A multi-million dollar development project known as the Smithfield Gateway will be a mixed-use development near East Stroudsburg.

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. From Skycam 16, you can see heavy machinery and lots of construction work happening off Route 209 near East Stroudsburg. It's all part of a major development project called the Smithfield Gateway.

It takes up more than 120 acres of land in Smithfield Township.

Ken Schuchman owns Odd-Lot Outlet. His business has a front-row seat to construction work.

"We are very, very excited. We've been here for 20 years, and we've been waiting for this type of project to come to town," said Schuchman.

The project broke ground in 2019. That's also when several buildings were demolished to make way for new structures.

Apartments, retail and office space, a grocery store, and a medical building are some of what is planned for this area.

"We do have a 40,000 square foot office building that has been leased out. Of course, we also have the Dunkin' Donuts that will be taking a spot, so they will have a much nicer facility once we get that constructed, a lot of retail, a lot of apartments. It will be a total mixed-use project with townhouses and apartments. So we will have a mix of a type of residential units also," said Doug Olmstead, Smithfield Gateway development manager.

While people are excited to see machines moving, they are really eager to see the improvement project on Route 209.

Route 209 will be converted from two lanes to five. A loop road will be built that goes through the former site of Mosier's Dairy Farm to Route 447.

Drivers Newswatch 16 spoke to hope the change will alleviate some congestion in this area.

"That will be very important for the area to continue growing. Usually, the roads are the last thing they do. They put a lot of places in and forget about the road, and then the congestion is unbelievable," said Al Schmid, Tannersville.

The Smithfield Gateway project is expected to create 1,000 jobs.

Developers say the project is being done in phases, with the first building scheduled to open to the public in 2023.

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Slowing demand at architecture firms last year is expected to contribute to a projected 5.7% decline in construction spending for 2021, according to a new consensus forecast from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

The AIA Consensus Construction Forecast Panel, comprised of leading economic forecasters, expects steep declines this year in construction spending on office buildings, hotels, and amusement and recreation centers. Health care and public safety are the only major sectors that are slated to produce gains in 2021.

Growth in nonresidential construction is expected for 2022, with three percent gains projected for the overall building market matched by both the commercial and institutional sectors.

The December jobs report confirmed that the economy needs additional support in order to move to a sustainable economic expansion, said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA, PhD. As pandemic concerns begin to wane and economic activity begins to pick up later in 2021, there is likely to be considerable pent-up demand for nonresidential space, leading to anticipated growth in construction spending in 2022.

Complete details on the latest Consensus Construction Forecast can be found on AIAs website.

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Rea Ventures Group and its development partners have completed the acquisition of an eight-property assemblage comprising approximately 1.5 acres at the border of Ormewood Park and East Atlanta with plans to develop The Lodge, a mixed-use development anchored by affordable housing project Abbington at Ormewood and a new ground-up office building.

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The Lodge first announced in 2019 with the acquisition of the land is now expected to break ground in summer 2021 immediately across from the East Atlanta Village business district, at 525 Moreland Avenue. At the site sits the projects namesake, the 15,000 square-foot historic Masonic Lodge building which will be restored as part of the development. The project also includes a new office building at the corner of the intersection.

Abbington at Ormewood will offer 42 units of affordable housing geared toward households with a mix of incomes from 30 percent to 80 percent of area median income (AMI), with an average of 60 percent AMI. Were proud to be part of this collaborative effort to add a range of affordable housing options to an area where housing prices have escalated rapidly over the past 10 years, Trey Coogle, managing partner at Rea Ventures, said.

The commercial team, led by a partnership between local developers Clark Property R+D, King Properties, and Porch & Square, will develop approximately 30,000 square feet of office, retail, and restaurant space.

The development team worked closely with Ormewood Park and East Atlanta residents to explore design solutions and respond to community concerns: preservation of the historic Masonic Lodge building, affordable housing, outdoor public space, commercial amenities, and work centers. It also uses a transitional height strategy to concentrate density along the Moreland Avenue frontage, while scaling down at the edges adjacent to single-family homes.

