ADVANCING WATER - Garney Construction

ADVANCING WATER
NEWSLETTER
SPRING 2016
FEATURE ARTICLE:
A TIME TO CELEBRATE: 55-YEARS AND THE 2016 FIELD MANAGERS WORKSHOP
by Jordan Wilcosky
A STRONG FOUNDATION BUILDS A STRONG CULTURE
On Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, Garney Construction’s
employee-owners gathered at the Gaylord Palms resort in
Orlando, Florida, for the Field Managers Workshop (FMW).
The FMW, an annual meeting of Garney’s salaried and office
personnel, is a celebration of Garney’s culture and people.
As Garney Construction approaches its 55-year anniversary,
it’s a great time to pause, take a step back and review our
history and how we came to be the 100% employee owned
construction company that we celebrate every year at the
FMW.
The story of Garney
Construction begins
in December of 1961.
Charles Garney founded
Garney Construction in
1961 after working for
his father’s Kansas City
plumbing company for
five years. Instead of
focusing on residential
business like his father,
Charles Garney incorporated Garney
Companies on Deceber 27, 1961.
Charles ventured into the
business of installing sewers and storm sewers for private
developers.
Having been taught by his
father to work hard, work
well and that service
always comes first,
Charles pushed hard for
both speed and quality in
his business endeavors.
This mentality served the
company well, and after
only two years, Garney
Construction outgrew
their first office building.
Charles looks into the trench of an early
Garney Construction project.
In 1968, at the request of satisfied customers, Garney took
on a wider range of work in addition to sewer installation,
including the installation of water lines.
By the early 1970s, Garney was among the Top 200
Mechanical Contractors in the United States, with an annual
volume of $9.1 million. In the mid-1970s, Garney ventured
into markets outside of the Kansas City metro area, sending
crews to states in the South, West and Midwest.
The 1980s brought cutbacks on government spending,
delaying many public works projects. Despite the tough
economy, Garney continued to prosper, and in 1986 the ESOP
Nearly 350 employee-owners attended this year’s Field Managers Workshop in Orlando, Florida.
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was formulated and formally adopted
by the company. Garney’s Employee
Stock Ownership Plan quickly became a
defining characteristic of the company.
By the 1990s, Garney had grown to
more than 200 employee-owners. It had
further expanded its outreach to the
Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions and
looked forward to even more growth and
success.
Sewers categories.
Broken Arrow crew.
The single most pivotal year in Garney history may be 1995.
On June 30, the employee-owners purchased Charles
Garney’s remaining 40 percent of ownership of the company.
At this same time, Charles stepped down as President and
CEO, and retired from Garney Construction in 1996.
By 2010, Garney had 700 employeeowners whose diversity and expertise
made the Garney team stronger than
ever before. However, by 2011 and 2012,
Garney looked to grow and strengthen
its team further. In 2011 Garney
acquired Weaver Construction, which
strengthened the company’s position
within the alternate procurement
market. The 2012 Encore Construction acquisition helped
solidify Garney’s treatment facilities operations in the
Eastern United States.
In April 2001, Garney grew 170 employee-owners stronger
with the acquisition of Grimm Construction. Grimm’s crews
enhanced Garney’s capabilities in water treatment, pumping
and storage facilities, and had well-established offices in
Colorado and Arizona.
Today Garney Construction has 11 regional offices with
more than 1,100 employee-owners spread across the United
States. As Garney continues to grow its resources and span
its reach across the country it becomes more difficult to get
our employee-owners together in one location. However, for
more than three decades Garney’s FMW has succeeded in
bringing employee-owners together to meet and celebrate
each other’s successes. This year was no different.
In 2005 and 2006, the Engineering News Record ranked
Garney first in their Top 20 Contractors in Transmission
Lines and Aqueducts. They also placed Garney in the Top 10
in Wastewater Treatment/Desalination and Sanitary/Storm
Nearly 350 employee-owners made the trip to Orlando to
attend the FMW. On Friday afternoon, employee-owners
received the 2016 edition of the Garney 101 document (a
booklet outlining Garney’s culture), opened their 2015 ESOP
Steve Ford (right) accepts his Spirit &
Dedication Award from Mike Heitmann.
Angela Kearney, winner of the
ESOP Ambassador Award.
Steve Ford poses with the newly designed Garney “G” rings that are given to
employee-owners with 20 or more years of service.
Representatives from Ferguson Enterprises, including Tom Fieweger, Shawn Rae, and
Greg Dill, pose with Mike Gardner after accepting the Team Garney Award.
