LANCASTER, PA—High Construction Company was awarded a $4.4 million contract by J.C. Penney Properties Inc., to build a 99,000-square-foot JCPenney department store at the intersection of Interstate 283 and Lindle Road in Harrisburg, Pa.

The JCPenney store will serve as an anchor to the High Pointe Commons shopping center, also under construction by High Construction.

Construction of the JCPenney store began in December 2005 and will wrap up this summer. Deron Henise is serving as senior project manager and Rick Neidlinger is serving as project superintendent.

Founded in 1978, High Construction Company provides design-build, general contracting, and construction management services throughout the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. High Construction specializes in the commercial, manufacturing, processing, distribution, education, hospitality, retail, and health care markets. The family-owned business is headquartered in Lancaster, Pa., and employs over 75 professionals. High Construction is an affiliate of High Real Estate Group, which also includes Greenfield Architects Ltd., High Associates Ltd., High Investors Ltd., and High Hotels, Ltd. For more information about High Construction, call (717) 291-2276 or visit www.HighConstruction.com.

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