McCarthy Building Companies Selected to Build $400M Battery Materials Manufacturing Plant in St. Louis

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McCarthy Building Companies has been selected by ICL to build a $400-million lithium iron phosphate battery materials manufacturing plant in St. Louis, Missouri. The new facility is expected to be the first commercial-scale LFP battery materials manufacturing plant in the United States and will serve as the foundation for ICL’s global battery materials business. The 140,000-square-foot battery materials plant is expected to produce 30,000 metric tons for use in batteries that can store energy needed to run electric vehicles, charging stations or on the electric grid. ICL’s investment in the plant was augmented by a $197-million grant from the U.S. … Read more

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Gilbane Building Company Celebrates the Grand Opening of Dreamers Academy

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Gilbane Building Company, together with Wolfe Architects, Inc., Kimley-Horn and HighMark School Development, delivered a K-5 independent public charter school in Sarasota, Florida using a design-build approach. Settled on a 5.4-acre greenfield site, this two-story, 43,100-square-foot institution aims to nurture bilingual, biliterate and cross-cultural leaders who will be fluent in English and Spanish by the time they reach fifth grade. The Florida Development Finance Corporation financed this educational campus through a state bond –the first time the FDFC has selected a new school for state bond financing. This standalone facility includes 36 spacious classrooms, dedicated spaces for science, art and … Read more

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PCL Construction Completes Minnesota Zoo Treetop Trail

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The Minnesota Zoo Treetop Trail is officially open to the public. Located in Apple Valley, construction began in May of 2022. Built by PCL Construction, the project consisted of repurposing the zoo’s old monorail track to make the 1.25-mile elevated walking path, rising to 32 feet above ground at the highest point. The new visitor attraction will be the world’s longest elevated pedestrian loop and will become the centerpiece of the zoo’s vision to reconnect its guests with nature. The track was converted into an 8-foot-wide walking path with multiple access points and overlooks to view the animal exhibits and … Read more

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Final Beam Placement Marks Completion of Structural Work on Sherwin-Williams New Global R&D Center

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The Sherwin-Williams Company, along with the project’s construction workers, recently celebrated a topping off ceremony with the placement of the final steel beam for the company’s new Global Research and Development Center located in Brecksville, Ohio. This milestone marks the completion of the construction project’s structural work, a project that began with a groundbreaking ceremony in October 2021. Part of the company’s Building Our Future project, the 600,000-square-foot facility will bring chemists, engineers, technicians and support teams together into a state-of-the-art hub for innovation and development of the Sherwin-Williams future products and services. The new R&D Center will support product … Read more

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Clark Construction Opens Office in Los Angeles

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Clark hosted community and business leaders at an open house to celebrate the grand opening of its new office in Los Angeles, California. The office is designed to bring Clark closer to its local clients, partners and community stakeholders. Delivering projects across a variety of market sectors, Clark has partnered with public and private development clients such as the city and county of Los Angeles; the city of Long Beach; the city of Beverly Hills; the University of Southern California; the University of California, Los Angeles; Pepperdine University; Los Angeles World Airports; Los Angeles Unified School District; and many others. … Read more

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