The Nevada Department of Business & Industry Director Sydney Wickliffe recently announced that she has appointed Michael Tanchek as Labor Commissioner, effective immediately.Tanchek, an attorney, served as deputy labor commissioner for three years, and then acting labor commissioner for the past four months until Wickliffe made her selection for the post. Prior to his service to this agency, Tanchek was a grant manager for the Nevada Commission on Economic Development and served as assistant counsel for the Nevada Public Service Commission.

Dean D. Badger joined the firm of Johnson Carlier Inc.as senior project manager and brings to the Tempe-based general contracting firm, 15 years of construction experience specializing in educational, commercial and industrial facilities. He has also served a senior field engineer on numerous projects in California, New Jersey and Kansas. Badger received his Bachelor of Science in Construction from the Del E. Webb School of Construction.

Alexander Kingston recently joined the Las Vegas office of Carter & Burgess, Inc, as a hydrologist. He brings more than 25 years of experience to this role, with extensive experience in all aspects of drainage, hydraulics, hydrology and water analysis.Prior to joining Carter & Burgess, Kingston served as a senior hydrologist and led the drainage department of a local engineering firm. Examples of his work include Southern Highlands; Green Park (a major Clark County Regional Flood Control District facility); and multiple residential, commercial, resort and municipal projects.

Daniel D. Leineweber has joined Sundt Construction, Inc.,as a project director in the company's Heavy Civil Division. Currently he is directing construction manager at-risk and design-build road-widening projects for the city of Chandler, Ariz. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management from Oregon State University, and is a registered professional engineer in Arizona and California.

Roger Knight Construction has promoted Tim Vogelto director of golf amenity construction, according to Jeannine Doyle, vice president of the general construction company. A 29-year veteran of the construction industry, Vogel will oversee all hospitality and recreational construction at Linthicum in Arizona, California and Hawaii, including operations and staff management, preconstruction services, and new business development.Vogel previously served as project manager at Linthicum, managing construction for golf clubhouses, and high-end custom residences.

Las Vegas-based Korte Company recently hired a number of employees to fill a staff and field positions. The following positions were filled:Caleb Grinter- project engineer; Jason Ganon-project engineer; Ned Chavez - estimator; Larry Thompson -superintendent; John Tracy - superintendent; Paul Mares- superintendent; Randy Williams- superintendent; Michelle Canales - receptionist.

SmithGroup has hired Mark R. Roddy as a senior designer for its Phoenix office. Roddy has more than 16 years of design experience, with an emphasis on municipal projects during the last five years. His experience ranges from police stations in small, rural communities to administrative complexes and performing arts centers for city communities. His responsibilities have included project design through project management. Currently, Roddy is also a Faculty Associate at Arizona State University's College of Architecture and Environmental Design, where he teaches a Design Fundamentals studio.He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Arizona and a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Ribbon Cut On Davis County's Tallest Building

Opening of Renaissance Medical Centre Marks Completion
of Phase 2 of Mixed-Use Development in Davis County

Renaissance Towne Centre, a mixed-use development that will combine retail, entertainment, restaurants, recreation, office and medical buildings, announced the official opening of the new Renaissance Medical Centre in mid November.

The opening marks completion of the second phase of the development - the largest private construction project in Davis County - which is revitalizing the former site of Five Points Mall in Bountiful.

The five story, 110,000 square-foot Renaissance Medical Centre, which is the tallest building in Davis County, is over 85 percent leased with more than 30 physicians and medical practioners representing various practices including orthopedics, ophthalmology, plastic and cosmetic surgery, dermatology with in-suite esthetics, pediatric dentistry, and physical therapy. The Renaissance Medical Centre also houses a full service pharmacy and an imaging center.

The new facility includes the MountainWest Surgical Center which features the four operating rooms for outpatient surgical procedures. The Surgical Center is managed by Nueterra Healthcare, a leading national manager of ambulatory facilities.

The structure also includes 493 parking spots over three levels, which patrons will be able to access from the South, East and West with the recent completion of a new access road.

The Renaissance Medical Centre was designed in a similar approach to the Huntsman Cancer Hospital. The Medical Centre was designed to provide a warm and welcoming environment void of the institutional feel that is common in most Utah medical facilities. The building's interior design team, from Babcock Design, and architects, from Schiel Architects, worked with general contractor, Okland Construction, to masterfully create a welcoming atmosphere including exterior elevator lobbies that offer views of the city to the East. There also are wood-paneled walls and stylish suites uniquely designed by the tenants.

The first stage of the Renaissance Towne Centre was completed in September 2003 with the opening of the 45,000 square-foot Xcel Spa & Fitness Center. After the retail stores, entertainment facilities, office buildings and recreational space are completed, health care providers will represent approximately 17 percent of the development's total occupants.

Roger Knight Construction has just completed construction of the building shell and site for the first Hollywood Video in Chubbuck, a suburb of Pocatello, Idaho. Developer of the 6,045 square foot, free-standing building located at 4809 Yellowstone Avenue is Salt Lake City-based Chubbuck DME, LLC. Architectural firm is Dixon & Associates, also of Salt Lake City. The new Hollywood Video building was handed over for outfitting on October 11, 2004.

Boise State Begins "Green" Improvements

The blue-and-orange Bronco campus is going ³green.² Energy system improvements all over campus at Boise State University are underway to make the university a showcase of energy management and to enhance the learning environment and overall comfort.

³This project is one of the single largest steps forward in Boise State¹s energy conservation program, said Einar Norton, P.E., assistant director of Facilities, Operation and Maintenance at Boise State.

The energy conservation measures are revenue-neutral, meaning that the guaranteed cost-avoided energy savings pay for the project over a prescribed period of time. The project, referred to as an Energy Performance Contract or PC in engineering terms, is a partnership between Boise State University and Siemens Building Technologies Inc. Energy Services and Solutions.

The PC includes approximately $8 million worth of facility improvements to the lighting, heating and cooling systems, water regulation and other energy/utility systems throughout the campus. The retrofit and installation projects will span about 15 months, from September 2004 through December 2005.

Providing a boost to the local economy, Siemens will employ mainly Idaho contractors for the campus projects. ³Keeping Idaho¹s money in Idaho is one of the key benefits provided by this project, said Norton.

Covering approximately 2 million square feet of facilities and 35 buildings, a few samples of the energy conservation measures included are: