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been named chief executive officer of
The Joy Companies. Additional newly-
appointed officers include:
Kevin Joy: vice president-
The Joy Companies, Inc.
Joe Shelton: vice president of
construction, sustained division-
BF Joy, LLC
Manhattan Construction Company
has begun renovation work as well as
new construction on the 67,000-square-
foot Patterson Mansion project located
in DC’s Dupont Circle. The Patterson
Mansion, a historic Neoclassical-style
mansion, will be converted into 93 fully-
furnished, luxury studios. Manhattan
Construction is providing pre-
construction and construction
management services for the building
owners and joint developers.
Miller & Long Co., Inc.’s
Chairman
John McMahon received the Emeritus
Business Leader of the Year award at
the Montgomery County Chamber of
Commerce (MCCC) Business Awards
Dinner celebrating McMahon’s
innovation, achievement and
commitment to the community.
M. Luis Construction Co., Inc.
owners Cidalia Luis-Akbar and Natalia
Luis were named the Montgomery
County Chamber of Commerce (MCCC)
Small Business Leaders of the Year.
M. Luis Construction Co., Inc. is a leader
in their field as the only woman- and
minority-owned asphalt construction
company in the United States.
Pype Inc.
was chosen by Coakley &
Williams Construction, Inc. to streamline
project startup and closeout business
processes for the seven projects in the
metro Washington area.
Linda Rabbitt
Linda Rabbitt, founder, chairman
and CEO,
rand* construction
corporation
, has been selected
for membership in the Horatio Alger
Association of Distinguished Americans,
Inc., a nonprofit educational organization
honoring the achievements of
outstanding individuals and encouraging
youth to pursue their dreams through
higher education. She joins 12 other
accomplished business and civic leaders
from across North America in receiving
this honor in 2016.
Ruppert Landscape
was awarded the
2016 Future 50 Award by Washington
SmartCEO. The awards program
recognizes the region’s 50 fastest-
growing mid-sized companies and 10
small Emerging Growth companies that
have experienced outsized growth based
on a combined three-year average of
revenue and employee growth. These
companies represent the future of the
region’s economy and embody the
entrepreneurial spirit critical for
leadership and success.
Tom Barry
Ruppert Landscape
named Tom
Barry as the new vice president of their
landscape management division. Barry
joined the company in late 2014 as chief
financial officer.
Ruppert Landscape’s
Rich Schubach
has retired from the position of branch
manager at the Maryland landscape
construction branch. Schubach joined
the company in 1982 as a crewman in
the landscape construction division and
has since held many different positions,
including foreman, nursery manager,
landscape purchasing agent, director
of landscape operations and, most
recently, branch manager. Mike Felts has
been promoted to branch manager and
worked side-by-side with Schubach to
transition into his new role and respon-
sibilities.
Ruppert Landscape
announced the
following promotions and new hires:
Promotions:
Sean Davitt to operations manager,
Maryland landscape construction branch
Camden Kent to project manager,
Maryland landscape construction branch
Jack Hendrickson to area manager,
DC landscape management branch
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