McCarthy Completes Largest Public Port Project on Texas Coast  

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McCarthy has completed construction of Berth 8 at Port Freeport, Texas. Part of the Velasco Terminal, Berth 8 features over 925 feet of berth and an associated roll-on/roll-off dock extension. The expansion represents the single largest project built by a public port on the Texas Gulf Coast. McCarthy began construction in 2020 and achieved substantial completion in May 2023. The scope of work included demolition of an existing concrete relieving platform, dry excavation, combi-wall bulkhead installation, construction of the new wharf, which included wharf piling, mechanical and hydraulic dredging, mudline/shoreline protection system and mooring and breasting system, plus the rehabilitation […]

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Cadence McShane Completes McKinney Logistics Center – Building C

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Cadence McShane Construction Company has completed the McKinney Building C industrial project, located in McKinney, Texas. The project was completed for CORE5 Industrial Partners. The McKinney Building C industrial project is a warehouse featuring 279,356 square feet of industrial space. The project boasts a 32-foot clear height, 48 overhead dock doors and four drive-up ramps in a cross-dock configuration. The lot will have 50 trailer spaces and 249 parking spaces. The project was a collaborative effort between Cadence McShane and Macgregor Associates Architects. The team worked closely together throughout the project, ensuring the facility was built to the highest standards […]

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Western Specialty Contractors Installs Green Roof on OSF HealthCare’s New Ministry Headquarters in Illinois

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Western Specialty Contractors was part of the team that transformed a seven-story historic building in downtown Peoria, Illinois into OSF HealthCare’s new Ministry Headquarters. Western replaced the building’s old roof with a low-maintenance roof garden system designed to alleviate stormwater runoff, extend the life of the roof and add aesthetic value. Most recently owned by Caterpillar, the building along with the Peoria Professional Building and an adjacent parking lot were donated to OSF HealthCare in January 2018. The building had been slated for demolition and was in various stages of disrepair. The building’s $150-million, four-year restoration, with two years occurring […]

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Logistics Property Company Breaks Ground on Oak Forest Logistics Center

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Logistics Property Company has begun construction on a new logistics center in Oak Forest, Illinois. The nearly 665,000-square-foot development is located with immediate access to the I-57 four-way interchange at 167th Street, just two miles from the I-57 and I-80 interchange and three miles from I-294. Located 24 miles from downtown Chicago, the building will feature four drive-in doors, 117 exterior docks and parking for 116 trailers and more than 500 cars. The general contractor is FCL Builders, with Architects Plus Design Studio as the architect and SPACECO as the civil engineer. Oak Forest Logistics Center will deliver at the […]

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New High School in Galveston, Texas Breaks Ground

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Team members from Galveston Independent School District, Zero/Six Consulting, Gilbane Building Company, J.W. Kelso Construction and PBK Architects gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Ball High School in Galveston, Texas. Standing behind the podium in a wall of purple and gold, Ball High School cheerleaders, marching band and ROTC all came out to join in the festivities. Other community members from the GISD District, GISD Visioning Committee and GISD Educational Fund also attended to show overwhelming support for passing the 2023 GISD Bond Program and the new 457,500-square-foot campus. The project will demolish the current Ball High School […]

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