A contractor working for Australian mining giant BHP Billiton was killed on Sept. 22 at the Pinto Valley Mine, about 5 miles west of Globe, Ariz. Operations at the site were immediately stopped at the mine, which is undergoing a $195-million construction project to restart the mine. Image: ENR Pinto Valley Mine is located approximately 5 miles west of Globe, Ariz. Related Links: Safety Experts Caution Contractors About Hot Weather Danger in Wake of Tucson Death Safety in Construction: Safety-Culture Clash Meant 13 Workers Never Made It Home [9/2008] BHP officials said in a statement that an investigation into the
Pat Maciulla MACIULLAhas joined Lang Wyatt Construction in Tucson, Ariz., as director of operations. He brings nearly 40 years of experience, including 20 years with Giles Construction, where he served as president for more than a decade. Related Links: ENR Southwest People ENR Southwest Lee & Associates of Phoenix has hired veteran broker Scott Smith as a principal for the firm's industrial team. Smith transfers from the Lee & Associates office in Orange, Calif. where he started in 2002. He has worked in the industry for nearly 30 years, starting his career at CB Richard Ellis in 1983 and later
Mark Henderson had a lot to learn when he took over his father's company in 1990. He already knew a lot about construction, having worked at Jack B. Henderson Construction Co. since 1968 as an estimator, project manager and superintendent. But he knew little about running the business side and issues such as bonding, insurance and banking. Related Links: ENR Southwest's Top Specialty Contractors Ranking Niche Markets Help Top Subcontractors Stay Above Water How times have changed. In the 22 years since he took the reins as CEO, Henderson has led his Albuquerque-based firm from being a small family business
It was another bumpy ride for the region's top specialty contractors in 2011. Respondents to ENR Southwest's annual survey saw the volume of subcontracting work in Arizona rise, but those gains were offset by steep declines in Nevada and New Mexico. Firms that succeeded did so by finding new niches or adding specialties that dovetailed with their existing skills. Related Links: Top Specialty Contractor Rankings Specialty Contractor of the Year: J.B. Henderson Finds Success In High-Stakes Jobs Arizona subcontractors reported $1.4 billion in work during 2011, up 4% over the previous year. But New Mexico subcontracting work fell 27%, and
Arizona State University and YMCA broke ground on a 64,283-sq-ft addition to the Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA at 350 N. First Ave. in downtown Phoenix. The building was originally erected in 1955 and was last renovated in 2006. Related Links: New ASU ISTB IV Science Lab Uses Ample Green Systems NAU's Health & Learning Center Combines Four Programs Under One Roof The ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus Recreation Center (or Y@ASU for short) is one of four fitness centers across the ASU university system that students voted to fund with an increase to their recreation fees of $75 per each semester
Mayo Clinic is planning a major expansion to its Phoenix campus that will create a single-site, integrated Cancer Center. The $130 million new facility will add three additional floors and 217,200 sq ft of clinical and office space above the first level of Mayo Clinic's Proton Beam Therapy Building on Mayo Clinic’s Phoenix campus at 56th St. and Loop 101. Image courtesy Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic's $130-million consolidated cancer center facility will be built atop a portion of the underway $182-million Proton Beam Therapy Building, pictured here. Related Links: Mayo Clinic Begins Construction on Phoenix Proton Beam Facility [Dec. 2011] The
Banner Estrella Medical Center broke ground today on a new $151-million patient tower. Designed to accommodate 175 beds, the new six-story patient tower is the second on the campus located on the southeast corner of the Loop 101 Freeway and Thomas Road. Image courtesy Banner Health The six-story patient tower addition at the Banner Estrella Medical Center in Arizona will provide 175 beds and expanded emergency room services. Related Links: A Banner Year for Hospitals: Banner Health Injects Vigor into the Valley's Health Care Sector New MD Anderson Banner Cancer Center Becomes a Beacon of Hope for Patients in Arizona With nearly 100,000
Intel Corp. plans to add one more facility to its growing crop of buildings in Chandler, Ariz. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based manufacturer announced that construction is already underway on a new $300-million research and development facility at the Chandler Blvd. campus. Photo by Patti Reznik Photography Intel's new $300-million R&D facility is in addition to the already underway $5-billion Fab 42 manufacturing facility in Chandler, seen here. Related Links: Top 25 Starts of 2011 Inject $10.4 Billion Into Southwest Economy Solar Project Heats Up Intel Site The new building will be used to expand Intel’s packaging operations. “The innovation set to take place within the
Bill Doelle groans every time he reads a newspaper headline that says “Archeology Find Halts Construction Project.” As the president of Tucson-based Desert Archaeology Inc.—consultant to Pima County on the cultural preservation efforts during the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department’s $720-million Regional Optimization Plan—Doelle and his team were just as attentive to the present day needs of construction crews as they were to investigating the past. Related Links: Nitrogen Diet Reduces Arizona Drinking Water Threat Scientific Discoveries at the Panama Canal “The county has been developing for 25 years a pretty standardized procedure of assessing what’s in the ground and taking
