We are ready for another celebration to mark a major milestone for the Century Project expansion! A Beam Signing special event will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to noon at Enloe’s Magnolia House parking lot, 1625 Magnolia Ave (at the corner of Sixth Avenue). The event will take place under a tent cover. A steel beam will be displayed for attendees to sign and will ultimately be part of the new patient tower. Enloe will recognize key contributors to the Century Project and kick off the Enloe Foundation’s New Beginning Campaign, which aims to raise $15 million for the Century Project, Planetree and scholarships. This special event will also unveil Enloe’s first public art panels project, which will be in place just across the street at Enloe’s new parking structure.

Landscaping around the Enloe Parking Structure’s landscaping was completed in September. Plants include many native species to help reduce the amount of water consumption. The irrigation system is computer-controlled and monitors air temperature, wind speed and soil moisture content to keep water use to a minimum. This is the same system that will be used throughout Enloe’s Esplanade campus. Elevator installation began in September and should be complete in November.

Concrete work continues with the final three structural pours expected to be completed by mid-October. A crane is being used to place materials in the basement. Structural steel work is expected to begin late in October and to continue through December. The new patient tower will be a reinforced-concrete and steel structure. The first three stories are made of reinforced concrete, and the fourth and fifth stories will be made of structural steel. Steel work for the 4th floor and 5th floors will begin immediately after the structural concrete jobs. In other news on the project, much headway was made with the basement electrical systems in September, and this work will continue this month