Brighton Beacon Platte Valley Medical Center celebrates its grand opening

After nearly three years of construction, the privately financed, $138-million Platte Valley Medical Center officially opened its doors this summer. Full Story >>

The Neenan Co.
David Neenan thinks the building industry needs a serious overhaul. The problem, Neenan says, is that the traditional system doesn’t allow the various players—architects, engineers and builders—to work together in the client’s best interest. Full Story >>

Modo Developers

Generation Xers have a reputation for their ability to take the ugly stuff from the 1960s and ‘70s and transform it into something stylish and new. That’s exactly what seven young developers are doing in central Denver. Full Story >>

Mastering the Safety Message

The construction industry is hazardous. It has the highest incidence of workplace fatalities and also a high level of work-related injuries and illnesses. But a number of initiatives are under way. Full Story >>

Creating a Culture of Safety—It Pays

When trench walls collapsed and killed several Colorado workers a few years ago, the mid-sized construction company on the project faced multiple investigations and an unexpected aftermath: a tarnished reputation and the inability to procure work.
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Where Are They Now? In high school...trying to figure out ‘what’s next?’

How can construction recruit teenagers? We’re all familiar with the problems: disappearing shop classes; increasing academic credit requirements; lack of maturity; safety and liability concerns limiting summer job opportunities; lack of understanding about opportunities in construction-related careers; too much understanding of the downside of construction (seasonal layoffs, stagnant pay rates, dead-end jobs, lack of diversity). Full Story >>