New $17.9-Million Elementary School Breaks Ground

The 88,359-sq-ft North Las Vegas school is scheduled for completion in July.

CORE Builds Ruby Duncan Elementary School

The Ruby Duncan Elementary School is underway at 250 W. Rome Street in North Las Vegas.

The $17.9-million Ruby Duncan Elementary School is under construction in North Las Vegas.

The Clark County School District contracted CORE Construction—Nevada for the 88,359-sq-ft school. Duncan Elementary is comprised of three single-story buildings – administrative, multipurpose and kindergarten – and a two-story academic building, all constructed from CMU block. The structures enclose a secure courtyard for outdoor learning. Plans include a parking lot, a fenced-off area for an attached “future” middle school site and on- and off-site improvements.

Construction is scheduled for completion on July 17, 2010. SH Architecture is the architect of record for the $17.9-million project.

Danoski Clutts Awarded Mesquite Police HQ

Danoski Clutts Building Group was awarded the Mesquite Police Headquarters located in Mesquite. The 36,000-sq-ft commercial office project was designed by Dekker/Perich/Sabitini Architects.

The scope of work will include the complete build out of warehouse space, including saw cutting for electrical and plumbing work, metal stud drywall, acoustical ceilings, cabinetry, carpeting and VCT -- most of which is standard for tenant improvement projects such as this one. However, this project will also include the construction of a state-of-the-art indoor shooting range, bullet-resistant window film on all exterior windows, a high tech card reader system to monitor ingress/egress for security purposes and an emergency stand-by generator. Once complete, officers will have increased safety and security, plus the ability to hone their shooting skills without ever leaving the office.

Historic Silver Slipper Sign Placed On Las Vegas Blvd.

The completely refurbished Silver Slipper neon sign will be set into place on Las Vegas Boulevard in a median island south of Washington Avenue, as part of the $1.1-million Neon Sign Improvement Project. Rafael Construction is the contractor.

The City of Las Vegas is refurbishing historic neon signs, such as the silver slipper sign from the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall, and installing them in strategic locations as part of the $1.1-million Neon Sign Improvement Project.

The famous slipper once sat atop the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall, as a part of what used to be called the Last Frontier Village. Although the Silver Slipper opened in 1950, the sign did not go up until the 1960s. The Last Frontier became the New Frontier, which was eventually absorbed into the Frontier. The slipper was designed by Jack Larsen, Sr., a designer at Young Electric Sign Co. The 12-ft-tall slipper’s main body contains 900 incandescent light bulbs, with about 80 more in the new gold bow.

The Neon Sign Improvement Project includes the complete restoration of three historic neon signs for placement on Las Vegas Boulevard, from Bonanza Road to just north of Washington. New landscaped median islands are also being installed.

On Aug. 24, the Bow & Arrow Motel neon sign was set into place north of Bonanza. That was followed, a week later, by the installation of the Binion’s Horseshoe sign north of Washington.

The three signs are the first in a series of historic neon signs that will be completely restored and eventually placed on Las Vegas Boulevard, from Washington to Sahara Avenue, as part of the Las Vegas Boulevard Scenic Byway Program.

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