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AGCMO recently created a website, Build Your Future Build Missouri at https://missouri.byf.org, that provides specific entry information for construction careers 24/7, plus the organization has a very active scholarship program to help those who need financial support to be successful in construction.

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Since its inception more than 20 years ago, American Dream Meadowlands has been a work in progress.

The project has outlived two developers and at least two general contractors, several lenders, the Great Recession and the rise of e-commerce, which has revolutionized the way Americans shop. First envisioned in 1996 as Meadowlands Xanadu, the concept has evolved over the last two decades to keep up with changing consumer tastes.

Under the ownership of Edmonton, Canada-based Triple Five Group, the mega mall complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, is now coming to life in a transformation that many thought would never happen.

Despite the obstacles and delays, American Dream began opening in stages this fall, with a grand opening set for Spring 2020 that will make it the East Coasts largest retail, entertainment and dining attraction. The$6 billion venue will set the pace for the future of U.S. mall development mixing fashion, fun and food in a family-friendly, weather-controlled environment.

The complex, which is adjacent to MetLife Stadium,spans more than 3 million square feet encompassing more than 450 stores, more than 100 restaurants and 18 acres of entertainment space.

From its DreamWorks-branded indoor water park with the worlds largest indoor wave pool, Nickelodeon Universe theme park, NHL-size indoor ice rink, Big Snow indoor ski slope and restaurants and retailers to fit every taste, the venues final design is weighted more heavily to entertainment and restaurants than to retail, in a 55/45 split,a far cry from the 80% retail found in malls 20 years ago.

Retail store closings are hitting record highsas the industry faces massive disruption from Amazon and other e-commerce sites. To stay relevant, developers are coming up with new design concepts that merge retail with entertainment. And construction firms are having to accommodate.

The Nickelodeon Universe theme park opened in October.

Triple Five Group

We believe that except for a few exceptions, malls are dinosaurs, said Tony Armlin, vice president of development and construction for Triple Five Group, the projects developer since 2013 when original developer Mills Corp. went bankrupt while creating Meadowlands Xanadu, which broke ground in 2004.

Instead, Triple Five will build on its past successes at two other massive mall projects West Edmonton Mall and Mall of America providing venues centered on family-friendly fun and recreation, he said. The developer is planning another mega mall, American Dream Miami,near the Broward and Miami-Dade boundary line in Florida.

The focus for our properties now is a lot about the experiences that people want to share with each other and the need for those is never going to go away, he said. For example, if you want to have a skiing experience you have to physically be on the ski hill, thats not something you can experience on the Internet.

During a tour of the 11-building complex last week, workers were busy putting finishing touches on most of the spaces, although the amusement park and ski slope areas have been open since October. In spite of protective floor coverings and plain gray hoarding walls, the high-end materials underneath hinted at richly outfitted interiors.

The look is more Vegas-style luxury than suburban shopping mall, including ceramic and marble tile floors and bathrooms, custom-made railings and a massive hand-blown glass and crystal chandelier. Most of the buildings feature open floor plans that benefit from plentiful natural light streaming from ceilings as high as 138 feet made from materials like Pilkington Planar glass facades,ETFE panels and glass skylights.

The water park's 1.5-acre wave pool is the largest in the world.

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The project's six atriums will feature distinctive amenities ranging from an extensive garden,bird-filled aviaries,rabbit fields and programming stages.

American Dream has been a massive undertaking for PCL, one of the country's largest contractors, which has mobilized hundreds of employees from its offices across the U.S. since it joined the project in 2013.

PCL remained on as the only general contractor on the project after Whiting-Turner pulled out six years ago, and the amount of its construction contract is approaching $2 billion, according to Wayne Melnyk, PCL's vice president of major projects. Press reportsalso show that Skanska was the original GC for the water park.

The project has used 26,000 tons of structural steel, 120,000 cubic yards of concrete, 105 miles of piles and 367 miles of conduit. At the peak of construction more than 1,700 workers were on-site.

