After roughly five years in the making, the city of Harrisonburg broke ground on its new Homeless Services Center, officially kicking off the construction process for a project aimed to address a need felt throughout the community.

Thursday was a big day in Harrisonburg as the city broke ground on a permanent homeless shelter and services center on North Main Street.

Harrisonburg-based contractor Nielsen Builders has been selected for construction of the city’s new Homeless Services Center, according to a press release.

Walk into James Madison’s newly-renovated Convocation Center, and the new volleyball floor steals the show as it’s sunken in the middle of the facility.

Opening up a remodeled Convocation Center only adds to the excitement for the James Madison volleyball season when the reigning Sun Belt Conference champion Dukes begin the season against High Point.

Progress has continued to move forward on the new Rocktown High School in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg City Public Schools (HCPS)

Work to modernize Charlottesville’s Buford Middle School is now underway.

A bright green, grassy lawn stands out among layers of brick and concrete beside First Presbyterian Church on Court Square in Harrisonburg

From a field off of I-81 to steel beams, the Rocktown High School building is starting to embody the school many Harrisonburg students will eventually call home

A Harrisonburg company with extensive experience building in Charlottesville has been selected for the rebuild of Buford Middle School.

Nielsen Builders was awarded the contract for Buford Middle School

While in reality that isn’t the case, the last few months have seen the transformation of Rocktown High School from an open air construction site, to a building that will hold over 1,000 Harrisonburg City Public School students next year.

In Harrisonburg major renovations to the historic Dallard-Newman House began on Monday. The historic home was built by freed slaves Ambrose and Reuben Dallard in 1885 and is one of the few historic African American homes left in the city.

The Northeast Neighborhood Association kicked off renovation of the historic Dallard-Newman House Museum and Cultural Heritage Center with a lunch event held inside the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

leaders in Augusta County met at Riverheads High School to break ground on the site’s new middle school wing.

The county hosted a pair of groundbreaking ceremonies to mark the beginning of the construction process of the new Riverheads Middle School and Buffalo Gap Middle School.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Back in January 2020, ground was broken on the new Rocktown High School in Harrisonburg. The construction was put on hold for 15 months during the pandemic before resuming last June. Over a year later major progress has been made and the school is on track to open in the fall of 2024.

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Monday, the school announced it began renovating JMU’s former basketball arena, the Convocation Center, into a multipurpose facility that will be home to the Dukes’ volleyball program

Crozet Elementary School is honoring construction workers bringing improvements to the school

Construction on Harrisonburg’s second high school got off the ground earlier this year and progress continues as 2022 rolls around.

Construction of the city’s second high school is proceeding on schedule, said Craig Mackail, chief operating officer for Harrisonburg City Public Schools. However, as winter approaches, construction is at the mercy of Mother Nature. But with that to be expected, construction company Nielsen Builders has built days for winter weather into the timeline for the school.

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After 15 months of being put on hold, construction started up again Wednesday morning on Harrisonburg’s Second High School.

On Tuesday, City Council approved change order No. 5 to resume the $112 million project paused by change order No. 4 in April 2020, just four months after it had begun.

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Zach Lokey’s passion for the art of buildings led him to want to become an architect. Now, he has mastered a different art — conversation.

Staunton School Board members and other school leaders took a tour of the newly renovated Staunton High School.

It was a moment years in the making and one that marked the next phase of the construction of a second high school in Harrisonburg — the actual construction phase.

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The Harrisonburg School Board voted in favor of an $87.24 million guaranteed maximum price of a new high school at Tuesday’s meeting.

Board to take final vote on the new Harrisonburg High School

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Nielsen Builders were pleased to complete construction on Sentara's new office space.

The Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community has begun an 8.2 Million project mainly aimed at its short term rehabilitation offerings.

After 16 Months and 18.7 million, extensive renovations to Pleasant Valley and Jon Wayland elementary schools are complete

Zach Lokey ’17 never thought he’d be the star of a dancing competition. Nor did he ever imagine being a top fundraiser. But thanks to his participation in Dancing with the Stars of the ’Burg, he is now both.

I’m excited to report that not only did Giving Day donors reach 1,000 gifts but Dukes also met the “Get on Board for Giving Challenge” to unlock $50,000 thanks to a generous donation from Nielsen Builders Inc.

Nielsen is starting construction on a massive upgrade for Staunton High School (old R.E. Lee High School)