Tucked away in the foothills of the Green Mountains in eastern Vermont, visitors have come to the Woodstock Inn & Resort to get away from the stresses of everyday life for more than a century. Throughout much of the 20th century, the idyllic vacation destination was owned and operated by none other than Laurance Rockefeller…. Read more »
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Four Seasons Welcomes Visitors at Renovated Surf Club Resort
When The Surf Club Resort in Miami Beach first opened its doors in 1930, it soon became well-known as a popular destination for some of the most famous Hollywood stars of the Golden Age of American cinema. Over the course of the next several decades, the resort attracted pop culture icons, business magnates and even… Read more »
In Wisconsin, Froedtert Hospital Continues to Expand
As the home of one of the only two Level 1 trauma centers in the state, Froedtert Hospital has played an important role in Wisconsin’s healthcare system since it first opened in 1980. It is also the primary teaching hospital for the Medical College of Wisconsin. Over the course of the last decade, Froedtert Hospital… Read more »
Little Rock’s Robinson Center Reopens Following Renovations
When the Robinson Center first opened its doors to the citizens of Little Rock, Arkansas in 1939, it was the largest air-conditioned auditorium in the state, with seating for up to 3,000 people. Featuring a theater, arena and several convention and lecture halls, the Robinson Center soon became the cultural center of life in Little… Read more »
LA Lakers Prepare to Move Into Their New Training Facility
The Los Angeles Lakers are currently in the midst of an ambitious rebuilding effort that will not only involve changes to the team’s lineup, but to its training facilities as well. The team’s management felt that the Lakers had outgrown the recreational complex which has housed their training facilities since 1999, and this rebuilding period… Read more »
Summit Technology Academy Campus Prepares to Welcome Students
Thanks to a $40 million bond issue approved by voters in 2015, students in the R-7 School District of Lee’s Summit, Missouri will soon have access to state-of-the-art STEM learning facilities at the Summit Technology Academy’s new Missouri Innovation Campus. The Summit Technology Academy offers high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to take college-level… Read more »
Baylor’s Penland Hall Reopens Following Renovations
At Baylor University in Waco, Texas, residents of Penland Hall are enjoying a host of new amenities added during an extensive $19 million remodeling effort that was completed in late 2016. These include new study spaces and bedroom furniture, updated bathroom facilities, and a welcoming lobby featuring games and televisions. Since it reopened, Penland Hall… Read more »
Best Practices for Temporary Protection of Finishes
The January issue of Construction Superintendent News featured an article by Kraus-Anderson Construction on best practices for temporary protection of finishes. It’s a very interesting read. Check it out to learn more about what construction crews can do to protect sensitive finishes during building and remodeling projects. Construction Protection Systems manufactures and distributes 1-2-3 Door Shield—the… Read more »
Clemson University Builds Residential Village for Students
By all accounts, it’s a great year to be a student at Clemson University in South Carolina. Earlier this month, the school’s football team took home a national title in a huge upset victory over the University of Alabama. This momentous win was the culmination of an intense five-year effort to restore Clemson’s football program… Read more »
Apple Prepares to Open New Facility in Austin, TX
Affectionately known as “Silicon Hills,” Austin, Texas was ranked as the number 1 city for tech job growth in a report published by Forbes last year. Now, thanks to a huge investment from Apple Inc., it doesn’t look like Austin’s tech boom is going to slow down anytime soon. On April 24, 2015 Apple announced… Read more »