Construction employment across the Southwest dipped in December, with a loss of nearly 1,600 jobs from November to December 2014 across the three-state region. According to data by the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, construction employment experienced losses month-to-month, including 200 in Arizona, 1,000 in Nevada and 400 in New Mexico.In 2014, the region collectively about 1,300 jobs: Arizona lost the most jobs in the region, at 4,400, while Nevada gained 4,600 jobs and New Mexico lost about 1,500. ArizonaArizona’s construction sector continues to struggle. Although more than 7,000 jobs were added state-wide in December, according to seasonally adjusted employment
Rendering Courtesy Future Cities The 11-acre site on Arizona State University's Tempe, Ariz., campus was planned to be the new home of USA Basketball. After several months of delays, Arizona State University on Jan. 8 declared it would no longer work with the development team attempting to build an approximately $400-million, mixed-use campus at the school's Tempe campus. Slated to be the new home for USA Basketball,the governing body for the sport in the U.S.The project, dubbed USA Place, also was intended to provide space for retail, residential and a 220-room hotel. The development team was a combined effort of
When a nearly 3-mile-long tunnel reached a preconstructed intake into Lake Mead in December, it was a decisive moment for a vast team of planners and contractors as it marked the beginning of the final stage of an $800-million project that began more than six years ago.
From the slow economic recovery to the flourishing revival of urban residential projects, multiple trends are poised to make a big impact on the construction industry in the Southwest.
Rich Gohl was promoted to preconstruction manager at the Southwest district of Sundt Construction in Tempe, Ariz. Gohl will be responsible for all preconstruction activity in the district, including estimating and procurement as well as contractor and subcontractor selection.
An illustrious 38-year engineering and management career has kept Wylie Bearup as a central figure in public and private construction in the Southwest.
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