A coastal 12-mile stretch of highway in Florida's panhandle—a designated hurricane evacuation route prone to erosion—is gaining an innovative fix.

Foresight, employee investment and tenacity help ENR Southwest’s Contractor of the Year stand tall in a booming market.

Dodge offers data on projected 2023 construction starts in the Phoenix, Arizona, area.

Updates on notable industry events in the Southwest construction industry.

Contractors leading the $400-million mixed-use project have had to overcome unusual challenges.

ENR Southwest’s Legacy Award winner, Jerry Barnier, grew Phoenix-based Suntec Concrete into one of the largest employers in Arizona.

Celebrating the city’s Mid-Century Modern architectural legacy, this $14.7-million conference and fitness center in downtown Phoenix incorporates simple yet bold forms that blend indoor and outdoor spaces through large openings, such as five garage doors, connections to a walkable campus plan and natural lighting through ample fenestration including clerestory windows.

A $240-million transformation of the 30-year-old center, home to the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, was delivered below budget and completed on time in October 2021 despite a variety of scheduling challenges resulting from COVID-19.

Completed in August 2021 on-time and on budget at a cost of $45 million, the 238-room, eight-story hotel is just blocks from the Phoenix Convention Center; near Chase Field; Talking Stick Resort Arena, home court of the Phoenix Suns professional basketball team; and shopping, restaurants and cultural amenities such as the landmark Orpheum Theater.

Designed to re-envision the way neuroscience care is delivered, the $36.2-million medical building for the renowned Barrow Neurological Institute is located on the St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center campus in Phoenix.