Aiming for an economic boost as part of China’s anticipated Silk Road corridor to Europe, the republic of Georgia has picked a local-U.S. joint venture, backed by global investors, to develop a $2.5-billion deep-sea port at Anaklia on the Black Sea.
Across the South, an estimated 72% of construction industry firms expect to increase staff levels in 2016, according to survey results recently published by Associated General Contractors of America.
Winder, Ga., revitalized its main downtown thoroughfare by combining the design and resources of a streetscape enhancement effort with those of a roadway maintenance project.
Built on the site of the former Savannah Ice Co., the One West Victory project blended historic buildings with new structures to create a $25-million mixed-use development.
This $91-million, 223,000-sq-ft building not only features laboratory, office and administrative spaces, but also a basement vivarium, two underground cisterns with 24,000 gallons of capacity and tunnels designed to connect to two future buildings.
Georgia State University’s $63-million, 200,000-sq-ft law college—its first dedicated legal education facility—includes 21 classrooms, a conference center, a 230-seat ceremonial courtroom and a two-story law library and sits on a tight, 2.4-acre site in downtown Atlanta.
Turner Construction provided preconstruction and construction management services through an integrated project delivery approach for the Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton, which was completed in December 2014.