The Colorado Dept. of Transportation has selected Kiewit Infrastructure Co. as the construction manager/general contractor to do the permanent repairs in a 23-mile section of U.S. 34 between Estes Park and Loveland.

Alloy on Lawrence, a new environmentally conscious residential project, has broken ground at 32nd and Lawrence in Denver’s RiNo (River North) neighborhood.

McCarthy Building Cos. Inc., the nation’s 12th largest domestic builder and one of the largest employee-owned companies in America, recently opened a Colorado office at 445 Union St. in Lakewood.

A $156-million expansion is underway to consolidate University of Colorado athletic departments into one set of connected facilities. It is the largest-ever design-build sports project for the Denver office of Mortenson Construction, and the largest single-phase athletic expansion underway in the country. Mortenson is leading the design-build team and Denver-based Populous is the project architect. Related Links: CU System Selected as Mountain States Owner of the Year CU Boulder Rec Center Built With Sustainable Features The project includes a 220,000-sq-ft expansion of CU's iconic Folsom Field; a new 120,000-sq-ft, net-zero energy indoor practice facility (IPF); and a 550-stall, below-grade parking

Going where they are needed and doing what needs to be done sums up the ethos of Horrocks Engineers since the Utah firm's founding by Gill Horrocks in 1968. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record "We have evolved with the needs of the municipalities and our other clients," says Larry Reasch, a Horrocks principal. "Our clients will have a need for something and ask us if we're willing to come in and fill that need. In other cases, we'll see opportunities, and if it makes sense, we'll move to pursue them."Steady growth, a diverse project portfolio and 2014 revenue

The leaders of regional design firms say they are seeing more work in nearly all market segments, with the possible exception of federal projects. The strongest sectors are multifamily, hospitality, offices, manufacturing, K-12 projects and water infrastructure; as Kevin Miller, a principal with Utah's GSBS Architects, notes, the improvement is "across the board." Photo courtesy of Josh Allred, Architectural Nexus The BYU Life Sciences Building in Provo, Utah, was designed by Architectural Nexus. Image courtesy of (right) courtesy of CTA rchitects Engineers Most design firms report strong market diversity, including an upscale private mountain residence designed by CTA Architects Engineers.

AGC Colorado honored member firms for their safety programs at its May 20 Safety Awards Breakfast. Member companies received awards in the following categories. Photo courtesy of AGC of Colorado Dax Biederman, co-chair, JR Butler; Matt Ogle, chairman, JE Dunn, and Andy LeMay, AGC Colorado; present the National AGC Safety Awards (NASA) to representatives from 12 AGC Colorado member general contractors. • CHASE - Construction Health and Safety Excellence• CSEA - Construction Safety Excellence Award• CSEP - Colorado Stormwater Excellence Program• NASA - National AGC Safety Award• Pinnacol Safety Group Program AwardCHASE AwardsThe Construction Health and Safety Excellence (CHASE) Partnering

Denver’s Semple Brown Design, working in collaboration with other design team members, including S.A. Miro Inc., has completed the $48.7-million, 35-acre Mushrif Central Park in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Imagine life as one big science project. Do that, and you've captured the essence of Greenwood Village, Colo.-based Merrick & Co., ENR Mountain States' Colorado/Wyoming Design Firm of the Year.

Denver International Airport recently announced that it will officially open its new hotel, the Westin Denver International Airport, at 3 p.m. on Nov. 19. The 433,000-sq-ft, 14-story hotel, with 519 guest rooms, will serve travelers at the fifth busiest airport in the United States. Photo courtesy of CIG The 433,000-sq-ft, 14-story DIA hotel, with 519 guest rooms, will serve travelers at the fifth busiest airport in the United States. The $544-million hotel, designed by Gensler entirely with towering walls of glass, overlooks both the mountains and DIA flight paths and is part of Denver’s new Hotel and Transit Center program,