Omni PGA Frisco Resort Reaches Construction Milestone

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The highly anticipated Omni PGA Frisco Resort, located in Texas, recently celebrated its topping out with an official ceremony that marked a major milestone for the country’s largest resort in development. Slated to open spring 2023, the resort will boast 510 luxury guest rooms and Texas ranch homes, a dynamic mix of entertainment, dining and retail, and two championship golf courses, representing a $520-million investment into the City of Frisco. Omni Hotels & Resorts, general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie and SB Architects participated in the traditional ceremony, which included placing an evergreen atop the building along with the American flag, … Read more

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Virginia Hospital Center Outpatient Pavilion Project in Arlington Achieves Construction Milestone

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The topping out milestone in the construction of Virginia Hospital Center’s new outpatient pavilion in Arlington, Virginia, has been achieved. Representatives from Skanska USA, VHC and Skanska’s construction partners commemorated the event by signing a steel beam, which was then placed atop the seven-story building. VHC, a community-based hospital, has provided medical services to the Washington, D.C.-metropolitan area for more than 75 years. When completed, the hospital will move its outpatient services to the new 245,000-square-foot facility providing direct, easy access for patients to treatment and examination rooms for outpatient physical and aquatic therapy, an outpatient lab and pharmacy, surgery … Read more

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AP Tops Out Potter County District Courts Building

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A topping out ceremony was held to sign the final beam prior to placing it on top of the building Potter County’s District Courts Building, Potter County, Texas, officially marking the midpoint of construction and bringing the replacement facility one step closer to completion. The project team includes AP and HOK Group Inc. The new building will replace the previous location and relieve the county of increasing maintenance expenses. At 158,250 square feet, the five-story building will have security improvements and house courtrooms, a jury assembly, county offices, courtroom in-custody holding and records storage. Judges and other elected officials will … Read more

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Weber State University Celebrates Topping Out Ceremony

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The new Noorda Engineering, Applied Science & Technology building at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, recently topped out. The project team includes general contractor Big-D Construction and architect VCBO Architecture. Painted purple and signed by several involved in the project, onlookers watched as the final beam was hoisted into place. Affixed to the beam was an American flag on one end and an evergreen tree on the other. Situated on the north end of the campus, the Noorda Engineering Building will serve as the new home for the College of Engineering, Applied Science and Technology (EAST). Construction is expected … Read more

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Project Team Celebrates Topping Out at Hyatt Place in Panama City Beach

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The project team for the future Hyatt Place Panama City Beach-Beachfront, located in Florida, has marked a significant construction milestone. A topping out ceremony was recently held to celebrate the completion of structural framing on the 11-story waterfront hotel tower. Hyatt Place Panama City Beach-Beachfront — slated to open in Summer 2022 — is being developed by OTO Development, which is part of The Johnson Group. Project partners include Bullock Tice Associates, architect; P3 Design Collective, interior designer and Robins & Morton, general contractor. The 224-suite beachfront hotel will feature a custom-designed lobby decorated with local art and thoughtfully designed … Read more

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