Industry News

The Pelham Police Department will relocate to its new Pelham, Ala., facility in spring of 2006. Located next to City Hall, the $6.5-million building will house a jail, courtrooms, magistrate's office, an evidence laboratory, an indoor firing range, and an armory. The three-story, 46,000-sf facility will be equipped with 24-hour emergency power. The project team consists of architectural firm Paul B. Krebs & Associates and project manager Maxus Construction Co.

The Department of Defense  has awarded a $79-million contract to the Dick Corp . for construction work at the Hurricane Ivan-damaged Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla. The project consists of two multiple-story facilities housing visitors' quarters, a gym for officers and enlisted personnel, and a rescue-swimmer training center.

The Environmental Protection Agency broke ground in early June 2005 on its new Region 8 headquarters in Denver, Colo. The $90-million, 292,000-sf facility will house office and commercial space.

The Birmingham City School District has begun construction on a new two-story, 265,000-sf high school in Ensley, Ala. The $31-million project includes 90 classrooms, a 450-seat cafeteria, an auditorium, administrative offices, a media center, competition and practice gymnasiums, a greenhouse, an auto-repair technology shop, a football stadium, and a multi-purpose practice field.

Glazer's Wholesale Distributors, a Dallas-based wine and liquor distributor, is construction a $10-million facility on 13 acres in St. Charles, Mo. Glazer's will relocate from 160,000 sf of leased space in St. Louis to the new 200,000-sf to 225,000-sf building when it becomes operational in February of 2007. Construction on the new building is expected to commence by the end of 2005 with completion expected in 2006.