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January 13 2023 0Comment

Alston Construction Names New Operations Manager for Chicago

Alston Construction's Chicago office recently hired Mike Llewellyn to be the new Operations Manager. He has accomplished over 22 years of experience in successfully operating construction management projects in the cold storage, industrial, and manufacturing sectors. Mike is responsible for directing and overseeing the daily management, supervision, coordination, and successful completion of projects.
January 11 2023 0Comment

2022 Year in Review | Alston Construction

2022 Year in Review At Alston Construction, 2022 was a year of change and growth. We view change as an opportunity and how you forge forward and overcome any obstacles can be one of the most impactful times for a business. Our strong foundation and culture enabled us to execute key business objectives that set [...]
January 06 2023 0Comment

Stonemont Financial to Develop 903,200 SF Industrial Park in Locust Grove, Georgia

Stonemont Financial Group, a private real estate investment firm specializing in industrial development, acquisitions and net lease investments, announced today that it has closed on an infill 113 acre site in Locust Grove, GA with plans to develop a 903,200-square-foot, Class-A industrial park. The development will break ground in Q1 2023, with an expected completion [...]
January 04 2023 0Comment

Spanaway Ashley Furniture mega-warehouse site on track with expansion plans

The Ashley Furniture Distribution Center in the Spanaway-Frederickson area is growing to more than a million square feet upon completion of a new addition. On Tuesday, Alston Construction said construction is under way for Phase 2 at the center, 20623 34th Ave. E., which will add 395,000 square feet, 252 parking stalls, 58 dock doors [...]
December 27 2022 0Comment

Alston Construction Wins 2022 ABC STEP Award for Safety Management/Program

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has awarded Alston Construction the 2022 STEP Award for Safety Management. Alston Construction has been recognized multiple times for their safety program and is honored to add this prestigious award to their accolades. Founded in 1989 as a safety benchmarking and improvement tool, STEP has evolved into a world-class safety [...]
December 13 2022 0Comment

Alston Chicago Office Breaks Ground on Milwaukee Speculative Industrial

Alston Construction, Transwestern Development Company, Architects Plus, and Ruekert Mielke broke ground on the Milwaukee Spec Industrial project. The project is located on a 33.56-acre site off of W. Brown Deer Road near Interstate 41 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The speculative park has a 61,906 square foot facility with a 32' clear height and a divisible, [...]
November 18 2022 0Comment

South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo Industry Trends & Takeaways

Once again, Alston Construction had a presence at the South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo (SCMEP) in Greenville, SC. The conference features the latest industry trends and practices, as well as economic forecasts, supply chain best practices and training sessions. Business Development Manager Tim Germaine along with David Babb, Keagan Donnan and Evan Cherry from [...]
November 17 2022 0Comment

Alston Dallas Office Breaks Ground on Innovation Ridge Logistics Park

FORNEY, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lovett Industrial, the Houston-based real estate investment firm, broke ground on Innovation Ridge Logistics Park, a three-building class A industrial business park consisting of 1.1 million square feet located in Forney, Texas. The groundbreaking ceremony included remarks from Lovett Industrial’s Co-Owner and President, Charlie Meyer, and the Mayor of Forney, Amanda Lewis. Located [...]
November 17 2022 0Comment

Alston Construction Featured in BD+C Top Trends in Industrial Buildings

Industrial building sector construction, while healthy, might also be flattening Building automation is expanding, and so is employee-friendly ventilation, according to the nation's largest engineering firms. For all the hoopla about the ecommerce boom and “last mile” order fulfillment driving demand for more warehouse and manufacturing space, construction of industrial buildings actually declined over the [...]
November 16 2022 0Comment

Alston Reno Office General Contractor on Addition to Spanish Springs Business Center

Dickson Commercial Group Industrial Team Announces Panattoni Development’s 195,000± SF Addition to Spanish Springs Business Center (RENO, Nev.) — Dickson Commercial Group (DCG) is pleased to announce the development of 420 Ingenuity Ave. by Panattoni Development Company, a 195,000± square foot Class A industrial building in northern Nevada’s Spanish Springs Business Center with planned delivery [...]