February 3rd, 2023 (Foley, AL) – The Highland Group, a leading real estate development and commercial construction firm, has been awarded their second contract for Coastal Alabama Community College to provide a major addition to their Monroeville campus’ Allied Health Building as well as limited renovations to existing facilities. The addition will be a 3,000-square-foot single-story addition that will serve as the home for the college’s welding …Read more
January 18, 2023 (Huntsville, AL) – The Highland Group, a leading real estate development and commercial construction firm, has begun construction on a new office location for U.S. governmental contractor, J&J Worldwide Services. The base operation and support service company’s newest office facility will be built in Huntsville Alabama’s Redstone Gateway development, a leasing development that currently houses a variety of innovative tech, contract, and R&D companies …Read more
January 6, 2023 (Huntsville, AL) – The Highland Group, a real estate development and commercial construction firm, has completed renovations to Huntsville Utilities’ gas and water operations building on Triana boulevard in Huntsville Alabama. The renovations were to a previously unfinished raw space on the second floor of Huntsville Utilities Gas & Water Department that was mainly used for equipment storage and as a workout area …Read more
December 14, 2022 (Huntsville, AL) – The Highland Group, a leading real estate development and commercial construction firm, has been contracted by Bentley Systems, an infrastructure base software developer, to build their firm a new state-of-the-art office facility in Cummings Research Park (CRP) in Huntsville, Alabama. The building has been leased to Bentley through Colliers International, a leading investment management and real estate company. Bentley’s office …Read more
December 5, 2022 (Foley, AL) – According to a Producer Price Index (PPI) report by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and some further analysis provided by the National Association of Home Builders, the cost of building materials decreased by 0.2% in October following a .5% decline in September. Softwood lumber (seasonally adjusted) also fell 1.7% in October following 5.5% and 3.1% declines in August and …Read more
November 28, 2022 (Foley, AL) – In 2022 a study by the Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research (ACIIR) measuring the economic value of using FORTIFIED multifamily, a beyond-code construction method developed by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), found that resilient construction using this method can provide returns as high as 72%. The ACIIR study predicts lower insurance costs due to …Read more
November 16, 2022 (Monroeville, AL) – Scott Shamburger, President & CEO of The Highland Group, a real estate development and commercial construction firm, is proud to announce that his firm has completed construction on the Hays Farm Clubhouse in Huntsville Alabama. Construction of the expansive 10,000 sqft clubhouse, and additional exterior amenities to the Hays Farm complex, was announced by The Highland Group in August of …Read more
November 9, 2022 (Orange Beach, AL) – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has named The Highland Group, a real estate development and commercial construction firm, as the general contractor to complete a major remediation project to the Orange Beach Marine Police facilities in Orange Beach, Alabama. While much of the damage was due to Hurricane Sally, Ryan Long, Vice-President of Preconstruction Services, has been working …Read more
November 4, 2022 (Foley, AL) – The Highland Group, a real estate development and commercial construction firm, has been called on again by Havron Endodontics to provide design-build services for a new facility to serve their patients in Foley, AL. As the design-builder, The Highland Group will lead the design and construction stages of this project, in its entirety from start to finish, providing Dr. Jess Havron …Read more
November 2, 2022 (Foley, AL) – The Highland Group, a leading real estate development and commercial construction firm, has been selected by T2S Solutions to provide them with a new state-of-the-art office facility in Huntsville Alabama’s Redstone Gateway development. T2S Solutions is an innovative, pure-play defense contractor focused on designing, prototyping, integrating, and fielding MDO/LSCO capabilities for the Department of Defense in coordination with the Intelligence Community. …Read more