The U.S. General Services Administration received nearly $5.6 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to modernize federal facilities and convert them into high-performance green buildings. Those dollars are starting to flow into communities in the Southeast as projects ramp up. Photo: General Services Administration Skanska USA is overseeing a $49-million modernization of the George C. Young U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Orlando. Related Links: Top Green Contractors “The government spends a lot of money on energy use in buildings, and anything we can do to make that better and reduce our carbon footprint is a good thing,”
Moving up in the rankings, New South Construction of Atlanta credits diversification and customer relationships as keys to weathering the recession and $170 million in 2009 revenue. Related Links: The Southeast’s Top Contractors Odebrecht Helps Reopen Haiti Airport “We’ll be happy when the market returns, but we’re plugging along and doing well,” says Douglas C. Davidson, president and CEO of New South, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. “We’re making sure we protect our relationships with clients so they are not going to the market when other jobs come up.” More than 70% of New South’s projects are for repeat
The stagnant economy has forced Orlando city leaders and community arts supporters to revise original plans for a $450-million Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (DPAC), the second component of the city’s downtown venues building program. Related Links: Orlando Report The city will proceed with a phased project and now with a $383 million budget. The center has raised about $88 million from private donors. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and center officials say breaking ground on the center will help spur additional private donations. “We can’t not move forward with the PAC,” Dyer says. “We’ve created this momentum, and
The project wasn’t one of Odebrecht Construction’s biggest, but the Coral Gables, Fla.-based contractor’s sense of pride couldn’t have been higher after it completed repairs at Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, enabling commercial carriers to resume service to and from Haiti’s capital beginning Feb. 19. Related Links: The Southeast’s Top Contractors New South Construction Representatives of Dallas-based American Airlines and Odebrecht toured the devastated city four days after the Jan. 12 earthquake. According to Odebrecht, the contractor immediately assembled a team to repair and rebuild the airport’s commercial terminal. The contractor is currently working at Miami International Airport’s
On the other side of Interstate 4 from downtown Orlando, the new $480-million home for the Orlando Magic is quickly heading toward an October tip-off, a symbolic sign of construction life. Back across I-4, a recently completed high-rise condominium sits mostly empty. Photo: Balfour Beatty Construction Expansion of the Peabody Hotel’s existing facility near the Orange County Convention Center is one of several hospitality projects moving toward completion in the Orlando area. Related Links: Performing Arts Center Set for Fall Groundbreaking Photo: Balfour Beatty Construction Balfour Beatty’s expansion of the Orlando Peabody includes approximately 450,000 sq ft of new convention
Corgan Assoc. in Dallas named Bob Morris, a managing principal in the firm, as president and chief executive officer. He is succeeding David Lind who has been named chairman of the board. Jon Holzheimer will retain the position of chief operating officer. Also, Matt Mooney, Brian George, and Steve Hulsey were named to the firm’s management committee. Rosecrans Interests LLC in Houston has new ownership. The management trio of Roy G. DiPasquale, CEO; Jeffrey A. Stocks, president; and Gary Jorden, senior vice president, will oversee the daily operations of the firm. Linbeck announced the promotion of two tenured employees in
Brennan’s of Houston reopened Feb. 15 after being severely damaged by fire as a result of Hurricane Ike in September 2008. Houston-based Studio RED Architects worked with a team including Houston-based Linbeck Construction to restore a majority of the original John F. Staub 1930 design while bringing the building up to codes and standards. Related Links: Dallas College Uses Project to Brand Campus $26-Million Contract Awarded for San Antonio BRAC Building Project Mycon Selected to Build Encore Wire’s R&D Center M.J. Harris Builds Rehabilitation Hospital of Mesquite Cadence McShane Selected for Several Projects Statewide Tellepsen Completes Bayshore Elementary Four Months
Fort Worth-based Key Construction recently completed CIGNA Pointe One: Regional Headquarters in Plano. It was designed and constructed for LEED-silver certification. Related Links: Dallas College Uses Project to Brand Campus $26-Million Contract Awarded for San Antonio BRAC Building Project Mycon Selected to Build Encore Wire’s R&D Center M.J. Harris Builds Rehabilitation Hospital of Mesquite Cadence McShane Selected for Several Projects Statewide Tellepsen Completes Bayshore Elementary Four Months Early Skanska Completes Arts Facility for Texas Southmost College Williamson County Approves Unique Command Center Norman, Okla., Firm Starts $15-Mil Expansion Project SHW Designs Marshall Elementary School to Meet LEED Criteria Greenhaven Earns
Cadence McShane Construction Co. – with offices in Austin, Houston and Dallas – was awarded a 356,000-sq-ft industrial assignment for Weingarten Realty Investors. The job includes 326,000 sq ft of extensive renovations, as well as 30,000 sq ft of new construction at the existing ClayPoint 4 industrial building located on a 40-acre site in Weingarten Realty Investors’ ClayPoint Distribution Park in the northwest industrial corridor of Houston. Related Links: Dallas College Uses Project to Brand Campus $26-Million Contract Awarded for San Antonio BRAC Building Project Mycon Selected to Build Encore Wire’s R&D Center M.J. Harris Builds Rehabilitation Hospital of Mesquite
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