After six months, 10 design charrettes, and 12 neighborhood meetings, a necessary rezoning of a portion of the site was unanimously approved by the community and the City of Atlanta in May 2019 but was delayed due to the pandemic.

The development team is now proceeding with finalizing the design, entitlement details, and site preparation before submitting their application for building permits. Construction is targeted to start by the Summer of this year, with the site work and the residential phase of the project completed by 2021. The commercial space is currently for lease by Perry King with King Properties and will break ground in phases as buildings are preleased.

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Global design firm Fentress Architectshas ranked as one of the top architecture firms in Building Design + Construction Magazines annual Giants 400 Report. Internationally known for innovative, award-winning design of diverse building types including airports, museums, convention centers, civic and government buildings, laboratories, and higher education facilities Fentress ranked No.36 on the Top 155 Architecture Firms list, progressing nine places from its 2019 ranking at No.45.

In addition to the firms recognition as one of the Top Architecture Firms for 2020, Fentress, whose portfolio features over 40 convention center designs including the recently completed LEED Silver Miami Beach Convention Center, is ranked No.5 in the Convention Centers/Conference Centers sector. With over $23.8 Billion and 115 Million square feet in aviation projects, the firm is ranked No.8 in the Airport sector. Fentress also landed No.22 in the overall Cultural Facilities sector, No.10 in the Museums and Galleries category, No.63 in the Office Buildings/Core+Shell sector, and No.98 in Office All Building Work.

We are proud that our firm was recognized for our continuous efforts to elevate design excellence in public architecture, said Fentress Architects Principal in Charge of Design Curtis Fentress, FAIA, RIBA. Our ability to drive growth throughout the industry reflects our teams unwavering commitment to innovation, along with the collaborative efforts of our clients and project partners.

Over the past year, Fentress projects achieved major milestones including the completion of four world-class projects: the new Johnson County Courthouse in Olathe, KS; the new Concourse D and Terminal Wings at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, TN, which also became one of only five airport facilities in the US to achieve LEED v4 Silver certification; the Terminal Balancing and Concourse E Extension at Portland International Airport in Portland, OR; the Denver Art Museum North Building Renovation and Anna and John J. Sie Welcome Center in Denver, CO; and the Miami Beach Convention Center Expansion and Renovation in Miami Beach, FL, which also achieved LEED Silver certification.

As a testament to Fentress recognition, the firm garnered 16 awards for design excellence and innovation in 2020 alone, including the American Institute of Architecture (AIA) Colorados Twenty-Five Year Award for the Denver International Airport as well as the AIA Western Mountain Regions Twenty-Five Year Award for the Clark County Government Center. The Miami Beach Convention Center landed a Silver Award in the Faade category of the 2020 World Architecture News (WAN) Awards and a 2020 BEST Award in the Serve category from the International Design Associations (IIDA) Rocky Mountain Chapter.

Positioned for a strong 2021, Fentress is anticipating the upcoming completion of the Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Nashville, TN as well as the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington, DC. Additionally, the firm is working on the new South Terminal C at Orlando International Airport, the Terminal Lobby and International Arrivals Facility at Nashville International Airport, the new Mickey Leland International Terminal at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the U.S. Courthouse Huntsville, Alabama, and the National Museum of Intelligence and Special Operations just to name a few.

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This morning, the Milan-based real estate investment fund COIMA SGR announced that it had crowned a team of Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) and Stefano Boeri Architetti the winners of an international design contest to fill Pirelli 39, part of a massive portside redevelopment in Milan.

Wedged between Central Station and the Scalo Farini railyard (which OMA is overhauling), Pirelli 39 is home to an existing tower decommissioned by Milan in 2015 over the buildings unsuitability for modern uses and lack of seismic protection. The surrounding site is also in need of environmental remediation. Once complete, Pirelli 39 will join a larger collection of parcels making up the newly reinvigorated Porta Nuova Gioia area, which aims to better integrate the Porta Nuova business district with the citys center.

