First U.S ‘Next-Generation’ Biomanufacturing Plant Amgen Comes to Rhode Island

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Amgen will expand in Rhode Island, with a new $160-million, next-generation biomanufacturing plant that will be the first of its kind in the United States. The facility, which will produce approximately 150 new highly skilled manufacturing jobs, will be supported by incentives from Rhode Island’s innovative toolkit of economic development programs. “I am thrilled that Amgen is planning to expand and bring new, highly skilled jobs to Rhode Island and further enhance the State’s life sciences community and manufacturing expertise,” said Governor Gina M. Raimondo. “We welcome Amgen’s future health care advancements for patients around the world … Read more

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Winter Construction Tops Out AC Hotel and Moxy Hotel in Midtown Atlanta

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ATLANTA, Ga. – Winter Construction recently has topped out the 11-story AC Hotel and Moxy Hotel in Midtown Atlanta. The dual-branded hotel by Marriott includes the Moxy, debuting in Georgia and designed for millennials, and the AC Hotel, Marriott’s European-inspired hotel. Situated between 13th and 14th Streets, the two hotels have distinct entrances and separate elevators and floors, with a shared common floor that includes a pool, fitness center, bar and business center. The Moxy will include 155 rooms and the AC Hotel will include 133 rooms. The building’s total area will be 266,000 square feet, including four levels of … Read more

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Lemonwood Elementary School Phase One Opens

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SANTA ANA, Calif. – Phase one of the redesigned Lemonwood Elementary in Oxnard School District (California) is now open. SVA Architects was the architect on the project, with Swinerton Builders serving as general contractor and Caldwell Flores Winters, Inc. as program manager. The $31.4-million Lemonwood Elementary campus will house 900 K-8 students. The project has been strategically developed on a fully occupied campus with minimal disturbance and no interim housing. The completed first phase includes the main classroom and multipurpose buildings. Phase two, which is underway, will include new kindergarten classrooms and administration buildings and will be completed in 2019. … Read more

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Brasfield & Gorrie Marks Construction Milestone on Ovation Office Buildings

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – General contractor Brasfield & Gorrie joined Highwoods Properties to mark a milestone in the construction of a new headquarters facility in the Ovation mixed-use development within the Cool Springs district of Franklin, Tennessee. The facility will serve as the new U.S. headquarters for Mars Petcare. During a recent ceremony, construction crews celebrated the topping out milestone. With two connected buildings and a seven-level parking garage, the new headquarters will include approximately 223,700 square feet of office space that will provide pet-friendly and collaborative areas for employees. Designed and constructed with sustainability in mind, the facility is pursuing … Read more

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Construction Costs Surge in April

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The cost of goods used in construction jumped in April at the fastest year-over-year rate since 2011, with ongoing increases for a wide range of building materials, including many that are subject to proposed tariffs that could drive prices still higher and cause scarcities, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. Association officials said that the new data indicates many firms are already being squeezed by higher materials prices that they are unable to pass along to their customers. “Contractors have started to boost the prices they charge, but they are falling … Read more

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