Multiple projects recently built by Boyd Jones have earned national recognition for excellence in construction. The Midwest affiliate of industry publication Engineering News-Record on Aug. 22 announced two Boyd Jones projects have been recognized in its 2023 Best Projects competition. The magazine assembled two panels of industry experts that selected the new Against the Current…
Sector: Non-Profit
Nearly 60 years after we built the organization’s previous home, Kids Can Community Center selected Boyd Jones to build a new child development facility that improves visibility and recognition while also providing opportunities for future expansion. The new building doubles the capacity of Kids Can’s previous facility, expands the organization’s capacity for early childhood education…
Our team has traveled around the Midwest working with and listening to owners and design professionals as they navigate the Construction Management at Risk (CMR) delivery method. Iowa recently passed legislation that enables use of CMR as a delivery method in the state. The legislation outlines the process for engaging a Construction Manager (CM) and…
The Millwork Commons neighborhood is an up-and-coming development north of Downtown Omaha that features outdoor recreation spaces, shopping, and dining. Boyd Jones was selected to complete the outdoor recreation spaces which include green space, walkways, and outdoor market area for food trucks, and a skate park/basketball court. The area blends the authenticity of Omaha’s industrial…
Boyd Jones completed a 19,000 SF renovation at the former Kaplan University facility for Community Action Partnership (CAP). (The project was completed prior to Purdue University’s acquisition of Kaplan.) The renovation transformed a previously vacant wing into a full-service Head Start facility that enabled the CAP to offer all-day, year-round early childhood education services to…
This project involved the complete renovation of the former St. Richards Church, School, and Rectory into a Community Senior Center, Children’s Emergency Shelter, Outpatient Health Care Center, and Administrative Offices to provide housing for low-income seniors and a community center with therapeutic programming for individuals of all ages. Work included window replacements, the addition of a…
Stephen Center serves homeless and low-income individuals in Omaha. The new four-story, 60,000 SF center houses emergency shelter and permanent supportive housing. The lower level serves as the emergency shelter; including check-in, in-take, offices, laundry, lockers, a large dining room, and kitchen. Men and women are housed at either end, each with a bunk room,…
This project involved the complete renovation of an existing 66,160 SF apartment building for the Family Works residential treatment program for women with children. Renovation work included structural upgrades, window replacements, new MEP systems and interior remodeling. Additions totaling 5,300 SF include stair towers, lobbies, elevator and additional meeting space on the top level. The…
Mayor Jean Stothert, City Councilman Gary Gernandt, Archbishop George Lucas, and Earl Redrick from HUD will participate in a ceremonial groundbreaking in recognition of the need to provide a supportive environment and comprehensive services to those attempting to overcome the cycle of poverty, addiction and homelessness. Councilman Gernandt will also assume controls of the wrecking…