Construction Begins on New Pima Animal Care Center

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Construction of a new shelter is underway at Pima Animal Care Center in Tucson, Arizona. Sundt Construction, Inc. recently began the first phase of the project. The new shelter will be approximately 60,000 square feet. Nearly 93 percent of the total area is allocated to functions that directly house or support the housing, care and adoption of pets at PACC. Features of the new facility include fresh air and natural lighting throughout the building, well-designed plumbing and cleaning systems for pet housing areas, an expanded veterinary clinic, expanded cat housing areas and indoor/outdoor canine housing units. The … Read more

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Icononic Blue Panels to Transform Future IDEA Grand Prairie

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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – IKEA officials recently announced that steel framing has progressed enough that installation of iconic blue panels has begun on its future Grand Prairie, Texas store. Installing blue panels is a construction milestone that keeps the store on track to open fall of 2017 as the second Metroplex store for IKEA, and reflects the unique architectural design for which the company is known worldwide. The 290,000-square-foot future IKEA Grand Prairie and its 1,100 parking spaces will be built on 30 acres along the eastern side of State Highway 161 and Mayfield Road, north of Interstate-20, approximately 14 … Read more

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AP Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for New Rawlins High School

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RAWLINS, Wyo. – Braving sub-zero temperatures, AP Wyoming, L.M. Olson and the community of Rawlins, Wyoming celebrated the ribbon cutting at the new Rawlins High School for Carbon County School District #1. The $58-million state-of-the-art replacement high school includes a new swim center with a lap pool, diving pool and water slides. The new school was built adjacent to the existing high school, which maintained phased-active occupancy throughout construction. The scope of work also included renovations to the existing auditorium and classroom wings, a new gymnasium, classrooms, auditorium, offices and cafeteria. AP and L.M. Olson will remain onsite for the … Read more

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JE Dunn Construction Tops Out New Project for Rice University

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Rice University and JE Dunn Construction recently held a topping out celebration when the structure for the final floor of the new parking garage and office building project was put in place for Rice University located in Houston, Texas. The new six-story, 67,000-square-foot office facility will house administrative departments on levels 2-6. A portion of the first floor will house shared meeting spaces to be made available to students during the evenings. The east side of the building will be connected to a new seven-level, 159,000-square-foot above-ground garage constructed of cast-in-place concrete with approximately 500 parking spaces. The office building … Read more

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Lendlease Turner JV Awarded Convention Center Expansion Project

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – A Design-Build team led by Lendlease Construction LMB Inc. and Turner Construction — with tvsdesign — was selected by Empire State Development Corporation to oversee the $1.5-billion expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center located in New York, New York. The expansion adds state-of-the-art exhibit and meeting room spaces to attract large-scale trade shows and conventions, while enhancing the quality of life for the West Side community. The expansion will result in increased economic activity to the city and state while at the same time enhance the quality of life for the community as traffic … Read more

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