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March 30, 2016 • Vol. XXIX • No. 7 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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Martin Health System Expands Its Facility By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Atkins Realize Pride of Ownership With Firm…8
Power Equipment Hosts Demo Day…12
With a targeted completion date of 2018, crews in Port St. Lucie, Fla., are carrying out construction plans that will double the size of the community’s private 90-bed, acute care hospital. In 2015, officials from Martin Health and other local leaders took part in the groundbreaking for Phase II of Tradition Medical Center. Martin Health System is adding 170,000 sq. ft. (15,793 sq m) and three stories to the facility. Matt Kelly, Martin
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N.C. OKs Borrowing $2B for Infrastructure Projects By Jeffrey Collins
Record Crowds Attend NTEA Work Truck Show…36
Health’s director of planning, construction and real estate, said the expansion is crucial in order for the hospital to continue serving the area. “The medical center has exceeded projections since opening its doors on December 18, 2013. During the first 18 months of operation, it was at full capacity two to three days every week, and had a total of 9,000 admissions, 53,000 emergency room visits, 4,000 surgeries and 2,200 births. We are expanding to meet the needs of one of south Florida’s fastest
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory won more than a chance to run for governor again March 15. Voters also overwhelmingly approved a $2 billion bond package he has been speaking for across the state. The bond package won about twothirds of the vote. About two-thirds of the borrowed money will go toward new buildings,
repairs and renovations at all University of North Carolina system and community college campuses. The rest would go for local government water and sewer projects and construction money for parks, the North Carolina Zoo, the National Guard and the Department of Agriculture. McCrory, who won his primary too on March 15, was joined by former Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton and other Democrats in pushing for the bond. The governor said see BOND page 66
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With a targeted completion date of 2018, crews in Port St. Lucie, Fla., are carrying out construction plans that will double the size of the community’s private 90-bed, acute care hospital.
AGC: Employment Rises From 2015 to 2016
Construction employment increased in 243 “Demand in most parts of the country is (12,400 jobs, 15 percent). Other metro areas Attachment & Parts out of 358 metro areas, was unchanged in 43 robust construction employment is growing adding a large number of construction jobs Section ......................61-65 and declined in 72 between January 2015 and in moreand than two-thirds of all metro areas,” said include Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, January 2016, according to a new analysis of
Ken Simonson, the association’s chief econo-
Texas (11,060 jobs, 6 percent); Orange-
the Associated General Contractors of America.
appears to be having a significant impact on
cent) and Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga.
Auction Section ........76-85 federal employment data released March 17 by mist. “However, the downturn in energy prices Rockland-Westchester, N.Y. (7,700 jobs, 22 per-
Business Calendar ........81 Association officials noted that many of the construction demand in a number of formerly (7,600 jobs, 7 percent). The largest percentage Advertisers Index ..........86
metro areas experiencing drops in construction employment were in energy-producing metro areas.
strong markets.” Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, Calif., added the most construction jobs during the past year
gains occurred in El Centro, Calif. (61 percent, see AGC page 66