Preliminary top starts list includes a stadium, a raceway, schools and transportation projects.

Santa Ana, Calif.-based Salas O'Brien, a national facilities design and planning firm, has merged with Columbus, Ohio-based Varo Engineers, creating a combined firm with 16 offices and 460 employee-owners.

KCI design still evolving, SOM's Derek Moore says convenience will be a focus of the new single-terminal design.

Nevada continues to pace the region as Arizona and New Mexico witness little growth month-to-month.

The recently unveiled One Chicago Square development promises an 85-foot-wide tower with an innovative basement. Approval still pending.

Arizona Board of Regents approves yet another scope and cost increase, this time to $307 million.