Alquist 3D is receiving over $4 million in support and incentives from Greeley and the state of Colorado to transform the region into the epicenter of high-tech 3D home and infrastructure printing. The public-private partnership between the city, state and Alquist also involves close collaboration with Aims Community College to train students and create an economic ecosystem with an emphasis on innovation and workforce development. Alquist is also working closely with Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity. The company has a home-printing contract with the nonprofit organization to produce at least 100 of the nearly 500 structures planned for the Hope Springs project. … Read more
Emory University Biomedical Research Building Project Completes in Atlanta, Georgia
Emory University’s new HSRB II, built by JE Dunn Construction, is a preeminent eight-story biomedical research building that is home to the Woodruff Health Sciences Center and the School of Medicine and will facilitate the discovery of new ways to improve human health worldwide. This facility has both wet and dry laboratories, an imaging facility, BSL 2 and 3 labs, Cyclotron, Hot Cell, MRI, PET/CT, faculty offices, collaborative spaces for researchers, support and conferencing spaces, as well as connections to the auditorium and café at HSRBI. At the center of the building’s design is a six-story central atrium that includes … Read more
Construction Job Openings at 350,000, Says ABC
The construction industry had 350,000 job openings on the last day of August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. JOLTS defines a job opening as any unfilled position for which an employer is actively recruiting. Industry job openings decreased by 3,000 last month but are up by 5,000 from the same time last year. “The number of open, unfilled construction positions declined in August but remains higher than both one year ago and the pre-pandemic level,” said ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu. “Despite … Read more
Construction Team Selected for New Roper Hospital Medical Campus in South Carolina
Roper St. Francis Healthcare will be relocating Roper Hospital from its Charleston, South Carolina peninsula location to North Charleston, giving patients easier access to care that’s closer to where they live and work. The estimated $1B project will be one of the largest healthcare projects on the East Coast. The joint venture team of Barton Malow Builders and Edifice General Contractors has been selected as construction manager for the new Roper Hospital Medical Campus, which originally opened its doors in 1856. E4H Environments for Health Architecture and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill are providing master planning, architecture and design services. Project … Read more
ABC: Nonresidential Construction Spending Increases
National nonresidential construction spending increased .4% in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.09 trillion. Spending was up on a monthly basis in 12 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending increased by .3%, while public nonresidential construction spending was up .6% in August.