Church of St Jean Baptiste on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. The 2nd St. building will be knocked down to build an office building. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

Church of St Jean Baptiste on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. The 2nd St. building will be knocked down to build an office building. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church on Second Street. (Rensselaer County Historical Society) Click through the gallery to view how other churches around the area have been transformed.

St. Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church on Second Street. (Rensselaer County Historical Society) Click through the gallery to view how other churches around the area have been transformed.

in Troy, N.Y., on Sept. 7, 2010. RPI fraternity converted the church into a house for their brothers. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

in Troy, N.Y., on Sept. 7, 2010. RPI fraternity converted the church into a house for their brothers. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Friday July 11, 2014, on Third Street in Troy, N.Y. was bought by an RPI fraternity. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

Friday July 11, 2014, on Third Street in Troy, N.Y. was bought by an RPI fraternity. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

Fraternity sign outside the former First Baptist Church Friday July 11, 2014, on Third Street in Troy, N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

Fraternity sign outside the former First Baptist Church Friday July 11, 2014, on Third Street in Troy, N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

Two pianos are just a couple of the contents in the First Baptist Church to be auctioned off by Collar City Auctions on Thursday March 7, 2013 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Two pianos are just a couple of the contents in the First Baptist Church to be auctioned off by Collar City Auctions on Thursday March 7, 2013 in Troy, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

The mechanics of an old clock in the bell tower of the First Baptist Church on Thursday March 7, 2013, in Troy, N.Y. Uncle Sam worshipped at this church. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

The mechanics of an old clock in the bell tower of the First Baptist Church on Thursday March 7, 2013, in Troy, N.Y. Uncle Sam worshipped at this church. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Exterior of a former Methodist church Dr. Peter Forman turned into medical offices known as Delmar Family Medicine in Slingerlands, N.Y.

Exterior of a former Methodist church Dr. Peter Forman turned into medical offices known as Delmar Family Medicine in Slingerlands, N.Y.

Dr. Peter Forman talks gives a tour of the former Methodist church he turned into medical.

Dr. Peter Forman talks gives a tour of the former Methodist church he turned into medical.

Exam room and hallway in a former Methodist church Dr. Peter Forman turned into medical offices.

Exam room and hallway in a former Methodist church Dr. Peter Forman turned into medical offices.

Side door leading to apartments in a former Methodist church Dr. Peter Forman turned into medical offices.

Side door leading to apartments in a former Methodist church Dr. Peter Forman turned into medical offices.

Exam room in a former Methodist church Dr. Peter Forman turned into medical offices.

Exam room in a former Methodist church Dr. Peter Forman turned into medical offices.

on Mill Street, which became the Contemporary Artists Center, Woodside. (Luanne M. Ferris / Times Union)

on Mill Street, which became the Contemporary Artists Center, Woodside. (Luanne M. Ferris / Times Union)

View of an artist's workspace in one of the buildings on the campus of the Contemporary Artists Center. (Luanne M. Ferris / Times Union)

View of an artist's workspace in one of the buildings on the campus of the Contemporary Artists Center. (Luanne M. Ferris / Times Union)

at 101st and 6th avenues in North Troy became a children's puppet theater before it was converted into the Sanctuary for Independent Media in 2005. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

at 101st and 6th avenues in North Troy became a children's puppet theater before it was converted into the Sanctuary for Independent Media in 2005. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times

Steve Pierce and Branda Miller, who run the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, New York, 02/19/2010.(Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

Steve Pierce and Branda Miller, who run the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, New York, 02/19/2010.(Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

became the Schenectady Light Opera Company in Schenectady, NY. Volunteers renovated the church on Franklin Street. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

became the Schenectady Light Opera Company in Schenectady, NY. Volunteers renovated the church on Franklin Street. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)

Scenery paintings line the stairway of the secondary building on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Schenectady Light Opera Company in Schenectady, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

Scenery paintings line the stairway of the secondary building on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Schenectady Light Opera Company in Schenectady, N.Y. (Cindy Schultz / Times Union)

on Eastern Avenue in Schenectady became The Renaissance Restaurant at The Hall. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

on Eastern Avenue in Schenectady became The Renaissance Restaurant at The Hall. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

The former St. Mary's Church on Eastern Avenue in Schenectady. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

