Chicago-based Aries Capital affiliate, Urban Development Fund LLC provided $21.5 million in financing to develop and construct the Embassy Suites Riverwalk in San Antonio. The new 285-room, 16-floor hotel features two levels of below-ground parking, a 7,000-sq-ft grand atrium and a 7,500-sq-ft ballroom. The hotel will be built on a site currently used as a parking lot and serve as an anchor for area redevelopment. Related Links: Dallas ISD Taps SHW for New High School Campus Design The Stayton at Museum Way Secures $165 Million Austin’s Perry Brooks Building Shows Off New Facelift Smith Seckman Reid Awarded GSA BIM Contract
Innovative Developers Inc. of Fort Worth is performing approximately 12,900 sq ft of alterations in the Arlington Cancer Center. Initial relocation of the Infusion Center facilities began in December. The design and engineering of the alterations will accommodate the relocation of the Infusion Center and supporting pharmacy and stem cell research Facilities. Additional support and business offices and a data center also will be relocated, putting all of the Arlington Cancer Center facilities under one roof. Related Links: Dallas ISD Taps SHW for New High School Campus Design The Stayton at Museum Way Secures $165 Million Aries Capital Invests $22
Arlington-based Bob Moore Construction completed the largest LEED Gold Core and Shell Industrial project in the state to date. The three-building, 1.16 million-sq-ft business park along SH 360 in Arlington began with the demolition and asbestos abatement of the Festival Marketplace mall; more than 95% - 91,634 tons - of steel, concrete, asphalt, copper and aluminum were recycled. Related Links: Dallas ISD Taps SHW for New High School Campus Design The Stayton at Museum Way Secures $165 Million Aries Capital Invests $22 Million in San Antonio River Walk Austin’s Perry Brooks Building Shows Off New Facelift Smith Seckman Reid Awarded
Chicago-based CNA – the seventh largest U.S. commercial insurer and the 13th largest U.S. property and casualty insurer – honored Lubbock-based Lee Lewis Construction with its Leadership Safety Award. Related Links: Turner Construction Grows Green Business Sterling Construction Completes $65M Purchase of Utah’s RLW Overhead Door Corp. Acquires Wayne-Dalton’s Door Business ‘Real Men Drive Pink’ Promotes Male Breast Cancer Awareness McKinney’s Greenhaven Earns LEED for Homes Silver Certification Gonzales Wins AASHTO Public Transportation Honor Fort Worth Intermodal Airport, AllianceTexas, Celebrates 20 Years Re:Vision Dallas Competition Selects Winner for Inner-City Project Construction and Real Estate Consulting Firm Venturi Outcomes Opens Doors
Houston-based Cadence McShane Construction Co. was selected by Lone Star College System to complete a multi-building reconstruction assignment. LSCS recently acquired a five-building, 1.2-million-sq-ft office park in Houston for its new campus. Related Links: Dallas ISD Taps SHW for New High School Campus Design The Stayton at Museum Way Secures $165 Million Aries Capital Invests $22 Million in San Antonio River Walk Austin’s Perry Brooks Building Shows Off New Facelift Smith Seckman Reid Awarded GSA BIM Contract Turner Selected to Build Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Texas Children’s Hospital Awards Gowan Mechanical Contract Bob Moore Construction Finishes Arlington LEED
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks of Houston, the factory dealership owned by Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc., recently launched its campaign, “Real Men Drive Pink,” which focuses on raising awareness about male breast cancer. The American Cancer Society estimated nearly 2,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in 2009 among men in the U.S. Breast cancer in men is often fatal because symptoms are ignored. Related Links: Turner Construction Grows Green Business Sterling Construction Completes $65M Purchase of Utah’s RLW Overhead Door Corp. Acquires Wayne-Dalton’s Door Business McKinney’s Greenhaven Earns LEED for Homes Silver Certification Gonzales Wins AASHTO Public Transportation
Turner’s Houston office was selected by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to construct the 18,000-sq-ft Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, located on 20 acres in northwest Houston. Related Links: Dallas ISD Taps SHW for New High School Campus Design The Stayton at Museum Way Secures $165 Million Aries Capital Invests $22 Million in San Antonio River Walk Austin’s Perry Brooks Building Shows Off New Facelift Smith Seckman Reid Awarded GSA BIM Contract Cadance McShane Selected for 1.2M SF Reconstruction Project Texas Children’s Hospital Awards Gowan Mechanical Contract Bob Moore Construction Finishes Arlington LEED Project J-Q Completes Merger, Reports Strong Fourth
The newly reconstructed FM 157/Collins Street bridge over IH-30 in Arlington opened in mid-November. The bridge, which is part of the larger IH-30 mobility project, was closed in July for demolition. Related Links: Dallas Bridge Construction Gets Thumbs Up Transportation Commission OKs 74 New Projects Worth $2 Billion Construction Begins on $1B DFW Connector Project Tyler’s Toll Segment Breaks Ground Originally the bridge was to be built in phases that reduced motorists to one lane until spring 2010. Instead the bridge was demolished, rebuilt and opened before the end of 2009. The bridge is part of the $165.5-million project that
WILLIAMS DUEKER Aguirre Roden announced Taylor Dueker, AIA, has been named vice president for its Austin office. In his role, Dueker will be responsible for professional design services, business development and project management. He holds a bachelor’s of science degree in art and design from MIT and master’s of architecture from MIT. KBR, Houston, announced the appointment of Mark S. Williams as group president overseeing KBR’s Government & Defense, Infrastructure & Minerals, and Power & Industrial Business Units. Williams has more than 25 years experience in the government and defense sector. Williams joinsed KBR from Jacobs Engineering, where he most
When it arrives from Europe in July, the first high-reach work platform to join Abilene High Lift Aerial’s fleet will be the tallest of its kind in North America. Photo: Abilene High Lift Aerial Texas rental company is importing what will soon become the tallest aerial lift in North America, reaching up to 328 ft. The Abilene, Texas-based company plans to rent the giant lifting device to utility operators, wind-turbine technicians, tall-building contractors, moviemakers and anyone else who needs to go as high as 328 ft above ground with up to 1,100 lb of equipment and workers. The “staggering capability”
RSS