PROJECT COST: $95.2 Million IMAGE: FENTRESS ARCHITECTS 3. North Las Vegas City Hall and Civic Plaza Located on a 12-acre site on Las Vegas Boulevard North, at the northwest corner of Hunkins Drive and McDaniel Street, this nine-story building will replace the existing City Hall. The 210,400-sq-ft building, designed to achieve LEED silver, will consolidate municipal services and support the city�s growth in upcoming years. It will provide a single-stop shop for development and permitting services. It will also feature a 3,000-sq-ft retail component. As a cornerstone of the city�s downtown redevelopment, the project will feature a Civic Plaza, funded

THOMAS The American Institute of Architects granted honorary membership to Dr. Gail Thomas, president and CEO of The Trinity Trust Foundation in Dallas. It is one of the highest honors the AIA bestows on a person outside the profession of architecture. Thomas’ efforts to improve cities and her support of the arts and architecture were keys to her election. LEO A DALY in Dallas named John Kraskiewicz its new COO. He is also a vice president of the firm. Kraskiewicz holds a bachelor’s of architecture, a master’s of architecture and a master’s of business administration with a specialization in real

DOYLE Jeannine Doyle has been named president and chief operating officer of Linthicum, where she previously served as executive vice president. During her 20-year career with Linthicum, she also has held numerous management roles and is currently a partner. Eric Linthicum will maintain ownership and the position of CEO for the company. HB Construction welcomed Thomas Thomsen, LEED AP, as project manager, in charge of sustainable plan of action development and LEED project certification. Thomsen joins HB Construction with 15 years of high value new construction projects and an aptitude for sustainable solutions. COLE THOMSEN The PENTA Building Group appointed

St. Francis Xavier Parish and School began the first phase of a construction master plan for their 62-year-old occupied campus after a capital campaign in 2007 collected funds for this project. Related Links: U of A to Break Ground on 5-Story Downtown Phoenix Building Construction Underway on New State Forensic Hospital SRP Buys Entire Output of Dry Lake 2 Wind Power Project Phoenix contractor, D.L. Withers Construction began construction on the nine month phase 1A, consisting of a 34,000-sq-ft, two-story school and Faith Education Center with classrooms for pre-K and kindergarten on the first floor and sixth, seventh and eight

KBR Building Group has been awarded a $9.5-million contract to provide renovations to the Carlsbad Medical Center. Construction is underway with completion slated for December. Carlsbad Medical Center, Carlsbad. Related Links: Miller Bonded Builds Fab Shop, Anticipating Future Demand GLHN Selected to Design NMSU Utility Building Concrete Phase of Runway On Track at Spaceport America The 28,000-sq-ft renovation will include upgrades to the operating room suites, women’s services (labor and delivery), the entrance lobby in addition to other site utilities and improvements. As part of the contract, a new 4,000-sq-ft surgery suite addition will also be constructed at the facility.

A $187-million medical college building in downtown Phoenix is moving forward despite the sudden pullout of one of two universities responsible for the project. Related Links: Construction Underway on New State Forensic Hospital Master Plan Construction Commences at St. Francis Xavier SRP Buys Entire Output of Dry Lake 2 Wind Power Project Renamed to reflect the solo university in control, the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix had planned to break ground on the 268,000-sq-ft, five-story Health Science and Education Building this month, after a long-postponed review by the Arizona Legislature finally gave it a green light to

New Mexico State University has selected GLHN Architects & Engineers Inc. to provide professional services for a $24-million Campus Chilled Water Utility Improvements project that includes the design and construction of a satellite chilled water plant for the university’s main campus in Las Cruces and campus-wide chilled water distribution upgrades and extensions. GLHN has worked continuously at NMSU since 1998, when the firm performed its first chilled water study for the university. Related Links: Miller Bonded Builds Fab Shop, Anticipating Future Demand Contract Awarded for Carlsbad Medical Center Renovation Concrete Phase of Runway On Track at Spaceport America

When the owner of CityCenter finally ended its relationship with contractor Perini Building Co., the last scene involved security staff escorting the contractor’s personnel off-site and then changing the locks. Like a bad divorce, this one could get expensive. Related Links: Korte Awarded Nevada Cancer Institute Project United Construction Begins Work on WMS Gaming Offices On March 25, Perini filed a lawsuit in Nevada state court against several entities controlled by CityCenter’s owner, MGM Mirage Inc. and Infinity World Development Corp., a unit of Dubai World, for $490 million in unpaid invoices. “We are doing whatever we have to do

The Korte Co. was awarded the Nevada Cancer Institute at University Medical Center. TKC Design P.C. will provide architectural design services for the design-build project, which includes 2,500 sq ft of new construction and will incorporate a linear accelerator and a CT Scan Room. An additional 10,000 sq ft of tenant improvements will be made to existing UMC space and will include upgrades to the Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology and Chemotherapy Infusion Departments. Related Links: Harmon Hotel & Spa at Heart of CityCenter Disagreement United Construction Begins Work on WMS Gaming Offices The $2.6-million project was funded through a grant

With a focus on the future, Miller Bonded Inc. is building a 16,000-sq-ft pipe fabrication shop and warehouse adjacent to their existing duct fabrication facility and offices in Albuquerque. Miller Bonded groundbreaking, Albuquerque . Related Links: Contract Awarded for Carlsbad Medical Center Renovation GLHN Selected to Design NMSU Utility Building Concrete Phase of Runway On Track at Spaceport America “We are confident that things will bounce back, and when they do Miller Bonded is going to be prepared to move ahead full force, which is why we have decided to initiate our own construction project,” says MBI President Ken Otteni.