The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum is located in Colorado Springs – America’s Olympic City – and is recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee as the official showcase of Team USA.

Last month, GE Johnson and Peak Custom Fabrication crews erected and installed the highest steel beam on the Pikes Peak Summit Complex. Per tradition, the beam was flanked by the American and Colorado state flags.

From the time of award, GE Johnson, the project team and I have understood the significance of building the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum as it will honor the very best: our nation’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

The story Jim Johnson uses to illustrate the dangers of alcohol and drug problems on a construction site is made up, but that doesn’t make the takeaway any less true or powerful. Imagine a crane operator moving tons of steel on a construction site after spending a restless night with his wife worrying about their…

The Prism building, which was designed by Davis Partnership Architect, is a nine-story, core-and-shell office building development being led by Shea Properties. The office building of more than 100,000 square feet completes the build-out of the block between 17th and 18th streets, along Curtis Street, and is directly adjacent to The Quincy.

GE Johnson Construction Co., along with the U.S. Olympic Museum and Hall of Fame board of directors, staff, construction team, project partners, stakeholders, donors and community members, celebrated a construction milestone with the ceremonial placement of the last structural steel beam in the exhibit portion of the museum. 

Affable and understated, Peter Culshaw is a hands-on leader who understands why there is no “I” in team. As executive vice president of Shea Properties, he oversees more than 2 million square feet of commercial space along with roughly 2,000 apartment homes in Colorado.

GE Johnson Construction Co. recently topped out two health care projects: Children’s Hospital Colorado’s newest pediatric hospital in Colorado Springs as well as an expansion of University of Colorado Health’s Memorial Hospital North in Colorado Springs.