One upbeat place for educational construction is Penn State. At the moment, PSU has over $200 million in design/build projects out for RFP, most of them on main campus.The university is also asking for qualifications for a $41 million Agriculture Engineering Building to be delivered as an integrated project. PSU also selected Stantec to design a $17 million student union at its Brandywine campus, as well as design/build teams for new residence halls at Brandywine and Abington.

 

WVU is taking qualification statements from construction mgr. for a CM-At Risk delivery for the $35 million Puskar Stadium renovation. Check out the details at the Builders Exchange site..A bid this week for renovations to the clinical trials unit at the BRNI Building at WVU also illustrates how competitive the environment remains, in spite of the optimistic outlook. WVU received 14 bids on a $1.3 million job. See the results at BuildingPittsburgh.

 Architects continue to says that their offices are busy, many suggesting that more work is in pre-design than working thru design stages. That work hasn't shown up on the streets as yet. Among the projects expected to bid shortly are a 75,000 sq. ft. spec office at RIDC's Innovation Ridge in Marshall Twp. and the 170,000 sq. ft. Siena at St. Clair mixed-use development, where Whole Foods will locate at the former Consol HQ.

  

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Did you enjoy reading about Amazon's deal in the newspapers on July 23. BuildingPittsburgh followers knew about the deal on July 18. How soon do you need your news?

PJ Dick is expanding into the Eastern part of the Commonwealth with the opening of an office in Exton, PA. Regional Manager Gary Heinerichs and Regional Operations Manager Wayne Schrader will lead the office. Each has 30+ years of experience in the eastern and central Pennsylvania construction market.

 

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. has promoted Kris Volpatti to First Vice President and Commercial Real Estate Team Leader for the western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio markets. Ms. Volpatti earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Pittsburgh.  She is a board member of the Regional Industrial Development Corporation, the Urban Land Institute Regional Product Council, Pittsburgh's YMCA, past president of the Pittsburgh CREW Chapter, and a former board member of NAIOP Pittsburgh.

 

Wheeling-based Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal announced the official opening of an office in Pittsburgh. Kalkreuth's Western PA Business Development Manager, Steve Greene, will lead the Pittsburgh office. The Pittsburgh office is the fourth satellite office for Kalkreuth Roofing & Sheet Metal, which also operates in Frederick, MD; Columbus, OH; and Lexington, KY.

 Roger Baldwin has recently returned to Nicholson as the Business Development Leader for the company's Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Mr. Baldwin has more than 26 years of experience in geotechnical construction and previously spent 13 years with Nicholson between 1998 and 2011.  

 

2014 MBA Social Media Seminar, September 3

 Join the Allegheny Conference, the Green Building Alliance and the MBA for this social media program on how to effectively promote your company through images and videos. Live demonstrations will be featured and a panel of experts will discuss tools, best practices and opportunities.