Image Courtesy of California High Speed Rail Authority Construction of California's high-speed-rail line will begin on a 30-mile section running from Madera to Fresno. Related Links: Calif. High-Speed Rail Backers Push 'System Blend' Innovation, Policy Baby Steps Cheered a Frustrated U.S. Transportation Industry in 2012 California's High-Speed Rail Authority selected Wong-Harris as the project and construction manager for the first 30-mile section of a high-speed-rail line from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The joint-venture contract for PGH Wong Engineering, San Francisco, and Concord, Calif.-based Harris & Associates, is worth up to $34.9 million."It's an important step forward for the project,"
As construction employment levels begin to rebound in the Southwest, it's a good time to reflect upon the enrichment that a challenging job provides to one's professional and personal life.
Revamping an 80-year-old building is not the norm in a city like Phoenix, where most residents obsess over the newest mall or subdivision. But students returning to Arizona State University's downtown Phoenix campus this month are studying and conducting student government within "new" digs built long before their parents were born. Related Links: ENR Southwest Southwest Projects Page ASU was granted usage in most of the U.S. Post Office Building on Central Avenue after ownership was transferred from the federal government to the City of Phoenix, which partners with ASU on all its downtown campus projects. The school's challenge was
DOMRESAshley Domres has been promoted to vice president of project development at Linthicum in Phoenix. She will be responsible for corporate marketing and business development, industry relations and community involvement. She previously served as director of Linthicum's Custom Care line, managing the care and maintenance of private Linthicum residences in Arizona, California and Hawaii. Prior to that, she was a project engineer with the company. Domres, a LEED accredited professional, has a bachelor's degree in interior design with a minor in business administration from Seattle Pacific University. Related Links: Southwest People Page ENR Southwest Eli Gilbert has been named
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
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
Okland Construction sought to create a more identifiable presence for its Tempe, Ariz., office while providing a campus setting in tune with the desert environment.
Providing a safe and secure working environment for forensic examiners while revitalizing a blighted area, this two-story facility houses a variety of offices and lab spaces dedicated to the examination of everything from explosives to dangerous biological materials.
The 1974-vintage, 220-million-gallons-per-day Val Vista Water Treatment Plant needed an upgrade to meet increasingly stringent federal water quality standards and to protect public health.