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Final windows installed at Lindbergh Field's new concessions area

Sunset Cove, one of the more prominent features of San Diego International Airport’s Green Build project, has assumed its general final shape as construction workers installed the final windows on the exterior of what will be the airport’s newest concessions area. 

Site preparation begins as expanded detention center breaks ground

When completed more than two years from now, the first phase of the transformation at Santee’s Las Colinas Detention Facility is expected to be just that — transformative. 

Planning Commission moves Plaza de Panama project forward

The decision to redirect motor vehicle traffic and build a parking structure at Balboa Park is now in the hands of the San Diego City Council after the city’s Planning Commission voted Thursday to move the project forward. 

Conservancy OKs Plaza de Panama plan

The Balboa Park Conservancy voted 8-2 Friday to approve Irwin Jacobs’ projected $40 million Plaza de Panama plans for the park's west entrance -- over the objections of Save Our Heritage Organisation. 

Contractors bring life to old buildings, businesses with new eateries

Remodeling and renovations seem to be the name of the game in the local restaurant business, as chefs, entrepreneurs and even large corporations are taking existing spaces and giving them their own style and culture. 

Long-awaited hotel revitalizing Imperial Beach

One day last September, about 400 concrete trucks rolled down Imperial Beach Boulevard and Seacoast Drive to pour 4,000 cubic yards of concrete into the foundation of the new Seacoast Inn. 

Emerging dome makes new Central Library an iconic building

The project really began 16 years ago, after the city held a series of public workshops to ask people what they'd like in the new Central Library, and architects Rob Quigley and Tucker Sadler Associates were commissioned to work on the design. 

Camp Pendleton continues to modernize, upgrade

Camp Pendleton, one of the Department of Defense’s busiest military installations, is in the midst of a five-year, $3.4 billion base-wide building boom that continues to play a major role in employing the skills and expertise of local architects, designers and construction companies for modernization projects both large and small. 

SD’s brewery industry is racing to build out

The San Diego brewing industry is expanding, with two-dozen breweries on tap to open within the next year. It’s an industry being built by a slate of brewers bent on entrepreneurship. 

Wal-Mart announces plans for second Neighborhood Market in county

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has announced it will bring a second Neighborhood Market storefront to the county, this time in La Mesa. 

Work starts on critical care building

Expansion plans at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas moved forward with the recent groundbreaking of a critical care building, which will more than double the size of the hospital's current emergency department and increase the number of medical-surgical beds by 43 percent. 

Ground broken for La Jolla Commons building

Hines, the Houston-based developer, and its joint venture partner comprised of institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, have broken ground on a 13-story, 415,000-square-foot office building, the second office building at La Jolla Commons (pictured above) in San Diego's University Towne Center (UTC) submarket. 

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Newsmaker Videos

Ted Bumgardner, Xpera Group

July 16, 2012 -- Ted Bumgardner, President of construction expert witness consulting company, Xpera Group, chats about what sets his company apart from the competition and his love of the business.

Robert A. Felix, N.N. Jaeschke Inc.

July 5, 2012 -- Full-service community association management company, N.N. Jaeschke, Inc. on what sets them apart from their competition and their philosophy on running their long standing business successfully.

Jody James Watkins, Watkins Landmark Construction

May 21, 2012 -- Jody James Watkins explains how he got started in California and what he wants his company, Watkins Landmark Construction, to mean to the community.

Armando Flores of Charco Design & Build

May 11, 2012 -- Armando Flores, president and CEO of Charco Design & Build, describes his passion for homes in the residential remodelling industry.

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Mercado del Barrio to be completed in 2012

August 2012 -- Redevelopment continues in Barrio Logan with the construction of the Mercado del Barrio. Reporter Carlos Rico gets an update on the 6.8-acre mixed-use project that includes low-income housing, retail and commercial space, and public areas.

New Palomar Medical Center opens for full operation

Aug. 19, 2012 -- Reporter Carlos Rico visits the new Palomar Medical Center on its first day of operation while patients were being transported from the old hospital to the new facility located on the west end of Escondido.

New Central Library now 75% complete

August 2012 -- Reporter Carlos Rico takes a look at the existing Central Library and the new one under construction. San Diego Public Library officials say the new facility will have more space to publicly display its collection.

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The Daily Transcript presents its 31st edition of Soaring Dimensions. Take a closer look at real estate and construction developments in all regions of the county, plus special reports on the Port of San Diego, and Temecula and Murrieta.

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The Daily Transcript presents the 26th edition of Soaring Dimensions, featuring in-depth coverage of the county's real estate and construction developments. Organized by region, this special report takes a closer look at local expansion and redevelopment projects, as well as ongoing and new plans.

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