After first shocking Atlanta Braves fans and local contractors alike with their plans to build a new stadium, the Major League Baseball team has added to the intrigue with an announcement to fully fund a $400-million mixed-use venue at a proposed site in Cobb County, Ga. Image courtesy of Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves organization announced plans to build a new ballpark in Cobb County, Ga. The team later added that it plans to fund construction of a $400-million mixed-use component. Image courtesy of Atlanta Braves The Braves stated that the project's mixed-use component will include retail, restaurants, residential, hotel
REYHANJohn Reyhan has joined Manhattan Construction Co.'s Atlanta office as president. Reyhan, with 27 years of construction industry experience, previously served as general manager of Georgia operations for Skanska USA, where he had worked since 1998. Related Links: ENR Southeast: People Jeremy Sochol has joined architectural-engineering firm RS&H in Jacksonville, Fla., as senior vice president of human resources. Sochol has more than 20 years of related experience.Becca Hardin has joined Batson-Cook Co., West Point, Ga., as vice president of business development. In this position, Hardin will focus her efforts on the industrial and manufacturing project sectors. She previously worked
Southeast contractors have lamented the frustratingly slow pace of the region’s spotty construction recovery for so long that some might have started to believe that a broader rebound was just so much wishful thinking. Image courtesy Atlanta Braves One major project slated to start construction in 2014 is the Atlanta Braves' new ballpark in Cobb County, Ga., which will also feature a $400-million mixed-use development that will be incorporated into the site. Related Links: Steady Gains in 2014 May Not Satisfy Southeast Contractors Construction Starts to Rise 9% in 2014, Says Dodge Construction Outlook Well, those contractors can think again.For
Moving quickly to get Jacksonville's Mathews Bridge back into service after it was damaged by a U.S. Navy cargo ship on Sept. 26, the Florida Dept. of Transportation announced Oct. 1 that Superior Construction, Jacksonville, submitted the apparent low bid for emergency repairs, with a price of $1.07 million. If the contractor can complete the repairs in 30 days, it stands to earn up to $500,000 in early-completion bonuses. FDOT estimates the total cost of repairs at $3 million. Photo courtesy FDOT The cargo ship damaged a structural beam on the bridge's central span, nearly causing a collapse, say state
Six Southeast projects collectively won roughly $73.6 million in federal funding when the U.S. Dept. of Transportation recently announced its latest round of TIGER grants. Among the recipients in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina, the city of Atlanta received the single largest grant, of $18 million, to fund development of the Atlanta BeltLine’s 2.5-mile-long southwest corridor project. Image courtesy of Atlanta BeltLine Inc. The U.S. DOT awarded an $18-million grant to the city of Atlanta for development of the BeltLine's $2.5-mile-long southwest corridor project, estimated at $43 million overall. Image courtesy of the N.C. Dept. of Transportation The city of
SAUNDERSLeslie Saunders has joined the Atlanta office of Leo A Daly as health care market leader. Saunders, with 30 years of architecture and planning experience, previously worked as a senior health care planner for Flad Architects and as a senior medical planner for HKS Inc. He also spent five years as director of capital planning and space management at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Related Links: Specialty Firms Eager for More Market Momentum Specialty Contractor of the Year: D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co. Jacksonville, Fla.-based architect-engineer RS&H announced the promotion of David Sweeney to chief operations officer as
Duke Energy reached a settlement with the state of Florida that allows the Charlotte, N.C.-based utility to keep $1 billion in advance fees collected from ratepayers that would have financed a cancelled $24.7-billion nuclear plant project, while clearing the way for additional funding of a planned 1800-megawatt natural gas plant. Image courtesy Duke Energy Duke Energy announced Aug. 1 that it is ending plans to build a $24.7-million nuclear powerplant project in Levy County, Fla., that was first proposed in 2008. Related Links: Nuclear Resurgence Dims Due to Rising Costs, Low Demand Newspaper Takes Aim at 'Myth' of $20B Florida
The Georgia Dept. of Transportation on July 23 named a team of Archer Western Contractors, Hubbard Construction and Parsons Transportation Group as the builders of its $840-million Northwest Corridor project. The public-private partnership project—which GDOT calls "long-anticipated and much-needed"—is being procured via a design-build-finance contract. Map courtesy Georgia Dept. of Transportation The Northwest Corridor project will add two managed lanes to Interstate 75 between I-285N and the I-575 Interchange. North of that interchange, it will add one managed lane to both I-75 and I-575. Related Links: FDOT Officially Names Shortlisted Firms for I-4 Ultimate Project Pending finalization of a P3
Miami Beach commissioners on July 17 settled a high-profile battle of starchitects when it chose Rem Koolhaas and his Netherlands-based firm, OMA, to redesign and revamp the city's convention center and surrounding 52-acre site, estimated as a $1-billion project. Tishman of New York leads the development team, which also included Atlanta-based tvsdesign, which specializes in convention centers. Related Links: Architectural Record: Rem Koolhaas Wins Competition to Redesign Miami Beach Convention Center Is Miami's Condo Boom Already Heading for Overdrive? "We are thrilled to be chosen to develop one of the most significant urban districts in the U.S.," Shohei Shigematsu, director
MORRISPaul Morris has joined the Atlanta BeltLine Inc. (ABI) as the organization's new president and CEO. Morris has almost 30 years of management experience throughout the U.S. and Canada related to transportation, urban redevelopment, natural resource management, public parks and the development of corporate and institutional facilities. Related Links: ENR Southeast's Online People Photo Showcase Southeast People News Previously, Morris served as deputy secretary for transit with the North Carolina Dept. of Transportation. ABI is the organization responsible for implementing the Atlanta BeltLine urban redevelopment project.Craig Kirkwood has joined SchenkelShultz Architecture's Orlando office as an aviation planner and designer. Previously
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