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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...

06 Jan

Posted at 08:08h in News, United Team

Superintendent Nick Crawford is back with another cold weather construction tip - the first one of 2022. According to Nick, "Protecting soils from freezing can be a challenge. While using concrete blankets can help, it's not a foolproof solution. Instead, try using hydronic ground heaters to warm up the soil." Another solution Nick has used is temporarily tenting slab pours and panel pours. This way, he is able to apply heat within the tent to get temperatures where they need to be in order to place concrete or bond breaker on the slab. Stay tuned for more winter construction tips from...

04 Jan

Posted at 08:41h in News, Project Milestone

While the month of December has brought the Swope Middle School construction team rapidly-changing weather, crews are still on track to deliver key milestones on time for the students and staff. With continual snowfall, United Construction and our subcontractors remain committed to safety. “Safety is of utmost importance to our entire team, and with snow affecting our line of work, safety is especially at the forefront,” said Casey Gunther, Operations Manager for United Construction. “We take no shortcuts and always ensure everyone onsite practices the highest quality safety measures, especially in extreme weather.” Crews are almost complete with masonry walls for...

29 Dec

Posted at 09:45h in Community, News, United Team

We are thrilled to announce that United Construction is officially a TOP 3 Construction Firm in Northern Nevada! This recognition comes from the Northern Nevada Business Weekly's 2021 Best in Business awards, an annual awards program that recognizes the companies and local business leaders that have had a vital impact in the regional business community. Early last month, our supporters and followers like you voted us into the Top 10 list of best construction firms - now, your strong support has let us go even further, bumping us into the Top 3. Once again, we thank you all for being...

27 Dec

Posted at 13:18h in News, United Team

Up here in our HQ city of Reno, we not only celebrated a true "White Christmas" with the snowy conditions on Christmas Day - we also welcomed more than two feet of snow in some parts of town over the weekend! As such, now is the perfect time to discuss some of our tips for cold weather construction. Holding about 25 years of experience, Superintendent Nick Crawford has some expert pieces of advice for navigating construction projects during inclement weather, such as snowstorms, that we will be sharing with you periodically during the winter. Here is his first tip: "Knowing the...