The former St. Mary's Church on Eastern Avenue in Schenectady. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)

became Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

became Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Teddy Foster, campaign director for Universal Preservation Hall, sits in the balcony in the great hall of the building on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Teddy Foster, campaign director for Universal Preservation Hall, sits in the balcony in the great hall of the building on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A view of the great hall in the Universal Preservation Hall building on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A view of the great hall in the Universal Preservation Hall building on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A view of the apse inside the great hall in the Universal Preservation Hall building on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A view of the apse inside the great hall in the Universal Preservation Hall building on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

on New Scotland Avenue became Overit Media's new home in Albany, NY. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

on New Scotland Avenue became Overit Media's new home in Albany, NY. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union)

The sanctuary of St. Teresa de Avila Church at 435 New Scotland Ave., Albany before it was remodeled to become the production floor of Overit Media.

The sanctuary of St. Teresa de Avila Church at 435 New Scotland Ave., Albany before it was remodeled to become the production floor of Overit Media.

in Cohoes became The Venue at St. Joseph's, an event space. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

in Cohoes became The Venue at St. Joseph's, an event space. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

A table setting at Dan and Jennifer O'Neill's The Venue at St. Joseph's, a renovated church now an event space Wednesday Nov. 11, 2015 in Cohoes, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

A table setting at Dan and Jennifer O'Neill's The Venue at St. Joseph's, a renovated church now an event space Wednesday Nov. 11, 2015 in Cohoes, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Interior of Dan and Jennifer O'Neill's The Venue at St. Joseph's, their renovated church now an event space Wednesday Nov. 11, 2015 in Cohoes, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Interior of Dan and Jennifer O'Neill's The Venue at St. Joseph's, their renovated church now an event space Wednesday Nov. 11, 2015 in Cohoes, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

The altar at Dan and Jennifer O'Neill's The Venue at St. Joseph's, a renovated church now an event space Wednesday Nov. 11, 2015 in Cohoes, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

The altar at Dan and Jennifer O'Neill's The Venue at St. Joseph's, a renovated church now an event space Wednesday Nov. 11, 2015 in Cohoes, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Dan and Jennifer O'Neill in The Venue at St. Joseph's, their renovated church now an event space Wednesday Nov. 11, 2015 in Cohoes, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Dan and Jennifer O'Neill in The Venue at St. Joseph's, their renovated church now an event space Wednesday Nov. 11, 2015 in Cohoes, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Detail from the upstairs bar at Dan and Jennifer O'Neill's The Venue at St. Joseph's, a renovated church now an event space Wednesday Nov. 11, 2015 in Cohoes, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Detail from the upstairs bar at Dan and Jennifer O'Neill's The Venue at St. Joseph's, a renovated church now an event space Wednesday Nov. 11, 2015 in Cohoes, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

became Grand Street Community Arts in Albany, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

became Grand Street Community Arts in Albany, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Grand Street Community Arts hosts a lunchtime tour to showcase 2016 renovation plans for St. Anthony's Church. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Grand Street Community Arts hosts a lunchtime tour to showcase 2016 renovation plans for St. Anthony's Church. (John Carl D'Annibale / Times Union)

Edwards Grimes-Carrion stands on the balcony at the Grand Street Community Arts center Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013 in Albany, N.Y.

Edwards Grimes-Carrion stands on the balcony at the Grand Street Community Arts center Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013 in Albany, N.Y.

on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. The 2nd St. building will be knocked down to build an office building. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. The 2nd St. building will be knocked down to build an office building. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

Church of St Jean Baptiste on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. The 2nd St. building will be knocked down to build an office building. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

Church of St Jean Baptiste on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. The 2nd St. building will be knocked down to build an office building. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

Church of St Jean Baptiste on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. The 2nd St. building will be knocked down to build an office building. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

Church of St Jean Baptiste on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. The 2nd St. building will be knocked down to build an office building. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

Bell tower on the Church of St Jean Baptiste on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. The 2nd St. building will be knocked down to build an office building. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

Bell tower on the Church of St Jean Baptiste on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. The 2nd St. building will be knocked down to build an office building. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

Roofline detail on the Church of St Jean Baptiste on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. The 2nd St. building will be knocked down to build an office building. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

Roofline detail on the Church of St Jean Baptiste on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. The 2nd St. building will be knocked down to build an office building. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

Front door of the Church of St Jean Baptiste on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. The 2nd St. building will be knocked down to build an office building. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

