Community Celebrates Grand Opening of Ameren Missouri North Metro Operating Center

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Community leaders and stakeholders recently celebrated the grand opening of Ameren Missouri’s new $20.7-million North Metro Operating Center, located in St. Louis, Missouri and constructed through a joint-venture partnership with general contractors PARIC Corporation and KAI Build. The new North Metro Operating Center is built for up to 70 Ameren Missouri employees and serves more than 135,000 customers in North St. Louis and surrounding communities. It replaces and expands the company’s Geraldine Operating Center, which stood adjacent to the new facility and served the community for more than 60 years. Construction on the North Metro Operating Center began in 2019 … Read more

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John Somers Named AEM Vice President, Construction & Utility Sector

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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has named John Somers as its vice president, Construction & Utility Sector, effective immediately. Somers replaces Megan Tanel, who will succeed Dennis Slater as AEM president effective Jan. 1. Somers will be responsible for the strategic direction of construction and utility programs and services for AEM membership, and he will serve as the primary liaison to AEM’s CE Sector Board and with CE-specific industry organizations, customer groups and government agencies, both in North America and worldwide. Somers joined AEM in 2007 and has held various positions with increasing responsibility within the organization over the past … Read more

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Town of North Branford Celebrates Groundbreaking of New High School

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Officials from the North Branford School District, the state of Connecticut and the Town of North Branford recently joined school faculty and staff, as well as representatives from Construction Solutions Group, Quisenberry Arcari Malik, LLC and Gilbane Building Company, gathered to celebrate the official groundbreaking of the new 106,000-square-foot North Branford High School. The new facility will accommodate 524 high school students and feature spaces for learning commons, science labs, engineering and technology, culinary arts, media center, arts and music, a gymnasium and a cafeteria. The new high school will be constructed in multiple phases over a 30-month period to … Read more

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Nonresidential Construction Spending Contracts 0.6% in September, Says ABC

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National nonresidential construction spending contracted 0.6% in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published recently by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $791.2 billion for the month. Spending was down in 11 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories, with spending in amusement and recreation unchanged for the month. Both private and public nonresidential spending declined 0.6% in September. “It is not surprising that nonresidential construction spending declined in September,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “Nonresidential construction spending has generally been trending lower for several months and the factors … Read more

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Swinerton One of First Contractors with In-House Operators for Layout Automation Robot

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General contractor Swinerton is officially the first construction company with fully trained in-house operators for robot-powered tools for the modern construction workforce. Swinerton’s innovation and self-perform drywall departments partnered with Dusty Robotics during their prototyping phase of development, providing access to projects for testing and valuable functionality feedback. Through its R&D partnership with the robotics company, Swinerton has successfully used one of its layout tools on several building projects. According to Swinerton Vice President and Division Manager of Self-Perform Services Jim Watson, “the company has seen benefits such as schedule acceleration, and foremen saving time and improving quality by taking … Read more

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