Seattle-based architecture and urban design firm Mithun has been selected by Wenk Associates as part of a consulting team for its Great River Park Master Planning project in St. Paul, Minn. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Mithun will be responsible for urban design and sustainable strategies – identifying opportunities for architectural interventions as well as assess opportunities to positively impact energy, water use and the ecosystem of the Great River Park on the Mississippi River. “This project is essentially about redefining the relationship between the Mississippi River and the city of Saint Paul,” says Mark Shapiro, Mithun urban designer.

North American design and consulting firm Stantec has acquired the assets of Natural Resources Consulting Inc., a 60-person environmental consulting and ecological restoration firm headquartered in Cottage Grove, Wis., with regional offices throughout Wisconsin and in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Colorado. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" NRC and its subsidiary, NRC Restorations, specialize in biological and natural resource services, including technical and regulatory compliance support, restoration design, and natural landscape management, for governmental, traditional/renewable energy, and private sector clients. NRC provides services in the areas of wetland, aquatic, and terrestrial ecology; wildlife science; soils science; environmental impact assessment; watershed

The City of St. Louis has contracted KWAME Building Group as project manager on the $23 million O’Fallon Park Recreation Complex. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" KWAME is assisting the St. Louis Board of Public Service in managing all aspects of the project. Construction is underway and expected to be completed by the end of 2011. The O’Fallon Park Recreation Complex is just the second such facility built in St. Louis since the 1970s, and the first in north St. Louis. The recreation complex is located on 13 acres of land near I-70 and West Florissant Avenue. The two-story,

Design-builder Clayco Inc. and developer Venture One Real Estate LLC broke ground recently on a new 650,000-sq-ft build-to-suit regional distribution center for 3M in Park 88 Industrial Park, DeKalb, Ill. Photo Courtesy of Clayco Inc. Design-builder Clayco Inc. and developer Venture One Real Estate LLC broke ground recently on a new 650,000-sq-ft build-to-suit regional distribution center for 3M in Park 88 Industrial Park, DeKalb, Ill. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The DeKalb facility will have convenient access to air transportation for people and cargo. O’Hare International Airport is 60 mi northeast; General Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee is 132 mi

Riley Construction was recently selected to provide preconstruction and construction management services for the three-story, 23,000-sq-ft new surgical addition and remodel for the Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion, Ill. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" In this new facility, primary surgical function is located on the second floor, which features four operating rooms (convertible to five) and a sterile core. It also includes a Post Anesthesia Care Unit (four recovery bays and one isolation room), Same Day Surgery (seven recovery rooms and one patient holding room), a Central Sterile Processing Department, staff support

Construction has begun on the Edward A. Brennan Entry Pavilion, a three-story entranceway linking the new hospital building under construction at Rush University Medical Center with its existing hospital facilities. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" When completed, the Edward A. Brennan Entry Pavilion will create a new “front door” to Rush’s hospital facilities. The pavilion will be located on West Harrison Street, with the new hospital building that will open in 2012 to the east and the existing atrium hospital building to the west. The project is a component of the Rush Transformation, the most comprehensive campus renovation project

Parents, students and school supporters came together recently to celebrate the grand opening of Shepherds College’s newest student housing facility in Union Grove, Wis. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" With over 85% occupancy, the new structure will provide increased opportunity and education to students of Shepherds College, the country’s leading three-year, post-secondary education program for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Designed by Zimmerman Architectural Studios and constructed by J.H. Findorff & Son of Milwaukee, the 8,200-sq-ft project features two identical buildings with the capacity to house up to 16 students and staff.

With the unanimous approval of its Board of Directors, Smith Crossing confirms it will start construction of the first phase of its expansion plan, announced Michael A. Flynn, CEO of Smith Senior Living which sponsors the southwest suburbs’ only continuing care retirement community. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" When completed in spring 2011, this new wing will house 14 additional assisted living residences and 16 units for residents with memory care needs. Concurrently, Smith Crossing will convert its existing memory care wing into accommodations for 16 additional skilled nursing care residents, according to Flynn. The second phase of Smith

In the last 15 months, the Missouri Department of Transportation has made it one-fourth of the way to its goal of 802 new and improved bridges in five years. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" When the Route JJ bridge over Richland Creek in Morgan County opened recently, it was the 200th bridge completed under MoDOT’s Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program. The old bridge was a steel thru-truss bridge that was 53 years old and 20 ft wide - enough for only one lane. The new structure utilizes concrete beams covered by an asphalt driving surface and is 26

Mayor Richard Daley recently announced the formation of a new O’Hare Express Blue Ribbon Committee to undertake a comprehensive study for express train service between O’Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The O’Hare International Airport and Downtown Chicago Express rail service would complement existing public transportation options, provide potential for new jobs, investment and speedier access between airport and downtown. The new express rail service would provide a cost effective and efficient transportation option for O’Hare travelers and help mitigate congestion on the region’s roadway. The committee will study the feasibility of the new