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CBP Constructors, LLC
promoted
Wes Miller from superintendent to
general superintendent.
Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell,
PC (CBM)
announced the appointment
of Keith Laudenberger, CPA, as partner.
Keith has 20 years of public accounting
experience providing services to
automotive, construction, real estate
and technology companies as well
as not-for-profit organizations and
government contractors.
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
(DHG)
named Tamara Vineyard as
the newest assurance partner for the
metro Washington DC market. Vineyard
has been with DHG since 2005 and
currently serves as a member of both the
not-for-profit and government industry
practices for the firm.
Foulger-Pratt Contracting, Inc.
has
submitted plans with the DC Zoning
Commission to redevelop the 301-331 N
Street, NE site. The site bridges the gap
between Union Market and the NOMA
district, and is adjacent to the NOMA/
Gallaudet Metro Station. At completion,
the overall project will consist of four
integrated buildings totaling 462,500
gross square feet that include 367
apartment units, 26,500 square feet of
retail, 25,400 square feet of creative office
space and a 165-room boutique hotel.
GeoStructures, Inc.
completed the
17,417 square feet of wall for the Wall in
the Woods project at Grosvenor Heights
in Bethesda, MD. Construction was
longer than a conventional highway
wall but saving the trees allowed the
forest to remain intact for the new
apartment complex.
Insurance Associates, Inc.
hired
Suzanne M. Cline as compliance officer.
Her 30 years of industry experience and
knowledge will be utilized to educate
and advise groups on the constantly-
evolving legislative requirements in
healthcare reform.
Insurance Associates, Inc.
joined forces
with Montgomery County Coalition for
the Homeless (MCCH) and adopted a
veteran. Donating necessary household
items and assisting on move-in day,
Insurance Associates employees helped
make the transition into a new home
complete for a local veteran.
Melissa Koehler
BF Joy, LLC
and The Joy Companies,
Inc. announced Melissa Koehler,
president of The Joy Companies, has also
INDUSTRY
NEWS
DID YOU KNOW...
16
%
16% of craft workers
at
ABC member companies are expected
to be lost to attrition or retirement
over the next 5 years
Sources:
ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu,
ABC Training and Workforce Development Study
and Construction Executive
7.4% predicted growth
in
nonresidential construction spending
in 2016
4.2% Year-over-year decline
in construction materials prices
(as of November)
1¢ 1¢ 1¢ 1¢
13.8% annual
increase
in educational
construction spending
(as of November)
1/3 of electricians
are
over the age of 55
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