BEMIDJI, Minn. — The University of Minnesota has selected Kraus-Anderson as construction manager for the new 11,800-square-foot Campus Center at the Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories in Itasca State Park. Construction is expected to begin in April 2013, with completion in December 2013. The project will replace three, 60-year old obsolete buildings with one facility providing year-round classrooms and technology-enabled laboratories. The new facility will accommodate a 20-percent increase in capacity at peak season and address a growing demand for year-round use. The building will include laboratories, classrooms, a multipurpose gathering room accommodating 150 people, library/computer room and administrative offices. … Read more

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Local San Diego residents and visitors can look forward to maximizing their recreational enjoyment of the city’s Pacific Coast waterfront location with the future construction of the San Diego County Administration Center Waterfront Park Development project, located along Pacific Coast Highway between Ash and Grape streets in downtown San Diego. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., recently was awarded the $34-million design-build project, which also includes an underground parking garage. McCarthy’s design-build team includes SGPA, architect-of-record; Schmidt Design, landscape architect; and International Parking Design for the parking portion of the project. The official groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for … Read more