Richard Fullmer, apprenticeship and training director for the Associated General Contractors of Utah, was honored in July by the Ogden Weber Applied Technology College with a 2009 Partnership Award for his efforts in attracting new apprentices into OWATC’s program. Collette Mercier (far left), CEO and campus president, and Trina Hansen, apprenticeship program coordinator (far right) of the Ogden Weber Applied Technology College presented AGC of Utah apprenticeship and training director Richard Fullmer (second from right) with a 2009 Partnership Award for his efforts in recruiting new apprentices into OWATC’s program. AGC of Utah president/CEO Rich Thorn is also pictured. Related
ABC�s annual event promotes safety awareness in a fun, entertaining atmosphere; Ogden Weber Applied Technology College honors AGC�s apprenticeship and training director for his efforts at recruiting new apprentices into OWATC�s program; AGC of America reports on construction unemployment woes. Related Links: OWATC Honors AGC’s Fullmer with 2009 Partnership Award Singer Sheryl Crow to Help Open USGBC’s Greenbuild 2009 Conference AGC of America Reports Declining Construction Employment The Utah chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors will host its 10th annual ‘Safety Olympic’ competition September 10 at Wheeler Machinery in Salt Lake City. The popular event is a big hit
Construction employment fell by 76,000 jobs last month, seasonally adjusted, according to Stephen Sandherr, CEO of the Associated General Contractors of America, in reference to employment numbers released August 7 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “The last 12 months have seen 1,053,000 construction workers lose their jobs, emphasizing the negative impact the current economy is having on the construction industry in particular,” said Sandherr. He added that currently, 18.2 percent of construction workers are unemployed, nearly double the 9.7 percent overall unemployment rate, or 9.4 percent seasonally adjusted. Related Links: ABC Utah Eyes 10th Safety Olympics OWATC Honors AGC’s
Paul Yoemans McCarthy Building Cos. added Paul Yeomans as director of hospitality and gaming. He will work with the hospitality/gaming/ entertainment industry to expand and create new business opportunities for McCarthy�s Nevada Division and looks to expand McCarthy�s hospitality successes nationally. Yeomans joins McCarthy from MGM Mirage Design Group. He brings more than two decades of development and construction experience and has managed in excess of $1.2 billion in development over the past four years for MGM Mirage. Yeomans received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia. Jennifer Facio TDIndustries promoted George Athens to vice
Construction for the new $8.34-million City of Phoenix Police Smokehouse Trail Police Precinct located at 33355 N. Cave Creek Road in Phoenix, is nearly 50% complete. Related Links: Developers Begin 60-Acre SkyWay 202 Professional Park New Learning Center, Medical Building from T.L. Roof Second Phase of Grand Ave. Starts Solar Power Plant Reaches Milestone Grand Canyon West Paving Underway Gilbane Building Co. and Arrington Watkins Architects are providing design-build services for the new precinct, which will replicate the prototype design from the recently constructed Estrella Mountain Police Precinct at 99th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road. It will include nine temporary
The first phase of paving Diamond Bar Road, the 14-mi road leading to Grand Canyon West, is now complete. The Hualapai Tribe with cooperation from Mohave County Public Works, successfully reconstructed and paved 4.5 mi beginning in May 2009, with Fann Construction as the general contractor. The road, which had been rough and unpaved, is owned by Mohave County and is the primary access road to Grand Canyon West. The first phase of the project cost $7.5 million, which was paid for by the Hualapai Tribe. The second phase that will reconstruct and pave the remaining portion of road is
Clarius Partners LLC, with capital partner Walton Street Capital, is developing SkyWay 202 Professional Park, a 60-acre fl ex-use professional park located at 40th Street and Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway in Phoenix. Related Links: Phoenix Police Precinct Underway New Learning Center, Medical Building from T.L. Roof Second Phase of Grand Ave. Starts Solar Power Plant Reaches Milestone Grand Canyon West Paving Underway Southwest Orthopedic and Spine Hospital, an inpatient surgical hospital, will be Sky-Way 202’s first structure. The 94,000-sq-ft facility will feature an on-site intensive care unit, eight operating rooms, two preparatory rooms, and approximately 60 patient recovery rooms.
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