ABF– HB Construction has a new chief operating officer in Travis Coker.
Coker has been promoted from regional vice president for HB’s Las Cruces and El Paso, Texas offices to the C-suite role. Coker will be responsible for expanding project delivery capabilities and advancing the company’s financial, schedule and quality practices across its projects.
Three HB Construction projects were awarded NAIOP Eagle Awards at the annual Awards of Excellence.
Projects: Albuquerque BioPark Penguin Chill Exhibit, Jal Public Schools, NMJC Allied Health Building
ENR– The Penguin Chill Exhibit at Albuquerque BioPark Zoo is home to 32 different species of penguins. Completed in May, the 14,000-sq-ft building features a 75,000-gallon water tank with depths of 5 ft to 12 ft and offers above-ground and underwater viewing areas, allowing guests to watch the birds swim.
ENR– This project in Jal, a rural community in southeastern New Mexico, included new elementary and junior high schools, with renovations to the high school’s main building totaling more than 154,000 sq ft of new and renovated space.
Project: Jal Public Schools
ENR– Finished in December 2018, this project transformed three buildings on an aging campus in Albuquerque into the area’s headquarters for families in crisis.
Project: CYFD Children’s Wellness Center
ABF– The Bernalillo County Commission unanimously voted Tuesday to give Albuquerque-based HB Construction a more than $45 million contract to build out its new headquarters Downtown.
Project: Bernalillo County Government Center at Alvarado Square
ABF– Lovelace Health System will expand one of its newer medical clinics. The health care provider confirmed it will expand its clinic at Independence Square in the North Interstate 25 corridor on the northwest corner of Jefferson and Osuna Road.
ENR– ENR Southwest is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Best Projects competition, which was open to projects completed in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico from mid-2018 to mid-2019.
Projects: ABQ BioPark Penguin Chill, Jal Public School Bond Projects, CYFD Children’s Wellness Center
ABF– The Albuquerque BioPark Zoo has finished building its penguin exhibit and project officials estimated the animals will have a major impact on the park.
Albuquerque Journal– Making Albuquerque a better place – whether through compassion, legal assistance, philanthropy or good food – is the common thread among those who won this year’s Ethics in Business awards.
The annual awards honor individuals, businesses and nonprofits that show a devotion to ethical principles.
HB Construction has announced a new approach to charitable giving. Through the Thriving Families program, HB will award two $10,000 grants every quarter to nonprofit organizations that strengthen families. The program was created to support HB’s mission of creating opportunities for people, families, and communities to thrive.
KTSM– Playtime will be a lot safer at the Armed Services YMCA, HB construction and several other businesses that donated to get the new play area built were recognized today.
ABF– Albuquerque Business First is celebrating New Mexico’s private companies with the Top 100 New Mexico Private Companies Awards.
ABF– For the 18th time, Business First is honoring 40 of the state’s young professionals who are making moves and an impact on New Mexico.
KRQE– What may look like just another construction site is home to the original De Anza Motor Lodge. The De Anza, built in 1939, has now been turned into luxury apartments.
ENR– ENR Southwest is pleased to announce the winners of its 2018 Best Projects competition, which was open to projects completed in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico from July 2017 to June 2018.
Projects: Eunice Stadium, Carlisle Condominiums
Albuquerque Journal– The subject is one Cameron Potter, safety director at Albuquerque-based HB Construction, says he thinks a lot about. HB has won several accolades for its approach to safety over the past few years.
Valencia County News Bulletin– Manning said the construction company the district selected for the project, HB Construction based in Albuquerque, has been great to work with during the project.
San Antonio Business Journal– Albuquerque-based HB Construction has acquired San Antonio-based general contractor Reid & Associates.
