construction jobs
LMU’s Master Plan for Building Improvements Approved
Loyola Marymount University’s 20-year Master Plan was unanimously approved with a 12-0 vote by the Los Angeles City Council on Friday. The plan allows the university to make needed campus improvements over the next 20 years within LMU’s existing footprint. The plan includes building the new Life Sciences Building for the Frank R. Seaver College [...]
Orlando Construction Company Breaks Ground on 416-Unit Student Housing Project
An Orlando, Florida construction company has broken ground on University House Central Florida, an off-campus student housing project located one half-mile from Orlando’s University of Central Florida campus. The 416-unit project is expected to be completed in August 2012 and will create 400 jobs. Winter Park Construction of Orlando is running up the project. Read [...]
Nevada Lands $343 Million Loan for Transmission Line Construction
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Energy Secretary Steven Chu last week announced that the federal government would provide a $343 million loan guarantee for the construction of a major electrical transmission line in Nevada. The line, which will run from Apex to Ely, is a major step forward for the state. Nevada has never [...]
Intel Announces Plans For $5 Billion Arizona Chip Plant
Microchip maker Intel announced Friday it plans to build a $5 billion state-of-the-art microprocessor factory in Arizona by 2013, greatly increasing it US manufacturing capacity as part of a major global expansion. The high-tech plant, which will produce microchips with next-generation 14 nanometer line-widths, is expected to bring thousands of jobs to the economy-weakened region, [...]
Minnesota Gov. Dayton proposes $1 billion public projects investment
Making good on his campaign pledge to put Minnesotans back to work, Gov. Mark Dayton Monday unveiled plans to invest $1 billion in public projects statewide – and create 28,000 jobs in the process. Dayton called on the Legislature to act quickly on his proposed $1 billion Capital Investment Bill, saying he would like to [...]
Officials mark start of work on $1.2 billion Utah cyber center
Elected officials and military leaders broke ground on the construction of a $1.2 billion National Security Agency cyber security center at a Utah National Guard camp near Salt Lake City. The secretive project will be built on 200 acres at Camp Williams, about 30 miles south of Salt Lake City. The center is designed to [...]
Quanta Services selected for $118.5 million 1,600 mile fiber optic network in Pennsylvania
Quanta Services, Inc. this week announced that its Sunesys, LLC and Blair Park Services, LLC subsidiaries have been awarded a contract valued at approximately $118.5 million to design and install a statewide fiber optic network in Pennsylvania by a coalition of Pennsylvania colleges and universities, research and health care organizations and economic development entities called [...]
Northstar Agri Industries LLC announces agreements to provide financing for Minnesota conola processing plant
Northstar Agri Industries, LLC announced this week that it has secured a $100 million non–recourse, senior secured construction loan facility for the construction of its canola processing plant in Kittson county Minnesota. Northstar concurrently executed definitive agreements with PICO Holdings Inc. to provide $60 million in equity for an 88% ownership interest in Northstar Agri [...]
Detroit Medical Center kicking off $300 million in projects with first $60-70 Million award
Detroit Medical Center officials this week made good on their promise to get right to work on hospital construction projects, announcing contracts totaling over $60 million just four days after DMC’s landmark partnership with Vanguard Health Systems was sealed. “What better way to start the new year than by moving forward with eight DMC construction [...]
Top stories of 2010: Construction in Kansas City
The top two stories for Kansas City were construction related: 2. Construction at an all-time high: This story was received some multiple headlines across the Kansas City media cycle, but Wyandotte County had a phenomenal year with construction. The Village West area again was the attention. The Kansas Speedway casino began construction in 2010; Sporting [...]
