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Global development and construction firm Skanska, whose home base is in Sweden, has been selected by Radford University to construct the college’s Center for Adaptive Innovation and Creativity.
School Construction News By Eric Althoff ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has been named as a foundational partner for the to-be-built Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria, located in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. Boeing, which has worked with Virginia Tech for decades, will be kicking in $50 million, which will go towards the school’s scholarships, recruitment of faculty and researchers, as well as funding pathway programs for underserved K-12 students who are looking to pursue a college education in the STEM fields. Boeing’s donation ties for the largest gift ev...
School Construction News By Eric Althoff WEYMOUTH, Mass.—School personnel, elected officials, community members and representatives of BOND Building Construction, Inc. gathered recently for a topping-out ceremony that celebrated completion of the structural steel frame for the new Maria Weston Chapman Middle School. People cheered as the last steel beam was lowered into place, with the gathered distanced and wearing masks to ensure safety protocols were observed. But before the new school could be built, the former Maria Weston Chapman Middle School, which was built in 1961, had to be demol...
School Construction News By Eric Althoff HERMOSA BEACH, Calif.—The Hermosa Vista School, located in the Southern California beachfront community of Hermosa Beach, opened to raves this spring, with students even able to attend in-person classes at the new learning institution. Hermosa Vista School encompasses both a main two-story administration/classroom/library building as well as a second building that can serve multiple purposes as needed. The new school campus, located at 417 25 th St., sits on the site of the former North School. The old school was removed to make room for Hermosa Vist...
By Eric Althoff For The Free LanceâStar By her own admission, Tanya Singleton was âfascinated by all things birthâ during her formative years growing up in rural Alabama. She watched as the neighborsâ dogs delivered puppies, and in her teens began working part-time in a local health clinic. âThere were still homebirth midwivesâwhat we call âgranny midwivesâ down southâthat delivered babies,â Singleton recalls, adding that soon she shadowed doctors and the midwives to assist in home deliveries in rural Greene County. She was accepte...