Tuner Construction Receives 2024 USGBC Leadership Award

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The U.S. Green Building Council has named Turner Construction a recipient of its 2024 USGBC Leadership Awards. The annual honors, first presented in 2002, recognize leadership and commitment to creating a built environment that enhances health, equity, resilience, sustainability and prosperity for all. This year’s award recipients have demonstrated a track record of leadership in innovation, education, and performance needed to scale green building and accelerate market transformation. Turner is a leader in green building, maintaining an extensive portfolio of LEED-certified projects and counting more than 1,500 LEED credential holders among its staff. Additionally, the company plays an active role … Read more

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Wellness Workdays Expands Partnership with Turner Construction for Site Workers in Texas

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Wellness Workdays, a provider of workplace wellness programs, enhances its partnership with Turner Construction by expanding its Wellness Trailer 2.0 program to new locations in and around Texas. The new regional partnership between Turner Construction and Wellness Workdays was established in Texas in January 2024 with one site, serving over 300 workers. The multi-pronged approach includes one-on-one behavioral health and wellness coaching, injury prevention and management, preventive screenings and telehealth. Stand-downs, table talks, toolbox talks around relevant health and wellness topics, and daily targeted mental and physical prep sessions are additional components of the program. “The construction industry is inherently … Read more

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Turner Construction Crew Places Final Steel Beam on 5-Story Cancer Center in Tennessee

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A topping out ceremony was recently held for the $76.4-million Midtown Medical Office Building and $25.4-million Tennessee Oncology tenant improvements in Nashville, Tennessee. The final steel beam was signed by the workers and clients during the topping-out celebration. When complete, the five-story cancer care center will combine imaging, medical and radiation cancer care specialists under one roof. The project includes technology investments focusing on cancer prevention, detection and treatment. Patients will have access to enhanced services such as nutritionists, social workers and navigators to provide coordinated clinical and concierge services. Turner Construction is serving as the general contractor for both … Read more

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Turner Awarded Contract to Build Major Motion Picture Studio

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Togus Urban Renewal has contracted Turner Construction Company to build a 1.5-million-square-foot motion picture and television studio in Bayonne, New Jersey. The name of the new facility, 1888 Studios, recognizes the year the motion picture camera was invented. The 17-building campus will include studio sound stage buildings, flexible support/office spaces and workshop/mill buildings in which the stage sets will be constructed and stored. It is expected that more than 2,000 construction workers will contribute to building the studio, which will have approximately 2,000-3,000 full-time employees working in the studio when complete. Environmental sustainability and resiliency will be built into the … Read more

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