Sean Miller has been hired by McGough Construction as director of health care for the Southwest. Based in the firm's Phoenix office, Miller is LEED accredited and holds degrees from Southern Nazarene University and Oklahoma State University. Earlier stops in his construction career included stints at HBE Corp. and JE Dunn Construction. Related Links: Upload Your Firm's People Announcements to ENR Southwest's People Gallery View Past ENR Southwest People Articles Norm Dianda, founder of Q&D Construction in Reno, is continuing a succession to his two sons, Chris and Mike Dianda. The elder Dianda will continue to serve as chairman of
The last several years have been a mixed bag for most construction companies operating in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. But after tentative improvement in 2011, the following year brought generally better news to the Southwest construction industry. In fact, seven of the top 10 firms responding to ENR Southwest's annual survey of general contractors reported an increase in revenue during 2012 compared with the previous year. Related Links: ENR Southwest Rankings Index ENR Southwest Top Contractors 2013 Rankings ENR Southwest Top Contractors 2013 by Market Sectors Success May Bring ChallengesFirms operating in many different construction sectors expressed a positive
Kitchell is a name synonymous with the growth of Arizona and the West; its projects have dotted the regional landscape since the firm was founded in 1950. From hospitals to prisons and everything in between, the company has built virtually every building type in a wide variety of locales and keeps its focus on building long-term client relationships, fostering internal talent and driving innovation. Related Links: Gila River Opens Kitchell-built Wild Horse Pass Kitchell Leads Healthcare Construction Resurgence Much of the culture within Phoenix-based Kitchell and its core contracting business, Kitchell Contractors Inc., was embedded in the firm's DNA by
The long-awaited Marina Heights development along Tempe Town Lake has taken another step towards groundbreaking, according to a statement released Friday by the City of Tempe. If development deals are finalized by the City Council in June, the 2 million-sq-ft, 20-acre project will be the largest office development deal in Arizona history. Related Links: New 10-Story Office Tower Plans Announced at Tempe Town Lake Pedestrian Bridge Echoes Undulating Shapes of Tempe Environment Ryan Companies US Inc. of Phoenix, and Sunbelt Holdings, Scottsdale, Ariz., will develop the site owned by Arizona State University, adjacent to the Hayden Ferry Lakeside development completed
With some of the Southwest's larger design firms experiencing flat or slight growth in 2012, several mid-size firms found an opening to expand dramatically. But both groups, in responding to this year's top design firms survey, are hopeful that economic conditions will continue to improve in 2013 and beyond. Related Links: View All of ENR Southwest's Annual Top Lists Design Firm of the Year: Dekker/Perich/Sabatini "The commercial lending market seems more willing to put their liquidity to work, which in turn has spurred construction projects which would not have been considered a couple of years ago," says Jason Bush, principal
Ariela Rivera RIVERAhas joined Albuquerque-based Van H. Gilbert Architect PC as an interior designer. She received her bachelor's degree from the Southwest University of Visual Arts. Related Links: Upload Your Firm's People Announcements to ENR Southwest's People Gallery View Past ENR Southwest People Articles In addition, two former employees rejoined the firm. Kevin deGraauw is now senior project architect, and Michael Nothwang is senior project designer.Robert Lara has been named the new architecture department manager for GLHN Architects & Engineers in Tucson. He has more than 35 years of experience in architectural design and project management, primarily in the
Around 15 years ago, Dale Dekker, Steve Perich and Bill Sabatini didn't just merge their firms; the architects also brought together their professional dreams to develop a regional design studio that would provide unsurpassed service to customers in the Southwest and opportunities for a top-notch and ever-growing staff. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record A decade and a half later, Dekker/Perich/Sabatini has become a key player in the region, a culmination of hard work and customer outreach that could be a model for other medium-size firms that want to knock on the door of international recognition.Dekker and Perich first
MGM Resorts International is spending $100 million for an open-air entertainment promenade linking two of its Las Vegas Strip properties: New York-New York and Monte Carlo.
For a place that gets sunshine nearly 300 days a year, you can now find a lot of clouds in Las Vegas. One of the economic bright spots in a city laid low by the recession and real estate bust is a spate of new data centers and cloud computing facilities in development and recently brought online to serve clients such as Google, eBay, DreamWorks, Sony and Cisco. Photo by Levin Ellison/501 Studios Burke Construction Group completed the Cobalt Data Center Project in Las Vegas. Image courtesy Cushman & Wakefield Electricity rates far below California and the national average are
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