WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Trinity Hughes|Sundt, a joint venture, recently completed construction of a new Career and Technical Education Center for the Wichita Falls Independent School District, located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The center features spaces for students to explore a variety of career paths, including a TV studio, an auto-tech shop, construction lab, medical lab and more. Modern educational features include a “learning stair” instead of a traditional auditorium. Students sit on stairs instead of at desks and watch presentations projected on the wall. “We were focused on delivering this project to the district, teachers and students in time … Read more
Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons in Milwaukee Complete
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Gilbane Building Company has completed the 1.1-million-square-foot Tower and Commons project for Northwestern Mutual in the heart of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, along the lakefront. This project allows Northwestern Mutual to better serve the expanding needs of its more than 4 million policy owners and clients. Gilbane served as construction manager on this downtown project with JV partner CG Schmidt. The 32-story tower adjoins the two-block-long, three-story space known as the Commons. Amenities include a three-acre public green space with abundant gardens and trees, a coffee shop open to the public, an interactive museum, 75,000-square-foot food server on … Read more
Work Begins on 103,00-SF Facility in Union, Missouri
The Korte Company has begun working on a new manufacturing facility in Union, Missouri for Spray Dynamics, a subsidiary of Heat and Control, Inc. The 13.3-acre site will soon be home to Heat and Control’s newest facility. Washington Engineering & Architecture was named the project’s architect and engineer. The new facility offers the latest in manufacturing capabilities, testing rooms and includes a trial center able to provide comprehensive testing capabilities across the company’s wide range of products. A temperature control system is capable of simulating plant conditions during product trials. The facility is expected to be complete in the fourth … Read more
Construction Begins on $120M Interstate Expansion in Southern Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. – Sundt-Kiewit, a joint venture between Sundt Construction, Inc. and Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., has broken ground on the Interstate 10/Ina Road Traffic Interchange reconstruction in Tucson, Arizona. The project aims to reduce traffic delays and increase safety by eliminating the existing at-grade crossing of Ina Road and the Union Pacific Railroad and building an overpass that takes Ina Road over I-10. Work includes widening I-10 to four lanes in each direction and Ina Road to two lanes in each direction from Silverbell Road to Camino Martin. The team will also build two structures over the Santa Cruz … Read more
The Salvation Army Breaks Ground on New Center of Hope Campus in North Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Salvation Army of Greater Birmingham recently broke ground on The Salvation Army Center of Hope in Birmingham, Alabama. Salvation Army Leadership were joined by elected officials, donors and local community partners at the construction site for formal groundbreaking ceremony, and spoke about the dramatic difference the new Center of Hope will have on the lives of thousands of individuals, as well as the community and the city. The Center of Hope will be funded by the Building Hope Capital Campaign initiative, which is a $15.1-million capital campaign. The 4.1-acre campus will have a 119,000-square-foot building complex … Read more