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06 Mar

Posted at 09:00h in Community, News, United Team

Here at United Construction, we are proud to celebrate the women who lift up our company every day, bringing us to new heights and reaching key milestones and successes. Happy Women in Construction Week (Sunday, March 6 - Saturday, March 12) to all the wonderful women who serve in the construction industry! Our celebratory video that we recorded for AGC Nevada can be found via this link. Featured from left to right: Carrie Dyer, Project Engineer Ariel Mooney, Administrative Assistant Sandy Penny, Accounting Supervisor Farhat Sameena, Architectural Designer Justine Lotz, Accounts Payable Clerk Gladiss Hernandez, Accounts Payable Clerk Sarah Schmidt, Executive...

02 Mar

Posted at 10:48h in Community, News, United Team

Despite supply chain issues affecting our industry, construction in Nevada continues onward efficiently and with confidence, as builders and developers help our state grow. Our CEO Michael Russell was recently a part of Nevada Business Magazine's Builder & Developer Roundtable with other Silver State construction/development leaders to discuss the reality of these matters and how the industry continues to overcome these obstacles. Dive into Michael's words of wisdom as well as insight from the other expert panelists in Nevada Business Magazine's Industry Focus article, which highlights the conversation at the recent roundtable....

01 Mar

Posted at 09:07h in News, Project Milestone

If you've driven through the Mill Street and McCarran intersection in Reno recently, you may have noticed a new structure tilted up at Park at McCarran. Our site crews recently finished tilting one of the industrial buildings, marking the completion of a major milestone for the project. Superintendent Chuck Brown oversaw the progress onsite and ensured the tilt-up commenced safely and efficiently. Drone photography done by Ryland Sweigard (along with a corresponding video) showcases this successful process. ...

25 Feb

Posted at 08:55h in News, Project Milestone

Site crews at Swope Middle School continue to quickly hit major construction milestones, especially in regards to the new two-story classroom building. “We are thrilled to be about a quarter of the way through with the final phase of the expansions and renovations at Swope,” said Casey Gunther, Operations Manager for United Construction. “Our team has been using the dry weather this winter to their advantage and making great progress, so students and staff can start making more use of their new facilities.” Site crews have completed the concrete masonry unit walls for the new two-story classroom building and scaffolding has...

23 Feb

Posted at 09:22h in Community, News, United Team

We are honored to be one of three finalists under the "Battle Born" category at this year's Nevada Business Awards! The Battle Born award recognizes companies that have been in business for more than 25 years, and we are thrilled to be in the Top 3 considered for this honor. Thank you, Nevada Business Magazine! The team at United Construction looks forward to attending the awards luncheon in May. A full list of the finalists, and more information about this awards program, can be viewed HERE....

08 Feb

Posted at 11:06h in News, Project Milestone

Work on the grounds of the planned 664,000-square-foot inventory facility in North Las Vegas continues onwards into the new year, reaching new milestones and exciting moves. According to Superintendent Colton Brock, crews have 150,000 yards of export remaining out of their 430,000-yard operation, with under-slab utilities set to be installed at the end of February. Concrete is also on the horizon soon. Towards the end of last year, crews also commenced rock blasting to quickly and cost-effectively remove rock from the site, which helped them immensely with an efficient mass grading process. Colton happily reported, "It's nice to have seen this...

03 Feb

Posted at 09:43h in Community, News, Project Milestone

United Construction is happily now on display in the rink at the Jennifer M. O'Neal Community Ice Arena (commonly known as "Reno Ice") - and right next the Reno Ice Raiders Hockey Club, no less! We are the proud builders of Reno Ice, and of course, proud supporters of the NHL-regulation arena and their first semipro adult hockey team. The Reno Ice Raiders are a semipro Senior A hockey team that relocated to Reno from Northern California this fall. They wasted no time at all and quickly moved to our NHL-regulation arena when it was complete - an exciting milestone!...

31 Jan

Posted at 08:00h in News, Project Milestone

As we kick off 2022, we are going full steam ahead with our renovations and expansions to Swope Middle School. “We are anticipating great progress at Swope continuing to shape up throughout 2022,” said Casey Gunther, Operations Manager for United Construction. “We’d like to thank all our partners, as well as the surrounding neighborhood, for coming along on this journey with us and celebrating the milestones thus far.” In regards to the new two-story classroom building (pictured above), structural steel erection has started. As a reminder, the building will be the new home for a resource center, math and science classrooms,...

24 Jan

Posted at 11:15h in News, Project Milestone

Progress is moving full steam ahead at the Park at McCarran project site, located on the corner of Mill Street and McCarran Blvd in Reno. Crews recently commenced the project's very first concrete slab pour, and more progress is quickly and efficiently afoot. The two-building design-build project will total more than 350,000 square feet of industrial space upon completion. Check out Park at McCarran's first drone update video here as well as corresponding photos below! ...

19 Jan

Posted at 10:37h in News, United Team

While the weather stays in the high 40s and low 50s here in Reno, we Northern Nevadans know better than to expect it to stay that way the rest of the winter season. To gear up for another impending cold front, let's reveal another cold weather construction tip from Superintendent Nick Crawford. According to Nick, a more extraordinary solution for extreme weather issues is to lime treat soil/base to keep it from getting too wet. He decided to look into this option on a previous industrial project he worked on. He found a company to do cement treatment to the...