Our studio is thrilled to have this opportunity to make a meaningful architectural contribution to the city of Milan, our first project in Italy, wrote DS+R partner Elizabeth Diller. As much of our work focuses on the future of cities, the Pirelli 39 project presents a great opportunity to develop a new model of mixed-use development and sustainable urban growth. The project combines the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings with environmentally responsible new construction, and a vibrant living cultural destination devoted to the art and science of plants.

The winning proposal for Pirelli 39 is a complex mixture of new and repurposed buildings that will bring a mixture of residential and office space to the site, along with a bulbous, futuristic laboratory-slash-greenhouse bridge encased in diagrid glass.

The existing building will be retrofitted with both seismic and sustainability upgrades, bringing it in line with Next Generation EU standards (passed as part of the E.U.s COVID recovery plan at the end of 2020, the package includes stringent building efficiency standards intended to combat climate change). As COIMA noted in its selection announcement, Pirelli 39 will be the first Italian redevelopment to be built along Next Generation EU standards.

While the retrofit of the existing office building will reskin it from a clunky International-style office block with heavy mullions to a more typical glass-enclosed tower, the real star of the renderings revealed today is the new residential tower planned for next door. Each floor juts out to a heavily planted terrace, and COIMA has promised that the buildings structural elements will be made from timber, while the nearly 30,000 square feet of photovoltaic panels are projected to generate approximately 65 percent of the buildings annual energy usage. Altogether, an estimated 18,000 square feet of vegetation has been planned to cover the facade.

The residential tower will be linked with the office building via the conversion of an existing building on site that crosses the Via Melchiorre Gioia, one of the citys main thoroughfares. The bridge building will anchor the redevelopment, becoming a transparent greenhouse and events and exhibitions space flowing from the lower levels of each tower and inflating in the center. The bridge is already slated to become an extension of the Biblioteca degli Alberi (Library of Trees) laboratory as well.

COIMA noted that the central theme of the competition was adaptive reuse over demolition and that 70 teams, made up of 359 architecture, landscape, and engineering firms from across 15 different countries, ultimately submitted.

No estimated date of completion or budget has been revealed for the project yet.

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The City of Austin Permitting and Development Center finished construction Dec. 4. The $121 million building will house more than 900 city employees in the permitting and development services departments. (Courtesy city of Austin)

The $121 million building finished construction Dec. 4. There is no timeline for employees to move into the 251,000-square-foot building, and the city said it will be monitoring COVID-19 statistics as it works to make the call on when to move employees over. The majority of the employees will be coming from One Texas Center in South Austin, according to the city, but some others will be coming from leased office spaces.

The Permitting and Development Center, which was helmed by development companies RedLeaf Properties, LLC and Ryan Companies, is the first office building on the mixed-use Highland development, which also includes residential apartments and the revamped Austin Community College Highland Campus.

ACC is in the midst of a $150 million project to renovate 400,000 square feet of space, the second phase of its redevelopment of the former mall. The project includes new spaces for culinary arts, manufacturing, health sciences and digital media as well as the studio for public radio station KLRU.

Beginning in January, when the spring 2021 semester starts, ACC said some departments will offer limited courses in their new spaces in various subjects, including radio, television, film, culinary arts, geospatial engineering, dance, drama and music. ACC said the renovated campus will house more than a dozen programs once it is fully completed.

ACC's health protocols include health screenings before entering classroom buildings, mandatory facial coverings, and ACC ID or student ID badges required for entry into all buildings. Furthermore, ACC Chancellor Richard Rhodes announced that beginning Dec. 17, all nonessential ACC employees will work remotely at least through Jan. 10.

As of Dec. 22, a total of 23 ACC students and 12 employees have tested positive for COVID-19. According to the community college, there have been no cases of campus transmission.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of RedLeaf Properties, LLC.

