio  – Officials from Olentangy Local School District, Gilbane Building Company and the community came together recently to celebrate the ribbon cutting for the newly completed Olentangy Berlin High School, located in Delaware, Ohio. This building is the fourth high school for Olentangy and will house 1,700 students. Gilbane served as construction manager at-risk for the $61.7-million project, which includes a new high school and several athletic fields. The 303,000-square-foot, two-story high school features an open collaboration area to allow shared-learning spaces for grades 9-12. The school has 28 classrooms, a media center with a collaboration studio, band and … Read more

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Expansion, Renovations Begin on University of Memphis Athletic Facility

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Turner Construction Company is beginning the first phase of a $10.6-million expansion and renovation of the University of Memphis’ athletic training facility on its Park Avenue campus in Tennessee. The project is the first phase of the indoor football practice facility, which will expand the Billy J. Murphy Athletic Complex by 25,000 square feet and includes the renovation of adjacent areas within the complex, which are used for training by the university’s football and other collegiate sports teams. The project is expected to be complete in a year’s time. The new space will include a multipurpose room, … Read more

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Ground Broken on $25M Crown Valley Park Community Building in Laguna Niguel

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C.W. Driver Companies celebrated the groundbreaking of the Crown Valley Park Community Building, a 30,000-square-foot, three-story building in Laguna Niguel, California. The $25-million project marks the final phase of a three-tier improvement plan for Crown Valley Community Park, with full completion anticipated for spring 2020. The new facility will include offices, a multi-purpose room for up to 300 people, a kitchen, classrooms and other spaces designated for art, technology, dance and fitness. Adding to the building’s appeal is a rooftop patio overlooking the adjacent community pool. Integrated design firm LPA Inc. worked alongside C.W. Driver Companies to create a facility … Read more

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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Marks Completion of Lake County Court Tower

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WAUKEGON, Ill. – Clark’s Lake County Courts expansion project team, along with hundreds of community members including county judges and elected officials, gathered recently for the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Lake County Court Tower in downtown Waukegan, Illinois. The new facility, which has opened to the public, will help improve the efficiency of the county’s justice system. The new Lake County Court Tower, an eight-story, 200,000-square-foot structure, features 12 new courtrooms, jury assembly space, administrative offices and space to accommodate future growth. Clark Construction, who is serving as the construction manager at-risk for the three-phase project, performed ten months … Read more

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