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Bloomberg launches $17M city contest; top prize $5M

Eager to help local leaders bypass Washington, New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg's foundation is putting up more than $17 million for a new contest that encourages the nation's mayors to address critical issues themselves.


700-space garage planned for Boise

A new parking garage is in the works for downtown Boise.


Bezos' rocket plant set for Alabama

A rocket company owned by Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos is coming to Huntsville.


$16B water tunnel project in California gets first OK

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and SCOTT SMITH

This is the first in a series of federal and state rulings that will determine the fate of the twin 35-mile tunnels.


$45M Chambers Bay resort team reaches a deal with Pierce County

By BENJAMIN MINNICK

Pierce County and Chambers Bay Development LLC have cleared another hurdle in developing a $45 million resort at Chambers Bay Regional Park with the signing of a memorandum of understanding.


Six big trees will be getting a ride into their new home: the spheres

By JOURNAL STAFF

After an eight-day delay, this 55-foot ficus tree from California was finally dropped into place last week inside one of the glass-and-steel spheres on Amazon's Denny Triangle campus.


Mill Creek eyes housing for big site on Broadway

By BRIAN MILLER

Preliminary plans by Weber Thompson show two six-story buildings with 224 units on the Bonney-Watson Funeral Home site.


75 other U.K. buildings have flammable panels like those on Grenfell Tower

By DANICA KIRKA

Experts say the London fire is the latest in a string of deadly blazes that demonstrate how building regulations have failed to keep up with changing materials.


Firm stops selling panels used on London high-rise

By DANICA KIRKA

Arconic previously had warned that such panels posed a fire risk on tall buildings.


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NWCB 2017 Outstanding Project of the Year Awards
Suspended Ceiling (Washington)
Delta Sky Club
Contractor: Mehrer Drywall

Interior Commercial (Washington)
 Bellevue First Congregational Church
Contractor: KHS&S Contractors

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2016 Excellence in Masonry Awards

Modernization and restoration
Honor award • Design integrity award
Ford McKay and Pacific McKay reconstruction

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GRAND AWARD CONSTRUCTION
Delta Airlines Seattle Sky Club
PCL Construction Services

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Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association
2017 Excellence in Concrete Construction
Award Winners
GRAND AWARD
Public works: Bridges
Project: State Route 520 floating bridge and landings
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Previous Stories


June 26, 2017
Chong plans housing on 23rd
Corps outlines plan for Kenai erosion
ID condo tower Koda gets taller, adds lounge and karaoke bar on the top floor
LA opens tallest building in the West
$48M Detroit land sale to fund bridge
200 Occidental

June 23, 2017
Report: Los Alamos lab safety lapses include mishandling of plutonium rods
Foxconn may spend $10B on U.S. plants
Seattle Opera starts work on its $60M new space at Seattle Center
KeyArena nominated as a landmark
Skanska places bridge girders in Tacoma
Lawsuits say 2x4s don't measure up
Tests show more high-rises in England have suspect panels
Giant tree hits the road today in $300,000 move
Scaffolding fails at Philly job site

June 22, 2017
Chambers Creek sewage treatment plant finishes $342M expansion and adds Demon
Building sells for $3.4M; better view coming soon
Regulators move to pull plug at $8B Mississippi coal plant
Corps worker dies at Alaska job site
Historic Seattle gives out awards and Optimism Brewing is a winner
Tacoma wants a developer to build office space above this 1969 garage
Empty NYC bus rolls down street
$3M road to Douglas Island in Juneau almost complete
Gateway Arch museum delayed
Steam pipe explosion buckles street in downtown Baltimore
Affordable housing gets a boost from impact investors
When it comes to apartments, one size doesn’t fit all
Westbank tees up 3 big projects in Seattle
Buildings soar skyward as modular frame systems evolve
Renters seek buildings that reflect their lifestyles
Bremerton’s triple treat: affordability, nature, life balance
Unused building? Consider housing homeless families there
Ready for a revolution in urban transportation?
Don’t question the value of green design — bank on it
New towers create a construction tango in downtown Seattle

June 21, 2017
Kilroy starts 333 Dexter, and wants to build more
32 units planned for infill site in Interbay
Bainbridge Island getting new fire station
A look at Unico's plan for turning the Grand Central block into apartments
Puyallup plans new public safety campus
Heat wave puts AC repair workers in hot demand
Shower trailer helps remote crews keep clean
$1.5M settlement for gas explosion

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