TKC Awarded Visitor’s Quarters at Scott Air Force Base

The Korte Company was recently awarded a construction contract for a six-story, 284-room Visitor’s Quarters at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. When completed in the fall of 2017, the 170,000-square-foot facility is designed to be USGBC LEED Certified Silver. The guest rooms include many of the amenities as a hotel room, including a bed, desk, closet, as well as a microwave and refrigerator. Business suites, located on the upper floors, are larger and have additional square footage for an in-room washer and dryer. The facility also includes a fitness area, conference rooms, retail shops, business center, administrative offices, an … Read more

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BNBuilders Begins Construction on Illumina San Diego Facility Expansion

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — BNBuilders will commence construction on the Illumina manufacturing expansion in San Diego, California. BNBuilders is tasked with the interior build-out of a new 300,000-square-foot facility to expand Illumina’s existing San Diego operations. Specializing in biotech construction projects, BNBuilders is utilizing its technical expertise to support the growth of the biotech industry in San Diego and the West Coast. As part of the expansion team from the conceptual stage, BNBuilders is providing both preconstruction and construction services to Illumina. The project will include the expansion of the central plant, and the interior build-out of the shell into … Read more

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Stevens Construction Begins Expansion Project at Conservancy of Southwest Florida

NAPLES, Fla. — Stevens Construction has been selected as the construction manager for an expansion project at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. Located at 1495 Smith Preserve Way in Naples, Florida, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida is dedicated to protecting Southwest Florida’s water, land, wildlife and future. Stevens Construction is building a new outdoor wildlife rehabilitation area at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s von Arx Wildlife Hospital. The expansion includes new wildlife recovery areas and outside structures that will allow the Conservancy to enhance its care of wildlife with the goal of rehabilitating animals and returning them to the wild. … Read more

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Knutson Completes Rochester Fire Station No. 2

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Rochester Fire Station No. 2 open house was Thursday, Oct. 15 at the new fire station in northeast Rochester, Minnesota. The new fire station, built by Knutson Construction, provides the Rochester Fire Department with a new 31,000-square-foot facility and is replacing the fire station previously located near Silver Lake, Minnesota. The new station includes a dispatch center, emergency operations center, office space and a communications room. The upper level includes four apparatus bays, dormitories, kitchen and dining space, a fitness room and offices. Additional features include a small mezzanine, a four-story training tower and an outdoor … Read more

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Construction Unemployment Falls to Lowest September Mark in 15 Years

The number of unemployed workers with construction experience dropped to the lowest total for September since 2000, as hiring continued to slow despite robust demand for construction, according to a recent analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned that the hiring slowdown most likely reflects a lack of available workers that could lead to project delays unless more students and workers join the construction sector. “Growth in the construction workforce has been slowing throughout 2015, just at the time that construction spending has accelerated to a multi-year high,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Contractors … Read more

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