2016 Top Starts Highlight Regional Growth of Diverse Markets
The list of the largest projects that broke ground in 2016 is reflective of the growing economic diversity of most states in the Mountain States region. Areas that have been heavily dependent upon the energy sector, especially coal mining and oil-and-gas revenue, are pushing to balance their economic base.
This year’s ranking reveals a nearly even split between public- and private-sector work, with large projects launched in the health care, hospitality, transportation, higher education, office and mixed-use multifamily sectors. Projects for new and renovated government buildings also made this year’s list, led by the $222.7-million makeover of the Wyoming Capitol in Cheyenne, new offices for the Salt Lake County district attorney and an eight-story office tower for the Provo 4th District Courthouse in Provo, Utah.