Childhood Dreams

After 10 years on the road, the Children’s Museum of Phoenix has finally found a home. Crews are converting the former Monroe School, a 94-year-old building located in downtown Phoenix, into a bright and colorful space for children to learn and be entertained. Full Story >>

Dramatic Results

While modest in size, the $4.5 million, 19,000-sq-ft Ocotillo Performing Arts Center packs a lot of punch. The drama unfolds as crews renovate a circa-1930's building into a modern and sophisticated venue.
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Natural Law

The University of Arizona is transforming the dark, drab Law Commons facility on its Tucson campus into a light, modern space for students to study in this $21 million renovation.
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Morphing Medicine

More than a decade ago, designers embarked on a new master plan with St. Vincent Regional Medical Center to renovate and expand the Santa Fe hospital. Crews are currently working on upgrading the surgery department and emergency room.
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Anasazi Rising

Albuquerque residents have a growing appreciation for the city’s downtown core. Over the past 10 years, an increasing number of condominium projects, public buildings and retail shops have moved in.
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Sol of a City

Designed by an internationally-renowned architect, Mesa del Sol’s town center will anchor the planned 18 million-sq-ft commercial and residential master-planned community.
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Special Report

As the population of the Southwest and the U.S. as a whole becomes more diverse, what steps can the construction industry take to open its doors to a wider variety of people?.
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Diverse Directions

As The Southwest becomes more diverse, owners are increasingly mandating that their construction teams reflect the diversity of their building's end users. Two of the region's largest projects, CityCenter and Phoenix Convention Center, are also among the most diverse.
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Taking Flight

Minority and women-owned businesses are learning from larger firms how to grow and succeed in the construction industry through construction schools, mentoring programs and affiliations with local or regional associations or governments.
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Opening Doors

The construction industry offers a wide variety of career paths and entrepreneurship opportunities for women. Cathy McBride discusses her successes and challenges as founder of a woman-owned construction company, and how organizations like NAWIC and the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council offer support and open doors. Full Story >>

Albuquerque Area Activity Report

With an almost constant drumbeat of doom and gloom coming from the national press regarding the state of the economy, the New Mexico construction industry seems to be weathering the choppy seas with agility so far.
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Pedestrian Bridge

A prefabricated bridge is placed in a single pick as part of $600 million expansion.
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