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The first building at Gulfport High was supposed to have come down by now, but the demolition to make way for a new high school has been postponed.

After voters approved the $41 million bond issue last year to build a new Gulfport High School, the superintendent told WLOX the project should start in early 2015.

Here we are in February, and still no demolition. The reason behind the delay is student safety.

Gulfport Superintendent Glen East thought he would start hearing the pounding of the wrecking ball last month. Now, it looks like the first building on the Gulfport High School campus won't be coming down until this summer.

"I would love to have had construction start in January, but wiser heads than mine, as we sat down with the construction team and talking about student safety, the team decided with this first demolition to get the kids off campus, set up the fences and make things as safe as possible this first time around," said East.

As soon as classes let out on June 1, heavy equipment will roll in. The first to go will be the math and science building, the backside of the old gym and nine classrooms in the vocational complex.

The project will be done in phases, so as more buildings are demolished, crews will have a better idea of how the students will move around the construction zones.

"The construction team, the people that are going to actually be here during the building, that gives them a chance to see how our children react to the fences, the gates and so forth," said East.

East said while the demolition work has been delayed, it should not affect the construction timeline.

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Washington, DC (PRWEB) February 20, 2015

The National Demolition Association (NDA) announces that popular motivational speaker and passionate advocate for financial education, Chris Hogan, has been chosen as the opening keynote speaker for DEMOLITION 2015, the associations annual Convention & Expo taking place March 21-24 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN.

In addition, David Zach, futurist, trend-spotter and crowd-pleasing speaker will serve as the closing keynote presenter at the event, which has become the worlds largest exposition of demolition equipment, products and services.

Were very proud to present two very in-demand speakers at DEMOLITION 2015, said Jeff Kroeker, President of the NDA. Chris Hogan will speak on March 23 about the kinds of topics that resonate with our members and others involved in the demolition process, such as entrepreneurship, business improvement, leadership and financial hope. David will give us all the big picture of whats happening now and in the future in our business and professional lives. We think both men are the perfect choice to address the concerns of todays demolition specialists," he added.

Once an All-American football player, Chris Hogan began his career as a vice president at a well-respected company, helping clients manage all phases of their businesses.It was during that time he realized how money issues were negatively impacting families and marriages. Described as an engaging and humorous speaker, he now promotes financial education as a way to protect wealth and secure the future for todays business leaders.

Zach, scheduled to speak on March 24, has addressed more than 1,500 associations, corporations and colleges with humorous and thought-provoking speeches on topics that have ranged from technology and economics to demographics and society. He is one of the few professionally trained futurists speaking today, having earned a masters degree in Studies of the Future from the University of Houston, Clear-Lake.

Exhibits at the NDA event give visitors one-stop access to the full range of offerings to help businesses add efficiencies, capture new opportunities and increase their profit, according to Kroeker. Its also the foremost venue for networking with others in our great industry, he said.

Social events at DEMOLITION 2015 include a pre-conference Annual Golf Tournament on March 21, a dinner cruise along the Cumberland River on the General Jackson Showboat on March 22, the Music City Honky Tonk Bash on March 23, and the NDAs 42nd Annual Banquet on March 24. A pre-conference Leadership Development Workshop is also slated for the event on March 22.

For information about registering as an attendee, visit http://www.demolitionassociation.com/registration. For information about membership in the NDA, visit http://www.demolitionassociation.com/joinnow.

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Demolition of the Plaza Building at 100 N. Bridge St. in downtown Chippewa Falls is scheduled to begin the week of Feb. 23.

Daryl Wojcik of No Mercy Excavating, the company contracted with the project, said that most of the building will remain standing until next month. Workers will start tearing down the western-most section of the building that is closest to Spring Street Sports.

Before that can happen though, the westbound lane on Spring Street will be closed for a few hours while the stuccoed portion of the building that hangs over the sidewalk is removed. After that, Spring Street will be open again.

Wojcik didnt give an exact date for this portion of the project.

The real demolition doesnt begin until March 9. Then, portions of Bridge and Spring streets could be closed for several days.

Obviously there is going to be some inconvenience but were trying to keep that to a minimum, said City Planner Jayson Smith.

Im thinking three days to do it, Wojcik said. Hopefully quicker.

Bridge Street will be closed from Spring to Central streets and Spring Street will be closed from Bridge Street to the parking lot just east of the Village Tavern on the north side of the road.

Traffic will be able to turn right onto Spring Street from Bridge Street during the demolition.

Southbound traffic on Bridge Street will be directed west on Central Street and then south on Bay Street. Northbound traffic will be directed to Rushman Drive.

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