Mortenson Construction

Climate Pledge Arena - Tue March 09, 2021

Construction Crews Reach Milestone at Climate Pledge Arena

Construction crews from Mortenson and OVG Construction and Concrete reached a major milestone at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena. Workers from the construction crews were taking a mid-day break to join in the traditional "topping out" ceremony that marks the final steel beam being secured into place....

Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 18, 2020

Construction of $130M Rapid City Arena Meets Benchmarks

Construction on the new $130 million events venue/arena for the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center (RPCC), future home of the Monument in Rapid City, S.D., began last November when crews from Mortenson Construction and its local partner, Scull Construction Services Inc., started work on the 225,960-sq.-ft....

AGC of Minnesota - Tue November 12, 2019

Mortenson Construction's M.A. Mortenson Passes Away at 82

Mortenson Construction's M.A. "Mort" Mortenson passed away on Nov. 9 at his home in Edina, Minn. He was 82. Mr. Mortenson served as the recognizable, highly revered and respected president of Golden Valley-based Mortenson until stepping down in 2015....

Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 17, 2019

Crews Raise Stadium With Unique Shell

Construction crews in St. Paul, Minn., recently completed a new professional soccer stadium notable for the first-of-its-kind skin covering of its outer shell and a look unlike that of any of the other pro sports arena....

Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 06, 2018

Brewers Hit Home Run With $60M Spring Training Facility

Spring training facilities for the Milwaukee Brewers have been a hit with players and fans, but in 2019 they look to be a home run. Construction is moving ahead on a $60 million renovation and expansion of Milwaukee Brewers' spring training home in the western Phoenix community of Maryvale, Ariz....

Tue February 27, 2018

Mortenson Uses TCC-2500 for Rocksprings Wind Farm

M.A. Mortenson Company was selected by French-owned renewable energy company Akuo Energy to construct Rocksprings Wind Farm, a 149-megawatt wind farm. The project, covering 15,620 acres of private land approximately 30 mi....

Wed October 25, 2017

Mortenson Creates AR App for Construction Visualization

After pioneering the use of virtual design in construction, Mortenson Construction has developed a first-of-its-kind augmented reality (AR) mobile app to help the University of Washington community “see” the future CSE2 computer science building — well before its doors open to students in January of 2019....

Wed August 23, 2017

Manitowoc Crawler Cranes Handle Critical Lifts on New Stadium Complex

Construction of a new $524 million, multi-purpose arena is under way in downtown Milwaukee, and a fleet of Manitowoc crawler cranes is handling its most crucial lifting work. Dubbed the Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, the arena will replace the aging Bradley Center and serve as the new home of the Milwaukee Bucks....