WINCHESTER, Va. — Shenandoah University is connecting the future to the past by repurposing an armory on its main campus in Winchester — where National Guard soldiers once trained before D-Day — into a Hub for Innovators, Veterans and Entrepreneurs: the HIVE. A ceremonial groundbreaking is planned for Veterans Day to mark the armory’s historic […]
WINCHESTER, Va. – Howard Shockey & Sons, Inc. announces that it has been selected among the “Top 200 Contractors” in the USA. Now 46 years running, Building Design+Construction‘s 2022 Giants Report tracks and ranks the largest architecture, engineering, and construction firms in the U.S. This year a record 519 AEC firms participated in BD+C’s Giants […]
WINCHESTER, Va. — A partnership between The Meridian Group and Wickshire Industrial will break ground this week on One Logistics Park, a 2.7 million-square-foot industrial project in the northern Shenandoah Valley. The developers acquired the 277-acre site for the $150 million project at the end of last year, marking TMG’s entry into the industrial sector. The […]
LEESBURG, Va. — The Loudoun County School Board has approved construction of a $110.7 million middle school. Currently called MS-14, this will be a new middle school on the 173-acre Hartland property along Red Hill Road, south of Leesburg. The campus will alleviate crowding at the district’s Dulles North area middle school — in particular the […]
The Halifax County School Board has selected Howard Shockey & Sons Inc., a Richmond-based general contractor, to serve as Construction Manager At Risk for its new 250,000-square-foot high school project. The facility, designed by Grimm & Parker Architects, will feature a multi-story, V-wing classroom building, auditorium and performance spaces, 2,500-seat gymnasium and auxiliary gym, large CTE […]
WINCHESTER, Va. – National Lutheran Communities & Services is pleased to announce the opening of a new 17-residence neighborhood which will add traditional assisted living services to The Village of Orchard Ridge’s continuum of care. The new assisted living services are part of Orchard Ridge’s integrated continuum of care that also encompasses in-home care, short-term […]
Funding projects for public sector benefit can be challenging, especially when localities are cash-strapped and time is of the essence. A public-private partnership, often called a P3, is a potential solution. P3s leverage private sector expertise (and funds) to get projects built faster and more cost-effectively. With a P3, public facilities can often be designed, […]
Photo by Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star Construction work continues at the former Douglas School building on Kent Street. In this photo, workers are installing a piece of steel. Winchester Public Schools is repurposing the historic building to serve as its central administrative facility. In addition to serving as school offices, part of the building will be devoted […]