SPIRIT & DEDICATION AWARD
Steve Ford
TEAM GARNEY AWARD
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
ESOP AMBASSADOR AWARD
Roger Dell (left) accepts his award for
Best Excavator Operator.
Jeff Seal (left), winner of the
Community Service Award.
ESOP MAN AWARDS
BEST EXCAVATOR OPERATOR: ROGER DELL
BEST LOADER OPERATOR: FRANK YRIARTE
BEST PIPE LAYER: TEOFILO BINUELO
BEST LABORER: JOSEPH LOGAN
BEST CARPENTER: RAUL BALLESTROS
BEST MECHANICAL CRAFTS PERSON: MARGARITO COMPEAN
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: JAVIER HERNANDEZ
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: JEFF SEAL
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Brandon Blevins (center), accepts his
Safety Award.
Chad Markley (center), accepts his
Safety Award.
SAFETY AWARDS
East Hourly: Vasel Abazajian
East Salary: Brandon Blevins
Central Hourly: Matt McCann
Central Salary: Chad Markley
West Hourly: Dustin Cronin
West Salary: Ubaldo “Wally” Esparza
Matt Reaves (right), winner of the
MVP Plant Project Manager Award.
Gary Goff (left), winner of the
MVP Pipe Superintendent Award.
Tim Diamond (left), winner of the
MVP Plant Superintendent Award.
Kevin Griffin (left), winner of the
MVP Pipe Superintendent Award.
Angela Kearney
MVP AWARDS
Project Manager-Plant: Matt Reaves
Project Manager-Pipe: Gary Goff
Superintendent-Plant: Tim Diamond
Superintendent-Pipe: Kevin Griffin
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statements while playing a rousing game of ESOP trivia, were
updated on the company’s financials, learned more about
Garney’s Vista Ridge venture, and received a political outlook
from ESCA representative, Matt Pearce, on the state of
S-Corporation ESOPs and the upcoming election.
Friday evening brought cheers and (happy) tears as Garney’s
annual awards were presented to employee-owners who
display qualities that the company was founded upon, such
as dedication to safety, quality, leadership and service to the
company and community.
Saturday morning was dedicated to Garney’s number
one goal: SAFETY. After warming up with “stretch and
flex,” employee-owners attended sessions on silica dust
monitoring and medical management, before wrapping up
the FMW with keynote speaker, Dr. Isabel Perry, also known
as The Safety Doctor. Dr. Perry spoke to employee-owners
about the importance of safety in their personal lives as well
as on the job site.
With more than three decades of FMWs in the books, we
look forward to carrying on the tradition in the coming years.
Cheers to a great 2016 and we look forward to next year’s
FMW in Kansas City!
10-year service award recipients who were present at the FMW pose with the Officers on stage.
5-year service award recipients who were present at the FMW.
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SERVICE AWARDS
20 YEARS
Chris Roberts
Dee Sander
Jose Alvarez
15 YEARS
Mike Waterworth
10 YEARS
Alan Bolich
Alejandro Duran
Artemio Mata-Perez
Chance Galentin
Charlie Woody
Danny Servan
Diomedis Avila Navarro
Eleazar Castro
Eric Henderson
Francisco Javier Ramirez Jr.
Guillermo Mojica
Jeff Seal
Kenneth Troy Patterson
Lee Curtis
Mike Hall
10 YEARS (CONT.)
Nathan Lopez
Ricardo Lopez
Sally Miller
Sean Bryson
Shane O’Brien
Steven G. Mertz
Terry Miller
5 YEARS
Chester Rigsby
Dennis Van Auken
Eduardo Villegas Orozco
Jacob Gabbard
Johnnie Ornelas
Johnny Bunch
Joshua Dunn
Neal Timmons
Oscar Jurado
Printess Giles
Ronald Johnson
Steve Dunlap
Travis Wood
Tyler Boehning
Everyone gathered at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida, to celebrate Garney’s successes of 2015.
Mike Heitmann a.k.a. “El Jefe” watches the video
“When the CEO is away” for the first time.
Tony Kempf, fearless leader and emcee
of the event.
The IT guys (minus Kipp Connell) holding down the fort during registration:
Brandon DeBruce, Dave King, Tim Vallejos, and Mike Parker.
Left to right: Liz Strickland, Dee Sander, Jere Wujcik, Jordan Wilcosky, Beth
Gardner, and Laurie Grace all help out during registration.
Old friends gather, and new friendships are forged during the FMW.
