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Denver Restoration Firm Helps Preserve Historic Legacies, Brick by Brick 05/02/12 Located in Denver’s Lower Downtown neighborhood, Building Restoration Specialties performs in masonry restoration and conservation of historic buildings. Courtesy of BRS |
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Utah Transit Authority Selected as Intermountain-Area Owner of the Year 04/23/12 The UTA has overcome a tough economy and demanding schedules to move its new rail lines toward on-time completions. Photo courtesy of UTA |
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| 05/10/12 | CDOT Puts Historic Dotsero Bridge Up for Private Adoption The Colorado Dept. of Transportation is offering the National Register-listed Dotsero Bridge over the Colorado River in western Colorado for adoption. |
| 05/10/12 | Construction Industry Training Council Honors 2012 Apprentice Graduates The Construction Industry Training Council of Colorado will hold its 2012 graduation ceremony May 5 at the Arvada Center. |
| 04/26/12 | AIA Colorado Recognizes 2012 Young Architects and Designers The American Institute of Architects Colorado presented 13 awards and honors, as well as 16 scholarships and grants, during its annual Young Architects Awards Gala (YAAG) on April 20 in Denver. |
| 04/23/12 | City of Denver Selected as Colorado Owner of the Year The City of Denver is the Mountain States Owner of the Year for Colorado and Wyoming. |
| 04/16/12 | DHA Breaks Ground on $22-Million Phase 2 at Mariposa The Denver Housing Authority celebrated the next phase of community revitalization at its Mariposa development on West 10th Avenue and Navajo Street in Denver on April 10. |
| 04/12/12 | Four AGC of Colorado Member Firms Win National Safety Awards The four safety winners were PCL Construction Services Inc., Calcon Constructors Inc., Sturgeon Electric Co. Inc. and L.P.R. Construction Co. |
| 04/12/12 | Adolfson and Peterson Renovates Beck Recreation Center in Aurora After a year of construction, Adolfson and Peterson Construction wrapped up the renovation of Aurora’s only full-service recreation center—Beck Recreation Center. |
| 04/12/12 | ACEC Colorado Awards Scholarships to Colorado Engineering Students The American Council of Engineering Cos. of Colorado, with support of the American Public Works Association, awarded $29,000 in scholarships to 10 college students who are actively pursuing engineering degrees in Colorado. |
| 03/27/12 | A&P Earns National Award for North High School Work Aurora’s Adolfson & Peterson Construction’s work on the Denver Public Schools North High School Historic Renovations and Addition project has earned the company an ABC Pyramid Award. |
| 03/27/12 | Zi South Restaurant in Denver Celebrates Grand Opening March 17 The 4,963-sq-ft Zi South is located on the northwest corner of 22nd and Blake streets in Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood. |
| 03/27/12 | Pinkard Earns ABC National Safety Excellence Award Pinkard Construction Co., Lakewood, maintained a safety record that earned the company recognition in the general contractor category of ABC’s National Safety Excellence Awards. |
| 03/19/12 | Hunt Electric Celebrates Two Million Man-Hours Worked Without a Lost-Time Injury Salt Lake City’s Hunt Electric recently reached two million man-hours worked without a lost-time accident. |
| 03/19/12 | Merrick Engineer Receives First LiDAR Art Award Sergio Aguayo’s submittal entitled “Lighting Up the Night” consists of five images captured from a testing site in Utah. |
| 03/19/12 | ACEC of Colorado Honors 2012 Outstanding Woman in Engineering, New Faces Nominees The American Council of Engineering Cos. of Colorado honored Jeanne Sharps of Denver's Felsburg Holt & Ullevig as the 2012 Outstanding Woman in Engineering at a special ceremony on Feb. 29. |
| 03/19/12 | Roche Wins National ABC Eagle Award for New Lakewood Target Store Greeley-based Roche Constructors received an Eagle Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors for its work on Target Store No. 2717 in Lakewood, Colo. |
| 02/28/12 | Denver Design Firms Abo Group and B+Y Architects Merge The Abo Group Inc. and B+Y Architects PC, both of Denver, have merged, effective February 27. |
| 02/28/12 | Flatiron Volunteers Complete Important Footbridge in Rural Nicaragua Firestone, Colo.-based Flatiron’s first Bridges to Prosperity volunteer team of 2012 has successfully completed a much-needed footbridge in Santa Lucia, Condega, Nicaragua. |
| 02/28/12 | ABC Rocky Mountain Presents Annual Chapter Award Winners Associated Builders and Contractors Rocky Mountain Chapter held its annual chapter awards dinner and political action committee fundraiser on February 16. |
| 02/16/12 | CDOT Southwest Maintenance Team Wins Environmental Award The State Transportation Commission recently presented Colorado Dept. of Transportation Maintenance Section 3 staff with the department’s 2012 Environmental Award. |
| 02/16/12 | SMPS Colorado Hosts Health Care Facilities Panel SMPS Colorado convened a panel of Denver health-care facilities experts for its “Health-care Reform and Its Impact on Delivering Services” discussion in Denver on Feb. 8. |
