Health First Provides Cape Canaveral Hospital Construction Project Update

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Exactly one year since Health First broke ground on the new Cape Canaveral replacement hospital in Merritt Island, Florida, officials provided an onsite status update on the project. Since the first ceremonial turn of dirt on “3-2-1 Day” in 2024 a lot has happened; the existing building on the premises has been demolished, land cleared, drainage systems installed, pilings driven, foundation laid and walls are now going up at a rapid pace. The project includes a five-story hospital, three-story medical office building and a four-story parking garage. At 1 a.m. March 21, the final concrete pour began for the deck … Read more

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Willmeng Celebrates Grand Opening of New SARRC Campus in Mesa, Arizona

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Willmeng Construction celebrated the completion of work for Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center on its new Kathryn G. Bosco Campus in Mesa, Arizona. The grand opening event marked a major step for SARRC, which provides valuable, evidence-based programs that support individuals with autism spectrum disorder from childhood to adulthood statewide, ensuring that impactful services are accessible to every resident of Arizona. For the Kathryn G. Bosco Campus, Willmeng worked with the design team to refresh an aging, 14,497-square-foot building and completely reconfigure the space to accommodate SARRC’s unique needs. The updated campus will consist of four preschool classrooms and … Read more

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Grady Lonigan Hired as Big-D Companies Vice President of Self-Perform 

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Big-D Companies has announced the appointment of Grady Lonigan as the new vice president of Self-Perform.   Lonigan joins Big-D with over two decades of expertise in concrete construction and a proven track record of delivering exceptional results on complex projects  Lonigan is a third-generation builder whose career reflects an impressive journey through various roles in concrete construction. From estimating to division and regional management, he has developed deep insights into the project cycle and a reputation for fostering team growth and advancing construction capabilities.   Before joining Big-D, Lonigan served as President of Lonigan Co., a consultancy specializing in concrete … Read more

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$150M Vertical Expansion Project Begins at Huntsville Hospital Madison Street Tower

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Robins & Morton has begun work on the $150 million vertical expansion at Huntsville Hospital Madison Street Tower in Huntsville, Alabama. The five-story, 154,000-square-foot project will add 120 beds, as well as a cardiothoracic intensive care unit, a neuro intensive care unit for neurosurgical and stroke patients, three floors of new acute medical space, and a new and improved emergency department vehicle entrance. Additionally, 70 existing patient rooms will be converted from double occupancy to single occupancy. When the expansion is complete, the hospital will have a total of 931 patient beds, up from 881 currently. The project is scheduled … Read more

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ABC: Government-Registered Apprenticeship Programs Still Do Not Meet Construction Workforce Needs

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At current rates of participation and completion, federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs, or GRAPs, are still failing to meet the construction industry’s short- and long-term skilled workforce development needs, according to an annual Associated Builders and Contractors’ analysis of released U.S. Department of Labor data. ABC estimates that, in fiscal year 2024, the construction industry’s federal and state GRAPs had about 290,000 apprentice participants and yielded less than 40,000 completers.* The DOL’s data presents 5-year trend lines indicating there has been stronger proportional growth in the number of nonunion GRAPs, apprentice participants and apprentice completers compared to union-affiliated GRAPs … Read more

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