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The Canadian firm, with U.S. headquarters in Denver, has overcome various challenges at American Dream including multiple roofing re-dos, tens of millions of dollars worth of other change orders and enough permits and inspections to operate a small city.

Even though it is the largest project ever completed by the company's Building Division in size and budget, PCLis no stranger to mega mall construction. It collaborated with Triple Five on West Edmonton Mall in Canada in the 1980s andthe Mall of America in Minnesota, which opened in 1992.

PCL makes it look easy, Armlin told Construction Dive. They have so many teams and systems in place to make it go smoothly but its actually been very complex.

To get a handle on the logistics, project managers broke down the 380-page, 314,000-item project schedule by each structure, including retail buildings, the water park, amusement park and more. From there, they divided each of these jobs by floor, each with its own critical path and separate end dates. Software from Bluebeam kept everyone on the same page.

It was a little like eating an elephant one bite at a time, said PCL General Superintendent Tim Davenport. It was nine separate $300 million projects.

Since no single sub was big enough to handle the scope of work required for the entire project, contracts for jobs like plumbing, HVAC and electricity were divided among multiple companies.Partners included four drywall subs, five concrete companies and four MEP companies. Steel was sourced early in the project from seven plants across the country and from China for a total of $200 million in fabrication cost alone. The ceramic tile installation package came in at $30 million.

Two white boards helped to track the projects 3,000-plus permits and optimize inspectors visits.

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Staying on top of the projects 150-plus trade firms was critical to keeping work moving smoothly, said Branden Stephan, PCL general superintendent, and project leaders looked for ways to streamline the schedule as much as possible.

For instance, Stephan's team created an electronic master schedule to coordinate subcontractor access to the original buildings 27 loading dock slips. Instead of needing a dock master for each dock, they only had one because subs were able to schedule their own deliveries, he said.

Without having a local office in New Jersey, the PCL staff spent a lot of time building relationships with vendors and subcontractors, Davenport said, including women- and minority-owned businesses.In all, the GC oversaw more than 5 million work hours by construction trades and the project surpassed its goal of 22% minority workforce participation.

The PCL team came up with several innovative techniques to help construct the massive structures that make up American Dream. For instance, the team fabricated and assembled the steel structural elements of the amusement and water parks in an adjacent parking lot before transporting them to the site, for greater efficiency and increased safety.

The 219 modular units were made up of columns and trusses holding mechanical piping and ductwork systems and weighed an average of 30 tons and spanned 73 feet.To keep track of the units as they were assembled and inspected, each one was tagged with a QR code, according to project manager David Campbell. After verification, the units were transported to the erection site by a self-propelled modular transporter, or SPMT.

Some of the PCL team on site at American Dream

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Erecting the projects massive framing required more than 18 cranes at one time, including seven tower cranes and a VPC-MAX Manitowoc 650, Davenport said. With a 144-foot-long main boom and a 233-foot-long luffing boom, the VPC Max took 76 tractor-trailer loads and five 12-hour days to set up. Crews constructed a special concrete mat on concrete piles driven into the swampy ground to keep it stabilized.

To track each crane, the team developed a site-specific overlapping procedure: Tower cranes owned the general air space and all other cranes had to request access to the airspace and maintain full radio contact during lifting operations. The team also had to get special FAA approvals due to the projects location near the Teterboro Airport, as some of the cranes entered local airspace.

Aiming for 170 venues open in time for the spring grand opening, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Forever 21 and a large-scale H&M, the last few months of buildout have been a race to the finish, with more than 40 different general contractors and their subs on site building out each retail and restaurant space,Melnyk said.

The Collection, the venue's two-floor luxury shopping zone, will feature shops from Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co., Moncler, Saint Laurent and an 8,000-square-foot Herms store.

Even though the location less than 20 miles outside of New York City is home to about 21 million residents, Triple Five is betting that the venue will pull in at least 50% of tourists from outside of the area to become a destination in its own. In total, the developer is aiming for about 40 million visitors a year.

Weve been very successful driving people to West Edmonton, Canada, even in the winter, so I dont think well have a problem with bringing people in to American Dream, Armlin said.