| 02/11/12 | Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture Will Design Olathe Community Center Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture of Denver, in association with SFS Architecture of Kansas City, Mo., has won a national design competition for the new Olathe Community Center planned for Olathe, Kan. |
| 02/04/12 | Denver Design Firm klipp Joins gkkworks of California Denver-based architectural firm of klipp has merged with gkkworks, a national architectural, engineering and construction firm based in Irvine, Calif. |
| 02/01/12 | AGC of Utah 2012 Convention Recap AGC of Utah hosted its annual convention in Salt Lake City near the end of January. |
| 02/01/12 | Wheeler Machinery Co. Creates a New Mining Division Wheeler Machinery Co., a Salt Lake City-based Caterpillar dealer, has created a new division to serve the mining industry—Wheeler Mining Systems. |
| 01/30/12 | Thornton Tomasetti Opens New Office in Downtown Denver International engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti opened a new office in Denver on Jan. 30. |
| 01/25/12 | Colorado Solar Thermal Roadmap Created to Fuel Solar-Power Growth The “Colorado Solar Thermal Roadmap” was presented to a group of elected officials, researchers, industry executives, environmental leaders, academics and residents at the Denver Housing Authority’s Mulroy Opportunity Center in west Denver. |
| 01/23/12 | HITT Contracting Opens a Colorado Office in Golden HITT Contracting Inc., Falls Church, Va., one of the largest U.S. general contractors, has opened a new office in Golden, Colo. |
| 01/19/12 | NREL Energy Systems Integration Facility Tops Out in Golden The U.S. Dept. of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colo., reached a milestone in January with topping out of the $135-million Energy Systems Integration Facility. |
| 01/19/12 | Design Workshop Wins National Planning Award for Petra Strategic Plan The strategic master plan for the Petra region in Jordan will receive the 2012 American Planning Association’s Pierre L'Enfant International Planning Award. |
| 01/13/12 | Clyde Companies Long-Time President Al Schellenberg Retires Al Schellenberg, 65, retired after serving in numerous positions at Utah's Clyde Cos., including president. |
| 01/06/12 | New Documentary by ACEC/CO Premieres February 1 on CET An hour-long documentary produced by the American Council of Engineering Cos. of Colorado will premiere in Denver in February. |
| 01/05/12 | SMPS Utah Presents Annual Marketing Communications Awards The Utah Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services has announced the 2011 winners of the annual Marketing Communication Awards. |
| 12/20/11 | CDOT Celebrates Completion of C-470/Santa Fe Flyover The Colorado Dept. of Transportation, Douglas County and the Federal Highway Administration held a ribbon-cutting on Dec. 12 marking the opening of the new flyover ramp from southbound Santa Fe Drive to eastbound C-470. |
| 12/19/11 | Mountain States Specialty Contractors Looking Ahead to Better Times The region’s specialty firms are hoping for the best and doing what they can to prepare for whatever lies ahead while dealing with lower margins and less work. |
| 12/19/11 | RK Mechanical Selected As Colorado Specialty Contractor of the Year Denver contractor RK Mechanical Inc. has re-invested in its employees and completed one of the largest construction projects in the company’s history. |
| 12/19/11 | Salt Lake City Electrical Contractor Earns Industry Respect After nearly a century in business, Cache Valley Electric maintains its community ties and strong pursuit of quality craftsmanship. |
| 12/13/11 | Colorado State University Approves $124.5-Million Bond for Campus Projects The Colorado State University Board of Governors recently approved a $124.5-million bond package that includes upgrades to classroom and learning facilities for students in agriculture; a new, state-of-the-art undergraduate housing facility that will accommodate more than 600 students; and renovation of the 50-year-old Lory Student Center. |
| 12/04/11 | CU Boulder Provides Jobs Training In Its Sustainable Practices Program The Sustainable Practices Program at the University of Colorado Boulder offers individual courses and a sustainability management certificate to help workers and job seekers. |
| 12/04/11 | Four Seasons Vail Overcomes Unique Construction Challenges Hyder and its team surmounted the project’s challenges to deliver a world-class facility that captures the excellence associated with the Four Seasons brand. |
| 12/04/11 | Saunders Tops Off New DaVita Headquarters in Denver The project team for DaVita and Saunders Construction held a topping-off ceremony on Nov. 10 for the new headquarters of the kidney care company. |
| 12/04/11 | Calcon Constructors Celebrates Three Decades of Building in Colorado Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Calcon has completed more than 16 million sq ft of construction, logging a total project volume of over $1 billion. |
