MINNEAPOLIS — Mortenson Construction announced it has completed 1 million work hours without a job-related illness or injury. The company credits the achievement to its Zero Injury safety program efforts designed to eliminate worker injury across all its project sites and locations. In total, more than 2,100 Mortenson team members working on 158 projects across North America have been injury-free. According the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2009 — the last full year reported — there were approximately 288,000 non-fatal construction-related injuries in the U.S. or 4.3 recordable incidents per 100 full-time workers. A recordable incident … Read more

GREENWICH, Conn. — United Rentals, Inc. announced its new partnership as an official sponsor of the National Hispanic Construction Association. The company will support the NHCA in its mission to provide educational, professional and technical resources to members of state and regional Hispanic contractor associations. Dennis Walker, United Rentals national accounts manager, will represent the company on the NHCA's corporate advisory board. “We are proud to extend our commitment to industry diversity and safety with our sponsorship of the NHCA's agenda,” Walker said. “United Rentals has long recognized the important role of Hispanic-owned companies as one of the fastest-growing segments … Read more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company, and Mortenson, a U.S.- based, privately-held construction services company, celebrated the start of construction on the 137.5 million, 500-room Radisson Blu Hotel that will adjoin Mall of America. Carlson and Mortenson are equity partners in the hotel. Mortenson is the developer and general contractor, and Carlson Hotels has a 40-year management contract to manage the hotel. Situated on the mall’s south side, the upper upscale hotel is an important step in the Phase II high-end expansion at Mall of America. The hotel is expected to open in March 2013. “This … Read more

Sundt Construction, Inc. was selected to build the Kings County Courthouse in Hanford for the Superior Court of California, County of Kings, by the Administrative Office of the Courts. The $100-million courthouse is the largest courthouse project Sundt has been awarded by the AOC to date. “We are thrilled with this selection,” said Wayne Einbinder, vice president for Sundt who heads the company's Special Projects Division. “This will be the fourth contract awarded to Sundt by the AOC, validating our previous excellent work. It will also be the largest project between our organizations, confirming Sundt's focused approach to winning courthouses … Read more