ABA Spearheading Toy Drive for Area Children

By Arizona Builders Alliance  The Arizona Builders Alliance is calling on construction workers across the state to help them make a difference in the lives of hundreds of children in need this holiday season. The ABA Community Service Board’s 2020 Toy Drive has begun collecting toys, gifts, and donations for five nonprofit organizations that serve more than 880 children and developmentally […]

Preparing for Eventual Construction Downturn

By Rebekah Morris for AZBEX  Business as usual will not last long. As Arizona construction projects continue for the most part, a near total economic shutdown is happening all around us. The abrupt economic shock is resulting in dramatic increases in unemployment and simultaneous record-setting federal government stimulus spending. At some point, economic contraction translates into less demand for construction.   […]

Opportunities Approaching for Maricopa County

By Rebekah Morris for AZBEX Maricopa County Facilities Management continues to build facilities that serve the community with plans for upcoming capital projects at two animal care and control facilities and the Southeast Consolidated Justice Center and Adult Probation Facility. According to the annual Capital Improvement Program research recently completed by BEX staff, Maricopa County […]

Contractor to Watch: Hensel Phelps

By Rebekah Morris for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Hensel Phelps is firing on all cylinders: From recently being selected as the General Contractor on the $690M Sky Train Stage 2 project for the City of Phoenix to the recent completion of the Luhr’s Building in downtown Phoenix, their breadth and depth of work in the local […]