Centex Named Construction Manager for Southern Methodist University's Laura Lee Blanton Building.[pilcrow (paragraph sign)] Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2002 Continuing a relationship with Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University, at Dallas, Tex.; United Methodist; coeducational; chartered 1911. The school's facilities include laboratories for electron microscopy and stable isotopes, a museum of paleontology, and a graduate research center. , Centex Construction Company is pleased to announce the award of the Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building for Construction Manager at Risk services. Construction is slated to begin immediately on SMU's campus at the new east quadrangle quadrangle Rectangular open space completely or partially enclosed by buildings of an academic or civic character. The grounds of a quadrangle are often grassy or landscaped. off SMU SMU Southern Methodist University SMU Solid (Waste) Management Unit SMU Saint Mary's University (Halifax, Nova Scotia; Philippines) SMU Singapore Management University SMU Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Boulevard, in Dallas. Carrying the name of former Board of Trustee member, Laura Lee Blanton, the $10 million student services center, designed by Omniplan Architects, will consist of 60,000 square feet. The building will house the admissions office, financial aid department, the registrar, and information technology department. New student programs, currently located in various buildings throughout the campus, will also relocate to the building. Brady Lowry, Centex's project manager, stated, "I am pleased to once again serve SMU and help them achieve their mission of providing education in a quality environment. I believe that centralizing student services in the Laura Lee Blanton Building will add to the convenience of students and enhance SMU's already striking campus." Centex Construction Company, a leader in the commercial construction industry for 65 years, provides general contracting, construction management, design-build, program management, and preconstruction services. Centex Construction Company is a division of Centex Construction Group, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Centex Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CTX CTX Context (Management; Tandem) CTX Centex Corporation (stock symbol) CTX Centrex CTX Cyclophosphamide CTX Corporate Trade Exchange CTX Cytoxan CTX Cholera Toxin CTX Clinical Trial Exemption ). Centex is listed for the seventh year in a row as one of the nation's top five contractors by Engineering News-Record Engineering News-Record (widely known as ENR) is a weekly magazine that provides news, analysis, data and opinion for the construction industry worldwide. It has been published since 1874. It is owned by The McGraw-Hill Companies. magazine and ranks number one in domestic general building revenue by Engineering News-Record. Centex ranks number one for the second consecutive year on FORTUNE(R) magazine's list of "America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. "(TM) in the engineering and construction category. For more information on Centex Construction Company, please visit www.centex-construction.com. For additional information, contact: |
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