Samurai Rope-Cutting Ceremony Marks Opening of New Renaissance Hotel

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DALLAS, Texas – Brasfield & Gorrie has completed work on the Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel. An event recently marked the opening of the new hotel and included a Samurai rope-cutting ceremony. Part of the new $3-billion, 250-acre Legacy West master development in Plano, Texas, the 15-story, 304-guestroom luxury hotel features a modern, upscale design that blends Asian and Texas authenticity. Amenities include a feature lobby, 16 suites, an Asian-fusion restaurant, outdoor bar terrace and a third-floor deck with a swimming pool, bar and fitness center. The hotel also features over 26,000 square feet of conference and meeting … Read more

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Middle Earth Expansion Begins on Student Housing at UC Irvine

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The University of California, Irvine awarded the second phase of its campus undergraduate student housing program to the Design-Build team of Hensel Phelps and Mithun in early April. The 215,000-square-foot UCI Middle Earth Expansion project consists of two phases: 1) a new student housing building on the site of two buildings to be demolished (Brandywine Commons and Brandywine Student Center) and 2) the renovation of Pippin Commons. The new project will house roughly 494 students and include a new dining facility, along with amenity and classroom spaces. Middle Earth may be where Hobbits live in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the … Read more

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Skanska Builds New Research, Education Tower

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Skanska has signed a contract with the University of South Florida to build the Morsani College of Medicine and Heart Institute tower in Tampa, Florida. The contract is worth $41 million. The new education and research tower will be located in an urban setting of the downtown area of the city. With about 409,028 square feet, the building will consist of an anticipated 14 levels. Construction will begin in August 2017, and the project is expected to be complete in December 2019.

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Ground is Broken on New Larimer County Building

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CENTENNIAL, Colo. – A recent celebration and ceremony at Haselden’s 8.9-acre project site, located at First Street and Denver Avenue in Loveland, Colorado, marked the official groundbreaking for the new Larimer County Building. Designed by The Architects’ Studio, the $19.5-million project will make service much more convenient for the southern portion of the county. At 46,000 square feet, the two-story building will house several vital county offices such as the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Motor Vehicles, County Clerk, Larimer County Workforce Center and Larimer County Department of Health and Environment. With 229 parking spaces and plenty of room … Read more

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Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Refrigerated Warehouse in Sioux Falls

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard attended the recent groundbreaking for the first project to be built in the new Foundation Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Gil Haugan Construction, together with Tippmann Innovation, will build the 205,000-square-foot cold storage facility. Win Chill, a development, transportation and logistics company, will own the new facility which will have the capacity to support food wholesalers, retailers and food manufacturing customers in a four-state region. The cutting-edge design features the latest refrigeration and freezing technology available in the cold storage industry. The new building will feature 205,000 square feet of … Read more

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