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Green Award 2010: Miller-Davis Co., Green Construction - New
September 2, 2010 - The WoodsEdge Learning Center was a special project for construction manager Miller-Davis Co. in Kalamazoo. The $23 million facility, which opened last month and will seek LEED Gold certification this month, replaces Croyden Avenue School in housing a countywide program for some...
Sanguine about Sangren Hall
August 24, 2010 - KALAMAZOO - What will Western Michigan University look like in 60 years? 70 years? That is the question university officials, architects, and the construction team are looking to answer as the north portion of Sangren Hall comes crumbling down. The $68 million building will...
WoodsEdge Learning Center, which replaces Croyden Avenue School, opens in Portage
August 17, 2010 - PORTAGE - One kid was bouncing a ball down Main Street. Others were on bikes, in strollers or simply on foot. It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood Monday, although this is no ordinary community. This Main Street is actually the broad indoor corridor that runs through the...
Catching up With: Rex Bell, president of Miller-Davis Co.
August 15, 2010 - Rex Bell, president of Miller-Davis Co., has led the Kalamazoo construction management company since 1996. "I have overall responsibility for the successful operation of the company with emphasis on corporate leadership, including the implementation of operational improvements...
Miller-Davis Company Hires Project Superintendent
July 7, 2010 - Miller-Davis Company, General Contractor and Construction Manager, welcomes Matt Postma as Project Superintendent. He is responsible for planning, supervising and monitoring field construction activities and is currently assigned to Gull Lake Community School's Middle School...
Miller-Davis Hires Recent WMU Graduate as Project Engineer
June 30, 2010 - Miller-Davis Company has hired Paul Pagano, recent Western Michigan University (WMU) Civil Engineering graduate, as a Project Engineer. He will assist Project Superintendents with field operations and is currently assigned to Decatur Public School's $12 million Bond Program. ...
Miller-Davis Project Engineer Receives LEED Green Associate Certification
June 2, 2010 - Miller-Davis Company is pleased to announce that Project Engineer, Matt Begeman, is now a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Associate. Begeman, a construction engineering graduate of Western Michigan University, is a recognized Engineer-in-Training (E.I...
Miller-Davis Company Hires Project Engineer
May 24, 2010 - Miller-Davis Company has hired Kim Warners, recent Western Michigan University Civil Engineering graduate, as a Project Engineer. She will assist Project Management with administrative functions for Kalamazoo Valley Community College's $12 million Texas Township Expansion...
Miller-Davis Company Promotes Steve Zimmerman to Chief Estimator
May 18, 2010 - Miller-Davis Company, General Contractor and Construction Manager, announced the promotion of Steve Zimmerman, LEED A.P. to Chief Estimator today. In addition to his estimating responsibilities he will also help lead the delivery of estimating services. "Steve has repeatedly...
Kalamazoo County jail expansion would cost $15 million, new estimate shows
May 14, 2010 - KALAMAZOO - Experts unveiled the estimated price tag Thursday to renovate the Kalamazoo County jail and to hire additional staff. A 579-bed jail - which is 252 beds bigger than the current facility - is estimated to cost between $15.15 million and $16.65 million, said Paul Ickes...
People's Food Co-op of Kalamazoo about one-third of the way in fund-raising goal
May 13, 2010 - KALAMAZOO - The People's Food Co-op is about one-third of the way in terms of the fund-raising necessary to relocate and expand. About 12 percent of the co-op's owner/members have contributed about $420,000 in loans store manager Chris Dilley says, and contributions from others...
Western Michigan University to start building new Sangren Hall, campus apartments in June
May 13, 2010 - KALAMAZOO - Western Michigan University will break ground June 1 on two major construction projects - a $69 million replacement of Sangren Hall and a $12.5 million apartment complex. WMU officials decided to completely rebuild Sangren Hall, though the original plan was to...
Planners to draft Kalamazoo County Jail design: Miller-Davis selected as construction manager
May 6, 2010 - Architects and engineers will craft a design next week to renovate and expand the Kalamazoo County Jail. Within the next two months, the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners should have cost estimates for the construction project and operational expenses to run a bigger jail,...
Virual Reality Construction
April 26, 2010 - WEST MICHIGAN - Construction today is done much the same way it has been for hundreds of years. Architects and engineers design a building. Construction crews build said drawing. Disagreements over the designs are hashed out on the job site, driving change-of-work orders that can...

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