Bob Kain has been named director of health care for Balfour Beatty Construction, where he will lead market endeavors in Phoenix and Southern California. Kain comes to the company from HMC Architects, where he was the primary owner, president and CEO. He was principal-in-charge for several large replacement facilities including the $370-million Kaiser Permanente Replacement Hospital in Fontana, Calif. Related Links: Upload Your Firm's People Announcements to ENR Southwest's People Gallery View Past ENR Southwest People Articles Leary Jones also joined Balfour Beatty as senior director of safety, health and environmental for the Southwest. Jones previously served as Turner Construction's

On Friday, August 23, Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez approved CityCenter's motion to raze the 26-story, $275 million Harmon Hotel tower following a fourth round of destructive testing. Officials will immediately start planning for the demolition, which could happen within a year, despite a pending February 2014 lawsuit filed by Tutor Perini Building Corp. over $191 million in disputed unpaid bills.Harmon Hotel was part of the $8.5-billion, 18-million-sq-ft CityCenter complex, which opened in Dec. 2009 on the Las Vegas Strip.In the past, Tutor Perini has blamed problems in the building on a faulty design. The firm has also fought

Sean Miller has been hired by McGough Construction as director of health care for the Southwest. Based in the firm's Phoenix office, Miller is LEED accredited and holds degrees from Southern Nazarene University and Oklahoma State University. Earlier stops in his construction career included stints at HBE Corp. and JE Dunn Construction. Related Links: Upload Your Firm's People Announcements to ENR Southwest's People Gallery View Past ENR Southwest People Articles Norm Dianda, founder of Q&D Construction in Reno, is continuing a succession to his two sons, Chris and Mike Dianda. The elder Dianda will continue to serve as chairman of