Turner Awarded Contract to Build Major Motion Picture Studio

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Togus Urban Renewal has contracted Turner Construction Company to build a 1.5-million-square-foot motion picture and television studio in Bayonne, New Jersey. The name of the new facility, 1888 Studios, recognizes the year the motion picture camera was invented. The 17-building campus will include studio sound stage buildings, flexible support/office spaces and workshop/mill buildings in which the stage sets will be constructed and stored. It is expected that more than 2,000 construction workers will contribute to building the studio, which will have approximately 2,000-3,000 full-time employees working in the studio when complete. Environmental sustainability and resiliency will be built into the … Read more

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Groundbreaking of Helios Medical Campus Highlights Bright Future for North Las Vegas

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The development team from Pacific Group and community leaders from the city of North Las Vegas broke ground on the new Helios Health and Wellness Campus, kicking off a new era of economic development and job creation that will result in a transformative campus and economic hub to serve the growing population of North Las Vegas, Nevada. The project, designated as a Job Creation Zone, has been named Helios. Part world-class medical campus and part community gathering place to dine, shop and stay, Helios will offer the community advanced and accessible healthcare hubs, and essential gathering places for locals to … Read more

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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Jumps; Contractor Confidence Remains Steady

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Associated Builders and Contractors reports that its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 9 months in September, according to an ABC member survey conducted Sept. 20-Oct. 5. The reading is 1.4 months higher than in Sept. 2021. View ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index tables for September. Backlog reached its highest level since May and is once again above the level observed at the start of the pandemic (8.9 months in February 2020). Backlog in heavy industrial increased sizably in September, spurred by a 21.5% year-over-year increase in manufacturing-related construction spending. ABC’s Construction Confidence Index readings for profit margins … Read more

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2022 DCC Award Winners Announced

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The Decorative Concrete Council announced the winners of its 14th annual Decorative Concrete International Awards competition. The winners were recognized at ASCC’s Annual Conference, September 29, in Cleveland, Ohio. Colorado Hardscapes won the WOW! Award, best overall project, for the USAFA Air Gardens, a restoration project to return the Air Force Academy’s Air Gardens, what had been the focal point of the cadet parade grounds, to its former glory. The area is a 600-foot grid of concrete, landscaping and pools. After 46 years lying dormant, Colorado Hardscapes was tasked with replacing the Air Garden’s walkways, bridges and pool copings, and … Read more

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