California Girls. Pam Littlejohn and Diana Kennedy pose with mini ESOP Man
at the selfie station.
Wake up! Stretch & Flex first thing on Saturday morning.
SAFETY AWARDS
Chris Roberts (left), 20 years of service.
Dee Sander (left), 20 years of service.
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DODD WATER TREATMENT PLANT
UPGRADE (DESIGN-BUILD)
EMORY CHURCH ROAD 20”
WATERLINE REPAIR
LYONS VIEW PUMP STATION AND
GRAVITY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
RECYCLED WATER
TRANSMISSION MAIN SW1B
LEFT HAND WATER DISTRICT
FIRST UTILITY DISTRICT OF KNOX COUNTY, TN
KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD
CITY OF FRESNO, CA
JOB 6206: $29.0 MILLION
JOB 3230: $0.2 MILLION
JOB 3228: $0.9 MILLION
JOB 1111: $9.3 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT MANAGER
LONGMONT, COLORADO
PROJECT MANAGER
FIELD ENGINEER
ASST. PROJECT MANAGERS
CREW LEADERS
Keith Hinds
Beau Javernick
Stephen Hagy
SUPERINTENDENTS
Wes Conaway
Chuck Krier
Jeff Dickhausen
Tommy Barth
Raul Ballesteros, Tobias
Felix, Manuel Bencomo, Ken
Margetts, Francisco Guevara,
Cody Roberson, Vince Torres,
Daniel Reckenwald
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
PROJECT MANAGERS
Zack Bloomfield
John Myhr
SUPERINTENDENTS
Rob Grant
Brandon Butler
CREW
Will Evans, Landon McMillan,
Tony Lamb, Ramar Hawkins,
Jonathan Evans, Rudy Rangel,
Ascencion Mendoza, Robert
Adkins, James Woodard
PROJECT ENGINEER
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
Zack Bloomfield
SUPERINTENDENT
Rob Grant
CREW
Will Evans, Tony Lamb,
Landon McMillan, Ramar
Hawkins
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
Tyler Bain
SUPERINTENDENT
Doug Bradshaw
CREW
Kevin Glaze, Chris Wintch,
Tony Gonzalez, Art Regalado,
Mike Munson, Steve Perez,
Virgil Barber
PROJECT ENGINEER
Ben Ramsbottom
Ben Ramsbottom
PROJECT ENGINEER
Kaleb Schwab
Preparing to expose the damaged 20-inch water main and pour foundations for aerial
pipeline piers.
Completed auger bore pit.
Installing 10-inch recycled water transmission main.
Membrane crew testing completed pall system in filter.
New aerial portion of the line is installed and cast-in-place footers and piers are
completed.
Geomatting installation to protect underlying stamped concrete driveway.
20-inch EBAA Iron FLEX-TEND flexible expansion joint.
Upper level of pretreatment area in testing phase.
Installation of new pipeline and backfill is complete.
Restored landscaping after sewer line installation.
Tony Gonzalez moving shoring forward.
Submitted by Tommy Barth
Submitted by Zack Bloomfield
Submitted by Ben Ramsbottom
Submitted by Tyler Bain
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WATER RESOURCES
INTEGRATION PROGRAM: TWIN
OAKS PUMP STATION PHASE 1
DOWNTOWN WATER &
WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS
PHASE 3
WAKARUSA WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT &
CONVEYANCE CORRIDOR
AMMONIA REMOVAL
IMPROVEMENTS & BIOSOLIDS
DRYER
SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM
KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD
CITY OF LAWRENCE, KS
CITY OF ST. JOSEPH, MO
JOB 5205: $13.4 MILLION
JOB 3224: $6.1 MILLION
JOB 5211: $45.2 MILLION
JOB 4440: $51.3 MILLION
ELMENDORF, TEXAS
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Marcus Grace
PROJECT MANAGER
Justin Wilson
SUPERINTENDENTS
Joe Ross
TJ McKinney
CREW
Alfonso Grifaldo, Bo Brasher,
Brian Brasher, Caleb
Robinson, Curtis Schmid,
Jose Deleon, Juan Grifaldo,
Juan Vega, Mike Mills, Miguel
Castro, Miguel Ramirez,
Robert Murphy, Robert Garza,
Serafin Villanueva
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
PROJECT MANAGER
Zack Bloomfield
SUPERINTENDENTS
Matt Burton
Chad Englebright
PROJECT ENGINEER
Ben Ramsbottom
CREW
James Johnson, Gary
Dumont, James Babb, Brett
Keener, Cody Hundley, Robert
Caldwell, Dustin Rush, Darrly
Countiss, Gary Warknock,
Boyd Knaack, Kyle Jenkins,
Colby Rogers
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Laurie Grace
