July Construction Jumps 6% Nationwide

The value of new construction starts advanced 6% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $578 billion, as reported by McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Cos. Full Story >>

Exterior Restoration of Sage Building Complete

When developer Evan Makovsky, of Shames-Makovsky Realty Co., started the renovation and restoration of Denver’s historic Sage Building, also known as the Fontius Building, he and the design team set a goal to complete the exterior renovation before the Democratic National Convention. Full Story >>

CU Named Second Greenest School in the Nation

The University of Colorado at Boulder has been ranked the second greenest school in the nation by Sierra magazine in its 2008 September/October issue. Full Story >>

CH2M HILL Hosts USAID Egyptian Delegation in Denver

Last week, Denver-based CH2M HILL hosted a group of water utility managers from the city of Cairo, Egypt and surrounding regions to help them gain an understanding of the advanced processes, technologies and management practices being used by U.S. water and wastewater utilities and to share their advances within Egypt.
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Call for 2009 Colorado Safe Routes to School Applications

As part of the national “Safe Routes to School” program, the Colorado Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for Colorado’s 2009 Safe Routes to School funding. Full Story >>