The $20-million Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix Campus Sun Devil Fitness Complex—which connects to an existing YMCA facility—features weight and fitness rooms, multipurpose activity rooms, a gymnasium, elevated jogging track, lab/classroom spaces, locker rooms and support spaces.
The Arizona Builders Alliance and the Arizona chapter of the Association of General Contractors held a Joint Economic Forecast Seminar Oct. 15 in Phoenix that featured AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson who discussed Arizona’s construction industry and his forecast for the state’s 2015.While much of the construction industry in America has been on a fairly steady upturn lately, Arizona remains one state is not following along with the trend, he said, citing such evidence as a loss of construction jobs and that spending had receded to early recovery levels. While Arizona construction firms might wish for greater growth, Simonson pointed
Driven mostly by losses in Arizona, Southwest construction employment dipped in September, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics earlier this week, but the losses in the Grand Canyon state are buoyed by gains in Nevada and steady performance in New Mexico.In Arizona from August to September 2014, slightly less than 3,000 construction jobs were lost. Construction employment is down to 115,500 in September 2014 from 118,200 in August 2014. Year-over year, construction jobs in Arizona have declined from 123,100 in September 2013 — a loss of about 7,500 construction jobs.From August to September 2014, Nevada
Despite ongoing optimism for the Southwest construction market, 2014 hasn't become the boom year that most firms were anticipating. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record Last year's ENR Southwest Specialty Contractors ranking revealed that eight of the top 10 firms reported higher revenue in 2012. In the current survey, based on 2013 revenue, only five of the top 10 firms showed an increase.But the revenue of those top 10 firms rose to $1.8 billion in 2013 from $925 million in 2012.Specialty contractor of the year Helix Electric of Las Vegas is one of the firms that grew, posting revenue
A little more than 10 years ago, Phoenix lost out to neighboring Glendale as the site for a football-only stadium for the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals. Shortly after that, the idea of putting a biomedical campus in downtown Phoenix was born. Phoenix partnered primarily with the University of Arizona, along with several private and nonprofit medical groups, to develop the Phoenix Biomedical Campus, or PBC. By late 2012, four projects and 640,000 sq ft of the campus had been built, including the Translational Genomics Institute, the University of Arizona Medical School and the 268,000-sq-ft Health Sciences Education Building.Next up for Phoenix
The $54-million College Avenue Commons project on the campus of Arizona State University is in many respects a typical university project. The 130,000-sq-ft steel building, located on College Avenue between 6th and 7th streets in Tempe, connects the city and the university. It has a bookstore and a team shop and provides students with a place to meet and serves as a venue for hosting community meetings. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record But what is unusual is that the building also happens to be a giant teaching tool for students at the university's Del E. Webb School of
Helix Electric Nevada Inc., a Las Vegas-based turnkey electrical contractor, has quietly become an industry giant with a 400-employee work force and $83 million in revenue last year. The company anticipates 10% growth in 2014 due to a recovering economy and demand for solar power and multifamily housing. Helix attributes its success to a combination of business diversity, strong customer service and employee training, and little turnover. “Roughly 70% of our revenue comes from repeat business by approaching client issues as partners and problem solvers,” says Victor Fuchs, company president. “We supported many of our clients during the recession, and
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