Felling Trailers Online Auction to Benefit Alzheimer’s Disease Organization

SAUK CENTRE, Minn. — Felling Trailers conducted its third online auction of a FT-3 drop deck utility trailer to benefit a non-profit organization. The company wanted to bring awareness of and support to Alzheimer’s disease and individuals affected by the disease. Felling Trailers manufactured and painted one of its most popular trailers “Alzheimer’s purple” and auctioned it online for 10 days during the month of October. Tredit Tire donated the wheels and Midwest Industrial Coatings, Inc. donated the custom metallic purple paint for this trailer and cause. One hundred percent of the $2,975 winning bid benefits Act on Alzheimer’s — … Read more

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BNBuilders Begins Construction on Illumina San Diego Facility Expansion

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — BNBuilders will commence construction on the Illumina manufacturing expansion in San Diego, California. BNBuilders is tasked with the interior build-out of a new 300,000-square-foot facility to expand Illumina’s existing San Diego operations. Specializing in biotech construction projects, BNBuilders is utilizing its technical expertise to support the growth of the biotech industry in San Diego and the West Coast. As part of the expansion team from the conceptual stage, BNBuilders is providing both preconstruction and construction services to Illumina. The project will include the expansion of the central plant, and the interior build-out of the shell into … Read more

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Stevens Construction Begins Expansion Project at Conservancy of Southwest Florida

NAPLES, Fla. — Stevens Construction has been selected as the construction manager for an expansion project at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. Located at 1495 Smith Preserve Way in Naples, Florida, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida is dedicated to protecting Southwest Florida’s water, land, wildlife and future. Stevens Construction is building a new outdoor wildlife rehabilitation area at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida’s von Arx Wildlife Hospital. The expansion includes new wildlife recovery areas and outside structures that will allow the Conservancy to enhance its care of wildlife with the goal of rehabilitating animals and returning them to the wild. … Read more

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Lynn University to Build Christine E. Lynn University Center

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Lynn University plans to build the Christine E. Lynn University Center, a project that begins the final phase of the school’s Campus Master Plan. The new building is made possible by a $15-million gift, the largest in university history, from Board of Trustees Chair Christine E. Lynn. Lynn’s commitment is a challenge grant that establishes the foundation for others to participate in this momentous project. The university center’s design is the culmination of years of preparation, beginning with the development of the Lynn 2020 strategic plan in 2005, and the Campus Master Plan, developed with Gensler … Read more

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Construction Firms Urged To Take Steps to Improve Workplace Safety

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Associated General Contractors of America and Carolinas Associated General Contractors are urging commercial construction firms across the country to act on 13 specific steps to further improve workplace safety. Association officials said the new safety measures were needed to address a growing influx of new and inexperienced workers that is contributing to an increase in the number of construction fatalities nationwide and in the Carolinas. “As new, relatively inexperienced workers come on board, it is becoming increasingly clear that we need to do more as an industry to make sure these workers do not harm themselves … Read more

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