Construction Spending Slips in May, Rises First Five Months of 2016

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Construction spending dipped in May but posted strong, broad-based gains for the first five months of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, according to a recent analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the construction spending gains come amid signs that contractors are having an increasingly hard time finding qualified workers to hire. “Mild winter weather in many regions early in 2016, followed by extreme rains in some locations in May, has probably distorted monthly spending patterns but shouldn’t mask the robust widespread growth in demand for construction so far this year,” said Ken … Read more

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New Osteopathic School of Medicine Designed to Address Arkansas’ Physician Shortage

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – One-hundred and fifteen medical students will join the Arkansas State University Jonesboro campus, Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fall when the new school of osteopathic medicine opens for its first class. Planned and designed by DesignGroup, the school had a groundbreaking in June. The school is housed in Wilson Hall, the oldest building on the A-State campus and a centerpiece on the historic quad. The 86,000-square-foot hall required a major renovation to incorporate an osteopathic manipulative medicine lab, gross anatomy lab, simulated operating room and emergency room skills lab among other classrooms. Since distance learning will be an important … Read more

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Al Arjona is Promoted to Senior Superintendent at MYCON

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MCKINNEY, Texas – Al Arjona was recently promoted to senior superintendent with MYCON General Contractors. Arjona began his career with MYCON in 2004 and has been involved in many notable projects in South Texas over the years. As a senior superintendent, he demonstrates effective leadership, organizational and time-management skills while proactively managing client relationships.

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Seismic Design at 181 Fremont to Set New Standards on Earthquake Resiliency

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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The new 70-story mixed-use tower at 181 Fremont Street in San Francisco, California, being developed by Jay Paul Company, will be the most resilient building on the West Coast of the United States, with a structural design that will set new standards in earthquake resiliency for future urban development. With renowned global firm ARUP as the structural engineer, 181 Fremont is at the leading edge of the next generation of buildings in the U.S., utilizing a unique megabrace system that would virtually eliminate structural damage in a significant earthquake (defined as a 500-year earthquake). 181 Fremont … Read more

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Lendlease to Provide CM for Pfizer’s New Biologics Clinical Manufacturing Facility

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BOSTON, Mass. – Lendlease was recently selected to provide construction management services for Pfizer’s new biologics clinical manufacturing facility in Andover, Massachusetts. On June 16, Pfizer broke ground for the 175,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility that will enable the production of high-quality, complex biologics and vaccines. The new clinical manufacturing facility is designed with five independent manufacturing suites to support Pfizer’s highly complex and diverse biologics research effort. The facility will: Employ flexible design to fully enable next generation manufacturing strategies Leverage state-of-the-art, single-use bioreactors and disposable process technologies Provide clinical manufacturing options with the lowest cost and greatest flexibility for efficiently … Read more

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