Front door of the Church of St Jean Baptiste on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Troy, N.Y. The 2nd St. building will be knocked down to build an office building. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

on Third Ave. on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, in the Lansingburgh neighborhood of Troy, N.Y. A Latham company is seeking zoning variances to convert a closed Lutheran church into a five-unit apartment building.(Will Waldron/Times Union)

on Third Ave. on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, in the Lansingburgh neighborhood of Troy, N.Y. A Latham company is seeking zoning variances to convert a closed Lutheran church into a

on the corner of Third and Washington on Monday, July 18, 2011 in Troy, is expected to be converted to housing. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

on the corner of Third and Washington on Monday, July 18, 2011 in Troy, is expected to be converted to housing. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A view of St. Mary's Church on the corner of Third and Washington on Monday, July 18, 2011 in Troy. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union archive)

A view of St. Mary's Church on the corner of Third and Washington on Monday, July 18, 2011 in Troy. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union archive)

A view of St. Mary's Church on the corner of Third and Washington on Monday, July 18, 2011 in Troy. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union archive)

A view of St. Mary's Church on the corner of Third and Washington on Monday, July 18, 2011 in Troy. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union archive)

A view of St. Mary's Church on the corner of Third and Washington on Monday, July 18, 2011 in Troy. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union archive)

A view of St. Mary's Church on the corner of Third and Washington on Monday, July 18, 2011 in Troy. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union archive)

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The chairman of GreenPower Motor Company Inc. said last week the company is ready to begin assembling buses in Porterville.

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GreenPower ramps up for production - Porterville Recorder

Marin General Hospital is getting a new home, a half-billion dollar design-build project helmed by McCarthy Building Companies. Constructing a highly specialized building such as a healthcare facility is never easy, as user demands are constantly evolving to meet the latest standards ensuring the best possible health outcomes, and all construction must meet rigid California Office of Statewide Planning and Health Development (OSHPD) specifications on safety and disaster preparedness which, in California, most often means earthquakes.

The first phase of the project, the replacement of the existing hospital building, will be completed by 2020. Along with the challenges of maintaining an existing hospital facility while building a new one ten feet away, explains Terry Ng, Design Manager at McCarthy, the design-build team worked hard to create a collaborative platform to connect multidisciplinary designers and trade partners located throughout the country. This makes for a challenging building environment, to say the least. The design team relies on Bluebeam Revu and Studio technology solutions to ensure that everything goes to plan. Using Studio Sessions, they manage documents, communicate across their team, supervise subcontractors, and coordinate with facilities management at the hospital.

We approached this project with an incremental permitting approach, explains Chris Blelloch, who is a Senior Engineer at the company. That means designing and building in phases, seeking plan approval for upcoming work in parallel with construction of earlier permitted phases. This is a risky approach, but a speedier one, and the team felt comfortable doing so knowing they had such precise control over their documents, and the ability to share comments and updates directly in real time. We actually used preconstruction Bluebeam Studio Sessions to house all of our working construction documents. So while all the designers would work in CAD or Revit or whatever their go-to design software was, we use Studio to combine and slip-sheet, and manage all live documents throughout the construction project.

And while McCarthy, one of the countrys top builders, has long been using Bluebeams software across the company, never before had the Pacific Northwest office used it for this long, this robustly, as on the Marin Hospital, says Ng. Blelloch adds, Using it in more of a preconstruction fashion and making it more of a collaborative tool for all tradesthats the leap that was made by our folks here. That drew upon a lot of experience at the company.

As the new structure begins to rise steel erection will be completed by summers end the design team continues to rely on Revus capabilities to keep everybody on the same page, demonstrating models or modifications when meeting with the end users or the hospitals facilities department. We use Revu to show them what their design will look like, and its a lot easier than showing them plans or describing it to them verbally, says Ng.

As the 2020 completion date approaches and Marin County gets closer to welcoming a new, first-class hospital building, McCarthy will continue to lean on Bluebeam solutions to help solve the most critical issues, and to keep their information safe, secure and organized, even as plans constantly evolve and they graduate from one phase to the next. The big risk in a project like this is the transfer of information from one scope to another that really needs to be managed closely. Bluebeam has really helped us create transparency between all that, so we can expedite the communication between the necessary parties as were erecting steel, dealing with OSHPD as an agency and our end users. The software brings it all together. Thats good news for the McCarthy team, and good news for Marin County, as well.

