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Located within College Avenue Commons, the Sun Devil Marketplace is a new take on a shopping area within a secondary education facility.

Albuquerque Convention Center authorities engaged the project team to transform the 1960s-era building into a structure that would capture “Albuquerque’s unique spirit” while not impinging on operations.

The new home of the Arizona Burn Foundation features a revamped plaster finish, new exterior paint, a storage room, a multipurpose room, an open office area, a break room, small kitchen and conference room.

Creating the SLS Las Vegas out of the 50-year-old Sahara Hotel entailed a complete reinvention of a 1.5-million-sq-ft property and included three hotel towers.

Jaynes Corp. built this four-level parking structure with a capacity of more than 1,700 vehicles next to Sandia Casino without impinging upon any of the resort’s operations.

The centerpiece of virtually all sports programs on the University of Arizona campus, McKale Center saw heavy use for more than 40 years.

Sister facilities Hohokam Stadium and Fitch Park underwent concurrent $25.6-million, one-year renovation and expansion projects when the city of Mesa added the Oakland Athletics baseball club to the city’s storied Cactus League.

The $105.5-million wastewater treatment expansion project for the city of Chandler increased capacity at the facility to 22 million gallons per day from 15 million.

Facing possible bankruptcy, the Spanish power behemoth Abengoa has filed for preliminary creditor protection and is winding down construction projects worldwide.

News tidbits from the A/E/C community in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico: Annual toy drive in Arizona, awards for Sundt, Ryan, and a new high school in Las Cruces