Shawmut Design and Construction has joined Draper and Wexford Science & Technology to break ground on the 111,000-square-foot Integrated Microelectronics Production & Advanced Chip Technology (IMPACT) Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Construction projects worth $754 million were completed in Las Vegas in 2012, and $355 million worth are currently under way, according to the city’s Economic and Urban Development Department. This year, several projects should be completed, including the $100 million renovation of the former Lady
Louvre Hôtels Group is looking to ramp up its successful expansion drive in 2012 by opening 80 to 85 new properties around the world this year. Louvre’s growth plan will initially focus on Brazil, China, India and Russia, where the hotel firm plans to “capture
The House has passed a $50.5 billion spending bill to pay for recovery from superstorm Sandy. The bill would provide $16.3 billion to the Federal Transit Administration; $5.7 billion to Army Corps of Engineers projects; and $2 billion to the Federal Highway Administration. It moves
Hard Rock International plans to build a casino at the Eastern States Exposition fairgrounds in West Springfield, Mass. The company has already submitted a $400,000 application fee to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission as part of the casino application process. The $800 million gaming facility, which would
Aimbridge Hospitality has tapped Wyndham Hotel Group and Choice Hotels International to reflag 102 of 103 hotels that recently came under its management. Wyndham will rebrand 56 hotels under its Baymont Inn & Suites, Howard Johnson and Days Inn brands. Choice Hotels will convert 46
Brazil-based Giraffas is a 350-unit quickservice burger chain that aims to win customers away from foreign rivals by appealing to national pride, but its strategy in the United States involves going fast-casual. The chain, which operates three eateries in the Miami market, plans to end
KFC is finishing the remodeling of six of its 12 company-owned restaurants in Jacksonville, Fla., according to Jacksonville.com. Dubbed “Vision 3.0,” the design is described by KFC as “bold and fresh on the exterior, inviting and modern on the interior.” Inside, the design features a
The STR/McGraw Hill Construction Dodge Pipeline Report indicates that 407 new hotels opened in the United States in 2012, representing 0.5 percent growth over the previous year and an addition of 43,865 rooms to the total supply. Read the TravelPulse story here.
Wynn Resorts has revealed that his $1 billion casino proposal in Everett, Mass., will include a hotel. The property will include 300 to 500 rooms as well as restaurants, retail stores, meetings facilities and a spa. Read the Las Vegas Review-Journal story here.
New York City pharmacy chain Duane Reade, which was featured on the cover of Commercial Construction & Renovation in 2011, launched a rebranding around the tagline “New York Living Made Easy,” splitting stores into three categories stocked with a mix of name-brand and private-label products
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