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Design Awards Announced The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently announced the winners in the 2002 Nevada State Design & Service Awards, recognizing excellence in design, as well as success in meeting individual project requirements. UNBUILT Category Proposed Tahoe Truckee Airport, Sheehan VanWoert Bigotti Architects/JLS Design Prototype 2000 Senior … [Read more...] about December 2002: Building Nevada Briefs

Parsons Completes 10 Million Square Feet Parsons Bros. Rockeries recently completed its 10 millionth square foot of rock retaining wall. According to President Kevin Parsons, this is the equivalent of a four-foot-high rock retaining wall stretching from Las Vegas to Reno. The company, which celebrated its 30-year anniversary in March, used 1.5 million tons of rocks and over … [Read more...] about November 2002: Building Nevada Briefs

Las Vegas Homes Satisfy Buyers Las Vegas ranked among the top U.S. cities for the third consecutive year in the latest J.D. Power and Associates "New-Home Builder Customer Satisfaction Study," released in September. Once again, Las Vegas achieved an overall customer satisfaction index score of 106, following only Charlotte, N.C., and Phoenix, which tied for first place with … [Read more...] about November 2002: Building Nevada Briefs

Las Vegas Firm Receives National Certification Vegas General Construction Co. is the first trade contractor in Southern Nevada to achieve certification in the National Housing Quality Certified Trade Contractor Program of the National Association of Home Builders Research Center. It was designated a "Certified Framing Contractor" for complying with quality procedures based on … [Read more...] about October 2002: Building Nevada Brief

Pulte Homes Plans New Development Pulte Homes’ Las Vegas division has acquired 340 acres of residential land in Northwest Las Vegas near Floyd Lamb State Park and will build up to 1,800 new homes on the property. In a $75 million transaction that closed in June, Pulte acquired the parcel from the owner of the 637-acre Mountain Spa community, which was never fully developed. … [Read more...] about August 2002: Building Nevada Briefs

Longford Group Developing Medical Facility Longford Group will break ground in the fourth quarter of 2002 for a 66,000-square-foot, five-story, Class A medical office building in Northwest Las Vegas. Longford Medical Center will be located adjacent to Summerlin Parkway off the Buffalo Drive exit. Longford leasing officials said it will be the first medical building in the Las … [Read more...] about August 2002: Building Nevada Briefs

Reno Events Center Approved The Reno City Council recently approved a series of measures to facilitate the construction of an events center in downtown Reno. The city plans to renovate the existing National Bowling Stadium and construct a new facility on the next block. The two buildings will be connected by a bridge above Fourth Street. When completed, the facility will offer … [Read more...] about May 2002: Building Nevada Briefs

Nevada Firms Win Awards Several Nevada companies recently received prestigious national awards at "The Nationals," sponsored by the National Sales and Marketing Council of the National Association of Home Builders. National Gold Awards Best Interior Merchandising for a Model Under $250,000 Manzanita-Plan Two, Pardee Homes Best Interior Merchandising for a Model … [Read more...] about April 2002: Building Nevada Briefs

Bank of Nevada Opens Headquarters Bank of Nevada recently held a grand opening celebration for its corporate headquarters building on West Flamingo Road in Las Vegas. The locally owned and operated bank, capitalized at more than $8 million, has been operating since October 2000 in a temporary facility. The new two-story, 11,000-square-foot headquarters building also houses a … [Read more...] about March 2002: Building Nevada Briefs

Redevelopment Project Completed Project developer Irwin Molasky, County Commissioner Myrna Williams, Store Manager Eileen Chapman, Clark County Commissioner Dario Herrera and Vons District Manager Dean Little participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on January 16 at the grand opening of Vons market and fuel center in the Park Place Shopping Center. The $16 million … [Read more...] about February 2002: Building Nevada Briefs

Work Begins on Hoover Dam Bypass Engineers from AMEC’s Earth & Environmental operations have started to conduct geologic mapping and a geotechnical assessment for an alternative crossing of the Colorado River near Hoover Dam. The new crossing will feature a four-lane divided highway and a 1,900-foot bridge that will bypass the narrow and heavily congested U.S. 93 crossing … [Read more...] about January 2002: Building Briefs

Ground Broken for New Power Plant Several high-ranking government officials were on hand for the groundbreaking ceremony for a 1,150-megawatt, natural gas-fired power plant in Southern Nevada. From left to right are: Jim Rexroad, manager of business development for Duke Energy North America (DENA); James Donnell, president and CEO of DENA; Kathy Augustine, Nevada state … [Read more...] about December 2001: Building Nevada Briefs

New Law Offices in Downtown Las Vegas This new 13,000-square-foot building houses the law offices of Raleigh, Hunt, McGarry & Drizin. Located at the corner of Garces and Casino Center Drive in downtown Las Vegas, it was funded by a $1.6 million acquisition/construction loan from Business Bank of Nevada, which also provided funds to purchase a parking lot across the street. … [Read more...] about November 2001: Building Nevada Briefs

United Construction Company earned the Nevada Chapter Associated General Contractors’ (AGC) Golden Hard Hat Award recognizing the AGC member with the best overall safety record in Northern Nevada. United Construction Company earned the award because of its exemplary safety record for the year, with no time lost due to on-the-job injuries. AGC’s safety award winners are chosen … [Read more...] about October 2001: Building Nevada Briefs

Harsch Expands Chinatown Plaza Harsch Investment Properties has begun renovation on The Center at Spring Mountain, located on Spring Mountain Road adjacent to Chinatown Plaza in Las Vegas. The three-building, 385,000-square foot center will more than double the size of Chinatown when its façade is reconstructed with an Asian architectural design. WPH Architecture Inc. served … [Read more...] about September 2001: Building Nevada Briefs