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After a few years of arguably incremental upgrades, Apples iPhone 11 lineup was a breath of fresh air. Aside from boosting battery life significantly, Apple made some serious improvements to camera quality across the board. Night mode in particular is an absolute game-changer as it delivers low light photography performance that surpasses what youll find on Googles Pixel devices and even the Huawei P30 Pro.

Of course, if you want the best that Apple has to offer photography wise, youll want to consider the companys iPhone 11 Pro models which both feature a triple lens camera scheme. And while its certainly easy to take stunning and crisp photos right out of the box, there are some tweaks you can implement here and there to help take your photos to the next level.

Writing for the USA Today, Jefferson Graham spoke to a handful of professional photographers and asked them for a few simple but effective tips that can vastly improve iPhone photos. Whether youre a seasoned photography guru or a newbie looking to learn the ropes, there are a few tidbits here well worth checking out.

With respect to taking Portrait mode photos, for example, Matt Van Swol notes:

Create distance. The more physical distance between your subject and the background, the more separation your iPhone can create for you. Portrait mode creates depth by mimicking the depth of field that youd get on pro-level camera.

One tidbit not in the article but worth mentioning involves taking selfies. By default, your iPhone will take a 7-megapixel selfie in portrait mode if you just open up the camera and hit the shutter button. However, if you want to take full advantage of the iPhones 12-megapixel front-facing camera, tap the expand button (symbolized by the two-arrow icon) and youll be able to take a slightly higher quality photo. Incidentally, if you take a selfie in landscape mode, the default photo will be 12 megapixels.

One final tidbit worth mentioning if only because Ive been surprised by how many friends arent aware of this is that you can take high quality photos while video recording simply by tapping the white button on the right-hand side of the display while a video recording is in progress.

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Merry Christmas, everyone! You might think retailers are done offering the best deals of the season now that Christmas is here, but youve got another thing coming. Some of the nations top retailers are offering fantastic deals today, and theyre only available online since most stores around the country are closed for Christmas. Before your family arrives and chaos ensues, definitely take a few minutes to check out todays top deals. Highlights include top-rated Alexa and Google enabled Wi-Fi smart plugs with energy monitoring and USB ports for just $7.17 each with coupon code LDWIS2EA,the best-selling TP-Link Wi-Fi range extender for only $14.95 and the faster version thats twice as fast for $21.99, the return of Black Friday pricing on AirPods 2 and AirPods Pro, a surprise sale that slashes the Apple Watch Series 5 down to its lowest price ever, Echo speakers starting at only $19.99, discounted iPad tablets, Ankers newest AirPods rivals for only $49.99, aNest Thermostats for just $129, best-selling Bluetooth earbuds for $16.99, up to $50 off everyones favorite Instant Pots, big discounts on nearly 100 different Amazon devices and bundles, and so much more.

Among all the year-end sales that kicked off online today, Walmarts definitely ranks near the top. In fact, many of the deals youll find right now on Walmart are even better than the ones weve been seeing for the past week. If you want to see all the deals Walmart saved for its Christmas Day surprise, you can shop the retailers entire sale right here. Or, if you want to skip the suspense and just see the cream of the crop, youll find our picks for Walmarts top 10 best deals of the day down below.

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GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. (TSE:GDI) Investment analysts at Desjardins issued their FY2021 EPS estimates for shares of GDI Integrated Facility Services in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, December 6th, according to Zacks Investment Research. Desjardins analyst F. Tremblay forecasts that the company will earn $1.36 per share for the year.

Several other analysts also recently commented on the stock. CIBC raised their target price on shares of GDI Integrated Facility Services from C$35.00 to C$37.00 in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. National Bank Financial upped their price target on shares of GDI Integrated Facility Services from C$36.00 to C$42.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, TD Securities increased their price objective on shares of GDI Integrated Facility Services from C$38.00 to C$41.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research report on Friday, November 29th.

Shares of TSE GDI traded up C$0.64 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching C$33.64. 3,000 shares of the companys stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,504. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of C$33.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$29.57. GDI Integrated Facility Services has a twelve month low of C$18.38 and a twelve month high of C$37.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 78.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $715.83 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.59.

