Schoppman Company, Inc. is an active member of the America General Contractor of America, Georgia Chapter.
One of the privileges is receiving the “AGC Smartbreif,” an email that shares construction news headlines. In reviewing, we hope to bring you important news in the construction field. We wanted to share these trends with you. And please let us know your thoughts, questions or comments.
August 2015
August 3
- Comcast to invest billions of dollars into multiple theme park projects
- $650 million Villamar Towers development restarts in Bahrain
- Chicago water project “one of the largest civil engineering project on Earth.”
August 4
- MGM Resorts International’s $1.3 billion casino resort in Prince George’s County, Md., is under construction.
- LPCiminelli is constructing a $375 million medical campus in Buffalo, N.Y.
August 6
- The 1.2 million-square-foot, $1.5 billion SolarCity gigafactory in Buffalo, N.Y. holds topping off ceremony
- General Motors will build a 883,000-square-foot body shop and upgrade equipment at its Flint assembly plant in Michigan
- At $4 billion, Two World Trade Center in New York City is estimated to cost more than its counterpart, One World Trade Center
August 10
- Construction starts on $800M Va. power plant
August 11
- The University of Michigan is 200 years old and has 500 buildings. But the college now has 50 construction projects
- Construction has started in North Carolina on an $85 million, 450,000-square-foot Wal-Mart distribution center
August 13
- Almost $2 billion worth of projects are underway at theUniversity of Kentucky
- Simon Property Group says it will start construction on the $500 million, 52-story Copley Place Tower in Boston
- *Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will be getting a $430 million makeover
August 17
- Mexico City plans to build a new Norman Foster-designed airport worth about $13 billion.
- The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has plans to spend $2.3 billion to expand its convention center
August 18
- GlobalFoundries is finishing up a $2 billion Technology Development Center.
- An $85 million critical care pavilion underway to transform its medical campus in Cleveland
August 20
- San Diego Trolley is building an 11-mile extension, $2 billion project to its La Jolla line.
August 21
- Westfield Corp. has started work on an $800 million renovation project at the Century City mall in Los Angeles.
- SunEdison has started construction on its 1,000-acre Comanche Solar energy project in Colorado.
- Workers are in the middle of a $169.5 million renovation project at the University of Illinois’ basketball arena.
August 24
- Contstruction continues on $2B American Dream project in New Jersey
- $2B Dallas Cowboy project passes halfway mark
August 25
- Site work has started for the $500 million New York Wheel, a 630-foot-tall observation wheel on Staten Island.
- Concrete foundation started in $500M Philadelphia project
August 27
- Contracts awarded in $248M hockey arena project in New York
- Work begins at $500M Arthur Ashe Stadium renovations