The Federal Highway Administration has pledged $2 million in immediate aid that can be used to continue investigating the cause of a landslide on a stretch of U.S. 89 last month near Page, Ariz. Photo courtesy ADOT The landslide on Feb. 20 caused 500 ft of damage to U.S. 89 near Page, Ariz. Photo courtesy Coconino County The slide caused the roadway to drop by up to 6 ft in places. Related Links: View ADOT Video of the US 89 Landslide Geotechnical Assessment The Arizona Dept. of Transportation requested the quick release of emergency relief funds from the FHWA after
University of Arizona’s $100-million cancer center formally broke ground in downtown Phoenix on Feb. 21, though actual construction is likely still several months away. Image courtesy ZGF Architects LLP ZGF Architects designed the five-story building, which will feature 85 examination rooms and two linear accelerators. Photo courtesy University of Arizona College of Medicing - Phoenix Hundreds of people attended the long-anticipated groundbreaking this week in downtown Phoenix. Related Links: Slideshow: Newest Biomedical Campus Building Opens in Downtown Phoenix Innovative Bioscience High School Breaks the Mold in Phoenix Located on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus at the northwest corner of Fillmore and
The city of Henderson, Nev., southeast of Las Vegas, claims it got duped into a sweetheart public land deal by Austin, Texas-based developer Christopher F. Milam, who proposed building a multi-arena sports complex, according to a Jan. 28 lawsuit filed in Clark County District Court. The city contends that Milam "conspired" to falsely buy 485 acres of federal land southeast of Interstate 15 and St. Rose Parkway "below what a true competitive bidding process would yield" and "sell it piecemeal to residential and commercial developers at a substantial profit," court papers say. Image courtesy IDM The lawsuit centers around purchase
Until the developer of Las Vegas' newest attraction—the $300 million SkyVue observation wheel—had filled in the gaps in the project's finances, the contractors' legal bills seemed to be climbing higher than the structure. Photo by Tony Illia SkyVue broke ground in late 2011 along the Las Vegas Strip. Image courtesy SkyVue SkyVue includes a two-story, 200,000-sq-ft base building with two dozen retail shops, restaurants and convention space. Related Links: Caesars to Renovate Las Vegas Strip Property into $185M Boutique Hotel/Casino Now, according to developer Howard Bulloch, his steel observation wheel and retail complex on the Las Vegas Strip across from
As construction employment levels begin to rebound in the Southwest, it's a good time to reflect upon the enrichment that a challenging job provides to one's professional and personal life.
Revamping an 80-year-old building is not the norm in a city like Phoenix, where most residents obsess over the newest mall or subdivision. But students returning to Arizona State University's downtown Phoenix campus this month are studying and conducting student government within "new" digs built long before their parents were born. Related Links: ENR Southwest Southwest Projects Page ASU was granted usage in most of the U.S. Post Office Building on Central Avenue after ownership was transferred from the federal government to the City of Phoenix, which partners with ASU on all its downtown campus projects. The school's challenge was
It's a familiar story in image-conscious Las Vegas: When something reaches middle age, it gets ditched for something newer. In the case of the 40-year-old City Hall, not only did Las Vegas outgrow the facility, but the building also needed at least $1.5 million in energy-related retrofits. So the city's 600 employees left the old facility and moved into a swanky new $146.2-million, seven-story building in February, just around the corner from the old one. Related Links: A Tale of Two City Halls for Las Vegas and North Las Vegas ENR Southwest Fortunately, Las Vegas is also famous for reinvention,
DOMRESAshley Domres has been promoted to vice president of project development at Linthicum in Phoenix. She will be responsible for corporate marketing and business development, industry relations and community involvement. She previously served as director of Linthicum's Custom Care line, managing the care and maintenance of private Linthicum residences in Arizona, California and Hawaii. Prior to that, she was a project engineer with the company. Domres, a LEED accredited professional, has a bachelor's degree in interior design with a minor in business administration from Seattle Pacific University. Related Links: Southwest People Page ENR Southwest Eli Gilbert has been named
Developer Chris Milam's planned 750,000-sq-ft, 16,500-seat sports arena in Henderson, 12 miles south of Las Vegas, may be headed for bust. Due to fraud concerns, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has delayed the potential sale of 480 acres to Milam's Silver State Land LLC 40 days until Feb. 6. at the request of Henderson City Attorney Josh Reid. Image Courtesy of IDM LLC Plans for a $1.5-billion stadium in Las Vegas are on shaky financial ground. Milam had submitted a $2.1-million deposit in June for the $10.56-million purchase; the balance was due Dec. 3. Reid wrote in a letter
It was a year that many had hoped would mark a distinct end to the recession and the return to better times. However, political uncertainty prevented a dramatic recovery in 2012; instead, the Southwest saw recovery in fits and starts. While the housing market returned and helped spur private development, large government projects were wrapping up and new ones weren't coming online to replace them. For every two companies doing well, there were four that were still struggling. Related Links: How Ahern Rentals Landed in Bankruptcy Intel Begins Construction on $300M R&D Facility at Chandler Campus Groundbreaking Date Set for
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