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PROJECT MANAGERS
Bart Slaymaker
Brian Schultz
Luke Messer
SUPERINTENDENTS
Pete Godin
Terry Dix
Tim Holliday
Sean Bryson
Cole Rawson
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Bryan Clark
Colby Diamond
Cody Croucher
Kirk Resseguie
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Sonya Puskas
ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI
PROJECT MANAGER
Jeff Gorman
SAFETY ENGINEER
Gracy Strouse
CREW
Luis Arvizu, Freedom Bladwin,
William Blacksmith, Starrett
Burrough, Lane Carpenter,
Matthew Cotton, Ben Dinwiddie,
Brandon Dix, Christopher Dix,
Derek Dix, Joe Dix, Kyle Hopkins,
Chris Kucan, Chase McElhaney,
Santos Madrigal, Terry Miller,
Hector Munoz, Ruben Munoz,
Michael Roberts, Anthony Sisneros,
Chris Stout, Philip Wyrick
SUPERINTENDENTS
PROJECT/FIELD ENGINEERS
Steve Harris
Jared Keating
Tim Diamond
Art Turner
Chad Markley
24-inch install on Cumberland Avenue.
Surge tanks with stainless steel air piping complete and freshly poured paving.
110-foot diameter stainless steel
clarifier installed at the Kansas River
site. This was the second of two
clarifiers to be installed at this site.
Veneer brick on the new lab addition. Interior
finishes will be complete by summer.
Improvements to the existing domestic aeration basin #3.
Henley Street 12-inch night work.
48-inch recharge lines for recharge structure.
24-inch line stop on Cumberland
Avenue.
BNR slab nearly complete. Pictured above are two slab sections left to complete on this
3,000+ cubic yard slab.
Pump station piping and electrical building in background.
Installation of 36-inch casing pipe under a railroad bridge.
Submitted by Marcus Grace
Submitted by Ben Ramsbottom
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Pump station no. 10 wall
forms. This 40-foot deep
pump station sits on 78
H-piles drive 25 to 45 feet
deep with a four-foot thick
base slab.
Submitted by Bart Slaymaker
RAS pump station improvements, including new pumps, piping, and structural
reconfiguration.
Submitted by Jeff Gorman
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LOGAN CSO INTERCEPTOR
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT
JOB 3208: $30.9 MILLION
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
PROJECT MANAGER
CREW
Gary Goff
Jordan Carrier
ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER
Ben Janson
SUPERINTENDENT
Austin Rexroat
Edgar Elias, Basil Trouten,
Gregory Brown, Jesus Ortiz,
Samuel Ortiz, Matt Stucker,
Chris West, Josh Wells,
Robert Weigel
Steve Dunlap
Preparing 60’ of 96” PCCP to be backfilled with flowable fill (CLSM).
SOUTHEAST WTP FINISHED &
RAW WATER TRANSMISSION
MAINS
EASTERN REGIONAL
WATER SUPPLY FACILITY
IMPROVEMENTS PHASE IIIA
SOUTHEAST WTP RAW WATER
INTAKE STRUCTURE
HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES
ORANGE COUNTY UTILITIES
JOB 0481: $4.1 MILLION
JOB 3216: $8.7 MILLION
JOB 0463: $13.3 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
GRANT, ALABAMA
PROJECT MANAGER
Jordan Brooking
SUPERINTENDENT
Kevin Griffin
CREW
Sammy Rangel, Felix Rivera,
Jackie Jones, Tomas Binuelo,
Chad Chadwick, Justin
Holman, Jesse Overman,
Ali Al-Hajery, Brandon Grey,
James Sullivan, Alex Wolfe,
Steven Hazelrig, Abraham
Silva, Dewayne Allison
South crew installing 48” ductile iron pipe along Highway 431.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT ENGINEER
ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER
FIELD ENGINEER
SUPERINTENDENT
CREW
Nolan Hake
Adam Corn
Drew David
Josh Quach
Jacob Gabbard
GRANT, ALABAMA
HUNTSVILLE UTILITIES
Jordan Brooking
SUPERINTENDENTS
Mike Cox
Luis Perez
PROJECT ENGINEER
Brett Ardizone
CREW
Lonnie Holder, Kenny
Davison, Terry Brown,
Domingo Vicente, Mark
Alvarez, Jose Carrillo, Amadeo
Saenz, Lorenzo Lopez, Nelson
Lopez, Florindo Lopez, Jeff
Dean, William Cole, Bryan
Olea-Aleman
Fred Penney, Jason Roman,
Michael Backman, Jose
Hernandez
LEFT: Setting the new enclosures on the existing CO2 tanks.
