Golden Valley Health Centers break ground for new clinic

GVHC celebrated with members of the community, local politicians, and business leaders at the ground breaking ceremony for their new Northview Clinic, designed by TETER.

The new clinic, located in Merced, will serve patients in three counties. Tony Weber, CEO of GVHC, spoke of the positive economic impact and access to quality primary health care for low income families that the new clinic will bring to the area:

“20% of the population (150,000 individuals) in the tri-county area are patients of Golden Valley Health Centers. Once Northview Clinic is completed, we will employ hundreds of people.”

Erin Sanchez, TETER Architect of Record and Project Manager for GVHC’s new building, was thrilled to be part of this momentous event and plays a crucial role in its design.

“It was a proud moment for everyone involved. To be a part of a project that benefits the community and leaves a lasting positive impression. Although TETER will have been involved with this project for only two years (design to construction), the community will enjoy its benefits and services for decades to come.”   

PG&E Lemoore Service Station, designed by TETER, is featured in The Hanford Sentinel 

Published On October 5, 2018
Written By Chelsea Shannon, Staff Reporter

LEMOORE — Pacific Gas and Electric Company has moved into its new Lemoore location.

PG&E staff showed city and county officials around the new site Thursday to let them see what the PG&E main outpost for Kings County looks like and how it will operate.

PG&E workers in Lemoore primarily serve the area around Lemoore and Coalinga. After some review, officials at PG&E determined that the city of Lemoore was experiencing more growth than Coalinga so they decided to make Lemoore the main outpost.

Denny Boyles, a spokesperson for PG&E, said the other Lemoore location, off of 19th Avenue and north of Cinnamon Drive, was difficult to maneuver with certain equipment because of the houses built around the location.

So after about a year of construction, PG&E is still getting settled in its second Lemoore location in the Lemoore Industrial Park.

Scott Rose, director of electrical operations, said that the prior Lemoore and Coalinga locations will remain semi-operational but the main outpost for the area will be the new location.

Boyles said that the company decided to invite city and county officials out to see the facility to continue their relationship.

Rose said that city and county officials were essential in getting this project done.

Lemoore Assistant City Manager Michelle Speer said that although the city is not involved with the private companies business directly, it is nice for them to know what they are doing. She said that often residents or other potential businesses will want to know what is going on and that with tours like these, city officials can know and potentially aid in the creation of community and business partnerships.

“It is important for the city to show that we are business friendly,” Speer said.

Tom Baker, the supervisor for the Lemoore-Coalinga area, said the facility meets their needs. During the tour, he showed the meeting room, office space, warehouse and other employee amenities like the break room and a wellness room.

One of the things Baker pointed was that in many of the office space rooms there were large windows that pointed out to the yard, which was important to him and other supervisors.

Habib Larijani, the project manager for PG&E, also pointed out that many of the desks were ergonomically structured so that employees can stand.

Larijani said that with the office the company wanted to have the ability for employees to communicate better which is why it has more of an open floor plan.

Baker also pointed out that the room where the tour began and ended was the storm room. He said that should a natural disaster occur, PG&E staff would be able to gather at the Lemoore location and obtain resources or the Lemoore crews would have what they need to take to an emergency if needed.

The reporter can be reached at 583-2458 or chelsea.shannon@lee.net

TETER volunteers at Animal Rescue of Fresno

TETER’s public sector team donated design, labor, and materials to Animal Rescue of Fresno (ARF), a Fresno no-kill shelter, to provide a safer place for their rescued animals. Partners and staff spent Saturday morning building a new animal shade structure, modifying an existing structure, bathing dogs, and painting a new mural.

Mindi Miller, Vice President of ARF expressed her gratitude to TETER:

“Thanks to all the hardworking employees at TETER for donating their time to help the dogs at ARF. The work TETER performed allowed us, on the very SAME DAY, to rescue eight dogs who needed us desperately. They were able to use the yard where the structure was corrected by TETER. There is no price we can put on saving dogs. From all of the volunteers and all of the dogs, thank you so much! There is no way we can show you the lift of encouragement your team gave our team by selecting us. ”

Sequoia Gateway Commerce Center, designed by TETER, is featured in The Business Journal

Published On September 17, 2018
Written By Gabriel Dillard

A South Valley commercial, mixed-use project is being proposed to provide services to motorists as well as a visitor’s center and tax revenue to Tulare County and Visalia.

The project is being proposed for the southeast corner of Caldwell Avenue and Highway 99 in Visalia.

A major part of this project will be the Valley Children’s Medical Group’s new Specialty Care Center that, once completed, will tend to about 30,000 South Valley patients each year over the next decade.

This project, The Sequoia Gateway Commerce Center, proposed by Sequoia Gateway LLC Partners Fred Ruiz and Bill Travis, will be built in phases over the next eight to 10 years. The pediatric Specialty Care Center clinic would be built first, with hotels, restaurants, retail stores, and a visitor’s center being built at full build out.

There are also plans for signals at the north and southbound highway ramps and other circulation improvements for a cost of $10.5 million.

Upon approval of an environmental impact report, construction is expected to begin on the 12-acre first phase in 2019 and new businesses and highway commercial uses might open as early as the beginning of 2020.

“We estimate that Sequoia Gateway will generate 2,300 jobs and over $17 million in tax revenue each year, to be distributed among schools, hospitals, County road maintenance, libraries and fire service,” said Stephen Peck, project planner and developer. “Analysis indicates that there is about $117 million in uncaptured highway commercial business. In its early stages, this project is expected to fill about 15 percent of that need.”

The Sequoia Gateway is located in unincorporated Tulare County, planners expect the project to be incorporated into the City of Visalia and a tax revenue sharing agreement between city and county is in the works.