Jun 02, 2010

St. Cloud Window

R. Kumar Grover was appointed independent sales representative for St. Cloud Window products in Washington and Oregon. Grover has more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry and holds master's degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering and industrial design from the University of London. St. Cloud Window, based in St. Cloud, Minn., makes aluminum windows and doors.

Conner Development Co.

Enterprise Washington and The Business Institute of Washington presented William Conner, founder of Conner Development Co., with the Business Leadership Star Award for helping improve the health of Washington state's business community. Conner, who started his construction company almost 50 years ago, has worked with professional peers to help them understand the importance of being politically active, according to Enterprise Washington and the institute, which are nonprofit, nonpartisan groups.

CMAA Pacific Northwest Chapter

The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America recently awarded $1,500 Jerry Page Laford Memorial Scholarships to Amy Monson of the University of Washington, Kathy Damskov of Washington State University and Benjamin Tompkins of Umpqua Community College, who is transferring to Oregon State University. Each student maintained high grades while staying active in scholastic and community associations.

Greenberry Industrial

Greenberry Industrial has logged 2 million consecutive work hours over five years without a lost-time injury accident. The company attributes its record to a top-down safety culture and proactive accident prevention. It is a full-service industrial general contractor and fabricator with offices in Burlington, Portland, Corvallis, Ore., and Ontario, Calif.

Snyder Roofing of Washington

Snyder Roofing of Washington, based in Snohomish, was recognized as a Partner in Quality by Firestone Building Products based on its 2009 repair incidents. Each year Firestone presents the award to contractors who have achieved the highest levels of roofing quality. Snyder has 1.6 million square feet of Firestone roofs under warranty and carries a quality incidence rating of 1.24.

NUCA

The National Utility Contractors Association recently honored Representative Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat, with the We Dig America Award. The award is presented to a non-NUCA member who has made a significant contribution to the association and the underground utility construction industry as a whole. Blumenauer was chosen for “his outstanding leadership to initiate and establish an enduring national source of financing dedicated to the improvement of America's vital water and wastewater infrastructure.”

May 25, 2010

Abbott Construction

John W. Akre joined Abbott Construction as senior estimator, Matt Beecher was promoted to superintendent and Don May retired after 26 years with the company. Akre has more than 25 years of commercial construction experience and is LEED accredited. He previously worked for Opus Northwest as a senior project manager. Beecher joined Abbott in 1993 as a laborer and has worked his way up. May spent most of his tenure as a superintendent overseeing various Tacoma General Hospital projects.

ABC of Western Washington

Kim Trautman was promoted to member services manager at the Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington. Trautman has been with association since 2007, supporting the vice president of membership. She also manages the member discount program, membership renewal and retention; supports the membership council and annual membership directory; and is the staff lead for the ABC Diversity Committee and ABC Green Council. She previously was a broker relations manager for the American Brokers Conduit and holds a bachelor's degree from Seattle Pacific University.

Skanska

Skanska promoted Kathleen Corrigan to schedule manager in the Seattle office. Corrigan had been a project scheduler since joining the company in 2005 and has 20 years of construction industry experience, including 10 in project scheduling. She holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Washington State University and a master's degree in construction management from the University of California, Berkeley.

Valley Electric

Jeret Garcia was promoted to general manager at Valley Electric. Garcia has been with the company for nine years, serving as chief estimator and department manager. In his new role, Garcia is responsible for all daily operations, including project procurement and implementation, as well as staff management. Andy Ward, the former general manager, is remaining active in the company as CEO.

Snyder Roofing of Washington

Snyder Roofing of Washington hired Tom Shannon as project manager/estimator and Brian Field as project manager. Shannon has more than 23 years of roofing and construction experience, ranging from field work to project management. He is a certified Celotex Inspector and certified Quality Control Roof Inspector. Field has more than 10 years of roofing and construction experience, including estimating, project engineering and project management. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Washington State University. Snyder's Washington operations are based in Snohomish.

Rosendin Electric

Rosendin Electric hired Brian Ruffner as business development manager for its Portland office. Ruffner previously held a similar role at Red's Electric Co. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Warner Pacific College. Rosendin is based in San Jose, Calif.

Foushée and Associates

Bellevue's Foushée and Associates won Eastside Business of the Year from the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce. The firm was cited for its performance, history of revenue growth, strength of leadership team, ability to seize new market opportunities, adaptability to challenging economic conditions, and development of unique partnerships with the community.

Rushforth

Tacoma-based Rushforth Construction won a 2010 Community Service Award from the Association of Washington Business. The awards recognize AWB members for projects that support education, youth organizations, volunteerism, community beautification, community organizations that help people in need, and programs that mobilize people. Rushforth's golf tournament last year raised more than $40,000 for the Salvation Army, Tacoma Goodwill Industries, Tacoma-Pierce County YMCA and Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. Rushforth is a wholly owned subsidiary of Adolfson & Peterson Construction.

MacKay & Sposito

MacKay & Sposito received honorable mention at the recent Corporations for Communities award ceremony at Secretary of State Sam Reed's office in Olympia. The program was launched last year to recognize companies with a commitment to corporate giving, a drive to improve local and regional social conditions, and/or a culture of giving within their organizations. The engineering, design and construction services firm has offices in Vancouver, Kennewick, Salt Lake City, and Wilsonville and Bend, Ore.