While the top 25 construction starts of 2012 totaled just $3.7 billion—a drop from the previous year's $10.4 billion, which included Intel's $5 billion Fab 42 project that topped that year's list—industry analysts say the decline isn't an indication of weakness. On the contrary, many are seeing renewed activity in sectors that were hardest hit by the recession. Related Links: View ENR Southwest's Top 25 Starts of 2012 Chart Marshalls Warehouse Debuts in Phoenix "We see the hotel and gaming market coming back to life in Las Vegas," says Judy Caruthers, regional manager for the Southwest in the Los Angeles
VASSILIADISRosemary A. Vassiliadis was appointed as director of the Clark County Dept. of Aviation. She is the first woman to serve in the role, managing 1,500 employees across several airports, including McCarran International Airport. Vassiliadis previously served as the department's deputy director since 1997. A native of Chicago, Vassiliadis earned a bachelor's degree in accountancy from DePaul University. Related Links: Read Other People Stories in the Southwest Upload Your Own People Photos to ENR Southwest's People Gallery The Arizona Builders' Alliance in Phoenix named Lorraine Bergman as its new president. Bergman, president of Phoenix-based Caliente Construction, will serve a
First Solar Inc. is lighting up the renewable energy market. The Tempe, Ariz.-based company recorded $3.4 billion in net sales in 2012, up $600 million from the prior year.
The Federal Highway Administration has pledged $2 million in immediate aid that can be used to continue investigating the cause of a landslide on a stretch of U.S. 89 last month near Page, Ariz. Photo courtesy ADOT The landslide on Feb. 20 caused 500 ft of damage to U.S. 89 near Page, Ariz. Photo courtesy Coconino County The slide caused the roadway to drop by up to 6 ft in places. Related Links: View ADOT Video of the US 89 Landslide Geotechnical Assessment The Arizona Dept. of Transportation requested the quick release of emergency relief funds from the FHWA after
University of Arizona’s $100-million cancer center formally broke ground in downtown Phoenix on Feb. 21, though actual construction is likely still several months away. Image courtesy ZGF Architects LLP ZGF Architects designed the five-story building, which will feature 85 examination rooms and two linear accelerators. Photo courtesy University of Arizona College of Medicing - Phoenix Hundreds of people attended the long-anticipated groundbreaking this week in downtown Phoenix. Related Links: Slideshow: Newest Biomedical Campus Building Opens in Downtown Phoenix Innovative Bioscience High School Breaks the Mold in Phoenix Located on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus at the northwest corner of Fillmore and
The city of Henderson, Nev., southeast of Las Vegas, claims it got duped into a sweetheart public land deal by Austin, Texas-based developer Christopher F. Milam, who proposed building a multi-arena sports complex, according to a Jan. 28 lawsuit filed in Clark County District Court. The city contends that Milam "conspired" to falsely buy 485 acres of federal land southeast of Interstate 15 and St. Rose Parkway "below what a true competitive bidding process would yield" and "sell it piecemeal to residential and commercial developers at a substantial profit," court papers say. Image courtesy IDM The lawsuit centers around purchase
Until the developer of Las Vegas' newest attraction—the $300 million SkyVue observation wheel—had filled in the gaps in the project's finances, the contractors' legal bills seemed to be climbing higher than the structure. Photo by Tony Illia SkyVue broke ground in late 2011 along the Las Vegas Strip. Image courtesy SkyVue SkyVue includes a two-story, 200,000-sq-ft base building with two dozen retail shops, restaurants and convention space. Related Links: Caesars to Renovate Las Vegas Strip Property into $185M Boutique Hotel/Casino Now, according to developer Howard Bulloch, his steel observation wheel and retail complex on the Las Vegas Strip across from
As construction employment levels begin to rebound in the Southwest, it's a good time to reflect upon the enrichment that a challenging job provides to one's professional and personal life.
Revamping an 80-year-old building is not the norm in a city like Phoenix, where most residents obsess over the newest mall or subdivision. But students returning to Arizona State University's downtown Phoenix campus this month are studying and conducting student government within "new" digs built long before their parents were born. Related Links: ENR Southwest Southwest Projects Page ASU was granted usage in most of the U.S. Post Office Building on Central Avenue after ownership was transferred from the federal government to the City of Phoenix, which partners with ASU on all its downtown campus projects. The school's challenge was
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