Dates & Events

Courtesy of Pinkard Construction
Denvers Pinkard Construction received an Excellence Award from the Design-Build Institute of America this fall for its work on the Denver Central Platte Campus. Pinkard was part of the design-build teamwhich also included Denver design firm RNLthat built the $28-million service center for Denvers Public Works Dept. Pinkards team included (from left): Jason Murphy, senior superintendent; Dick Shiffer, senior principal; Rick Converse, senior estimator; Steve Burns, director of preconstruction; and Tony Burke, senior project manager.
Courtesy of Mortenson Construction
The Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, built by the Denver office of Mortenson Construction, was the site of the contractors 30th anniversary party on Nov. 3. More than 550 people joined Bob Hansen, vice president and general manager of the firms Denver office, in celebrating its three decades of building landmark projects in Colorado. Those include the Pepsi Center, Coors Field, Concourse B at Denver International Airport, the new addition to the Denver Art Museum, Stapleton redevelopment, Research Complex 2 at the Anschutz Medical Campus and the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock joked with the crowd that Mortenson, based in Minneapolis, would soon be moving its headquarters to Denver because it has built most of the city anyway.

Jan. 12, 2012

Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2012

Denver

The Urban Land Institute of Colorado hosts this Explorer Series event at the Embassy Suites Denver Downtown, 1420 Stout St., from 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Get the latest real estate market updates and predictions, including a presentation by Charles DiRocco of Pricewaterhouse Coopers, engage in networking and attend a panel discussion. For pre-registration, before Jan. 9, call 800-321-1760; after Jan. 9, call 303-893-1760. For more information, go to colorado.uli.org.

Jan. 12-13, 2012

AGC of Montana Contractors Association Annual Meeting

Big Sky, Mont.

"Surviving the Recovery: Avoiding a Cash Flow Crisis" is the 2012 theme for the Montana Contractors Association Annual Convention at the Big Sky Resort, 1 Lone Mountain Trail. For registration information, go to mtagc.org.

Jan. 26-28, 2012

AGC Annual Convention

Salt Lake City

AGC of Utah hosts its annual convention at Little America Hotel, 500 S. Main St. For more information, go to agc-utah.org.th.