Mon April 03, 2017
Iconic Arizona Center Begins Construction on $25M Renovation
Arizona Center, Phoenix's original downtown entertainment destination located at 3rd Street and Van Buren, has begun construction on its $25 million makeover. Acquired by Parallel Capital Partners and Angelo, Gordon & Co....
Mon April 03, 2017
Gilbert Road Extension Will Add 1.9 Miles to Light Rail Service in Mesa
The $153 million Gilbert Road Extension of Valley Metro Rail, now under way in Mesa, Ariz., will add 1.9 mi. (3 km) to light rail service on Main Street. The extension will extend the Main Street line from Mesa Drive to Gilbert Road....
Mon April 03, 2017
Construction Begins on Airport-Based Urgent Care, Pharmacy in Las Vegas
Frisco, Texas-based Code 3 Emergency Partners is continuing an innovative growth strategy, recently announcing that they are soon to begin construction on an Airport-based Urgent Care and Pharmacy at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nev....
Mon April 03, 2017
Ritchie Bros. Has Texas-Sized Results at Fort Worth Sale
As the dust settled after two action-packed days at Ritchie Bros.' Fort Worth auction site (March 15 to 16), the sales figures and turnout revealed the company's largest-ever Texas auction. More than 5,675 people registered to bid in person and online, purchasing more than 6,250 equipment items and trucks for more than $75 million....
Mon April 03, 2017
Las Vegas Officials Seek State Permission for Light Rail
State and local government officials presented a legislative plan on March 14, laying the groundwork to build a multi-billion-dollar light rail system to link McCarran International Airport with the Las Vegas Strip....
Mon April 03, 2017
Historic Building to Be Demolished
Officials have decided to demolish a nearly century-old building in Cushing after its front facade collapsed, about four months after it was damaged during an earthquake. The 1920s Cushing Lion's Den was damaged but remained standing after the 5.0 earthquake hit a few miles outside Cushing and damaged some of the city's downtown area in November, the Stillwater News Press reported....
Mon April 03, 2017
'The Pit' Receives Kudos for Going Green
The University of New Mexico's legendary basketball arena, a mid-century fixture that was modernized as part of a multimillion-dollar renovation a few years ago, is being recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council....
Mon April 03, 2017
Rehabilitation of Landmark Road Nearly Complete
This year marks the home stretch of the Going-to-the-Sun Road (GTSR) rehabilitation, a 10-year-long project to restore the nearly 90-year-old road to its former glory. But unlike other road rehabilitation projects where the new construction is noticeable, on the GTSR, motorists would be hard pressed to tell the difference between the new construction and the 1930s' construction....
Joe Douglass -KATU News - Fri March 31, 2017
State Website Cracks Down on Illegal Contractors
"We've got some very bad boys out there that the public needs to know about," Stan Jessup, enforcement program manager for Oregon's Construction Contractors Board (CCB), told KATU on Thursday. Jessup was talking about a new website from CCB that lists unlicensed contractors who have racked up tens of thousands of dollars in fines along with photos of them....
Jade Hernandez - ABC7 - Wed March 29, 2017
Woman Locks Herself in 150-Foot Crane Over Downtown Los Angeles
A woman scaled a 150-foot crane at a construction site in downtown Los Angeles and locked herself inside for hours on March 28 before she was safely taken into custody. The woman locked herself inside the crane in the 100 block of Chavez Avenue shortly after 4 p.m....
