A replacement for Black Rock Airport, the Andrew Othole Memorial Airport is the culmination of a 15-year effort to build the first entirely new airport in New Mexico since 2005.
This $54-million project focused on providing a checked baggage screening system to replace the explosive detection system in McCarran Airport’s Terminal 1.
Finished in December 2017, the $43-million building contributes further to the ranking of William F. Harrah College of Hospitality’s program as one of the world’s best.
Completed in time for Veterans Day in 2017, the Peoria Veterans Memorial at Rio Vista Park was inspired by efforts to help veterans recovering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Located in the Cascade mountain range, Cowlitz Falls Dam sits in a narrow canyon across the Cowlitz River, where it has served as a power station and fish collection facility for 24 years.
Decommissioned in 1969, the reduction oxidation facility at the Hanford Nuclear Site deteriorated over the years, making it vulnerable to high winds, severe weather and earthquakes.