Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc., a 121-year-old construction firm, has been quietly expanding in downtown Richmond for the last five years to better serve its central Virginia clients and position itself for more growth. The firm, which focuses on providing construction services to national and regional business owners, governments, and institutions, has accelerated its strategic […]
SAM, short for Semi-Automated Mason, has been hard at work helping us build Shenandoah University’s new 80,000-square-foot James R. Wilkins Jr. Athletics & Events Center in Winchester, Va. When Manassas-based JD Long Companies was hired as Shockey’s masonry subcontractor for this brick-intensive project, it decided to use SAM as a test run. SAM is one of […]
Richmond, Va. — The American Public Works Association has named Richmond’s T. Tyler Potterfield Memorial Bridge one of the 2017 public works projects of the year. The bridge won in the category for transportation projects that cost $5 million to $25 million. It’s one of just 23 projects across the country honored by the organization, […]
Pinnacle Living, a provider of retirement and senior living options in Virginia, plans a multimillion dollar expansion at its 90-acre Cedarfield campus in Richmond. The project will include a new fitness and wellness building, upgrades to dining spaces and existing facilities and additional parking. The fitness and wellness center will offer space for lap swimming, […]
Winchester, Va. — SAM is the construction worker who never takes a break. SAM never gets sick. SAM can lay approximately 100,000 bricks in a single month. Just don’t ask SAM to do corners. Earlier this year, SAM—or a “semi-automated mason”—showed up at the construction site of Shenandoah University’s new 80,000-square-foot James R. Wilkins Jr. […]
Richmond, Va. — Construction to expand and reclaim interior spaces of the historic Robinson House on grounds of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) will begin in September 2017. Once reopened, in late 2018, the building will house a regional tourism center and VMFA’s Human Resources Division—providing a new front door both to Richmond visitors […]
Richmond, Va. — Construction is underway on the first phase of a major renovation and expansion project at the Cedarfield senior living community in western Henrico County. The five-phase project, which is expected to have a total price tag in the $70 million-plus range, includes upgrades to its dining center and the construction of a […]
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — Loudoun County, one of the fastest growing in the country, has built several dozen new buildings since 2000 to accommodate the explosion of new families and the expansion of its full-day kindergarten program. Brambleton Middle School opens this week to welcome students from the booming Dulles South area. The design is […]
