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Features - October 2004

Top Design

A ranking of architectural and engineering firms in the Southeast
This year's ranking of the region's top design firms includes architectural and engineering firms from the magazine's territory of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
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Tilting at Cornerstone

Contractor places two-story panels for five-story tilt-up office building
On Aug. 11, crews with Tilt-Con Corp. of Altamonte Springs undertook an unusual effort as they erected two-story concrete panels to top off the company's first-ever five-story tilt-up concrete project.
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Concrete Growth

Southern Pan Services Co. is one of the Southeast's largest concrete contractors
One of the Southeast's top concrete formers and framers predicts an upturn in construction starts, as the country rebounds from a post-9/11 economic slowdown.
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Good Times, Tough Times

Concrete contractors in South Florida deal with cement shortage amidst record volume
The cement shortage has slowed down many South Florida projects and delayed the start of others, but three of the area's biggest concrete-forming contractors - Southland Forming of West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale-based Form Works and Commercial Forming Corp. of Pompano Beach - either have kept their projects on track, or are doing what they can to make up lost time.
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Reaching for the Sky

New Air Traffic Control Tower will be Tallest in the Country
When the new air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta is finished, it will be the nation's tallest. Flanked in 680 precast panels, it represents a sizable concrete job as well.
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Concrete for CATS

Project marked the largest yet for Seretta's mid-Atlantic division
Seretta Construction Mid-Atlantic LLP doesn't do much government work, but when one of its major general-contractor clients, Charlotte-based Edifice, asked the concrete company to bid on a bus maintenance facility for the city of Charlotte, it gave it a shot.
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Tunnel Trend

Company sees high-rise trend toward tunnel-forming technique
Concrete contractors are in great demand throughout the Southeast, and, as in all sectors, competition is fierce among the top firms.
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Orlando Report: Construction Moves Downtown

Residential projects are popping up around downtown Orlando as area develops momentum
For years a stepchild to Central Florida's hospitality corridor, downtown Orlando has sprung forward with an aggressive redevelopment plan expected to entice baby boomers and young singles to return to city life.
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A Race to the Finish

Interior Finishes Challenged ChampionsGate Project Contractors
A cornerstone of a new master-planned community, the $175 million Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate, boasts upscale amenities and high-end finishes in the public areas.
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Disney's Saratoga Springs

Residential projects are popping up around downtown Orlando as area develops momentum
For years a stepchild to Central Florida's hospitality corridor, downtown Orlando has sprung forward with an aggressive redevelopment plan expected to entice baby boomers and young singles to return to city life.
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