Developer Chris Milam's planned 750,000-sq-ft, 16,500-seat sports arena in Henderson, 12 miles south of Las Vegas, may be headed for bust. Due to fraud concerns, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has delayed the potential sale of 480 acres to Milam's Silver State Land LLC 40 days until Feb. 6. at the request of Henderson City Attorney Josh Reid. Image Courtesy of IDM LLC Plans for a $1.5-billion stadium in Las Vegas are on shaky financial ground. Milam had submitted a $2.1-million deposit in June for the $10.56-million purchase; the balance was due Dec. 3. Reid wrote in a letter

It was a year that many had hoped would mark a distinct end to the recession and the return to better times. However, political uncertainty prevented a dramatic recovery in 2012; instead, the Southwest saw recovery in fits and starts. While the housing market returned and helped spur private development, large government projects were wrapping up and new ones weren't coming online to replace them. For every two companies doing well, there were four that were still struggling. Related Links: How Ahern Rentals Landed in Bankruptcy Intel Begins Construction on $300M R&D Facility at Chandler Campus Groundbreaking Date Set for

Litigation over CityCenter’s half-built, never-opened Harmon Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip will stretch into 2014 as result of Clark County District Eight Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez’s recent order reversing prior demolition approval. The case to resolve defects with the $275-million, oval-shaped glass tower had been set for June 2013. Photo by Bill Hughes Harmon Hotel was part of the $8.5-billion, 18-million-sq-ft CityCenter complex, which opened in Dec. 2009 on the Las Vegas Strip. Photo by Bill Hughes Trial dates are set for June 2013 and Jan. 2014 for construction defect claims and payment issues over Harmon Hotel. Related Links:

Caesars Entertainment Corp. in Las Vegas has secured financing to convert Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon, located along the Las Vegas Strip at Flamingo Road, into a boutique lifestyle hotel and casino. The $185-million renovation includes the addition of a rooftop pool as well as a nightclub to be managed by Drai Management Group. Photo courtesy Caesars Located along the Las Vegas Strip, Bill's Gamblin' Hall is set for a makeover in 2013, to become a boutique hotel/casino. Related Links: Caesars Unveils $550 Million Strip Development Caesars Finishes 23-Story Las Vegas Tower, Announces LINQ "This project exemplifies our strategy to

John Michael Stroud STROUDwas promoted to president of J.B. Henderson Construction Co. in Albuquerque. He has been with the company for 24 years, first as a laborer and pipefitter, then moving up to estimator and project manager. Most recently, Stroud was the firm's Rio Rancho area manager. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of New Mexico. He has served as project manager on key projects including UNM's Pete and Nancy Domenici Hall and buildings for Los Alamos National Laboratory. Related Links: ENR Southwest Current Issue of ENR Southwest Ray Moyers and Rick Jay have joined Johnson Carlier as

Phoenix mayor Greg Stanton and others commemorated the opening of the $135-million Health Sciences Education Building at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus on Friday. Related Links: Niche Markets Help Top Subcontractors Stay Above Water DPR Typifies Triple Bottom Line Approach The 268,000-sq-ft space was built via a partnership between the University of Arizona College of Medicine and Northern Arizona University, and will eventually serve up to 1,200 students plus faculty and researchers.The building’s general contractor, a joint venture of the Phoenix office of DPR Construction and Tempe, Ariz.-based Sundt Construction, reports that the building was delivered on time and on budget. The contractors

Pittsburgh-based dck worldwide purchased Summit Builders earlier this month. The Phoenix-based general contractor will be renamed Summit dck, to underscore the effort to unite the capabilities of both companies and open up the Southwest market for dck. Photo courtesy Summit dck Summit recently completed Trillium North, a 274-unit apartment community in Phoenix. Photo courtesy Summit dck Summit built the 80,000-sq-ft Naco Border Patrol Station in Bisbee, Ariz., which also included a 12,600-sq-ft firing range. Related Links: Long-Stalled Tempe Condo Towers Reborn as Apartments ENR Southwest's Ranking of Top General Contractors “We’ve worked in the area but never had a strong presence

A contractor working for Australian mining giant BHP Billiton was killed on Sept. 22 at the Pinto Valley Mine, about 5 miles west of Globe, Ariz. Operations at the site were immediately stopped at the mine, which is undergoing a $195-million construction project to restart the mine. Image: ENR Pinto Valley Mine is located approximately 5 miles west of Globe, Ariz. Related Links: Safety Experts Caution Contractors About Hot Weather Danger in Wake of Tucson Death Safety in Construction: Safety-Culture Clash Meant 13 Workers Never Made It Home [9/2008] BHP officials said in a statement that an investigation into the

Pat Maciulla MACIULLAhas joined Lang Wyatt Construction in Tucson, Ariz., as director of operations. He brings nearly 40 years of experience, including 20 years with Giles Construction, where he served as president for more than a decade. Related Links: ENR Southwest People ENR Southwest  Lee & Associates of Phoenix has hired veteran broker Scott Smith as a principal for the firm's industrial team. Smith transfers from the Lee & Associates office in Orange, Calif. where he started in 2002. He has worked in the industry for nearly 30 years, starting his career at CB Richard Ellis in 1983 and later

Southern Nevada's boom-to-bust construction market is slowly reinventing itself with private-public-partnership projects, now set to include a proposed $1.5-billion mixed-use health-care village to be sited on 151 acres outside of Las Vegas near U.S. Highway 95 and Galleria Drive. Image courtesy Union Village Union Village will include four hospitals and 1,000 homes for senior living, plus medical office space, restaurants, shopping, hotels and a movie theater. With Clark County construction employment down from 110,000 in 2006 to just 36,200 jobs generated in July, according to state figures, project backers are leveraging multiple public and private funding resources and tapping into