UrbanWorks Architecture
via Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal “The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal has been honoring Minnesota-based companies for creating great work environments for nearly two decades. Our research partner, Omaha, Neb.-based Quantum Workplace surveyed employees at participating companies…asking them to rate their employers on communication efforts, leadership and more. Companies with the highest scores from the…
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via AIA Minnesota AIA Minneapolis has announced the 2017 Merit Award recipients. DC Group Office Headquarters, an “expand in place” office industrial project in North Minneapolis, is among this year’s honorees. The project includes an addition and renovation of the existing building as well as a new parking structure, blending the former warehouse and new addition into one seamless facility. The…
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via Finance & Commerce “Minneapolis Public Schools’ board has awarded a $24 million contract to…Adolfson & Peterson to build an 87,000-square-foot adult education complex…” that was designed by UrbanWorks Architecture. “The adult education project is one of the largest built by the school district in some time. The building has a total budget of $29 million…
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via Finance & Commerce “Hennepin County has chosen 16 projects within its borders for grants fostering transit-oriented development and affordable housing. On May 2, the county’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority awarded $2.75 million to projects that promise to create affordable housing, and gave $2.2 million to developments springing up along transit lines.” Among the projects receiving…
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via Star Tribune “Work is expected to begin shortly on Minneapolis Public Schools’ new E. Lake Street adult education building after the Minneapolis City Council gave its approval to the project last month.” In place of the Burma-Vita Co. headquarters “will be an 87,000-square-foot building for the district’s Adult Education and Transition Plus programs. The Adult…
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via Finance & Commerce “Minneapolis-based UrbanWorks Architecture has promoted three employees to principal. The employees are Scott Beckman, digital design principal; David Haaland, technical and operations principal; and David Miller, design principal. All three employees have been with the company since its inception in 2005 and ‘have played significant roles’ in the company’s ‘nearly $700 million…
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In recognition of their dedication to our clients and contributions to our continued growth UrbanWorks is thrilled to announce that Scott Beckman, David Haaland, and David Miller have been promoted to principal. This talented group not only brings unique skill sets and exceptional leadership qualities but also exemplify our vision and core values in both their approach…
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As National Volunteer Week celebrates and inspires volunteers, UrbanWorks thinks there is no better time to renew our commitment to our communities, as well as our employees (UrbanWorkers), by launching our new volunteer program – UWIN (UrbanWorkers Investing in those in Need). One of UrbanWorks’ core values is to not just work in communities, but…
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via Finance & Commerce “A $17 million housing project for homeless youths is officially under construction in downtown Minneapolis. Minneapolis-based YouthLink and Project for Pride in Living broke ground Tuesday on the five-story, 46-unit building at 41 N. 12th St. Known as “Downtown View,” the building will connect to YouthLink’s existing headquarters. The project, designed by…
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via Finance & Commerce “Schafer Richardson aims to bring more creative office space and parking to the city’s North Loop, just around the corner from other projects coming to nearby Washington Avenue North. The Minneapolis-based developer wants to turn the nearly century-old Zuccaro’s Produce building at 1000 Third St. N. into creative office space by adding…
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