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Hang on to your hats; residential real estate could have another explosive year here in the Grand Valley in 2021. There are dozens of subdivisions in various planning stages, including existing ones that are planning additional filings, as well as other new ones that will create thousands of building lots.

Somewhere in the planning pipeline, we have bout 5,000 units - more than well build in any one year, said Dave Thornton, senior planner for the city of Grand Junction. Those 5,000 units include the large Redlands 360 development, which will most likely take 20 years to build out and will include between 1,300 to 1,800 lots.

While prospective buyers probably wont see infrastructure or homes available at Redlands 360 in 2021, there are plenty of other subdivisions that will offer a greater variety of new housing in the coming year.

There are quite a few townhome projects in the pipeline this year, said Kevin Bray with Bray Real Estate, which publishes the monthly Bray Report and tracks other real estate trends in the Grand Valley. Bray is also developing Thunder Valley, which is a single family home subdivision in the northeast thats opening up another filing, and is hoping to develop a new type of housing option at Frog Pond, a small subdivision of small homes off Monument Road in the Redlands sometime in 2021.

Copper Creek Builders is continuing to build apartments at Copper Creek Village, and plans to also build townhomes adjacent to the apartment complex. Ray Rickard is working with the city on a small, in-fill lot near Bookcliff Country Club where he hopes to build 17 lock-and-leave townhomes. The lot had an old, badly-in-need-of repairs home on it, which was demolished in December. Rickard is also planning to build condos on a piece of property near Las Colonias.

Some townhome and condo developments offer a lower price point than traditional single family homes, while others offer an upscale, less-maintenance home that may appeal to second home buyers or those who like to travel. Buyers who want the traditional single-family home on a small to medium-sized lot will also have several new subdivisions in every part of the Grand Valley, from Fruita to Palisade.

Emerald Ridge is one of the largest new subdivisions coming to the market in 2021; when completely built out, the subdivision will have almost 200 homes. The first filing is 98 lots, but developer Janet Elliott hopes to sell about 30 homes in the north area subdivision in 2021.

We have six builders who will build in the subdivision, Elliott said, adding that homes must be at least 1,800 square feet, with a three-car garage. Most will be ranch-style, but a few will be two-story.

Elliott hopes to have the design center at the subdivision complete and ready for consultations with prospective buyers by mid-January.

Another almost 200-unit housing project in the north area has just started the planning process on 24 1/2 Road, just south of G Road, where Valley Grown Nursery operated for decades. That subdivision, Founders Colony, will offer single family homes, townhomes and apartments, when it is completely built out.

In addition to residential subdivisions, commercial real estate projects are also looking positive for 2021, with some long-term projects coming to fruition and others just beginning the long road to completion.

A long-vacant building at 2515 Patterson, which once was home to the Grand Junction Athletic Club, has been undergoing a complete remodel and transformation to become a new type of medical office building, where the focus will be on wellness.

We are still planning on being open in April, said Renee Williams, who has been tireless in her vision to create Foresight Wellness. Two of the partner practices, Colorado West Otolaryngology and ReGenesis Plastic Surgery and Dermatology, hope to move into the building in April. Williams hopes to add a wellness clinic that focuses on helping patients reduce inflammation throughout the body sometime after the soft opening in April. She also hopes to be able to host a grand opening that will allow the curious to see the buildings transformation sometime in 2021, when it is safe to host large gatherings once again.

Commercial buyers are still interested in Dos Rios, the public/private project on the west side of the Fifth Street bridge along the Colorado River, as well as a large chunk of land that has been for sale for decades near Community Hospital. More information about plans and projects will be in Real Estate Weekly when the deals are finalized.

The city plans to continue building infrastructure at Dos Rios, with the completion of the bathroom, parking, paving, landscaping, park spaces and spaces for commercial, residential and retail use. At Blue Heron, the city is looking to reconstruct the Blue Heron boat ramp to provide one area for kayaks and SUPs and a different ramp for boats with trailers.

