Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s St. Paul Campus Earns ‘Brick in Architecture’ Award

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Knutson Construction’s project, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s St. Paul Campus, was recently selected as a Gold award winner for the Brick Industry Association’s ‘Brick in Architecture’ awards program. Since its founding in 1934, the Brick Industry Association has been the nationwide authority on clay brick construction. In 1989, the BIA began sponsoring the ‘Brick in Architecture’ awards, which is now recognized as one of the nation’s most prestigious architectural award programs. To be considered, the applicant’s building or paving material must be primarily comprised of new clay brick products. Categories for the award include residential (single … Read more

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700 Penn Reaches Project Milestone

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A year after breaking ground on the 700 Penn development, Clark Construction has completed concrete operations on two of the three buildings that will make up the 415,000-square-foot, mixed-use development located in the Eastern Market neighborhood in Washington, D.C. To reach this milestone, the project team planned and placed 30,000 cubic yards of concrete, 115,000 linear feet of conduit, 3,500 sleeves in decks and 50,000 square feet of below-grade waterproofing. When complete, the 700 Penn development will feature two residential buildings with 128 units, all situated on top of a multi-level, below-grade garage. The seven-story office building … Read more

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Sundt-Yates Breaks Ground on Harrah’s Ak-chin Casino

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AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY, Ariz. – The Ak-Chin Indian Community and Sundt-Yates, a joint venture between Sundt Construction, Inc. and Yates Construction, recently broke ground on a multi-million dollar expansion at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino in the Ak-Chin Indian Community near Maricopa, Arizona. Designed by TBE Architects, the expansion will include a spa, a conference center with multi-use ballroom space, a parking garage, additional restaurants and more than 200 guest rooms. According to Robert Livingston, general manager of Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino, this expansion will not only increase room availability and accommodate additional hotel guests, but will also afford the property the opportunity … Read more

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Gilbane Awarded Design-Build of Rountree Rehab Facility

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Gilbane Building Company has been selected by Santa Cruz County for the Design-Build of the Rountree Rehabilitation & Re-Entry facility expansion. This expansion will provide approximately 29,300 square feet of new housing and a program which includes 64 minimum security beds, a dayroom, a visitation area, administrative facilities, an intake/release area and facility support space. Renovations to the existing structure will provide an educational/vocational program area, an interview and counseling room, group rooms, indoor recreation, administrative support space, an officer workstation, video visitation stations, restrooms and a new laundry facility. This important project represents the embodiment of the sheriff department’s … Read more

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Data on Severity of Construction Worker Shortages to be Released Aug. 31

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At 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Aug. 31, the Associated General Contractors of America will release new data showing the severity of construction worker shortages nationwide and by region and state* during a media conference call at 800-874-4559 (verbal pass code TURM15731). The new data is based on a comprehensive survey of construction firms and includes data on how many firms are coping with labor shortages and what some of the possible causes are for tight labor conditions. Stephen Sandherr, the association’s CEO, will release the new worker shortage data and identify measures public officials should take to increase the … Read more

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