Lori Tobias - Mon November 02, 2015
Scottsdale’s OdySea Aquarium on Track to Open in Summer 2016
Construction crews with McCarthy Building Companies are right on track to finish work in time for the scheduled July 2016, grand opening of the 200,000-sq.-ft. (18,580 sq m) OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, Ariz....
Chuck Harvey - Mon November 02, 2015
San Francisco’s New Central Subway Construction Enters Phase II
Builders of San Francisco’s new Central Subway light rail project describe it as the Bay Area’s most significant capital investment in generations. Considering the billion dollar-plus price tag and the scope of the project, it’s hard to argue with that assessment....
James McRay - Thu October 29, 2015
California General Contractor Avoids Puncturing Aquifer
Jones Covey Group Inc. (JCGI) headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., recently installed four large underground storage tanks as part of the construction of a new gas station in Lynnwood, Wash. The excavation for the tank-set, though rather large — about 65 sq....
Cindy Riley - Wed October 28, 2015
Rome Embraces $12 Million 60-Court Tennis Center
With a longstanding history as of one of the nation’s great tennis towns, Rome, Ga., is embracing a nearly $12 million project that allows for up to 60 regulation courts and a 3,846 sq. ft. (357.3 sq m) clubhouse....
Wed October 28, 2015
Atlanta Tower on the Rise
Construction work is under way in Atlanta, Ga., on a highrise designed to offer an urban lifestyle experience. The 25-story, 575,000-sq.ft. (53,419.2 sq m) apartment tower, known as Post Midtown Atlanta, will include more than 350 residential units....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue October 27, 2015
Ridge Development at Work on Class A Logistics Center
Ridge Development, the industrial development arm of Transwestern Development Co., is currently constructing a 245,000-sq. ft. (22,761 sq m), Class A distribution building in Lakeland, Fla. The building is the first of two being added by the company in a new 46.5-acre business park called Lakeland Logistics Center....
Eric Olson - Tue October 27, 2015
Recalling a 52-Year Project Through the Blue Ridge Mountains
For those who love fabulous mountain scenery and cool, clean air, there may be no better way to find it in the southeast than the Blue Ridge Parkway. The leisurely, two-lane highway stretches through Virginia and North Carolina for 469 mi....
Tue October 27, 2015
French Quarter Streetcar Project to Bolster Economy
Expected to be completed by the third quarter of 2016, the Regional Transit Authority’s French Quarter streetcar expansion in New Orleans is expected to bring significant economic development to the neighborhoods they pass through once construction wraps up next year....
Mon October 26, 2015
Hundreds of Faulty Nuts Found in Boston’s Big Dig Tunnels
BOSTON (AP) - Officials say hundreds of cracked construction nuts have been found within the Big Dig tunnel system. Highway Administrator Tom Tinlin disclosed Wednesday more than 100,000 nuts have been inspected....
JACK CULLEN - The Quad-City Times - Mon October 26, 2015
Vietnam Native Finds the American Dream in Iowa
BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) - When it comes to work, specifically construction, Davenport developer Hong Le does not procrastinate. Instead of hiring subcontractors, Hong, who owns Hong Le Construction LLC, says he would rather work side-by-side with his employees to get the job done....