The city is also planning to build two fire stations in 2021. One will be a replacement for Fire Station 3 near Pomona Elementary School on 25 Road, and the other, Fire Station 8, will be a brand new station at 31 and D 1/2 Road. The sales tax that was passed by voters in 2019 is funding both projects.

Many of the projects already underway in 2021 represent in-fill projects and developments on land that has been under-utilized for years within existing urban boundaries, which was one of the priorities that came out of the recent city survey.

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In-fill, new construction and re-purposing old spaces and places all coming in 2021 - The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Commercial additions/alterations

APARTMENTS: 1600 E. Simcoe St., Lafayette; Simcoe Development LP, owner; description, apartment renovations; Ben Moore for Fyffe Construction Co., applicant and contractor; $6,040,342.

APARTMENTS: 1106 Moss St., Lafayette; Moss Development, LP, owner; description, apartment renovations; Ben Moore for Fyffe Construction Co., applicant and contractor; $6,040,342.

OTHER: 1702 E. Simcoe St., Lafayette; Errit Joseph Gallien, owner; description, Jamhour Laundromat; Madhat Jamhour, applicant; Good Ole Boys Construction and Services, contractor; $42,500.

OFFICE BUILDING: 2911 U.S. 90 East, Broussard; Reliable EDM, owner; description, addition; Sommer Brothers Enterprises LLC, applicant; Modular Construction Co. Inc., contractor; $600,000.

OTHER: 300 E. Vermilion St., Lafayette; Fire Station No 1, owner; description, replace roof; Schoeffler & Boudier Architects, applicant; Centurion Industries Inc., contractor; $256,960.

205 Stoney Shadow Drive, Lafayette; Prestige Custom Homes LLC; $351,000.

207 Stoney Shadow Drive, Lafayette; Prestige Custom Homes LLC; $382,500.

302 Woodrich Lane, Lafayette; Savoski Scott; $414,000.

221 Colorado Road, Duson; Drenkorp LLC; $117,000.

231 Colorado Road, Duson; Drenkorp LLC; $117,000.

305 Colorado Road, Duson; Drenkorp LLC; $117,000.

315 Colorado Road, Duson; Drenkorp LLC; $117,000.

213 Treescape Drive, Lafayette; Shivers Brothers Construction; $270,000.

301 Acadian Lake Drive, Duson; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $198,000.

217 Acadian Lake Drive, Duson; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $180,000.

123 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $270,000.

125 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $279,000.

110 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $211,500.

127 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $279,000.

112 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $342,000.

114 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $270,000.

122 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $211,500.

124 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $198,000.

126 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $342,000.

128 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $270,000.

111 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $229,500.

113 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $279,000.

115 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $279,000.

117 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $211,500.

119 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $198,000.

121 Grace View Drive, Lafayette; D R Horton Inc. Gulf Coast; $301,500.

211 Ivory Palm Court, Broussard; Bon Maison Builders Inc.; $282,906.

109 Lillian St., Broussard; DSLD Homes LLC; $287,690.

225 Canary Palm Way, Broussard; Blue Wing Builders LLC; $296,350.

200 Tennyson Drive, Broussard; Manuel Builders LLC; $213,293.

216 Tennyson Drive, Broussard; Manuel Builders LLC; $202,653.

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Who's building where in Acadiana? Here are the building permits issued Dec. 21-25 - The Advocate

West Dallas most successful development Trinity Groves is heading in a new direction with plans for two large office buildings.

Seven years after the mixed-use development kicked off along Singleton Boulevard, the owners are working to expand. The tallest of the new buildings would be about 30 floors and would sit on the banks of the Trinity River across from downtown.

Its the crown jewel in our master plan, said Jim Reynolds, senior vice president and development partner with Trinity Groves. We started this process over a year ago. We need to provide that office use to continue to build our community in Trinity Groves.

