Dodge offers data on projected 2023 construction starts in the Phoenix, Arizona, area.

Updates on notable industry events in the Southwest construction industry.

Contractors leading the $400-million mixed-use project have had to overcome unusual challenges.

ENR Southwest’s Legacy Award winner, Jerry Barnier, grew Phoenix-based Suntec Concrete into one of the largest employers in Arizona.

Celebrating the city’s Mid-Century Modern architectural legacy, this $14.7-million conference and fitness center in downtown Phoenix incorporates simple yet bold forms that blend indoor and outdoor spaces through large openings, such as five garage doors, connections to a walkable campus plan and natural lighting through ample fenestration including clerestory windows.

A $240-million transformation of the 30-year-old center, home to the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, was delivered below budget and completed on time in October 2021 despite a variety of scheduling challenges resulting from COVID-19.

Completed in August 2021 on-time and on budget at a cost of $45 million, the 238-room, eight-story hotel is just blocks from the Phoenix Convention Center; near Chase Field; Talking Stick Resort Arena, home court of the Phoenix Suns professional basketball team; and shopping, restaurants and cultural amenities such as the landmark Orpheum Theater.

Designed to re-envision the way neuroscience care is delivered, the $36.2-million medical building for the renowned Barrow Neurological Institute is located on the St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center campus in Phoenix.

Located at the southwest corner of Terminal 4, this 275,000-sq-ft concourse is the final one to be added to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport’s busiest terminal.

Updates on projects and companies in the Southwest region.