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Concrete workers at the site of the future St. Lukes Childrens Pavilion in Boise last spring. The Associated General Contractors of America plans to release recommendations for public officials August 29 on how to increase the pipeline of skilled workers. File photo

The number of construction jobs in Idaho remained on an even keel in July, continuing a trend that started in March.

About 43,000 to 44,000 people are building homes, commercial, office and industrial structures in the state, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.

AGCs monthly count had Idaho with 43,700 construction jobs in July, a 3.6 percent increase from the prior July. This ranked Idaho No. 20 among states.

Idaho has been hovering around No. 20 since March after consistently ranking in the Top 5 in year-over year job growth with double-digit percentage job increases since 2015 until February. Several large construction projects have been winding down since then.

Idaho did add 100 construction jobs from June to July, ranking No. 23, as construction started on the Boise State University Fine Arts Building. Construction is also imminent on an 86,000-square-foot office/retail building for Norco in Meridian.

Idaho job numbers have stalled, in part, because of a shortage of qualified construction workers, said Jerry Frank, president and CEO at PETRA Inc., a Meridian-based general contractor.

It is definitely an employees market right now, Frank said. It is really testing the loyalty of our team.

A construction worker shortages is a national malaise. AGC on Aug. 29 will release regional and state construction worker shortage data and suggest steps public officials can take to increase the number of qualified workers.

Neighboring states are faring better in finding construction workers.

Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Washington exceeded Idahos construction job growth rate in July, as they have all year. Oregon and Nevada ranked No. 1 and No. 2 with 13.2 percent and 12.8 percent increases in July, according to AGC statistics.

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The Arena District-area development announced this week is the latest of several massive projects that could transform the Downtown skyline.

If all are completed, several high-rises, including four towers more than 25 stories tall, would be built in Columbus, adding about 2,000 apartments and dozens of restaurants, shops and offices to the city's core.

This Downtown boom, unlike the last one, in the 1970s and '80s, is driven by residential projects. But they come with a twist: All of the big proposed projects include other uses, such as offices, retail spaceand hotels.

Despite some challenges filling empty office and retail space Downtown, experts believe the Columbus economy can support such a wave.

Im bullish on these projects, said Mike Simpson, president of the commercial real-estate firm NAI Ohio Equities. The trend for being Downtown isnt just for residential.

On Tuesday, the Schottenstein Real Estate Group became the mostrecentdeveloper to jump into the Downtown party when it unveiled plans for Grand Central, a 23-acre project near Huntington Park. It would include three buildings at least 10 stories tall for apartments, condominiums and a hotel.

The project also would include a Main Street-style district of shops, restaurants, a grocery store and more apartments.

"I think the market is here to stay and will be hot for the foreseeable future, especially in such a great location," said Brian Schottenstein, president of the development firm.

Columbus Development Director Steve Schoeny said he's informally discussed the proposal with the developers. One big issue for the project will be access to the site, he said. The plan calls for several new roadsinto the development, includingones off Vine Street and Neil Avenue.

In addition to Grand Central, other large Downtown proposals include:

Millennial Tower, a 28-storybuilding with offices, stores, residences and a hotel at Rich and Front streets.

Market Tower, a 35-story residential, retail and office tower next to the North Market.

The development of 21 acres next to COSI in Franklinton that would include two 30-story residential towers as well as restaurants and shops, according to a city concept for the site.

An office and residential park on land originally proposed for a casino on West Nationwide Boulevard.

A mixed-use project on West Broad Street in Franklinton that would include offices, apartments, restaurants and entertainment.

Several other projects are well underway or recently completed. They include:

A 12-story residential and office building under construction at Downtown's John F. Wolfe Columbus Commons.

A pair of 9- and 11-story apartment buildings going up at High and Rich streets.

The renovation of the LeVeque Tower.

The construction of two new 12-story Arena District condominium towers.

Experts note that,though such buildings would transform the skyline, they would not actually add that many homes. Of the projects still in the proposal stage, the two towers furthest along, Millennial and Market, would include about 340 apartments. That's about half the number included in the complex recently announced for the former site of TheAndersons store on the Northwest Side.

There's no indication that Downtown can't use more apartments. More than 98 percent of Downtown and Short North apartments are occupied and rents continue to rise, said Rob Vogt, managing partner of the residential research firm Vogt Strategic Insights.

