McCarthy Begins Preconstruction on Barry Rose Water Reclamation Facility

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McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. has begun preconstruction work on the Barry Rose Water Reclamation Facility located in Pearland, Texas. The project is part of the city’s effort to support its rapidly growing population by improving water and wastewater facilities. The new treatment facility will be able to handle 5 million gallons per day. The scope of work includes updating the 50-year-old existing plant, assisting with critical maintenance and replacing mechanical components at the end of operating life to ensure efficient operation until the new facility is complete. Additionally, the project includes the decommissioning and demolition of the nearby Longwood WRF […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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