ViaWest Group, a leading commercial real estate investment and development firm, has broken ground on 9 South Commerce Center, a two-building, 172,438-square-foot industrial development in Salt Lake City. Willmeng Construction is serving as general contractor, continuing a long-standing relationship between ViaWest and Willmeng that spans numerous industrial developments across the western United States. Completion is anticipated in mid-2027. Leaders from ViaWest Group and Wi

Silicon photonics-based inertial navigation technology enables precise machine control, automation and navigation in challenging construction environments. ANELLO Photonics, the creator of the Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG™) and a leader in solid-state, high-precision inertial navigation systems, is bringing its silicon photonics-based inertial navigation technology to the construction industry with the ANELLO GROUND INS and ANELLO GROUND IMU. ANELLO Photonics’

The Sun Devils are crossing the pond, bound for Europe for the first time and Willmeng is making the voyage with them. Willmeng is the presenting sponsor for Sparky’s Touchdown Tailgate event in London on Sept. 19, as Arizona State football will take on Big 12 rival Kansas in the inaugural Union Jack Classic at world famous Wembley Stadium. Arizona State University President Dr. Michael Crow, left, Willmeng CEO James Murphy, center, and ASU Senior Vice President and Secretary

Bidding Begins Closing: Saturday, September 12th at 8:00 am Live Preview Live Preview Tuesday - Friday 7 AM - 3:15 PM Visit us online at wsmauctioneers.com Start Bidding Now Invoices will be emailed to the successful bidders We make the online bidding process easy by offering ProxiBid Our mailing address is: WSM Auctioneers 1616 S 67th Ave Phoenix, AZ 85043-7700 #WSMAuctioneers

Wesley Community & Health Centers (Wesley CHC) has been awarded a 2026 Mercy C.A.R.E.S. Community Reinvestment Grant from Mercy Care in the amount of $150,000 to expand vital community health services, which provide high-quality, accessible healthcare and community support to Phoenix’s most vulnerable populations. The funding will help Wesley CHC support the construction of a two-story, 40,000-square-foot health center in the historic Grant Park neighborhood. Currently under

Bidding Begins Closing: Tuesday, September 8th at 8:00 AM Preview Date: Live Preview Thursday, Friday & Monday 7 AM - 3:30 PM Visit us online at wsmauctioneers.com Start Bidding Now Invoices will be emailed to the successful bidders We make the online bidding process easy by offering ProxiBid Our mailing address is: WSM Auctioneers 1616 S 67th Ave Phoenix, AZ 85043-7700 #WSMAuctioneers

Kenny Kelley, Founder of Silent Beacon Construction safety has always focused on prevention, and for good reason. Training, fall protection, hazard assessments, inspections, and protective equipment are essential to keeping workers safe. Even with strong prevention plans, emergencies still happen, and response time makes all the difference. Many contractors are asking an important question: what happens after something goes wrong? A worker falls. Equipment malfunctions. A cre

As we look forward to autumn and hopefully more reasonable temperatures, we feature a potpourri of topics covering machinery dealers, upscale developments, progressive architects, how AI melds with construction, safer workplaces, and an old-school take on estimating a multi-million-dollar project on an adding machine. We hope you enjoy the issue and can even read it outside on the patio. For your convenience, copies of the magazine are available on the ACC website and at Book

Togal.AI Launches Assemblies, Starting With One of Construction’s Most Complex Trades As AI adoption in construction grows, the industry is entering a new era: more specialized AI tools built to solve the unique workflow challenges of individual trades. Miami-based Togal.AI, the AI-powered construction estimating platform, is taking that approach with the launch of Assemblies, a new feature designed to automate one of the most detailed and time-consuming parts of drywall esti