Twenty-Five States and District of Columbia Add Construction Jobs in August, says AGC

Illinois adds most jobs in August, while Minnesota loses most jobs monthly and New Mexico has largest monthly percent decline Construction jobs were added in half the states in August, while the number of states with year-over-year job gains rose to 10 from just six in July, the Associated General Contractors reported in an analysis of state employment data released today by the Labor Department. The number of states that increased construction employment over 12 months was the largest since October 2008. “National construction employment has been flat since March, and more areas have seen an upturn in employment, while … Read more

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Balfour Beatty, McCarthy Awarded Fort Hood Replacement Hospital Project

The Balfour Beatty | McCarthy joint venture, with HKS Architects and Wingler & Sharp as design partners, was selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide design-build services for the Fort Hood Replacement Hospital project at Fort Hood, Texas. The 944,000-square-foot facility will replace the existing 45-year old Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center and provide a new state-of-the-art healthcare facility for our Service Members and their Families. The $503 million project will include a hospital, outpatient clinics, ambulance garage, logistics building, central utility plant and three parking structures.  $351 million of the design and construction budget is … Read more

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Walbridge First in Michigan to Receive OSHA Star Award for Construction Safety

Exemplifies ‘Best of the Best’ in Workplace Safety & Health at University of Michigan Couzens Hall DETROIT, Mich. — Walbridge is set to become the first construction company in Michigan to receive the Star Award for safety and health excellence from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA).  Under the new Michigan Voluntary Protection Program for Construction (MVPPC), Walbridge is being commended for its exemplary safety program and practices at the Couzens Hall renovation project on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The MVPP program has been in place in Michigan since 1998 for general … Read more

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Turner Selected to Manage Construction of $153M New Central Library for the City of San Diego

Library Scheduled to Achieve a LEED Silver Certification and Create 1,000 Construction Jobs for the Community of San Diego NEW YORK— Turner Construction Company, the nation’s leading general builder, has been selected to construct the $153 million New Central Library for the City of San Diego in San Diego, Calif. The library is scheduled for completion in March 2013 and is being designed and constructed to achieve a LEED Silver certification from the United States Green Building Council. The 295,000 sq. ft., nine-story New Central Library features a 10,244 sq. ft. children’s library, a technology center, outdoor plaza and cafe, … Read more

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McCarthy-Built Allied Health Facility at San Diego Mesa College Receives LEED Gold Certification

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded LEED Gold Certification of the new three-story, 50,000-square-foot Allied Health Education and Training Facility at San Diego Mesa College, located at 7250 Mesa College Dr. in the Clairemont area of San Diego, Calif. McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of the nation’s preeminent health and education facility builders, served as the construction manager on behalf of the San Diego Community College District. Architects | Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker was the project architect. Completed in August 2009, the new $23 million Allied Health Education and Training Facility is the District’s sixth … Read more

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