| 11/29/11 | 2012 ACEC-Montana Engineering Excellence Awards Winners ACEC-Montana honored the following projects at the Montana Engineering Honors Banquet held in conjunction with the Joint Engineers Conference on November 2 in Helena. |
| 11/29/11 | Wheeler Machinery Co. Celebrates 60th Anniversary Wheeler Machinery Co. celebrated 60 years in business in November with an afternoon visit from Utah Gov. Gary Herbert at the company’s Salt Lake City headquarters. |
| 11/10/11 | GE Johnson Construction Achieves Major Safety Milestone GE Johnson Construction Co., Colorado Springs and Denver, recently surpassed an industry milestone of 5 million man-hours worked continuously without a day-away-from-work injury |
| 11/10/11 | ACEC/CO Presents 2012 Engineering Excellence Awards The American Council of Engineering Cos. of Colorado honored its 2012 Engineering Excellence Awards winners on Nov. 7 at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver. |
| 11/10/11 | AGC of Colorado Honors 2011 ACE Awards Winners The Associated General Contractors of Colorado presented its annual ACE Awards to AGC-member companies on Nov. 4 at the Hyatt Regency Denver Colorado Convention Center Hotel. |
| 10/28/11 | AIA Colorado Honors Its 2011 Award Winners The American Institute of Architects Colorado recognized its 2011 architectural design, honor and president’s awards recipients during a ceremony on Oct. 15 at the Keystone Resort and Conference Center in Keystone. |
| 10/28/11 | ABC Presents Annual Excellence in Construction Awards ABC Rocky Mountain Chapter presented its annual Excellence in Construction Awards on Oct. 14. |
| 10/12/11 | Milender White Construction Hosts Subcontractor/Vendor Appreciation Party Milender White Construction Co., an Arvada-based general contractor, recently threw an appreciation party for its subcontractors and suppliers. |
| 10/12/11 | AGC of Colorado Announces 2011 ACE Awards Entries The Associated General Contractors of Colorado has received more than 35 2011 ACE Awards entries submitted by 26 AGC member companies. |
| 09/29/11 | AIA Colorado North Chapter Presents 2011 Design Awards The American Institute of Architects Colorado North chapter recognized its 2011 architectural design and honor award recipients on Sept. 9 at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art in Boulder. |
| 09/28/11 | Golden Triangle Construction to Start Work on Four Projects in Southern Colorado Golden Triangle Construction was recently awarded four new projects in southern Colorado. |
| 09/28/11 | AIA Denver Presents 2011 Achievements in Architecture The American Institute of Architects Denver recognized its 2011 architectural design, honor and president’s awards recipients during a ceremony on Sept. 23 at the Denver Botanic Gardens. |
| 09/14/11 | Denver's Roth Sheppard Architects Starts Work on Several Municipal Projects Denver’s Roth Sheppard Architects is launching seven new law enforcement and municipal projects to be completed over the next 18 months. |
| 09/14/11 | Engine House No. 5 Rated State’s First LEED-Platinum Historic Building The downtown office of Denver-based SLATERPAULL Architects, located in historic Denver fire station Engine House No.5, has been rated the first LEED-Platinum historic building in Colorado. |
| 09/01/11 | AIA Colorado West Chapter Presents Annual Design Awards The American Institute of Architects Colorado West chapter recognized its 2011 architectural design and honor award recipients on Aug. 26 in Snowmass Village, Colo. |
| 08/29/11 | Kiewit Selected as 2011 Contractor of Year in the Mountain States Because of its diversity and steady leadership during tough economic times, Kiewit has been selected as the 2011 Contractor of the Year in the Mountain West by ENR Mountain States magazine. |
| 08/05/11 | MHTN Architects Expands, Adds New Talent Salt Lake City’s MHTN Architects has expanded its workforce, adding 16 new employees to its workforce. |
| 08/05/11 | MKK Announces Key Employee Promotions MKK Consulting Engineers Inc., Denver, has recently promoted several employees, including two branch manager appointments. |
| 08/05/11 | Denver's Matrix Design Group Promotes, Adds Staff Matrix Design Group Inc., Denver, has added staff and promoted some current employees. |
| 08/05/11 | Alliance Construction Breaks Ground on TownPlace Suites Alliance Construction Solutions, Denver, has broken ground on TownPlace Suites by Marriott Hotel in Gateway Business Park near Pena Boulevard in Denver. |
| 08/05/11 | Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Names New President Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Co. LLC, Draper, Utah, recently named Con L. Wadsworth as president of the firm, effective July 24. |
| 08/05/11 | Colorado Honors AMI Mechanical for Outstanding Safety Record Denver’s AMI Mechanical was honored earlier this summer for the contractor’s dedication to safety and cost containment. |
| 08/05/11 | Nunn Breaks Ground on Colorado Springs Church Addition The Academy Christian Church Phase One addition consists of a 23,905-sq-ft addition to the existing church. |
| 07/20/11 | NREL Program Turns Warehouses Into Rooftop Solar Powerhouses The Dept. of Energy recently announced a $1.4-billion partial loan guarantee to support the launch of Project Amp, which helps businesses put solar arrays on the roofs of their warehouses across the U.S. |