RIGHT: Four of the eight new sodium hydroxide pumps installed to replace the old ones.
Preparing for blasting the intake channel.
1,100 CY of rock shot 7 LF away from newly erected raw water intake wet well structure.
48” pipe running from Line “B” diversion structure to the control structure (shown) and
36” pipe running from the control structure through a tunnel bored in rock to the junction
structure.
Aerial view of the job site.
Installing 48” ductile iron pipe through 60” casing pipe under Main Drive.
LEFT: A portion of the
96” PCCP installation is
occurring parallel to a CSX
operated railway. It appears
we are racing the train to
the finish line.
RIGHT: Driving sheet piling
at Line “C” around the
control structure and the
existing CSO concrete pipe.
The sheet piling is being
used to retain the soil on
the outside of this 25’ deep
excavation.
Submitted by Ben Janson
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Installing 48” ductile iron pipe along Highway 431.
The crew finishes the 30” tie-in at GST#3.
Submitted by Jordan Brooking
Submitted by Josh Quach
ABOVE: Rodbusters installing rebar on shored slab
over raw water intake wet well.
RIGHT: Installing 16” ductile iron surge line on the
east side of the structure.
Submitted by Jordan Brooking
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AIRPORT WATER RECLAMATION
FACILITY PHASE 2 IMPROVEMENTS
STERLING BOULEVARD WATER
MAIN - PHASE 2
LINCOLN WATER SYSTEM NPDES
PERMIT - PLANT MODIFICATIONS
SECTION 14 OF THE INTEGRATED
PIPELINE PROJECT (IPL)
HERNANDO COUNTY UTILITIES
LOUDOUN WATER
CITY OF LINCOLN, NE
TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT
JOB 0469: $20.9 MILLION
JOB 3219: $4.8 MILLION
JOB 5207: $2.9 MILLION
JOB 9208: $48.1 MILLION
BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA
PROJECT MANAGER
Jason Baker
SUPERINTENDENTS
Norm Viggiano
Lee Welker
Jamie Smith
CREW
Jason Branch, Joseph Bingnear,
Brian Blanford, Ed McColgan,
German Galeas, Jay Morris, Fred
Oden, Rodney Tincher, Wayne
Tillman Jr.
PROJECT ENGINEERS
STERLING, VIRGINIA
PROJECT MANAGER
Steve Ford
SUPERINTENDENT
Andrew Kremer
CREW
Vasel Abazajian, Nathan Lopez,
Jeryd Sisneros, Jayson Lopez,
Joseph Logan, Joel Hoffman
PROJECT ENGINEER
ASHLAND, NEBRASKA
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Joey Perell
PROJECT MANAGER
Gary Bittner
CREW
Matt McCann, Alan Bolich, Casey
Sikes, Braden Sikes, Gerber
Perez, Francisco Melendez,
Bosveli Sosa
FIELD ENGINEER
Grant Tabor
Darous Allton
John Wilhoit
Will Gulledge
WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS
PROJECT MANAGER
Rob Fults
SUPERINTENDENTS
Roger Dell
Wes Woods
Chris Roberts
Chris Heffern
Bryan Muench
Blake Rabel
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Zach Steinbach
Ryan Moloney
CREW
Chris Rogers, Gregorio Pereida,
Jamie Perez Jimenez, Juan
Perez Jimeniz, Fermin Lopez,
Troy Patterson, Ricardo Perez
Jimenez, Heath Duncan, Roberto
Perez Jimenez, Nathan Elkin,
Dave Garcia, Dustin Pacheco,
Jose Alonzo, Tony Christiansen,
Bryan Roberts, Terry West,
Billy Grant, Chris Grana, Bobby
Ledbetter, Elwin Claros, Damon
Devine, Matthew Grana, Chester
Rigsby, Louie Guliano
Pipelayer, Jayson Lopez, climbs out of the box after installing a 20-foot joint of 24” DIP.
Sodium bisulfate chemical feed pump panel. There are two low flow and two high
flow feed systems to neutralize residual chlorine in the discharge from the two water
treatment plants, which was the principal purpose of the project, under the new
requirements for NPDES permit from the State of Nebraska.
