FRONT ROYAL – The new Warren County Middle School is nearing completion, with a ribbon cutting scheduled for 9:oo a.m. on July 31. The new middle school cost a total of $32,820,000, and is scheduled to open on August 15. Melody Sheppard, assistant superintendent of administration for Warren County Public Schools, said the building will […]
WINCHESTER — Howard Shockey & Sons Inc. in Frederick County has been named one of the nation’s largest general contractors in terms of revenue by the construction industry magazine Engineering News-Record. The 121-year-old general contracting and construction management firm ranks 390th on a list of the Top 400 Contractors in the magazine’s May issue. Shockey […]
The Village at Orchard Ridge, a National Lutheran Community, is a nationally accredited, non-profit, continuing care retirement facility located in Winchester, Virginia. Built on a 132-acre campus over planned phases of construction, the senior living community now houses more than 300 residents. Life revolves around the village green, the town chapel, and the friendship of close neighbors. […]
WINCHESTER, Va. — Construction workers apply bricks to the exterior of Shenandoah University’s James R. Wilkins Jr. Athletics and Events Center. Bricks will cover the precast concrete panels used to construct the $24.5 million, 77,000-square-foot facility, which is being built next to the university’s Shentel Stadium. Winchester-based Howard Shockey & Sons is the project’s general […]
The City of Richmond’s new pedestrian span across the James River, the T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge, has been recognized with the American Council of Engineering Companies of Virginia (ACEC Virginia) Engineering Excellence Merit Award in the Special Projects – Recreational Facilities category. The bridge provides a non-motorized, universally accessible route across the James River […]
WINCHESTER — Shenandoah University’s new athletics complex is nameless no more. During a lunchtime ceremony Friday next to Goodson Chapel on SU’s main campus, officials announced the $24.5 million, 77,000-square-foot facility being built across from the university on the other side of Interstate 81 will be the James R. Wilkins Jr. Athletics and Events Center. […]
WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA — The Big Book is an expanded, special issue of Virginia Business magazine that is published each March that ranks Virginia’s largest companies by industry sector. “The Big Book is a compendium of facts about the commonwealth — who’s who, who’s influential and who’s, well — BIG — when it comes to business,” says […]
WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA – The Laurel Center plans to resume construction of their new building on Cameron Street. The center provides shelter for women — and their children — who are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. The three-story building will house the organization’s administrative offices and provide 32 beds for women and their children seeking shelter. Its […]
