Ground Broken on BlueOval SK Battery Park in Kentucky

Barton Malow Company and project partner Gray Construction have broken ground at BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Kentucky. BlueOval SK, a joint venture between Ford and SK On, will produce advanced batteries onsite for future Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles. Construction is ahead of schedule. To date: Crews have moved 4.3 million cubic yards of soil — enough to fill 200 American football stadiums 283,000 tons of stone have been laid, roughly equal to the weight of 1,350 freight trains 66,000 CY of concrete have been poured — enough to fill 356 backyard swimming pools 3,300 tons of resteel … Read more

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Marine Museum Breaks Ground for Park Expansion to Honor Those Who Served

The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation recently broke ground for the Semper Fidelis Memorial Park expansion, located in Washington, D.C. The 23.3-acre Semper Fidelis Memorial Park features 40 memorials, more than a mile of trails and overlooks the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Unique among outdoor museum spaces in the Washington, D.C. area, the Semper Fidelis Memorial Park stands as a bastion of remembrance and reflection. Consigli is serving as general contractor on the project. Once completed, the expansion will have space for 22 memorials, including two grand memorials that are upwards of 1,200 square feet, with a focus on … Read more

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Nascar Productions Facility Project Breaks Ground

NASCAR is partnering with Choate Construction Company to bring the National Association’s production operations to Concord, North Carolina. To commemorate the project’s commencement, NASCAR hosted a groundbreaking ceremony in August and a post-event celebration at Twenty-Six Acres Brewing Company. Relocating from Charlotte to the land adjacent to the NASCAR R&D Center, NASCAR’s 58,000-square-foot production facility will provide space for its continued expansion. The Design-Build project will be made of tilt-up concrete and structural steel, with a complete build-out of the interior to house NASCAR’s television and radio production studios, as well as a broadcast equipment room, mechanical system and chemical … Read more

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Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Diriyah Square Project in Riyadh

A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held for the €840-million Diriyah Square – Package 2 Super-Basement Works, a mega, multi-level car park to be built for 10,500 vehicles in Riyadh, located in Saudi Arabi. The three-story underground garage, covering nearly 1 million square meters, lies at the heart of an ambitious urban development project in Ad Diriyah, the historic district and UNESCO heritage site northwest of Riyadh. Led by Webuild, its construction will employ 9,000 people as it unites tradition with development. Commissioned by the Diriyah Gate Development Authority, the contract will be executed by Webuild through its subsidiary Salini Saudi … Read more

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Groundbreaking Held for New US Embassy in Doha, Qatar

Highlighting the deepening ties of friendship between the United States and Qatar, the Overseas Buildings Operations, the U.S. Mission in Doha and other U.S. and local officials recently broke ground for a new U.S. Embassy in Qatar’s capital city. Located on a 12.3-acre site in a new diplomatic zone in Doha’s Wadi al Banat district, the new U.S. Embassy will support the continued expansion of U.S.–Qatari diplomatic, security and commercial relations. Richärd Kennedy Architects is the design architect, American International Contractors Inc. (Special Projects) is the Design-Build contractor and KCCT is the architect of record. An estimated $110 million will … Read more

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