GDI Integrated Facility Services Company Profile

GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc operates in the outsourced facility services industry. The company operates through Janitorial Canada, Janitorial USA, Technical services, and Complementary Services segments. It offers janitorial services, such as floor cleaning and finishing, window washing, furniture polishing, carpet cleaning and dusting, as well as other building services, including lawn maintenance, snow removal, and other.

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The long-running metal roofing company in Lubbock Jones & Associates has served 15,000 customers to date. The company may be located in Lubbock, but it is also serving Midland and Odessa markets as well. The steel siding Lubbock company has been in business since May 1987, over 33 years.

If youre looking for new windows in Lubbock, the team at Jones & Associates has you covered. With years of experience installing state of the art windows and doors in all types of homes, they are the best at windows and siding in Lubbock, TX.

This is because every employee hired at Jones & Associates is required to go on a course and learn about each product they install, from window replacement products to various windows such as the Simonton vinyl. So, it is no surprise that each member of the team is highly educated and experienced for window installation.

Jones & Associates install high-quality doors and energy-saving windows for the residents of Midland/Odessa, and Lubbock who have noticed a decrease in their monthly energy bills.

Jones & Associates also provide a metal roofing service to residents, and they believe there are many advantages to having metal roofing and siding in Lubbock, TX. Apparently, in this climate, your roof needs to be strong enough to protect against the harsh weather conditions. This means you will need a roofing system with high strength material, and the solution to this is metal roofing.

Fortunately, Jones & Associates are the primary sources for metal roofing and sidinginstallationin Lubbock TX and throughout West Texas. The metals used by Jones & Associates leaves you with a roof that can protect you against all types of weather. The team at Jones & Associates considers metal roofing to be the best at protecting against harsh weather.

Jones & Associates also mention that new siding will provide you with so many benefits at home. If you choose to sell your home, the energy-efficient siding service at Jones & Associates will leave potential buyers very interested in purchasing your home.

Jones & Associates aim to make your home look new and improved and also ensure it protects you and your family against any threats, therefore saving you money.

Jones & Associates have a wide range of updates on their websites homepage, each update is uploaded in a blog form, and the information is beneficial if you havent availed of Jones & Associates services or any roofing or window service before.

Some of the articles are about roof leaks and the damage it can cause to your home if you dont get it fixed by a professional, or they have written some tips on how to improve the beauty and increase the value of your home, and many more. You can find them all on their website.

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Immediately after the Nest Learning Thermostat, the creation of a pair of former Apple engineers, debuted eight years ago, I wanted one. I was intrigued by the prospect of having a thermostat that learned the comings and goings of a household to build a heating and cooling schedule.

But early Nests were expensive and had issues with some heating and cooling systems (they still do). I may love tech, but I was, frankly, a little intimidated by the notion of installing one. And until recently, I was not living in a home where I could do that.

But when Black Friday 2019 rolled around, the stars aligned and the price dropped so I made the leap. It helped that both my wife and I loathed the programmable thermostat that came with the condo we bought in 2018. We were motivated.

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I installed the Nest and have been living with it for more than a week now. Here are some early thoughts:

I was worried that Id screw up some aspect of the installation and create problems with my AC system which, when you live in Houston, is a critical part of ones residential infrastructure. But the process was fairly straightforward. The Nest smartphone app walks you through it, and the Nest comes with labels that let you designate which wires go where before you disconnect your old thermostats mount. Theres also a compatibility checker on the Nest website.

The only hitch involved the junction box where the thermostat wires terminated in the wall. It was taller than the holes for the Nests mounting plate, so I had to get creative with attaching it to the wall. But overall, the process was smooth, and my AC system is running like a champ.

I really love the ability to control the Nest in different ways. Yes, you can use the smartphone app, but you can also link it to an Amazon Echo or a Google Home smart speaker. Being able to say Alexa, set the thermostat to 74 is a pleasure.

