GRAND RAPIDS, March 14, 2025 — Pioneer + Barton Malow, construction manager for the Acrisure Amphitheater, celebrated a major milestone with a canopy topping-off ceremony. The event marked the placement of the final steel beam for the amphitheater’s 60,000-square-foot canopy, a significant step in the two-year construction timeline. “This ceremony marks roughly the halfway point
GRAND RAPIDS, April 30, 2024 — Pro Star Aviation breaks ground on a new $12.4 million, 37,000 square-foot hangar and office facility at the Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford International Airport. The project includes a multi bay aircraft maintenance hangar with a support mezzanine in addition to a 17,000-square-foot steel-framed office structure. The hangar will serve as
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Pioneer Construction, in a joint venture with Barton Malow, has been selected to lead the construction of the Acrisure Amphitheater, a state-of-the-art 12,000-seat outdoor concert and event venue situated by the riverfront in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Progressive AE, the project’s executive architect, is finalizing the schematic designs. The construction team, project
GRAND RAPIDS, June 13, 2022 — Pioneer is currently on-site with middle school campers at the West Michigan Construction Institute during the first session of its construction summer camp. Youth campers had a chance to try rigging and hoisting steel today. “It’s great seeing young people trying out the various trades,” says Adam Gorlewski, one
GRAND RAPIDS, January 26, 2022 – President, CEO, Tim Schowalter of Pioneer Construction was recognized as the winner of the Grand Rapids Business Journal 2021 Newsmaker of the Year in the Real Estate/Construction category during a breakfast event at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. The following Pioneer projects were highlighted by the Journal: The
GRAND RAPIDS, November 4, 2021 – Officials from Third Coast Development, PK Companies, Grand Valley State University, the City of Grand Rapids, and other project partners broke ground on a $12 million, 50-unit apartment complex in the flourishing Belknap Lookout neighborhood. The development is expected to open next fall. Belknap Place is in the heart
Our friends at Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. recently shared this video on their social media channels about the recent renovation of the Van Andel Arena Plaza. It was an honor to be involved with a great team to make this possible during a very challenging time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by
Between July 7 and 20 the Grand Rapids Symphony will offer 11 free outdoor mini concerts as part of their Neighborhood Concert Series. Ensembles of musicians will perform for approximately 30 minutes in natural park settings–as far south as Wyoming and as far north as Newaygo. Pioneer Construction is a proud supporter of the Grand Rapids Symphony and
GRAND RAPIDS, June 30, 2021 – The Gerald R. Ford International Airport broke ground on a new $7.7 million operations center that will streamline and improve efficiencies for day-to-day management. Pioneer Construction is serving as the project general contractor with DLZ is serving as architect. The new facility will consolidate key teams such as operations and communications,
