Stellar Development was selected to construct a new classroom building and office addition at the Manatee School for the Arts, a public charter middle and high school in Palmetto. The project consists of an 8,470-sq-ft addition to the school’s office and administration areas, including renovating existing space to add a student art gallery and relocate the music classrooms. A 9,790-sq-ft classroom building will house the school’s music department, physical education classroom and exercise facility. Related Links: May Contracts: Nonbuilding Sector Soars Again Santiago Calatrava to Design USF Polytechnic Campus Morganti Completes Key West International Airport Terminal Conservancy of Southwest Florida

Walton Construction Co. of Harahan, La., was recently awarded an additional $18.8-million contract to design and build a fourth barracks facility at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, S.C. This third option, awarded by the Department of the Navy – Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast, brings the project’s total value to $78.4 million. Related Links: May Contracts: More Major Declines in N.C., S.C. Warren and Associates Design-Building Animal Hospital in Greenville, S.C. Design Contract Awarded for North Carolina Aquarium Pier Project Hendrick Construction Completes Projects in Charlotte and Indian Land, S.C. With this addition to the original contract,

Wayne Brothers, a concrete and site-development contractor based in Kannapolis, N.C., received the Silver Safety Award at the annual North Carolina Dept. of Labor Safety Achievement Award ceremony. The criteria for the award is a zero fatality rate and maintenance of an incident rate of at least 50% below the average for the applicable industry group, based on the number of lost work days incurred. Related Links: Federal Court Consolidates Chinese Drywall Cases McKim & Creed Acquires 3-D Laser Scanning Firm in Florida CES Forms Engineered Systems Business Group

Greenville, S.C.-based Warren and Associates Design-Build is providing design-build services for Cleveland Park Animal Hospital’s new facility in downtown Greenville. The 7,850-sq-ft facility will replace Cleveland Park’s existing veterinary hospital at the same location. The hospital, which treats large and small animals, will remain operational during construction. Related Links: May Contracts: More Major Declines in N.C., S.C. Walton Wins Another Contract at Parris Island Design Contract Awarded for North Carolina Aquarium Pier Project Hendrick Construction Completes Projects in Charlotte and Indian Land, S.C. The new facility is scheduled to open in October.

R.J. Griffin & Co. of Atlanta recently topped out the steel structure of the Gwinnett Physicians Center on the campus of Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville for client Meadows & Ohly. Related Links: Value of Georgia’s May Contracts Slides 56% Cobb Co. Airport Project Named Project of the Year Batson-Cook Completes National Infantry Museum EPA Names Georgia Concrete Industry for National Leadership Award This project is a 129,503-sq-ft, four-story core and shell medical office building with a surface parking lot. Designed by Atlanta's Perkins + Will, the building will feature EIFS, brick and window wall skin and a pedestrian bridge

Hawkins Construction of Tarpon Springs was selected to construct a new $5-million Emergency Services Complex in Green Cove Springs for Clay County. The new 27,000-sq-ft facility will house the county’s emergency management staff, 911 emergency management communications, fire-rescue administration and the geographic information systems department. Related Links: May Contracts: Nonbuilding Sector Soars Again Santiago Calatrava to Design USF Polytechnic Campus Morganti Completes Key West International Airport Terminal Conservancy of Southwest Florida Breaks Ground on $17M Campus Renovation Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. Wins FGCU Arts College Project Stellar Development Selected to Construct Manatee School for the Arts DeAngelis Diamond to Build Pollywog Creek

Charlotte-based Hendrick Construction recently completed Continental Tire North America’s new, $11-million headquarters facility in Indian Land, S.C.  The project included construction of a 75,000-sq-ft building that employs 375 people. The facility features offices and conference rooms. The headquarters will also serve as a call center. Related Links: May Contracts: More Major Declines in N.C., S.C. Walton Wins Another Contract at Parris Island Warren and Associates Design-Building Animal Hospital in Greenville, S.C. Design Contract Awarded for North Carolina Aquarium Pier Project The contractor also completed The Fillmore Charlotte, a 20,000-sq-ft venue at the North Carolina Music Factory’s entertainment complex in Fourth

J.L. Wallace of Fort Myers was awarded a contract by Florida Non-Profit Services to construct the first phase of Esperanza Place Apartments, an affordable-housing development for farm workers in Immokalee. Related Links: May Contracts: Nonbuilding Sector Soars Again Santiago Calatrava to Design USF Polytechnic Campus Morganti Completes Key West International Airport Terminal Conservancy of Southwest Florida Breaks Ground on $17M Campus Renovation Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. Wins FGCU Arts College Project Stellar Development Selected to Construct Manatee School for the Arts DeAngelis Diamond to Build Pollywog Creek Commons Hawkins Constructing Emergency Services Complex in Clay Co. Edwards Lands Marion County School Projects

McKim & Creed, a Raleigh, N.C.-based engineering and surveying consultancy, has acquired JMR Surveying Group, a 3-D laser scanning and surveying company located near Orlando. The acquisition was finalized in June. Related Links: Federal Court Consolidates Chinese Drywall Cases Wayne Brothers Recognized by N.C. Dept. of Labor for Safety Achievements CES Forms Engineered Systems Business Group McKim & Creed provides engineering, surveying and planning services to public- and private-sector clients throughout the Southeast. JMR Surveying Group was established in Davenport, Fla., in 1999, and provides surveying services throughout central and southern Florida. The company specializes in 3-D laser scanning, structural

Compared to the same period of a year ago, the value of new contracts signed in May for future construction fell by 50% overall in North Carolina, and by 44% in South Carolina, according to the latest information from McGraw-Hill Construction, publisher of Southeast Construction. Related Links: Walton Wins Another Contract at Parris Island Warren and Associates Design-Building Animal Hospital in Greenville, S.C. Design Contract Awarded for North Carolina Aquarium Pier Project Hendrick Construction Completes Projects in Charlotte and Indian Land, S.C. In North Carolina, the overall total for new project starts was roughly $798 million, down from last May’s