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TH NATIONAL REACH A SPECIAL ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO NEW YORK CONSTRUCTION Above: Robert Scamorza (back right) and staff at the New Jersey ofﬁce. far as residential projects, we are currently working on Maxwell Place Condominiums in Hoboken. It’s quite a large parcel.” New Jersey’s CAS has worked on everything from a Network operations center in Bedminister to various buildings for AT&T. The Hospital at the University of Medicine and Dentistry (UMDNJ) in Newark, for example, is a 200,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility and a collaborative architectural feat. Its nine-story cancer center is a bold, futuristic statement at the highest point of the city. The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City and its sister hotel, the Water Club, are two more of CAS’s accomplishments. A 2,000-room luxury mega-casino, its 2003 opening made its mark as the ﬁrst new hotel property in Atlantic City in 13 years. Luxury accommodation includes a 161,000-square-foot casino ﬂoor and a 54,000-square-foot spa. CAS New Jersey is currently ﬁnishing the Trump’s Chairman Tower in Atlantic City, a $225 million luxury masterpiece and a magniﬁcent landmark. A streamlined and contemporary resort, it sits on 17 acres of prime ocean-front real estate and has 782 guest rooms with ocean and bay views. Presently, CAS is working on the new Revel Casino & Hotel in Atlantic City. “The CAS team is involved in many exciting projects,” says Scamorza. “CAS operates a very strong business in this area.” LAS VEGAS Staff at the Component West ofﬁce in Las Vegas. Above: Richard Unger and staff at the Washington, DC ofﬁce. WASHINGTON, DC The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center facility brings together international, federal, state and regional trade resources to convey the United States’ recognition of the importance of trade in linking countries and communities. It also brought CAS to Washington, DC. CAS Vice President and Regional Manager Richard Unger opened the DC ofﬁce for CAS. Since then, Unger says CAS has been involved in a number of sizable projects including Washington DC Convention Center, Washington Nationals Stadium and the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center. “We’re currently working on an addition to the University of Maryland football stadium,” Unger adds, explaining the project involves interiors on suites and clubs and ceilings and exterior wall framing. CAS has also recently completed work at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a non-proﬁt medical research organization that ranks as one of the nation’s largest philanthropies and plays a powerful role in advancing biomedical research and science education in the United States. The Washington ofﬁce was also the ﬁrst to implement the CAS Mentor-Protégé Program, an effort tied closely to work with the Federal Base Realignment and Closure program. Unger also notes CAS is the largest union wall and ceiling contractor in the Washington area. The ofﬁce serves Maryland and Virginia in addition to the Washington, DC area. NEW JERSEY Since its inception in 1998, the New Jersey branch of CAS has extended its geographic reach into New Jersey and Delaware. Its staff works diligently on their projects, which range from hotels and commercial projects to government buildings. “Many of our properties in Atlantic City are hotel-driven,” says Vice President and Regional Manager Robert Scamorza. “As 7

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