National general contractor and construction management firm, Robins & Morton, recently opened its new Tampa, Florida office. Robins & Morton has worked in Tampa for more than 40 years and has more than $880 million of completed and in-progress work throughout the city in the last ten years – including major healthcare projects for clients such as AdventHealth, Baycare and Tampa Community Hospital. This is the contractor’s third office in Florida, preceded by its Orlando and Miami locations, established in 1999 and 2015.
KAI Build Promotes Steve Kizer to VP of Operations – Construction
KAI Build has promoted of Steve Kizer from director of field operations to vice president of operations – Construction. The move promotes Kizer to a broader role at KAI Build that will encompass both office and field operations. He will Lead-Manage-Be accountable for policy and process implementation, best practices, priority tasks, profit/loss, risk management and alignment with KAI Design, KAI Engineering and KAI sister company The UP Companies sub-contractors, among other duties. The KAI Build leadership team will report directly to Kizer. Kizer has over 25 years of construction management experience and has worked in the construction industry for a … Read more
Hill International Selected for Project, Construction Management Services for Qatar Airport Expansion
Hill International was recently selected to provide project management and construction management services for the expansion of Hamad International Airport in the state of Qatar. The project features the expansion of the existing passenger terminal complex, additional e-gates, a remote transfer baggage facility, new duty-free and passenger amenity areas, new lounges and a hotel fit-out, additional taxiways, stands and aprons, new and expanded fuel farms, support facilities and associated infrastructure. According to the Hamad International Airport Expansion Project Steering Committee, HIA’s project will increase the capacity of the airport to more than 53 million passengers annually. Positioned at the edge … Read more
Turner Celebrates 50th Anniversary of the Turner School of Construction Management
Turner Construction Company is marking the firm’s 50th anniversary of the Turner School of Construction Management program. The program is Turner’s longest-running community-based program. Established in 1969 in an effort to improve the economic viability of under-represented business enterprises and increase the number and quality of opportunities available to growing businesses, it quickly became a successful path for Turner to develop strategic business relationships in the communities where the company builds. The program provides business owners with courses on topics such as safety, risk management, estimating, financial literacy and project management. Since the program’s establishment, there have been more than … Read more
Moose International Lodgic Everyday Community Project Celebrates Grand Opening
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Gilbane Building Company and Moose International recently celebrated the grand opening of the nation’s first Lodgic Everyday Community project in Champaign, Illinois. Gilbane provided preconstruction and construction management services for the Lodgic Everyday Community project, which consisted of tenant redevelopment of approximately 28,000 square feet of interior space. The project included a new restaurant with outdoor seating, coffee café, retail, co-work office space for lease, childcare, outdoor play area and fitness center. It is one of the organization’s most significant expansion ventures since the turn of the 20th century.