"I keep thinking were going to see some slowdown in absorption, but the projects that come online keep filling up," Vogt said. "We still have a long way to go before we exhaust the market. I feel pretty confident that even if we lose some of the millennial market, which is 60 or 70 percent of the demand, it will be back-filled by empty-nesters."

Andthough about 10 percent of Downtown's offices are empty, those vacancies are concentrated in older buildings that have small footprints, small windows and a lack of parking. Newer office buildings, such as those around Columbus Commons and in the Arena District, quickly find an audience.

"When you look at the vacancy in the Arena District or Grandview Yard new projects, with good floor plates(open floor plans)and good amenities those are doing very well," said Michael Copella, managing director of the Columbus office of the commercial real-estate firm CBRE.

By many measures, Downtown retailersalso have struggled. As Schoeny noted, retail "is the lagging piece of the pie."

Last year, 15 new stores and restaurants opened Downtown but eight closed, according tothe most recent "State of Downtown Columbus" report prepared by Capital Crossroads & Discovery Special Improvement Districts.

But real-estate experts say the demand is for office, retail and residential space combined in one site, providing energy for all tenants and maximizing parking spaces.

"That is the type of project that occupiers of office space are looking for today because it creates an experience for their employers," Copella said.

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Mori Building began construction on its Class A office tower in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Project marks Mori Buildings first developmentin Southeast Asia.

Shimizu Corp. and Bangun Cipta Kontraktor are jointly serving as the development contractors and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates designed the tower. Kohn Perdersen Fox is also in charge with the design of aHong Kong mixed-use development.

The Jakarta project is set to obtain a BCA Green Mark Platinum Award, which is one of the highest rating for environmental impact and performance. The tower is scheduledfor completion in 2021.

The building is designed to be a new landmark in Jakarta, located in the center of the Golden Triangle,next to the Semanggi Intersection and the New Semanggi Flyover on Sudirman Street, the main thoroughfare in the citys central business district.The 59-story,two million-square-foot tower will feature offices, restaurants, cafes and a secure parking space for tenants of the building.

Mori Building plans toleverage its extensive urban-development background from its diverse projects in Tokyo and Shanghai, to contribute to the advancement of Jakarta.

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Bryan Construction workers continue to build St. Thomas More Hospital's Medical Office Building on Friday. (Sara Knuth / Daily Record)

Workers landscape a new parking lot for hospital employees on Friday. (Sara Knuth / Daily Record)

For some health care professionals, going to work means heading to buildings that were completed in the 1960s, sometimes blocks away from St. Thomas More Hospital.

But by the time the Medical Office Building is completed, six departments and a cafe will be housed in one new two-story facility directly in front of the hospital.

"It's the excitement of another step in our history," said Jillian Maes, the hospital's director of marketing and communications.

The building, which was the site of a groundbreaking ceremony in August 2016 and faced a few delays, is expected to be completed in February. It will be the new home for family and internal medicine, orthopedics, OB-GYN services, an outpatient laboratory, pediatric health services and the Coyote Coffee Den and Cafe.

With two stories filled with about 75 offices, officials said they are planning for modern design and equipment in the building, which was expected to cost between $4 million and $5 million in August 2016.

"We're really excited to have a digital x-ray," said Rick Kamerzell, the hospital's administrative director. He added that other features include a patio cafe, which will be open to the public.

Additionally, he said, the consolidated departments will mean that patients have easier access to administrators and physicians.

For Kamerzell and the rest of the hospital, constructing the project has been a result of working with The Boldt Company and Colorado Springs-based companies Bryan Construction and RTA Architects.

Officials originally expected to officially open the facility by fall 2017. But after working through delays, including a few that were weather-related, the project is on track for the February completion.

"People have a hard time believing these guys can work that fast," Kamerzell said. "These guys seem to make the time up very well."

After the building is completed, Kamerzell said he expects the hospital to host a grand opening in the first two weeks of March.

Workers look over land Friday during construction of St. Thomas More Hospital's Medical Office Building. (Sara Knuth / Daily Record)

And as the hospital looks toward the future, he said the building is designed for an expansion, especially one that can house future administrators.

"We're being prepared for the future," he said. "We'll have the capacity in the future to expand horizontally."

He also said he expects future projects outside of the Medical Office Building, which is getting constructed on the heels of other major projects, including the hospital's new education center in Florence.

