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SmithGroup Merges with Higher Education Planning Firm, Paulien & Associates, and Expands to Denver
SmithGroup, one of the nation’s leading integrated design firms, has completed a merger with Denver-based higher education planning firm, Paulien & Associates. The addition of a location in Denver increases the company’s footprint to 14 offices across the U.S. and China. The firm has also established Higher Education and Health studios in the Denver office to support clients throughout the Rocky
Mountain region.
SmithGroup and Paulien have partnered for over a decade on a wide range of higher education projects across the country. During that time, the two organizations have worked
together on the campuses of 30 higher education institutions on a variety of project and building
typologies, including Indiana University, Temple University, Ball State University, Augusta University, Georgetown University, and Marquette University.
SmithGroup’s client base in the Rocky Mountain region includes the University of Colorado Denver, Colorado State University, Laramie County Community College, Colorado School of Mines, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Banner Health and Craig Hospital.
The firm will be located in Paulien’s current office
at 899 Logan Street in Denver. Brad Woodman, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, office director for SmithGroup’s Phoenix location, will oversee operations for the new location.
The Source Hotel + Market Hall Recognized as Colorado’s “Innovative Project of the Year”
The Source Hotel + Market Hall, a collection of independent retail, restaurants, and design-forward hotel rooms, was recently awarded the “Innovative Project of the Year” at NAIOP Colorado’s 32nd Annual Awards of Achievement. NAIOP, the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, hosts the event to honor the “Best of the Best” in Colorado’s real estate industry. The award was presented to Zeppelin Development, Kaplan Companies and the Union Hotel Company River North.
The former 1880s iron foundry and modern hotel tower combine to form a hospitality, retail, art, design, and culinary complex unlike any other destination in Denver. It features 100-guest rooms and complements the original Source Market Hall, with a second market hall which showcases New Belgium’s first Denver small-
batch brewery; three restaurants including Safta helmed by James Beard award-winning Chef Alon Shaya, Smōk and the The Woods—a rooftop restaurant.
Completed in August of 2018, the hotel is managed by Source Hotel Company LLC, a partnership between Zeppelin Development, Kaplan Companies and Union Hotel Company River North with design efforts led by award-winning Dynia Architects.
RK Mission Critical, LLC Expands Operations in Denver
RK Mission Critical, LLC, (RKMC) one of the nation’s fastest growing modular solutions providers, has announced that the company is expanding its manufacturing operations into a second facility in Aurora, CO. RKMC has recently leased a facility in Aurora adding 140,000 square feet, which is projected to house approximately 100 additional staff. The facility will be set up using six sigma, lean, 5S and ISO 9001:2015 principles and best practices.
The facility will allow RKMC to broaden their capability for delivering higher volume projects and to accelerate the delivery times associated with their customers’ offsite manufactured products.
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