The first building will go up at Herbert Street and Singleton Boulevard, Reynolds said.

We are programing that to be Dallas first mass timber building, Reynolds said. Its a mid-rise office building a creative-type office building. Right now, its programmed at eight stories. It would be for the smaller office tenants looking for space. There isnt anyplace to put them in West Dallas right now.

The Trinity Groves developers will need zoning changes for each of the office projects. Both zoning cases are scheduled to be heard by the citys plan commission in January.

The second building a proposed 400-foot-tall skyscraper at Singleton and Canada Drive is aimed at a major corporate tenant, Reynolds said. The almost 4-acre development site is near the foot of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge and adjacent to the Trinity Groves restaurant center.

Its what we call the gateway site, he said. One of the reasons the height is so important is its Dallas opportunity to provide this big corporate relocation site here. It has unobstructed views to the river and downtown. For a big corporation to put their name on that building is really special.

Reynolds said Trinity Groves owners have worked for more than a year with the neighborhood to come up with the development plan for the tower.

The project includes construction of a West Dallas Veterans Tribute plaza and event space on the site. The developers are also committing to provide social programs for residents of the adjoining area.

We will not bring a zoning case we dont have neighborhood support for, Reynolds said. We worked out a plan which was acceptable to them. It has a long-term commitment with things like job training programs and senior services and mentorship programs.

Trinity Groves also is continuing with planned changes at its anchor restaurant campus on Singleton, moving away from the original business incubator program.

We are ready to get going to open up some new concepts, Reynolds said. We just broke ground on our new beer garden. Well have that open in the spring. Youll be able to sit in that garden and enjoy food from all the Trinity Grove restaurants.

The expanded outdoor space will be a plus with the pandemic.

Weve been thinking about this for years, Reynolds said. COVID was the excuse we needed to kick it off.

Trinity Groves developers are also planning a small hotel on Singleton and Amonette Street.

The Trinity Groves partnership, founded by investors Phil Romano, Stuart Fitts and Larry Butch McGregor, owns dozens of properties for future development in the area between Singleton and Fort Worth Avenue. They have long-range plans for more residential and commercial construction on the sites.

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In response to a recent story on the citys efforts to redevelop Riverside Boulevard an area that includes the former post office building a reader left this Facebook comment about the future of the building: Whatever it becomes, I hope its something that helps keep the younger generations here. Hate to see the town fade.

Wed hate to see the town fade, too, but we dont see evidence of that happening. In fact, we see a growing town shaping itself for the future.

Across the world, 2020 will be remembered forever for the COVID-19 pandemic and rightfully so with 330,000 deaths and more than 80 million cases in the United States alone. While those numbers paint a grim picture, that doesnt mean 2020 was all doom and gloom in Northeast and North Central Nebraska.

Take a look at just a handful of the good things that 2020 brought to Norfolk and the region:

New ag facilities: As part of Northeast Community Colleges Nexus project, work began on a $22.3 million project to build new agricultural facilities. Construction on the project which has been five years in the making began in April and is expected to be completed by next fall.

New skate park: Like the ag facilities at Northeast, a new skate park has been on the drawing board for years. The park built by Spohn Ranch, a renowned design and construction company that specializes in skate parks opened last summer. Because of the companys reputation in the skating world, the park is expected to draw people from across the state.

Growing Nebraska: An effort to lure and keep young people here after college took root this year. The inaugural class of students in preparation for working in 2023 as part of their senior year co-op just completed their first semester at Wayne State College

Street work: A one-mile stretch of Benjamin Avenue that goes by the new ag complex has been widened to three lanes from Highway 35 to Victory Road in a marked improvement for the road that had fallen into disrepair. Up next is a much-needed reconstruction of another stretch of Benjamin, from First Street to 13th Street. Also this year, a section of Braasch Avenue from First Street to Fifth Street was reconstructed.

All these happenings and more are designed with the younger generation in mind.

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