Officials award $194.5 million consolidation contract
An artist conception shows the 711th Human Performance Wing complex to be constructed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. A joint venture that includes Dayton, Ohio, contractor Butt Construction Co., along with Archer Western Contractors, LTD., a part of the Chicago-based Walsh Group, received the $194.5 million award. The announcement came from the Army Corps of Engineers district office in Louisville, Ky., April 16. Officials expect groundbreaking to begin this summer. (Courtesy graphic)