Conco News

Project Update: Delano Retail Renovation

Construction is well underway on the Delano retail renovation project at the corner of Douglas and Osage in the historic Delano neighborhood! The building will feature four tenant spaces for a hair salon, restaurant, retail or office space with an outdoor patio on the main level. The new upper level space will include glass garage doors and a beautiful rooftop patio. We’re proud to partner with Spangenberg Phillips Tice Architecture to create this new space in the heart of Wichita!

Project Update: Vornado Warehouse Expansion

Work is progressing at the Vornado Warehouse Expansion project! When we last checked in our concrete crews had just placed and finished 60,000 square feet of slab on grade. All structural steel is now complete and bar joists with half of the roof decking is in place. Site utilities are currently being installed with paving and wall sheathing to follow. We will be sure to update as work is completed!

Project Update: Central Community Church Chapel

It’s been a busy three months since we last took a look at the Central Community Church Chapel. Interior finishes are well underway with crews completing the tile flooring this week. Millwork will continue for the duration of summer and the church pews will be installed in early September. Our mason crew is finishing up stone veneers at the courtyard walls and we’ll be sharing photos of the exterior wedding courtyard once it is finished this fall!

Project Spotlight: DCCCA Rehabilitation Remodel

Conco crews are hard at work remodeling the local DCCCA rehabilitation center. The Douglas County Citizens Committee on Alcoholism recovery center will provide social and community services to help improve the safety, health, and well-being of women and men in need from substance abuse. They will also have a foster care program in the facility.

We are currently working on new flooring, ceilings and other finishes to create a day care area. The remaining areas of the facility will have extensive work on the electrical and mechanical systems. We will also be building a 4,600 square foot playground area with new fencing.

Project Update: Tommy’s Car Wash

Our team has been busy these past few months working on the new Tommy’s Car Wash and the structure is now complete. Crews are working diligently to enclose the building to prepare for interior finishes and equipment installation! For the exterior, our crews are preparing to pour the drive lanes and parking area. The exit lane of the car wash will have radiant tube heating installed in the concrete all the way to the street so that as water runs out of the car wash, it will not freeze in the winter. Stay tuned for completed project photos to come!

Project Spotlight: Cowley College Sumner Campus

We’re excited to share the new Cowley College Sumner Campus located on 18 acres in Wellington recently completed construction! This project included the design of a large outdoor student gathering plaza connecting the two initial buildings. The Short General Education Center is a 24,000 square foot, three-story building and is the hub of the campus. The campus bookstore is located here, as well as a main dining area, student gathering and social area, tutoring and student resource, classrooms, lecture spaces, faculty offices, conference rooms, and a large community room.

The Technology and Innovation Center (shown below) is a 17,000 square foot pre-engineered building housing instructional spaces for information technology, agriculture and welding. An accelerated design-build schedule meant that less than 18 months after beginning design, the College began teaching in their new facility. We were honored to partner with Agora Architecture and Cowley College to create this campus!

Project Spotlight: Fidelity Bank Headquarters 3rd & 4th Floor Remodel

Renovations are complete for the 3rd and 4th floor of Fidelity Bank’s Headquarters in downtown Wichita! We began the remodel project last fall, working the night shift for three months during the demo and sheetrock phases to to try and minimize any disruption for their staff. The project focused on removing walls in order to provide a more open space to house additional employees. We also enlarged the call center, both restrooms on the 3rd floor and we tripled the size of their break room. Check out their corridors that are lined with wall covering graphics of downtown Wichita!

Project Spotlight: R&J Discount Liquor

We’re proud to share photos of our recently completed renovation for R&J Liquor on east Douglas. We partnered with GLMV for the project that included adding 2,600 square feet of retail space and an entry vestibule, along with a complete renovation of the remaining store. Superintendent Paul Cumblidge did an excellent job of coordinating with the owner. This was critical, as our team kept the store open throughout all phases of the remodel and new parking lot. Take a look at the transformation!

Project Spotlight: Thrasher

We recently completed an extensive remodel for Thrasher, a local basement and foundation repair company! The project was split into two phases starting with their warehouse, and finishing up with their office. The nearly 33,000 square foot building has plenty of room for their company to grow and develop in the Wichita area and we hope to work alongside Thrasher on projects in the future!

Project Update: Vornado Warehouse Expansion

Conco concrete crews recently placed and finished 60,000 square feet of slab on grade for the Vornado Warehouse Expansion in a single pour. Getting 1,100 cubic yards of concrete on the ground in 7 hours requires great vendors, seamless planning and fantastic team work. The pour started at midnight on Thursday and finishing crews worked through most of Friday. Structural steel will be starting next week and we have another 45,000 square foot pour coming up soon.