Tag: skanska

  • Skanska starts $312M New Jersey women’s prison

    Skanska starts $312M New Jersey women’s prison

    Listen to the article None min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Editor’s note: This story contains mentions of assault. Sweden-based contractor Skanska participated Oct. 15 in the groundbreaking of a $312 million correctional facility for women in Chesterfield Township, New Jersey, according to a Wednesday news release. The…

  • Skanska Launches Construction Management Building Blocks Program in Atlanta

    Skanska Launches Construction Management Building Blocks Program in Atlanta

    Skanska launches its Construction Management Building Blocks (CMBB) program in Atlanta, expanding the award-winning initiative to more than two dozen local small businesses. The free coaching and education program helps small, minority- and women-owned construction firms strengthen operations, grow capacity and position themselves for long-term success. “The CMBB program accelerates our relationship building with small…

  • Skanska launches Atlanta Building Blocks program

    Skanska launches Atlanta Building Blocks program

    Dive Brief: Skanska has launched a new edition of its Construction Management Building Blocks program in Atlanta, aiming to bring its subcontractor engagement initiative to over two dozen local firms, according to a Monday news release.  The coaching and education program helps small, local construction firms position themselves for long-term success when working with large…

  • Skanska Completes Virginia State University’s Largest Campus Building

    Skanska Completes Virginia State University’s Largest Campus Building

    Skanska has completed Virginia State University’s Alfred W. Harris Academic Commons—a 175,000-square-foot facility that unites the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the College of Education under one roof. The new building now stands as a central hub for student activity and academic collaboration. “This project is an investment for the next generation of…

  • Skanska tops out $350M UVA higher ed biotech facility

    Skanska tops out $350M UVA higher ed biotech facility

    Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Sweden-based builder and developer Skanska topped out a $350 million biotech facility at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville on Oct. 6, according to a news release.  The Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology will span…

  • Skanska names new strategy chief, market VP

    Skanska names new strategy chief, market VP

    Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Sweden-based builder and developer Skanska made two major promotions within its U.S. building operations, the firm announced Oct. 2. Effective immediately, Jenny Chandler Graham has been promoted to executive vice president and chief strategy officer and Tieg…

  • Skanska names new strategy chief, market VP

    Skanska names new strategy chief, market VP

    Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Sweden-based builder and developer Skanska made two major promotions within its U.S. building operations, the firm announced Oct. 2. Effective immediately, Jenny Chandler Graham has been promoted to executive vice president and chief strategy officer and Tieg…

  • Skanska Tops Out UVA’s Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology

    Skanska Tops Out UVA’s Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology

    Skanska has announced the topping out of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Virginia (UVA), marking a major milestone in the construction of one of the region’s most advanced research facilities. The $350 million, 355,809-square-foot institute will anchor UVA’s Fontaine Research Park, featuring five stories of modern, flexible laboratory…

  • Skanska Tops Out UVA’s Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology

    Skanska Tops Out UVA’s Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology

    Skanska has announced the topping out of the Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Virginia (UVA), marking a major milestone in the construction of one of the region’s most advanced research facilities. The $350 million, 355,809-square-foot institute will anchor UVA’s Fontaine Research Park, featuring five stories of modern, flexible laboratory…

  • Skanska ‘wears it pink’ to support breast cancer awareness  

    Skanska ‘wears it pink’ to support breast cancer awareness  

    Skanska is marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month by rolling out pink hard hats on site. The initiative is part of the Wear It Pink campaign by charity Breast Cancer Now, which aims to raise funds and awareness of the disease. For Skanska, this initiative began at Royal Derby Hospital, where colleagues delivering on-site facilities management services…