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‘California Ghostbusters’ Gafcon Breaks Ground on Hotel
March 12, 2022 – IN REGIONAL NEWS: The So-called “Ghost Hotel” Developers Have Big Plans for the Shell Standing in the North End of Imperial By MARCIE LANDEROS IMPERIAL — What has become known as the infamous “Ghost Hotel” took a next step toward full resurrection in the form of its second groundbreaking ceremony, this one coming a decade later with developer Gafcon Inc. On Friday, March 11, the city of Imperial, San Diego-based Gafcon, Cambria Hotels and... read more 
San Diego Union Tribune
Mega project replacing Seaport Village
March 1, 2022 – IN SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE: The $3.5 billion Seaport San Diego project now includes 105 acres of land and water area — and 2.7 million square feet of mixed-use development. By JENNIFER VAN GROVE With a more fully baked site plan and an estimated cost of $3.5 billion, the long-awaited Seaport San Diego project from developer 1HWY1 is now available for public examination. Tuesday, the Port of San Diego released the Seaport San Diego project description , a 167-page document with development specifics... read more 
San Diego Business Journal
SDBJ: New 3,500sf Facility Fully Automated
February 21, 2022 – IN SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL: Cuyamaca College Horticulture Center Gets a $19.4M Makeover By Ray Huard When Cuyamaca College ’s Horticulture Center opened in 1980, the greenhouse faced the wrong way to get the best sun exposure for growing plants. “I guess that’s because the architect thought it would fit better on the site,” said Brad Monroe, vice president of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District and former coordinator... read more 
San Diego Business Journal
SDBJ: Replacing Classrooms and Expanding Services
January 17, 2022 – IN SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL (SUBSCRIBERS ONLY): Replacing Classrooms and Expanding Services By Ray Huard A $49.3 million construction project under way at Grossmont College in El Cajon will greatly expand services the college offers veterans and replaces several aging classroom buildings. A key part of the 61,390-square-foot Science, Math and Career Complex is the 4,000-square-foot Veterans Resource Center that will take up much of the first floor of the building and serve the more... read more 
The Desert Review
Imperial’s 'Haunted Hotel' Comes Back to Life
OCTOBER 27, 2021 – IMPERIAL Imperial’s abandoned hotel will receive a massive redevelopment after the Imperial City Council voted 4-1 to partner with Gafcon commercial contractors during a special meeting Monday, Oct. 25. The 34-year-old, family-owned Gafcon company will fully fund the $22-million project to rehabilitate and open the Northpoint Hotel Development area located on the corner of Neckel Road and Highway 86 . As part of... read more 
Development: Digital Company Prospers In Pandemic Covid
Development: Digital Company Prospers in Pandemic
OCTOBER 25, 2021 – DEVELOPMENT: DIGITAL COMPANY PROSPERS IN PANDEMIC COVID Driving Gafcon Division Growth — Gafcon Digital , a division of the Sorrento Valley property development firm Gafcon , has been on a growth spurt thanks to the COVID pandemic as construction companies, architects and real estate investment firms go digital. In the past three years, Gafcon... read more 
Calexico Chronicle
Calexico Chronicle: Imperial’s ‘Ghost’ Hotel Gets New Life
AUGUST 12, 2021 – IN BUSINESS FEATURED STORIES REGIONAL NEWS: Planning Commission Awards Permit to Restart Dormant Development; 2023 Opening Eyed RICHARD MONTENEGRO BROWN IMPERIAL — When Karin Eugenio ran for office in 2018, she focused on the notorious “ghost” hotel as a central piece of her reformist platform, promising to be a watchdog against “vampire developers.” Now the city of Imperial’s mayor, Eugenio was overjoyed to finally be able to speak about the future... read more 
Engineering News-Record
ENR: 2021 The Top Professional Services Firms
06/23/21 - The 2021 Top 100 Professional Services Firms: Banking on a Boom Emell D. Adolphus and Jonathan Keller Owners frequently call in professional services firms to streamline projects to completion and keep a pulse on the market. Lately, firms agree, that pulse is racing. Projects shelved last year are quickly rebooting while newer, more complex construction programs fill pipelines, driving many owners to seek support beyond their usual teams to... read more 
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