The hospital also is working on a new parking lot for employees on Phay Avenue. Kamerzell said he expects the lot to be completed in mid-August.

"Health care is so ever changing and dynamic," Kamerzell said. "We have to continue to move the bar."

St. Thomas More Hospital is located at 1338 Phay Ave.

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St. Thomas More Hospital's new Medical Office Building will consolidate several departments that are currently spread out. (Sara Knuth / Daily Record)

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The growing Hutton Construction needs more room for its world headquarters, as CEO Ben Hutton laughingly calls it, but thats not the chief reason the company is moving to Delano.

Also its about being in a community that I feel is exciting and vibrant, Hutton says.

He cites the citys catalyst project, the new library, River Vista apartments and potential stadium and other redevelopment in the area as appealing attractions.

Theres just a lot going on here, and so its exciting to be right in the middle of that. Thats fun for our current employees, and its also I think really going to be a big part of our ability to attract our future workforce as well. Thats as important as having more space to me.

Hutton plans a new 30,000-square foot office and additional two-level parking garage just behind a row of Douglas storefronts between Sycamore and Oak streets.

Were excited about this particular site because it sits between historic Delano and the new modern developments of the catalyst site and the library, and so we get to kind of be the transition, which is really interesting for us architecturally, and from a construction standpoint its fun, Hutton says. It gives us a lot of freedom to do things that recognize history and blend in with whats here in Delano and kind of the fabric of the community and also represent the future and where were going as a business in the modern side of the building as well.

The current sort of conglomeration of buildings on the property, which Hutton will demolish, has an Oak Street address. The new building, the front of which will be visible from the Delano clock tower, will have a Sycamore address.

The parking structure will have a more traditional look with some brick and stone that blends in with what you see up and down Douglas, Hutton says. As the property transitions into offices, he says it will be more modern with steel and concrete and some of the things that are more exciting to us and kind of represent where the building industry is going

In between we see this opportunity for this really cool landscaped corridor that kind of softens the whole property and gives some great amenity to the office with lots of seating and outdoor areas.

Hutton, who at 36 is on the cusp of being a millennial, says people in his generation work differently.

Theyre attracted to different environments, he says. Its becoming more and more important that you can offer a whole package, not just a great job.

The firm currently is in 15,000 square feet in a more industrial area at 2229 S. West St. where there arent a lot of restaurants.

Thats actually part of the reason why were excited to move down here to Delano because theres so many more options for lunch and after work and meeting people, Hutton says.

Hutton Construction has 240 employees, about 65 of which will be in the Delano office.

Most of our employees are scattered around Kansas and surrounding states, Hutton says of the 25 to 30 job sites the company has at any given time.

The firm also has a separate yard facility that it will keep when it moves.

Weve moved a lot as a company as weve grown and always think we are building enough space for growth, and then we fill it up and have to expand or remodel, Hutton says. Hopefully this time well get enough space built that we can stay for 20 years. Thats the goal.

He says in addition to having extra room in the new headquarters, he also owns the former Crawleys Office Furniture building at the northeast corner of Oak and Douglas. Hell lease that space and any extra in his building.

Hutton expects construction to begin early next year.

Thats when we have some people maybe available. Pretty busy right now.

He says hes not in a rush.

When it makes sense to start, well start. Im anxious to start only because its exciting.

Huttons father, Mark, started the company in 1992, and a 12-year Ben Hutton joined the following year sweeping floors. He eventually became a carpenter and laborer and went to work for a Colorado Springs company after graduating from K-State. Hutton returned to his familys business full time in 2006 then became president in 2010 before becoming CEO in October.

In addition to looking forward to a space that can support Hutton Construction for the next couple of decades, Hutton says he likes the idea of being in an old but becoming new part of our city.

Its our hope that we can inspire some other businesses to move down here.

Hutton says daytime activity is important for Delano, which means businesses and jobs.

Were excited to kind of play that part in this community.

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General Electric will delay construction of a 295,000-square-foot office building in Boston for two years in a shift of real estate strategy for its $200 million global headquarters under new CEO John Flannery.

Work on renovation of two existing buildings at 5 and 6 Necco Way will continue with plans for occupancy in 2019, according to a memo sent to GE employees Tuesday. The distinctive 12-story office building would be completed in mid-2021, instead of 2019.

