June 9, 2005

Construction Industry Spotlight: Unlikely group tackles skatepark

Photo courtesy of Grindline Grindline designed and built Orcas Island’s Scott Stamnes Memorial Skatepark. The company is now considering a skatepark in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood.

PHYSICALLY IT'S ONLY about 12 miles from the University of Washington to Seattle's South Park neighborhood, but culturally the distance might as well be 12,000 miles.

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Previous columns:

• Construction Industry Spotlight: Driving piles without earplugs, 06-02-2005
• Construction Industry Spotlight: Expert peeks at construction's future, 05-26-2005
• Construction Industry Spotlight: Big Picture feels at home in a mall, 05-19-2005
• Construction Industry Spotlight: CWU team tops the nation in big contest, 05-05-2005
• Construction Industry Spotlight: Industry scrambles to find more workers, 04-28-2005
• Construction Industry Spotlight: Snohomish County puts permits online, 04-21-2005
• Construction Industry Spotlight: Hoffman goes after 'postcard architecture', 04-14-2005
• Construction Industry Spotlight: Skinny logs get respect in new Montana library, 04-07-2005