Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Refrigerated Warehouse in Sioux Falls

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard attended the recent groundbreaking for the first project to be built in the new Foundation Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Gil Haugan Construction, together with Tippmann Innovation, will build the 205,000-square-foot cold storage facility. Win Chill, a development, transportation and logistics company, will own the new facility which will have the capacity to support food wholesalers, retailers and food manufacturing customers in a four-state region. The cutting-edge design features the latest refrigeration and freezing technology available in the cold storage industry. The new building will feature 205,000 square feet of … Read more

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Modjeski and Masters Selected for Work on Blue Water Bridge in Michigan

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MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – Modjeski and Masters has been seletcted as prime consultant by the Michigan Department of Transportation for the anchor link and gusset plate replacement on the first Blue Water Bridge. This project selection continues Modjeski and Masters’ long-term relationship with MDOT on the Blue Water Bridge, a relationship that dates back to the mid-1930s when the firm’s co-founder, Ralph Modjeski, designed the first Blue Water Bridge. It has continued since then with Modjeski and Masters providing services including the complete rehabilitation of the first Blue Water Bridge (westbound), and the design of the second Blue Water Bridge (eastbound). … Read more

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Mayo Clinic to Serve as Anchor Tenant in New Discovery Square Building

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Mortenson Construction will break ground on the new Destination Medical Center Discovery Square development in Rochester, Minnesota. Mayo Clinic will serve as anchor tenant and will lease 30,000 square feet across three floors in the upcoming life science research and innovation building, which is adjacent to its historic campus. The project is planned for late 2017 with a target completion date in 2019. Building Highlights: The more than 60,000-square-foot facility will be ideally situated at the corner of 4th Street Southwest and 2nd Avenue Southwest in the 16-block Discovery Square sub-district, pending final approval Unique, integrated design … Read more

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Lift & Move USA to Attend SkillsUSA Annual Conference

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The Lift & Move USA program will promote careers in the crane, rigging and specialized transport industry to thousands of students and teachers at SkillsUSA’s annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky on June 19-23. An estimated 7,000 students and 5,000 teachers will attend the organization’s annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, providing an ideal opportunity for Lift & Move USA to promote the industry and its program of events. SkillsUSA is the national body that prepares school and college students for careers in trade and technical jobs. Lift & Move USA will have a booth at the Skills Conference … Read more

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Jobs Report Offers Reasons for Hope and Concern for Construction Industry, ABC Says

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — National construction employment added 11,000 net new jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in May according to analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders and Contractors. The nonresidential construction sector added 4,400 net new jobs in May after losing 1,000 net jobs in April (revised down from a net increase of 3,200 jobs), while the residential sector added 7,100 net jobs for the month. Overall construction employment expanded 2.9 percent on yearly basis, well above the year-over-year growth rate of 1.6 percent for all nonfarm industries. “Today’s jobs numbers supply a mixture … Read more

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