Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Grant Road Improvement Project is part of Pima County’s $2.1 billion, 20-year regional transportation plan.

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Roads Tucson Arizona Transportation 95

Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

After completing a series of weekend courses, participants in the Pascua Yaqui Reservation Tribal Employment Rights Organization Construction Academy are now qualified to work on road projects on the reservation, located in the southwest Tucson area.

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Tucson Arizona Certification Roads 74

Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Construction on Caterpillar’s Tucson mining building is still underway, developing the 150,000 square-foot structure into a plaza for shared public and private use. The mining center will also feature 500 parking spots within a two-story parking garage, with the bottom level underground. Approval…

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ENR Construction

JUNE 24, 2024

A state law prohibits Arizona cities from enacting prevailing wage requirements, a judge ruled.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 15, 2017

The Rio Nuevo Board which oversees a voter-approved development district to bring jobs and investments to Tucson has authorized the finalization of a lease deal with Caterpillar's Surface Mining & Technologies Division and approved Sundt Construction's start on Cat's new headquarters.

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Tucson Leases Mobility Deals 48

Construction Equipment

AUGUST 4, 2016

Caterpillar's global cost-cutting efforts have hit its Tucson-area Tinaja Hills proving ground.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 13, 2023

San Diego developer also announced plan for estimated $300M U.S.-based based facility in undisclosed location that also will produce nickel-free and cobalt-free integrated cathodes

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San Diego Tucson Estimating Plans 69

ENR Construction

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

$11B wind-transmission megaproject faces pushback from Arizona Tribes, environmental groups over claimed danger to historic and cultural sites from construction in San Pedro River Valley.

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Tucson Arizona Claims Site 69

ENR Construction

JANUARY 10, 2023

Crews assemble prefab skin to expeditiously construct the Grand Challenges Research Building on a tight site at the University of Arizona.

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Tucson Arizona Site Construction 83

BD+C

MARCH 19, 2014

The city of Tucson, Ariz., takes a firm position when it comes to violations of its building code or the Americans with Disabilities Act unless the violator is the city of Tucson. The city has been operating a downtown dirt parking lot in violation of its own code and the federal law for years. read more.

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Carol Hagen

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Tucson contractors have already put my presentation to good use on “All things Information Technology (IT)” at the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA) luncheon yesterday. Topics during my 45 minute chat included: Search, Backups, Data Storage, Cloud Computing, and construction project management.

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Tucson CFMA Contractors CoreCon 120

Business Facilities

JUNE 17, 2021

This year's Business Facilities LiveXchange event will be live and in-person at The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson, AZ, October 26-28, 2021. Read: Shut Down Your Zoom…Face-To-Face Meetings Are Back! at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Tucson Arizona Site News 97

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 30, 2023

When a rotten egg odor began plaguing the El Rio Vista Natural Resource Park, local officials realized that it was coming from a Pima County wastewater sewer structure, which had undergone numerous modifications over the last 50 years.

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Tucson Sewer Environment Resource 45

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Banner University Medical Center Tucson’s 207,000-sq-ft outpatient health campus combines various outpatient facilities into one centrally located building for better access to medical care.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The goal of Banner University Medical Center Tucson’s new $320 million Patient Tower and Renovations project was to reinvigorate the aging Academic Medical Center and create a destination for state-of-the-art healthcare in Tucson Arizona.

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Tucson Arizona Renovating 111

ENR Construction

DECEMBER 13, 2023

American Battery Factory's $1.2-billion, billion, 2-million-sq-ft gigafactory and eventual headquarters will produce lithium iron phosphate battery cells.

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ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Information about construction activity in Tucson, Ariz.

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Tucson Construction 28

Contractor Magazine

APRIL 18, 2013

Ken Goodrich, principal investor of Phoenix Peach LLC, a Nevada-based holding company, announced that the company has launched The Sunny Plumber, a new plumbing company that will serve customers in both the Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz. Management'

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ENR Construction

JULY 27, 2021

The estimated $925-million capital investment plan awaits a potential federal infrastructure bill.

