Virtual Topping Off Ceremony Celebrates NextGen Precision Health Institute Construction Milestone

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The University of Missouri hosted a virtual topping off ceremony to celebrate the last steel beam being placed atop the $220.8-million NextGen Precision Health Institute. As the cornerstone of the statewide NextGen Precision Health Initiative, the institute will be the home of translational research and life-saving precision health solutions that will benefit Missourians and the world. The 265,000 square-foot, five-story precision health facility will provide space for more than 60 principal investigators to conduct research in areas such as engineering, medicine, arts and science, veterinary medicine and animal sciences. The building will include laboratories, classrooms and innovative space for faculty, … Read more

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Las Vegas Convention Center Expansion Reaches Milestone with Concrete Pour in New Exhibit Hall

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Construction workers, on behalf of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, commenced the extensive process of pouring 600,000 square feet of concrete flooring in the main exhibit hall—located on a brownfield site once used as a parking lot—in the new West Hall expansion of Nevada’s Las Vegas Convention Center. The facility includes a three-story building with a 150-foot exterior canopy. The interior showcases a 150-foot-high atrium lobby, 75 meeting rooms, 210,000 square feet of concourse pre-function space and outdoor terrace space, along with a food court, kitchens and 240,000 square feet of support spaces. The concrete pour will take … Read more

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Gilbane Building Company Reaches Milestone at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Expansion

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Gilbane Building Company recently celebrated a major milestone on the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Expansion project in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The topping-off ceremony for this high-profile hotel expansion was attended by city, tribal and organizational leadership, as well as project team members from Gilbane Building Company, Greenfire Management and Cuningham Group. The tower expansion will provide Potawatomi Hotel & Casino with 119 additional rooms to the existing facility for a total of 500 rooms. A four-story infill area between the existing casino and hotel will also be added and include storage, multiple kitchens expansion, a pastry kitchen, banquet … Read more

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New Clemson University Center for Nursing, Health Innovation and Research in Greenville Topped Out

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GREENVILLE, S.C . – Brasfield & Gorrie joined Clemson University and Greenville Health System last week to mark a milestone in the construction of the new Clemson University Center for Nursing, Health Innovation and Research on the GHS Greenville Memorial Medical Campus in South Carolina. The team topped out the new four-story nursing academic and health research building, signaling the completion of the final level of the building’s concrete structure. The $31.5-million will house an expansion of Clemson’s traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in an effort to meet a growing need for nurses and bolster health innovation and … Read more

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Construction Milestone Celebrated for New Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation and Aquatic Center

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ATLANTA, Ga. – One of the most exciting and iconic projects in the city of Atlanta, Georgia’s booming Old Fourth Ward neighborhood has moved a major step closer to completion. The City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation and Winter Johnson FS360, a joint venture, recently celebrated topping out of the new Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation and Aquatic Center. The topping out event took place at the new recreation center construction site on Hilliard Avenue and feted the placement of the top beam and the completion of the facility’s superstructure. Attendees at the topping out were treated to … Read more

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