PUYALLUP, Wa. — Group Health Cooperative recently opened its new Puyallup medical center. Just over a year ago, this 50,000-square-foot, two-story facility was little more than a cardboard mock-up in a warehouse in Tukwila. This cutting-edge facility, reminiscent of a lodge and complete with a green roof, graces a wooded park-like setting in Puyallup’s South Hill neighborhood. Everything in this new medical center, from the location of the exam room doors to the way that patients will access the lab, was carefully thought-out and analyzed in a unique year-long design process that involved the architects, CollinsWoerman; the builder, GLY Construction; … Read more
Balfour Beatty Joins W&J and M.W. Williams in Groundbreaking on Florida Tech Center
Palm Bay, Fla. – Balfour Beatty Construction, W & J Construction Corporation and M.W. Williams Construction Group broke ground on the $100-million Harris Technology Center in Palm Bay, Fla. At a groundbreaking ceremony on November 27, Florida Governor Rick Scott and Harris Corporation President and CEO William Brown joined other state and local dignitaries to kick off construction on the facility that will become the centerpiece for some of the company’s most advanced engineering efforts. The six-story, 464,000-square-foot Harris Technology Center is part of an initiative designed to foster engineering innovation, while retaining existing and attracting new highly skilled engineers … Read more
AGC Reports on Fiscal Cliff, Construction Employment
Construction employment declined by 20,000 jobs in November while the industry’s unemployment rate hit 12.2 percent, according to an analysis of new federal data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. The construction employment figures likely reflect the fact many contractors have already cut staff and delayed hiring new employees because of the threat of the “fiscal cliff,” according to results of a survey of member firms the association also released today. “It is discouraging that construction employment is still struggling after more three years of expansion in the overall economy,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. … Read more
OSHA Requests Recommendations to Update Construction Industry Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is issuing a Request for Information to initiate the fourth phase of its Standards Improvement Project. The purpose of SIP-IV is to improve and streamline existing OSHA construction standards by removing or revising requirements that are confusing or outdated, or that duplicate, or are inconsistent with, other standards. The agency invites the public, including employers, employees and employee representatives to submit recommendations for revisions to existing construction standards and the rationale for these recommendations. SIP-IV will focus primarily on OSHA's construction standards. OSHA began the SIP rulemaking process in 1996 in response … Read more
Women in Concrete Alliance Seeks Nominees for Woman of Distinction Award
DUBLIN, Ohio — The Women in Concrete Alliance — a networking organization for women in the concrete industry — has announced the call for entries for the third annual Woman of Distinction award. According to Kari Moosmann, co-founder of WICA, the award was created to celebrate women in the industry. “We are excited to see a woman in the industry honored by her peers,” said Moosmann. “This award will reinforce that women are a valued resource in the concrete construction industry.” WICA co-founder Kimberly Kayler noted that the recipient of the award will signify the spirit of the Women … Read more





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