Dozens of Webcorians, trade partners and representatives from partner companies recently gathered at San Francisco, California’s Treasure Island to celebrate the topping out the 23rd level of the island’s new waterfront residential high-rise offering stunning views of the city skyline. The gathering was a gratifying celebration following a long year brimming with exceptionally difficult, unprecedented challenges. From weather-related issues fueled by California’s unusually long and intense winter, to the logistics-related issues that came with working around four surrounding projects and consistently changing street closures, the project team faced an onslaught of hurdles over the last year. Treasure Island Tower is … Read more
Major Milestone Achieved on Port of Beaumont Main Street Terminal 1
A major milestone has been achieved on the Port of Beaumont (Texas)’s Main Street Terminal 1 project — driving the last concrete pile after a year-long process. The milestone was recently commemorated with an event attended by officials from the Port of Beaumont, general contractor McCarthy Building Companies’ employees and trade partners. McCarthy’s project scope includes demolition of a collapsed dock structure and construction of a new general cargo dock with a roll-on/roll-off terminal. The original dock collapsed in 2012, requiring McCarthy to demolish the entire dock, removing all timber piles and collapsed concrete dock structure that was in water, … Read more
Joint-Venture Team Delivers Parkland Moody Center for Breast Health
Construction is complete on Parkland Health & Hospital System’s Moody Center for Breast Health, located on the first floor of the system’s new outpatient clinic building, a freestanding six-floor medical building in Texas. The newly opened 40,000-square-foot clinic provides comprehensive breast care to all Dallas County residents seeking care. The new center is designed to be a warm, welcoming, hopeful environment for patients. Services such as medical and surgical oncology, plastic surgery, imaging, infusion, physical therapy and more will be co-located in the outpatient clinic building. Previously, patients had to make separate appointments at different locations, and coordinate transportation, childcare … Read more