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REN tower wins Best Tall Building award

By EMMA HINCHLIFFE

REN tower has been named a Best Tall Building in the Americas and a Best Tall Building (100-199 meters) by the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. REN was one of more than 100 project’s across the globe to be recognized as part of CTBUH’s 2023 Awards of Excellence.


Huge demand for aviation mechanics

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER

Across the U.S. economy, other industries, too, face the same formidable challenge: Replenishing a workforce diminished by a surge of retirements that began during the pandemic and has continued since.


SDCI moves closer to mandatory URM ordinance for historic brick buildings

By JOURNAL STAFF

The Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) has completed its draft Unreinforced Masonry (URM) Technical Standard and will be sharing details about the document with members of the public at two webinars this month.



PCL starts Interval on Mercer office towers bordering SLU

By BRIAN MILLER

The construction effort for the first of two Interval on Mercer office towers isn't yet below grade, but it's close. In recent weeks, all the old low-rise buildings have been scraped for the east and west towers, both to overlook Mercer Street near South Lake Union.


County breaks ground on $101M transfer station

By JOURNAL STAFF

The station is being built on a 10.7-acre site that was formerly a rock quarry just south of Auburn and just north of the Algona recycling station (which it will replace), at 35101 W. Valley Highway S.

Nitze-Stagen's 760 Aloha is open for prospective tenants

By BRIAN MILLER

Contractor R Miller began work on the 760 Aloha St. office conversion project in December of 2021. And last month, the city issued a certificate of occupancy for the now six-story, 40,968-square-foot building. Newmark is brokering the space for owner Nitze-Stagen.

Vector starts logistics center in the shadow of North Bend's Mount Si

By JOURNAL STAFF

General contractor Foushée and Associates says it recently started construction on the Alpental Logistics distribution center at 43909 S.E. Tanner Road in North Bend.



Concord Pacific rises at 2300 Sixth

By JOURNAL STAFF

The two-tower, 45-story project is slated to have 1,059 apartments and a small amount of office space. Concord Pacific began digging during the pandemic, then paused for a long time before restarting in the fall of last year.


Previous Stories


June 2, 2023
Port of Everett wins award for cleanup and development of Norton Terminal
Capitol Hill corner trades for $5M
Supreme Court rules for Glacier in dispute over striking concrete truck drivers
County puts out RFP for $165.3M in treatment plant improvements
Velmeir pays almost $11M for site where PCC, apartments are planned
3 Washington projects take home top honors at Gold Nugget Awards

June 1, 2023
Data centers drive new work for engineering firms
67 Loyal Heights units have MUP, face August foreclosure auction
North Seattle fire station, with mural, anticipated to go out to bid this fall
LMN plans new Lakeside building
$400M modernization underway at Sea-Tac's north main terminal
Simon declares official start for Residence Inn at Northgate Station
Some residents of collapsed Iowa building remain missing, while pets were rescued from safer area
Finnish company Admares plans $750M modular housing factory in US
Toyota to invest $2.1B more in N.C. battery plant, will build big electric SUV at factory in Kentucky

May 31, 2023
$13M makeover for South Park Community Center, playfields
Walla Walla winery will have cantilevered glass walls overlooking the Blue Mountains
Summer start for 202 apartments in International District
Exxel Pacific to build 169 Fremont units
Calif. unlikely to run short of electricity this summer
Can drones be used in code enforcement?
Third nuclear reactor reaches 100% power output in Georgia
US probes truck auto braking issues

May 30, 2023
Capitol Hill hotel conversion to create 183 apartments
Marina Square
Four Seasons Hotel completes $1.5M update of events space and 2 suites
Hyundai, LG to build $4.3B battery plant
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