Denver Lands Top Spot for STEM Job Growth
STEM jobs (an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) have certainly played a critical role in helping to counter and/or live with the impacts of COVID-19. RCLCO Real Estate Consulting, a leading national real estate advisory firm, has announced the results of their 2021 STEM Job Growth Index (STEMdex), …
Mortenson Denver Begins Construction on NREL Facility
Mortenson, a top-20 U.S. builder, developer, and engineering services provider with four decades of experience in Colorado, recently started construction on the Research and Innovation Laboratory (RAIL), a new research laboratory on the South Table Mountain Campus of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This is …
Construction Underway at Speculative Industrial Development in Englewood
The Opus Group announced today the start of construction of two speculative building projects, The Ridge at Dove Valley. The buildings—102,877 square feet and 116,524 square feet—will be located in Denver’s third-largest industrial submarket, Englewood. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and engineer of record for the project. “Opus is excited to deliver two …
MTech Mechanical Raises $80,000 for Suicide Prevention & Awareness
MTech Mechanical held the second annual Samborski Memorial Clay Shoot on Saturday, August 28 at Kiowa Creek Sporting Clays. MTech donated a total of $80,000 to the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado & American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Colorado Chapter. “The statistics about the suicide rates in the construction industry …
HNTB Holds Networking Event for Minority and Women-Owned Companies
The Denver office of HNTB — an employee-owned infrastructure firm serving public and private owners and contractors — recently hosted a networking event for minority- and women-owned enterprises and disadvantaged businesses in the area. More than 65 people with 26 firms attended the event. HNTB staff facilitated introductions between the firm and …
ACEC Colorado Honors 2021 Young Professional of the Year
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado (ACEC Colorado) honored Christine Britton, PE (JVA, Inc. – Boulder) as the 2021 Young Professional of the Year at its virtual Leadership & Scholarship Achievement Celebration ceremony on May 5. The Young Professional of the Year award recognizes the notable skills and …
Aging Critical Systems Replaced at Denver’s Granite Tower
Transwestern Real Estate Services (TRS), KBS and Haynes Mechanical Systems, Inc recently completed a highly technical project to update aging essential equipment located on the roof of Granite Tower, one of the most iconic office properties in downtown Denver. The 31-story, 593,527-square-foot Class A office property located at 1099 18th Street in Denver …
ACEC Colorado Installs 2021-22 Elected Board of Directors
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado (ACEC Colorado) installed its newly elected 2021-22 Board of Directors at the organization’s Annual Meeting on April 22. Bill Green, PE (The RMH Group – Lakewood) will serve as president and accepted the gavel virtually from Past President Karlene Thomas, PE (Pinyon …
MTech Mechanical Opens New Office to Serve Northern Colorado
Colorado’s largest Design-Build-Maintain Mechanical Contractor, MTech Mechanical, is expanding operations with a new satellite office located in Loveland, adjacent to the Northern Colorado Regional Airport. Strategically positioned in an area where MTech has been historically active, the new location will allow MTech to have a strong and visible presence in northern Colorado to …
Southern Land Company Breaks Ground on First Master-Planned Residential Community in Colorado
Southern Land Company (SLC) has broken ground on Westerly, a new 400-acre master-planned community in Erie, a first in Colorado. Located at the intersection of Erie Parkway and County Road 5, SLC will invest more than $140 million in infrastructure improvements into the Town of Erie with the project that will …