| 07/20/11 | Denver’s Barker Rinker Seacat Wins Design Award for Oregon Project Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture of Denver was recently honored with an Aquatics International Dream Designs award for its design of The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Salem, Ore. |
| 07/08/11 | CSHQA Celebrates Orchid Award for Historic Preservation Boise's CSHQA recently won an Orchid Award from Preservation Idaho for its renovation of the Key Bank building in Driggs, Idaho. |
| 07/08/11 | Hunt Electric Celebrates 25 Years in Business Salt Lake City's Hunt Electric celebrated its 25th anniversary in June. |
| 06/24/11 | Annual Industry Fundraiser Increases Attendance The annual Deja Vu fundraiser in Denver in May raised more than $200,000 for charity. |
| 06/22/11 | Regional Design Firms Struggling From Slow Economy, Stalled Projects Design firms across the mountain states have embraced austerity and diversity as keys to survival during a down economy. |
| 06/22/11 | HDR Selected as ENR Mountain States Design Firm of the Year HDR’s work on the Utah I-15 CORE and Denver’s FasTracks light rail helped put the engineering firm at the top of this year’s design rankings. |
| 06/08/11 | Garney Expands Colorado Operations On Its 50th Anniversary Garney Cos. Inc. of Denver has been awarded more than $375 million in contracts to improve Colorado’s water infrastructure, the company announced in early June. |
| 04/25/11 | DHA Builds Houses And Communities The Denver Housing Authority is pursuing a new model of sustainability and social responsibility in its community developments. |
| 03/11/11 | DAM Shop Earns National Kudos New York-based Architectural Record magazine has selected the Denver Art Museum Shop as one of only nine winning projects in its annual Good Design is Good Business Awards of Excellence. The museum shop, which opened in November 2009, was designed by Denver’s Roth + Sheppard Architects. |
| 03/15/11 | HCC Honors Community Leaders, Member Firms The Hispanic Contractors of Colorado honored industry leaders and member firms at the association’s 21st Annual Awards Banquet on March 5 at the Denver Grand Hyatt. |
| 01/06/10 | RB+B Architects Wins Malaysian Design Competition RB+B Architects, Fort Collins, has won an international architectural design competition in collaboration with J+H Boiffils of Paris, France, for a 21-acre, mixed-use development in Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam,... |
| 10/01/10 | The Sun Also Rises Kennecott Land Co. of South Jordan, Utah, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto—a London-based, multi-billion-dollar global mining company—was formed in 2001 by a handful of people who wanted to develop... |
| 09/01/10 | Iron Works The Komatsu name is a familiar one at mining operations and construction projects in the Intermountain West, and the Komatsu Equipment Co. of Salt Lake City intends to keep it that way. |
| 07/01/10 | Understanding Relationships Nearly 40 years have passed since Dick Saunders started his own company to provide himself with a retirement fund and a “little bit of ownership.” |
| 07/01/10 | No Ceilings Today’s MKK Consulting Engineers Inc.—three bustling offices tackling a full docket of projects—is a far cry from the company that began in the 1950s as a sole practice. |
| 07/01/10 | Passing the Torch John Okland emigrated from Norway to the U.S. in the early 1900s, and the company he founded in 1918 is now one of the largest construction companies in the country. |
| 05/01/10 | Colorado Owner of the Year Centura Health, Colorado’s largest health-care provider, has contributed significantly to the health and well-being of Colorado’s residents and the economic vitality of the state in managing 12 hospitals,... |
| 05/01/10 | Utah Owner of the Year Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare has invested more than $1.2 billion in new and upgraded medical facilities since 2005, including four new facilities in Utah stretching from Tremonton in the north to... |
| 05/01/10 | Idaho Owner of the Year The St. Luke’s Health System hospital currently under construction in Twin Falls is the most recent of the system’s more than a dozen large and small projects in southwest and south-central Idaho. |
| 05/01/10 | CTA Architects Engineers After working for CTA Architects Engineers for more than 35 years and rising to principal and president of the internationally known firm, Jim Shepard still displays an old rejection letter on the wall of his office. |
| 04/01/10 | MHTN Goes Gold When an architecture firm remodels its office, the project has the potential to be much more than just new carpet and workspaces. |
| 04/01/10 | Innovation and Dedication Like the rest of America, post-World War II Montana was poised for growth and prosperity after years of sacrifice and worry. |
| 03/01/10 | Founders Series: HDR George Little, HDR’s president of engineering, hesitates when asked to name a favorite project or two. |
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