After the closure of the city’s largest employer, the city of Kannapolis launched the Kannapolis Downtown Revitalization Plan—an ambitious initiative to purchase the entire downtown through private and public partnerships.
The four-story, 104,149-sq-ft expansion and renovation of the Georgia Aquarium houses a 1-million-gallon shark exhibit—one of the largest in North America. With its floor-to-ceiling acrylic viewing windows, the gallery, which was completed in November 2020, brings visitors face-to-face with these predators and aims to provide a fresh perspective on the role sharks play in the health of the ocean.
In constructing the Allegiant Stadium project in Las Vegas, the joint venture contractor led a team of more than 100 firms to complete one of the country’s largest design-build projects under budget and on time despite a demanding 32-month construction schedule in the midst a global pandemic.
The key feature of the aquarium’s new Science Learning Campus is its Ecosystem Exploration Craft & Observatory, or EECO, which repurposes a 190-ton, 165-ft-tall metal sculpture that originally served as U2’s stage during the band’s 360-degree tour.
The South Suburban Parks and Recreation District has provided recreational opportunities for nearly 160,000 residents in six cities and towns throughout Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties for nearly 40 years.
Arlington County’s first net-zero energy building—the Lubber Run Community Center—was constructed on a 4.5-acre site that includes outdoor recreational space with a connection to nature and a strong sense of place, the project team says.
