Blair contracting for new Danville police headquarters project

Danville is just months away from getting a new police headquarters. The $17 million project at the former Dan River Inc. executive office building off Memorial Drive is moving along as scheduled and is expected to be complete in March. “The plan is to move into the building in March,” said Danville Police Department Deputy […]

Blair Construction Breaks Ground on Rustburg Middle School

Blair Construction today broke ground on the new Rustburg Middle School building. The new 136,500-square-foot structure can hold 750 students and will cost about $41.3 million. Plans designed with future expansion in mind include an auxiliary gym, wider halls and other utilities to make expansion easier. “Blair Construction is honored to continue its relationship with […]

Blair Construction announced as IALR building project partner

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The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) announced Tuesday [December 22, 2020] it has broken ground on a $25.5 million, 51,250-square-foot manufacturing center on its Danville campus. The Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) will offer space for manufacturing companies establishing or expanding their presence in Southern Virginia. The project is funded by the commonwealth […]

Tim Clark named to Virginia Business’ Virginia 500 Power List

Blair Construction President Tim Clark was recently named to the Virginia Business Journal Virginia 500 Power List 2020. The list highlights the state’s most powerful and influential leaders by sector. Read below to learn more about Tim. Clark was born and raised in Howard County, Maryland where he was the only child of Jimmie and […]

Article featuring Blair-built welding building at Danville Community College

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Blair Construction is proud to have worked on this project for Danville Community College. We love being involved in the growth of local educational institutions. From the article: “This is proof positive of what is right in American politics and American society,” said DCC President Dr. Bruce Scism. “People who are able to have a […]

Danville & Pittsylvania County Cyber Park

Blair Construction Inc. in Gretna will construct the upcoming 28,000 sq ft Kyocera SGS Tech Hub site at the Cyber Park for $4.5 million. (3/13/2017) Work should begin at the upcoming Kyocera SGS Tech Hub site at the Cyber Park within the next three months, said Danville’s director of economic development. Telly Tucker told the […]

McAirlaid’s Grows…

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At the end of 2011, Blair finished the New Manufacturing Phase at McAirlaid’s North America in Rocky Mount, VA. This fast-track project began negotiations almost two years prior and broke ground on footings in the spring. The completed project includes operating bridge cranes, a completed mezzanine, and the new process equipment assembled by a crew […]

ICF Lands in Martinsville

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In July of 2012, Blair made a commitment to ICF International to be the on-the-ground building partner for this 93,000 square foot fulfillment center in the Patriot Center in Henry County. The project is a fast-track design build with a myriad of partners including Panatonni, Jones, Lang, LaSalle, MGMA Architects, VOA Architects, Blair, CRB Electric, […]

Super Computer in Danville

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In the fall of 2011, Danville became the home of a Cray Super Computer and Blair helped to create its new home. Utilizing a historic tobacco warehouse on Bridge Street, Noblis teamed with the IDA to bring the supercomputer, along with some computer technology jobs, to town. Blair added a large elevator, some ‘open air’ […]

GSO

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Blair is pleased to have worked with GSO Aviation to relocate their growing aviation service provider to Danville. Their new, state of the art, FAA certified facility will bring light manufacturing and technology jobs to Danville. “Blair is pleased to be in this particular design build relationship because the values of GSO and Blair align […]