As with any construction project of this scope and complexity, we have been periodically reviewing the schedule and budget, Klee wrote in the memo according to The Boston Globe. Based on that review, we have decided that it makes more sense and is more cost-effective to construct the campus in two phases.

A ceremonial groundbreaking was held in May at the 2.7-acre site, which includes two vacant warehouses at 5 and 6 Necco, which were acquired by MassDevelopment in December 2016 for $57.4 million. GE paid $25.6 million to buy a parking lot at 244-284 A St., which is the planned site of the new 12-story building. Both properties were owned by Gillette parent Procter & Gamble.

GE opened a temporary 60,430-square-foot headquarters at 33-41 Farnsworth St. in Fort Point after the industrial conglomerate vacated its longtime Fairfield, Connecticut headquarters last summer. Approximately 250 employees are based in those offices.

Under terms of a state incentive agreement, GE agreed to pay $1 a year for 20 years to occupy the Necco Court buildings.

GE has been in touch with the administration to reaffirm their commitment to the commonwealth and their announcement does not impact any commitments made by the state, Lizzy Guyton, spokeswoman for Gov. Charlie Baker, said in a statement.

The first phase of the project also will include widening of the Boston Harborwalk and installation of a public dock on Fort Point Channel.

For GE, opening a new headquarters is a once-in-a-40-year decision. We are committed to Boston and look forward to moving to GE Innovation Point, which will be a hub for innovation and the industrial internet, Ann Klee, vice president of GEs Boston development and operations, said in a statement.

Flannerys predecessor Jeff Immelt made GEs move from suburban Connecticut to Bostons Fort Point a centerpiece of his efforts to strengthen the companys tech focus and bolster its employee recruitment. GE agreed to employ 800 people at the three buildings by 2024.

Flannery was CEO of GE Healthcare prior to Immelts retirement Aug. 1.

Designed by Gensler, the new office buildings designs include a large convenor space and landscaped roof terraces. The 95,400-square-foot warehouses are being converted into offices, public makerspace, space for GEs Brilliant Labs career center and a ground-floor restaurant.

In a statement, Mayor Marty Walsh said the short construction delay shouldnt be interpreted as a sign that GE is wavering from its commitment to Boston.

We are looking forward to welcoming GE to Boston, and I know they are committed to establishing their headquarters and growing in our city, Walsh said.

This article was updated after it was originally published to include a statement from Mayor Walsh.

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The glaring exception to Washingtons otherwise hot real-estate market is the areas glut of vacant office space. A report released this week by commercial real-estate firm Savills Studley shows the percentage of DCs available office space ticked up during the second quarter of 2017 to 13.5 percent. So, what to do about our increasingly empty buildings? Developer Conrad Cafritz says he has at least one solution: turn them into apartments that double as office space.

Cafritzs concept, called e-lofts, debuted last September in a 1980s government building at 4501 Ford Avenue in Alexandria. He has since patented the process he used to convert the building, which he says saved him about a years worth of construction.

Previously occupied by the Department of the Army, the glassy tower was vacant for six years before Novus Residences, a Cafritz subsidiary, converted it into 200 loft-style apartments zoned for both residential and commercial use. Practically speaking, this means a resident can legally both live in her apartment and run a business out of it. Tenants who use their space this way can write off nearly 50 percent of the monthly rent as a business expense. Building manager William Loving says rents range from about $1,600 for a studio to over $3,000 for a two-bedroom.

The first year of the experiment hasnt exactly been smooth sailing. Fewer than half the lofts are leased. Novus recently hired Bozzuto to take over management of the building and increase our visibility, says Loving. He says the original management team was let go I was brought here to fix things. With a more complete staff and strategy in place, Cafritz says the building is on track to be 90-percent leased by December.

Some current tenants continue to use the building only as office space. Loving says a doctor leases three of the lofts for his holistic weight-loss center. Theres also a law firm and a makeup artist who uses one of the apartments as a classroom to teach beauty students. Residents who rent apartments in which to both live and work include government contractors, IT professionals, and artists.

Loving says another e-lofts locationat 5600 Columbia Pike in Falls Churchis in the works, and that eight other office buildings are under consideration to become future e-lofts. Cafritz declines to elaborate on any plans to expand the concept, except to say that its unclear whether well be developing these things ourselves or providing licenses to other developers to employ his patented building process.

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