The Christman Company Hires John Coker as Assistant Project Superintendent

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John Coker has joined The Christman Company as an assistant project superintendent in the construction management and real estate development firm’s office in Knoxville, Tennessee. “John has more than 20 years of experience as a general contractor and has managed project sites of all types from buildouts to remodels in the commercial and residential fields,” said Marty Gibbs, senior vice president and general manager for the company’s operations in Knoxville. Coker will assist with the organization of construction activities, cost estimates, work plans, material procurement and scheduling. He has owned construction and contractor firms and is a licensed general contractor … Read more

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ABC’s March Construction Backlog Indicator Down to Lowest Level

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Associated Builders and Contractors reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator declined to 8.7 months in March, according to an ABC member survey conducted March 20-April 3. The reading is .4 months higher than in March 2022. View ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index tables for March. View the historic Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index data series. Backlog slipped in March and is at its lowest level since August 2022. Backlog is down on a monthly basis in every region except for the South, which continues to be associated with elevated levels of current and future construction … Read more

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New University of Arizona Applied Research Building Furthers Space Research

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The University of Arizona marked the completion of construction and opening of the $85-million Applied Research Building in Tucson, Arizona. With the progressive design-build partnership between integrated design firm SmithGroup and general contractor McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., the 89,000-square-foot ARB will house all research spaces related to the fabrication and testing of satellites in one integrated facility. The ARB is the new home of applied physical sciences and engineering, connecting faculty across four colleges and eight departments — College of Engineering; College of Science; College of Optical Sciences; and the College of Medicine — enabling space science and exploration, advanced manufacturing … Read more

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Faith Technologies Incorporated Receives Safety Excellence Recognitions  

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Faith Technologies Incorporated was recognized with four national and regional safety awards. FTI was awarded first place in the Specialty Contractors division (over four million hours category) by the Associated General Contractors of America at the 2023 Construction Safety Excellence Awards. AGC ranks its commercial and industrial contractor members that build long-lasting, high-quality construction projects, based on work hours. Award winners are selected by a panel of five independent safety professionals within the government, corporate and insurance industries. FTI was selected as both the overall Safety Excellence Grand Award winner,as well as the first-place award winner in the sub-contractor category (for over 500,000 work hours) by The Builders, A Chapter … Read more

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Construction Begins on Phase IID of Westhaven Park in Chicago

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McShane Construction Company and joint venture partner, Ashlaur Construction, were selected by Brinshore Development and The Michaels Organization to build Phase IID of Westhaven Park in Chicago, Illinois. The 12-story development will integrate 96 mixed-income apartment units with ground-floor retail space. The precast concrete building will incorporate a total of 121,800 square feet. Three retail spaces will occupy the ground floor with residential units on floors two through 12. Units will feature quartz kitchen countertops, luxury vinyl plank flooring, stainless steel appliances and in-unit washers and dryers. Floorplans will be offered in one- and two-bedroom layouts. 66% of units will … Read more

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