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Tucson Phoenix Plans Estimating 69

Business Facilities

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

With more than 260 one-on-one meetings, Business Facilities’ 2021 LiveXchange event came roaring back to life last week in Tucson, AZ. The post Business Leaders Hail The Return Of In-Person BF LiveXchange appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A look inside the Tucson, Arizona construction market

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Tucson Arizona Construction 28

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This project replaced a partial cloverleaf interchange originally built in 1965 that connects Interstate 19 and Ajo Way (State Route 86) in Tucson.

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Tucson Safety 68

ENR Construction

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The facility's design incorporates rainwater bioswales to take advantage of the site’s steep grade.

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Tucson US Site Design 69

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 26, 2021

To support the needs of this growing community south of Tucson, the 17,000-sq-ft library includes areas for specific types of book collections; meeting rooms; a large multipurpose room that expands to the outdoor performance patio for special presentations; and the “next big thing room,” designed to accommodate future community needs.

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Tucson Design 68

Construction Dive

APRIL 3, 2019

The owner of the Rosemont open-pit copper mine near Tucson has selected firms for $122 million of early work before construction, which calls for 2,500 workers, begins in earnest later this year.

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Tucson Arizona Contract Contractors 81

Construction Equipment

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The Caterpillar Mining Technology Group is currently hosting trade journalists from across the globe at its Tucson, Ariz., demonstration center to explain and demonstrate the company’s capability and expertise in assisting mining operations become more efficient in the overall process of bringing their products to market.

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Tucson Products 97

Contractor Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

A Tucson, Ariz., manufacturer’s rep firm helps design and install a resort’s water heating system to cut natural gas use by more than 50 percent.

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Tucson Design 52

ENR Construction

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Overall Spending Expected to Rise 3%, About Half the Rate Posted Last Year. Sharp drop in residential will be more than offset by strength in public works and commercial activity.

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Tucson Residential Commercial 28

Pro Builder

APRIL 30, 2021

Tucson, AZ. The senior labor force participation rate for Tucson grew 6.7% New Orleans ranks second with the highest five-year change in the labor force participation rate (7.5%). The rate also jumped 5.9% in one year, the fourth-highest in this study. in five years up to 20.6% The city also grew 6.1%

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Metro NV Tucson Statistics 52

ENR Construction

APRIL 21, 2021

is planning to construct a medical products final-stage manufacturing and sterilization facility on a 32-acre site in Tucson. Becton, Dickinson and Co.

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Tucson Industrial Site Plans 36

Construction Equipment

AUGUST 19, 2019

UPS and trucking startup TuSimple have begun hauling cargo in self-driving Navistar trucks between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, as part of a new partnership between the two companies. According to The Verge, TuSimple had previously run a partnership with the U.S. Postal Service in May, where the…

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Construction Equipment

AUGUST 19, 2019

UPS and trucking startup TuSimple have begun hauling cargo in Navistar trucks between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, as part of a new partnership between the two companies. According to The Verge, TuSimple had previously run a partnership with the U.S. Postal Service in May, where the startup’s…

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BD+C

MARCH 18, 2019

Sundt Construction has recently begun construction on the University of Arizona Student Success District, an interconnected district on the university’s Tucson campus that will provide indoor and outdoor spaces.

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Arizona Tucson Construction 45

ENR Construction

MARCH 4, 2020

The Tucson Airport Authority is currently evaluating statements of qualification from general contractors for an airfield safety enhancement project.

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Tucson News Airports Safety 36

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

When student intern Ana Padilla left her job with Sundt Construction in Tucson, Ariz., this past summer, she received plenty of hugs and well-wishes from her colleagues on the Interstate 10-Ina Road interchange project.

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Tucson Modeling Roads Construction 64

ENR Construction

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Southwest construction firms support events in Tucson, Phoenix in effort to rebrand and attract the next generation of skilled workers.

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Tucson Arizona Phoenix Construction 53

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 11, 2016

has selected Tucson, AZ as the new location for its surface mining and technology offices. The company’s Tucson facility will create more than 600 projected new Arizona jobs over five years, with employees in executive management, engineering, product development and support positions.

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