Pepper Construction Selects Asta Powerproject

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CHICAGO, Ill. – Pepper Construction Group has selected Asta Powerproject for its project scheduling system. The company, with nearly 1,000 employees and clients in the commercial and private sectors, has long used technology to drive efficiency and, ultimately, a better finished product. More than 100,000 schedulers worldwide rely on Asta Powerproject every day to create and update precise project schedules, collaborate across the enterprise, manage resources and costs and report progress to owners and clients. Catalyst, the Chicago, Illinois-area reseller for Asta Powerproject, completed the sale and will provide training. For more info on Asta Powerproject, visit: http://astapowerproject.com.

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NAWIC Installs 2016-2017 National President, New Board Members

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FORT WORTH, Texas – The National Association of Women in Construction installed Connie Leipard, CIT, as its 62nd National President during NAWIC’s recent Annual Meeting and Education Conference. Leipard, owner of Quality Drywall Construction, has been a member of NAWIC’s Central Missouri Chapter since 1995. Leipard’s goals for the upcoming year include providing training resources for chapter leaders and individual members to promote personal, professional and association growth, continuing succession planning for the upcoming retirement of NAWIC’s executive vice president and implementing a national marketing program. Leipard’s theme for her year in office is “Support – Encourage – Grow.” This … Read more

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Sundt Adds Staff in El Paso to Support Recent Growth in Region

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EL PASO, Texas – To support the company’s recent growth in the region, Sundt Construction, Inc. has added project engineer Mike Dominguez, Jr. and field superintendents Dan Norton, Jesus Rivera and Enrique Espalin to its El Paso, Texas team. The general contractor has been expanding in the state for several years, and Texas now accounts for 25 percent of the company’s work. Norton, an industry veteran of more than 30 years, joins the team constructing and renovating several high-rise residential communities for the Housing Authority of El Paso. His extensive background in residential construction will play a major role in … Read more

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Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Shifts to New Construction from Demolition

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Skanska its joint-venture partner Stacy and Witbeck will begin construction of foundations for the new Sixth Street Viaduct in Los Angeles, California, this this month. This is a significant milestone for the project which, until now, has primarily consisted of the demolition of the previous structure. Foundation work will commence immediately and conclude late in 2017. Numerous foundations will be drilled, utilizing thousands of cubic yards of concrete and millions of pounds of reinforcing steel. This work will be followed by construction of the distinctive “Y” columns and the viaduct superstructure. HNTB is the designer of … Read more

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BNBuilders Awarded $23.8M UCLA Geffen Academy Project

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. – BNBuilders was recently awarded the $23.8-million Geffen Academy project on the campus of UCLA in California. Geffen Academy is a new college preparatory school for students in grades 6-12 from across the greater Los Angeles area, including children of UCLA faculty and staff. The new school, which is also the first K-12 facility awarded to BNBuilders Southern California office, will offer a world-class education to more than 600 students when it opens in late 2018. The Geffen Academy will be located in the existing 75,000-square-foot, three-level Kinross Building. The Kinross Building was built in 2002 as … Read more

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