The Nest does indeed learn your patterns, and after a few days, it begins to do automatically what you have been doing manually. We like it very cold when we sleep; I then turn the AC back up to sensible levels when we awake. Within a few days, the Nest was automatically making these changes. There are separate schedules for heating and cooling, which is handy in Houstons frequently bipolar weather.

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As youd expect, there are some annoyances. Theres no way to set the temperature manually and then hold it, whats known on other thermostats as a temporary hold. The next time a scheduled change comes up, it overrides the manual setting. You can, however, delete the upcoming scheduled item - but if you want the hold to last a while, you have to delete ALL the upcoming items until you want the hold to end. Another workaround involves changing several settings - either way, these are kludges for a simple feature that should be built into the Nest.

If you want to have more than one person in the family control the Nest from a smartphone, you have to download and install a second app. Google bought Nest a few years ago, and now you must use the Google Home app to add a family member. If youve already got Google smartphone devices, you probably already have this app. If not, having to snag a second piece of software just for that seems unnecessary.

One of the Nests benefits is that it supposedly can save money on your energy bill. Its too early to say if thats happening, but the Eco feature that auto-sets the unit not to run when it senses you are away seems to be working. Well see what our electric bill looks like when Houstons brutal summer temperatures roll around. Ill report back at midyear.

Meanwhile, if you have questions about the Nest Learning Thermostat, please ask them.

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Sherrie Burns received an unusual Christmas present this year a brand-new heating and air conditioning system.

The Ada woman won the unit from Hunter Super Techs, an Ardmore-based company that gives away new HVAC units through its Gift of Heat program each year around Christmas time. Burns granddaughter nominated her for the program, and Burns learned that she was one of the winners when Hunters operations manager, Joseph Hobson, contacted her on Dec. 16.

Burns, whose home has had the same heating and cooling unit since 1989, said she was thrilled about getting a new one for Christmas.

Im still overwhelmed, but Im really happy to get it, she said Friday, while Hobsons crew was installing the new unit.

Its a team thing

Hunter Super Techs owner Chris Hunter launched the Gift of Heat program in Ardmore, where the companys main office is located, about six years ago. The company has given away a new HVAC system, provided by Goodman Manufacturing and valued at somewhere between $5,000 and $6,000, each year since then.

The company, which also has locations in Ada and Durant, gave away three units this year. One unit was for Burns, another was given to an Ardmore resident and the third went to someone in Durant.

Hobson said the company appreciated Goodman Manufacturings assistance with the program.

Were very, very blessed to have Goodman give us three systems for each of our locations to provide heat for the families and some very deserving people, he said.

Heres how the program works: People can nominate their friends, neighbors or relatives who would benefit from a new heating and cooling system by filling out a form on Hunter Super Techs website, www.https://huntersupertechs.com/. The completed form must include the nominees name, address and a short story about why he or she deserves a new system.

Hunter staffers review the entries and select one person to get a new unit. But this year, the company decided to give away three units instead of just one.

Hobson said that Hunter Super Techs installs the units free of charge and obtains the appropriate permits from the city of Ada. He added that many Hunter employees volunteer to help install the units each year.

Its a team thing, he said. Its great.

Nomination

Burns granddaughter, Jamie Vasquez of Tacoma, Washington, saw an ad for the program on Hunters website and nominated her grandmother, Hobson said. He showed a screen shot of the nomination form to an Ada News reporter.

Sherrie is my nana, Vasquez wrote on the nomination form. Shes 86 years old, a breast cancer survivor and sole caretaker of my 63-year-old aunt, who had a devastating stroke 15 years ago.

They live on a fixed income every year. Twice a year for the last five or so, my nana has to call someone to fix the heating and air unit, resulting in her robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Vasquez wrote that her grandmother had not replaced the old unit because of the cost, and she relied on her fireplace to heat the house in the winter and floor fans during the summer as a way of reducing stress on the old unit.

Burns said Friday that she spent the past couple of years worrying that the old unit would break down some day. She said she wont have that problem anymore, thanks to the Gift of Heat program.

Its a great thing, Burns said.

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