The St. Luke’s Health System hospital currently under construction in Twin Falls is the most recent of the system’s more than a dozen large and small projects in southwest and south-central Idaho.
Riverton Hospital Riverton, Utah $162 million Architect: Anshen & Allen Architects, San Francisco Contractor: Jacobsen Construction, Salt Lake City Opened: Nov. 2 Completion of Proposed 30-Bed Pediatric Unit: October 2010 Related Links: Utah Owner of the Year The Riverton Hospital has 58 hospital beds, 24-hour emergency room services and 75,000 sq ft of physician office space. A connected 79,000-sq-ft ambulatory center for Primary Children’s Medical Center provides space for pediatric surgery, imaging and other specialty clinics. In addition, a shelled fourth floor is being converted into a 30-bed pediatric unit that will be completed in October. Primary Children’s will provide
After more than seven years in the planning phase, construction on the Mountain View Corridor is underway. Earthwork on the project, one of the biggest-ever road projects in Utah, began this spring. The Mountain View Corridor is a planned freeway, transit and trail system that will service 13 municipalities in western Salt Lake and northern Utah counties. Completion is scheduled for 2013 and will result in a roadway that extends 35 miles from Interstate 80 in Salt Lake County to Interstate 15 in Lehi in Utah County. The project manager, Copper Hills Constructors, is a partnership between Granite Construction of
The Idaho State Capitol in Boise has been returned to state government and the public after a three-year, $120-million renovation and expansion. The project was led by Utah-based construction and engineering firm Jacobson-Hunt Joint Venture. McAlvain Group of Cos. of Boise was the design-build manager for the underground wings portion of the project, which included design work, excavation, concrete, flatwork, structural concrete, steel erection, waterproofing, rough carpentry, mechanical/electrical, fire sprinkler, some interior framing, drywall and stairway work. McAlvain Project Manager Penny Dennis says the job was “pretty much a business-as-usual construction project for us.” It also provided a lot of
Boise commercial real estate pioneer Winston Moore says he learned the commercial real estate business by the seat of his pants and says it seemed that the harder he worked the luckier he got. Slide Show When Moore got into the commercial real estate in 1977, the western edge of Boise was Cole Road. To the west lay acres and acres of beet and onion farmland dotted with pheasants. Today, Idaho’s Boise Valley is a top-ranked business mecca, much of which has been developed by Moore in a simple fashion. He buys the land, improves the property, then builds and
EngineersJoel DeYoung recently joined Kumar & Associates Inc.’s Denver office as a project scientist. DeYoung has more than 14 years of experience in the environmental consulting field, extensive knowledge of environmental regulations and procedures and a strong background in environmental science. Chad Van Kampen, a senior preconstruction engineer at The EnCon Cos., has earned LEED accreditation for Building Design and Construction. The new LEED credential is awarded to professionals who have demonstrated advanced knowledge in green-building practices and concepts while practicing in a specific field of interest. He joined EnCon Cos. in 2005, bringing expertise in the preconstruction phase of
Colorado & WyomingThe General Services Administration selected a design-build team in March to modernize the Byron G. Rogers Federal Office Building in Denver. Photo courtesy of Reaveley Engineers + Associates The O.C. Tanner Flagship renovation converted the 1900-era building into a new home for a jewelry store in Salt Lake City. Photo courtesy of W.W. Clyde & Co. The $24-million Spanish Fork Canyon Pipeline�Reach 1 project won �Best Utility Project of the Year� from the Associated General Contractors of Utah. The team includes Mortenson Construction of Denver, serving as the design-builder; Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects, Denver, as the architect-of-record;
It will come as no surprise that merger and acquisition activity in the construction industry has decreased in the past 18 months. The same is true across all sectors of the economy. Acquisitions that were completed were strategically focused. However, for those companies with the financial resources, the past 18 months have presented opportunities for growth and expansion at a reasonable price. Strategic vs. Financial The current trend in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is toward strategic rather than purely financial deals. Buyers and sellers often are looking for a strategic match that complements their business, expands their geographic presence or
Investment in and outreach to the community can be much more than just feeling good about helping others. If giving back flows creatively from the values of your company, it will help retain your best employees, recruit new ones and integrate your company as part of the community. The question becomes not only, “Is it worth more than the good feelings giving back brings?” but also, “How does my company build—or improve—our strategy for investing in the community?” What Employees Want Today’s employees are looking at a bigger picture of their employer, asking more than just what their compensation will
In this issue of Mountain States Construction, we highlight 20 individuals under the age of 40 who represent the best of the best in their construction and design careers and what they have given back to the industry and their communities.
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