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.

July 2015

July 2

• New Orleans Airport receives a new terminal
• $420 million dollar wind farm project starts in Maine

July 6

• Office tower in Denver being built for $300 million
• $817 million Lake Meade intake project near completion

July 8

• Facebook starts data centers in Fort Worth Texas
• Construction begins on $2B office tower project in Plano, Texas
• $500 million industrial park project begins first phase

July 9

• Construction starts on $2B Miami development project
• Disneyland scheduled to get $1B of improvements

July 10

• Two master-planned communities in Dallas to start at $775M
• Seattle-Tacoma airport plans for new international terminal

July 14

• More than 100 California transportation projects to receive $223M
• LA Tower to undergo $50M in upgrades

July 16

• Washington governor approves $16B transportation plan
• $834M Atlanta Highway Renovations are underway
• Boston Children’s Hospital plans $1.5B expansion

July 21

• Minnesota Vikings $1B stadium project expected near completion

July 23

• Joint venture secures $1.2B California high-speed rail contact
• Construction starts on $899M Ohio natural gas plant 
• JV built $1.27B New Parkland Hospital in Dallas

July 24

• Construction begins on $128.3M bridge project in Kentucky
• $1.5B Falcons stadium on schedule
• 150-mile water pipeline to be built in Texas at $440M

July 27

• Contstruction continues on $2B American Dream project in New Jersey
• $2B Dallas Cowboy project passes halfway mark

July 28

• Plans announced for $4B LaGuardia remake
• Concrete foundation started in $500M Philadelphia project

July 29

• MIT looking to build $1.2B complex
• Construction underway on $440M-plus power plant in N.C.
• Wisconsin officials approve $250M proposal for Milwaukee Bucks stadium

July 30

• 73-story, $1.1B LA tower will be tallest in the city