Project Team Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for Don Knabe Wellness Center

DOWNEY, Calif. – The integrated team of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., Taylor Design and SmithGroupJJR celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Don Knabe Wellness Center and Plaza located at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, California —a rehabilitation hospital specializing in the care of patients with disabilities

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Best Sightlines in MLB, Rooftop Lounge Among Features of New Atlanta Ballpark

ATLANTA, Ga. – American Builders 2017, the construction manager and joint venture of Brasfield & Gorrie, Mortenson Construction, Barton Malow Company and New South Construction, has completed the new home of the Atlanta Braves in time for the 2017 season. JLL served as project manager. The construction team and its subcontractors teamed to complete the project 29 months after breaking ground, logging more than 5.6 million man hours in total. During construction, American Builders 2017 placed: 57,312 cubic yards of concrete, which equates to more than 4,770 truckloads of concrete 5,640 tons of rebar, which is approximately the weight of … Read more

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Alabama Landmark Revitalized with Open-Concept Food Hall, Mixed-Use Space

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Brasfield & Gorrie has completed the residential and retail portion of a renovation to The Pizitz, a historic building in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. In the early 20th century, Birmingham’s Pizitz department store was a popular retail destination. Built in 1923, the landmark structure welcomed generations of shoppers, withstanding the economic hardships of the Great Depression and the social upheaval of the Civil Rights era. The store closed in 1987 and sat dormant until 2015, when a major renovation began that would help breathe new life into the abandoned structure. The construction team restored the building’s original façade, … Read more

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PREMIER Design + Build Group Leads Construction of 650,000-SF Distribution Center

ITASCA, Ill. – The latest addition to Commerce Farms Industrial Park in Lebanon, Tennessee will be a distribution facility built for businesses in growth mode. Commerce Farms V will be a 650,000-square-foot speculative standout industrial building in a massive 145-acre park that already hosts four other fully leased warehouse facilities. HSA Commercial Real Estate is developing the project and, as the project’s general contractor, PREMIER Design + Build Group, LLC will ensure that their vision becomes a reality. The facility will occupy 41 acres of the 145-acre park and be located at Highway 109 near the busy I-40 and I-40 … Read more

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Skanska to Build I-15 Express Lanes Project in California’s Inland Empire

Skanska and joint venture firm Ames Construction have been awarded a $243.9-million Design-Build contract from the Riverside County Transportation Commission to construct new express toll lanes on the I-15 freeway in California. Skanska USA Civil will include its $146.3-million portion of the contract in its Q1 2017 order bookings. The project will improve I-15 between Cajalco Road and State Route 60, adding two tolled express lanes in each direction, a distance of 14.6 miles. An enhanced feature of this project is that drivers will be able to access and exit the tolled lanes at multiple locations. Additional project elements include … Read more

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