The members of the building team charged with landing what appears to be a winged flying saucer at Florida Polytechnic University's new campus would have had enough on their plate if they were all huddled in the same place, scratching their heads over design architect Santiago Calatrava's futuristic forms.
State safety investigators and Minneapolis-based Mortenson Construction are seeking to determine the cause of a worker fatality on the $1.1-billion U.S. Bank Stadium project, which was being monitored via an enhanced safety program with the Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The members of the building team charged with landing what appears to be a winged flying saucer at Florida Polytechnic University's new campus would have had enough on their plate if they were all huddled in the same place, scratching their heads over design architect Santiago Calatrava's futuristic forms. But they weren't. The designers, builders, fabricators and other material and product suppliers were scattered around the globe.The geographic divide made an already difficult job even more so. For the 162,000-sq-ft Innovation,
A Florida state board's Aug. 5 agreement to issue $1.75 billion in tax-exempt bonds on behalf of a controversial 235-mile passenger-rail line project signals a key victory for the private company developing the Miami-to-Orlando system.
Photo courtesy China Construction America Ninety-seven percent complete, the $3.5B Bahamas resort project is in limbo after the developer filed for bankruptcy. Related Links: Baha Mar Discussions Devolve Into a War of Words Contractor, Bahamian Government Fight Resort Developer Bankruptcy Seawater-Sourced Cooling to Debut at Bahamas Resort The resolution of a stalled, nearly complete Bahamas resort project has become more complicated.A Bahamian judge’s July 22nd announcement that the island nation will not recognize the U.S. bankruptcy filing of a local developer building the $3.5-billion, Baha Mar resort is injecting further uncertainty, including for project contractors. The ruling marks the latest
A subsidiary of China Construction America (CCA), as well as the Bahamian government, are taking separate steps aimed at preventing the developer of a stalled, nearly complete resort project from attaining protection from creditors via bankruptcy.
Photo courtesy China Construction America Both the developer and China Construction America estimate that the $3.5-billion Baha Mar resort project is 97-percent complete. Related Links: Bankruptcy Brings Nearly Completed Resort Project to a Halt Work on the Caribbean's Largest Resort Gets Under Way A subsidiary of China Construction America (CCA), as well as the Bahamian government, are taking separate steps to prevent the developer of a stalled, nearly complete resort project from attaining protection from creditors via bankruptcy.The latest courtroom maneuvers are unfolding as the contractor and developer participate, ironically, in negotiations with the Export-Import Bank of China—the project’s main
Photo courtesy China Construction America Construction of the Baha Mar resort is approximately 97% complete. The contractor alleges that it has not been paid by the developer since February 2015. Related Links: Seawater-Sourced Cooling to Debut at Bahamas Resort Work on the Caribbean's Largest Resort Gets Started A development company building a $3.5-billion, nearly complete Bahamas resort project has filed for bankruptcy protection while allegedly still owing a subsidiary of China Construction America (CCA) $72 million for its work.With the two parties seemingly readying for a legal battle, on July 7 the prime minister of the Bahamas, Perry Gladstone Christie,
In St. Augustine, Fla., the self-declared Nation's Oldest City, preserving the past is a way of life. But on the northern edge of town, just off U.S. Highway 1, design-builder The Austin Co. is quickly updating some military history for service in the 21st century.
Across the Southeast, overall contracting activity is definitely picking up the pace. But a still uneven construction market is enabling those firms that aim to make the most of the strong residential sector to race ahead of the pack.
