It’s not every day that construction workers get serenaded by a live band while a crowd of VIPs admires their work.
But that was the scene at the topping out ceremony for USC Village, the $700 million r
etail-residential complex being built on the former University Village site.
About 200 guests – including university officials and friends, local dignitaries and construction partners – joined the USC Village crews today to watch the raising of the ceremonial final beam as well as the eye-catching spire that is one of the project’s signature elements. But the day belonged to the construction workers who have worked tirelessly to keep the project on time and under budget.
“Today we pause to honor your tireless labor and pause to salute your selfless commitment,” USC President C. L. Max Nikias said. “We pause to say ‘thank you. ”
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