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Features - January 2006

Newsmakers of 2005

This month's first ever newsmakers section was created by Colorado Construction'sContributing Editor Stephanie Sommers working with local photographers Jackie Shumaker, Fred Fuhrmeister and . Lincold Hauser.
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Top 10 Newsmaker Stories of 2005 >>


2006 National Forecast - Stable as She Goes

The heated pace of single-family housing may cool in 2006, but the rest of the industry is staying hot. With high hopes in the hotel, office, school, health-care and public-works sectors, the construction industry is primed for another solid year. Full Story >>


2006 Regional Outlook - Construction industry expected to add as many as 9,500 jobs this year

Colorado will join other western states at the forefront of national job growth in 2006, according to University of Colorado at Boulder economist Richard Wobbekind.
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Mountains & Resorts - Vail Valley Renewal

High-profile projects set to transform Lionshead and Vail Village
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'The Bomb' Hits Downtown Aspen >>

Progressive Mountain Project >>

Mountains/Resorts/Western Slope Roundup >>


Drawing Power

Last month's completion of the 1,100-room Hyatt Denver Colorado Convention Center Hotel expands the number of downtown hotel rooms by 18 percent. Full Story>>


A Colorado Place

Designers of the new Hyatt Regency Denver Convention Center Hotel used metal, stone and glass to establish a regional style. Full Story>>


Downtown Beacon

One of the defining features on the new Hyatt hotel is its lighted beacon, which marks the highest point on the building. Full Story>>


Tight Site, Lots of Trades

The project's many subcontractors had to work like a well-oiled machine to overcome restrictions of the urban site and a compressed construction schedule.
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