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Their first collaboration involved building a skateboard ramp together as teenagers
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Thawzall, LLC, has grown to become one of the top two U.S. produced heating systems. Assorted models of Thawzall machines are in service all over the world, utilized by rental yards, contractors, the military and other crews of concrete workers who can’t allow cold winter weather to slow down construction.
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A look at university student housing projects in the region.
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New arenas opened in Fargo and Rapid City, SD, late last year, a new events center is planned in Aberdeen, SD, a hockey arena is under construction in Crookston, MN, and officials in Sioux Falls and Brookings, SD, are mulling major event center expansion plans.
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Modern buildings offering the latest in technology have popped up across North Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota throughout the last decade, replacing the events centers of previous generations. The remaining older facilities continue to make improvements and find ways to compete with their newer neighbors.
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A task force is considering a number of options to upgrade Sioux Falls' arena and meeting space, including building a large new arena or expanding the existing convention center to keep pace with newer and larger facilities in other cities.
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The $25 million Urban Plains Center opened in October 2008 in Fargo and is the first phase of a planned $44 million tournament facility complex that could eventually include as many as five ice sheets (photo courtesy of Urban Plains Center)
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News of commercial construction projects in the region
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Green components like geothermal heating and cooling systems, the use of daylight and lighting controls, recycled and locally-produced materials, native prairie grass landscaping and storm water retention systems are only a handful of the sustainable design elements in use in building projects throughout the three-state region.
RELATED CONTENT- University Place, University of North Dakota
- Check out a blog discussion about the merits of green building
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- University of South Dakota medical school
- Cherapa Place, Sioux Falls
- Forestview Middle School, Baxter, MN
Challenging construction outlook for 2009
Retail construction and home building have slowed considerably and developers are unable to attain financing for many projects. At the same time, some sectors like higher education and governmental building have remained strong.
JLG Architects: A growing portfolio
JLG Architects has doubled the size of its staff and added three branch offices in the last decade.
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When Harold Spitznagel founded a small architectural firm in Sioux Falls in 1930, he envisioned creating a company that combined both architecture and art. After nearly 80 years in business, TSP Inc. continues to focus on designing and building unique and beautiful buildings that meet their clients’ needs.
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