Roger and crew unloading a 50-foot joint of 108” Northwest steel pipe.
Aerial taken in March 2016.
Roger and crew stripping top soil on one section of the 78,000 LF easement.
Nathan Lopez works to remove existing asphalt in order to install a joint of 24” DIP.
Sodium bisulfate bulk storage tank (right) and batching tanks (two on left). Diluted
sodium bisulfate is fed from the batch tanks for the routine discharge water, while
concentrated chemical is fed from the bulk tank for filter backwashing and mixing batch
solution.
Oxidation ditch has been filled. Installation, start-up and training of equipment have been
completed.
ABOVE: Caterpillar 390 next to
108” Northwest steel pipe.
ABOVE: Teamwork!
LEFT: Joseph Logan and Big Seal
discuss the backfill operation on Sterling
Boulevard.
Installation, start-up and training of headworks equipment has been completed.
Submitted by Rodrigo Pereira
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Submitted by Grant Tabor
RIGHT: Hand mined tunnel liner
plate bore.
Completed consolidated outfall structure. All waste discharge the plant now flows from
this outfall structure to the creek, after being treated with sodium bisulfate to remove
residual chlorine. Flex-I-Mat, concrete blocks cast onto geotextile fabric, is used for slope
protection on the steeper slopes.
Submitted by Gary Bittner
Submitted by Zach Steinbach
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CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT
SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT
PAR 1088 NORTHERN TREATMENT
PLANT (DESIGN-BUILD)
LANE CITY RESERVOIR PROJECT
APACHE JUNCTION WATER DISTRICT
METRO WASTEWATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT
JOB 5216: $38.9 MILLION
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA
JOB 6222: $9.3 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGERS
Phil Naylor
Shane O’Brien
PROJECT ENGINEER
Carl Rodgers
SUPERINTENDENTS
Ubaldo Esparza
Mario Esparza
Mike Gonzales
Jesus Rivera
BRIGHTON, COLORADO
JOB 6655: $100.3 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
Matt Wampler
WHARTON, TEXAS
LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY
PROJECT MANAGERS
PROJECT ENGINEER
Grant Harlow
Mike Froelich
Terry Gilliland
James Schmerber
METRO WATER SERVICES
SUPERINTENDENTS
Warren Henderson
John Jessey
JOB 3218: $8.3 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
Trent Roszell
Cody Schmidt
David Lustig
Juan Torres
Carey Woods
Pedro Munoz
SUPERINTENDENT
Tim Brewster
PROJECT ENGINEER
Gary Minnich
South odor control exit stacks and filters complete.
ABOVE: Cofferdam nearing completion
following welds on waler for structural
support before dewatering operations
begin.
LEFT: 50’ deep headworks
pump room complete.
Finished water pump station nearly completed.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
PROJECT ENGINEER
SUPERINTENDENTS
ADDITIONAL DISCHARGE MAIN
FROM THOMPSON LANE WATER
PUMPING STATION
BELOW: Gravity thickeners
with foul air lids.
ABOVE: Unmanned RASA micro-tunneling
machine arriving on site all the way from
Japan for the underground 60” tunnel
under Highway 65 North and South and
Highway 440 ramps East and West.
LEFT: Upon approval of the Jurisdictional
Waters, crews work mindfully at installing
cofferdam in the Colorado River.
LEFT: Installing 36” DIP into a 54” casing
pipe in a jack and bore tunnel 50’ long
under TDOT Thompson Lane highway.
BELOW: Following installation of the
turbidity curtain, crews get to work on
installing cofferdam at the vertical pump
station.
BELOW: Subcontractor SECA installing
tail shaft for added room for hydraulic jack
at the bottom of a 36’ diameter, 40’ deep
shaft.
Conveyor and press in the solids handling area.
Completed chemical tanks and containment area.
Digester dome piping is complete.
Submitted by Carl Rodgers
Submitted by Chance Galentin
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Submitted by Cody Schmidt
Submitted by Gary Minnich
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T.Z. OSBORNE WATER
RECLAMATION FACILITY UPGRADE
VAL VISTA WATER TRANSMISSION
MAIN PHASE 3 (CMAR)
CITY OF GREENSBORO, NC
CITY OF MESA, AZ
JOBS 0468 / 0472 / 0478: $53.2 MILLION
JOB 9206: $15.7 MILLION
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
PROJECT MANAGERS
Luke Cobb
Don Trujillo
Brock Southwick
SUPERINTENDENTS
Lee Curtis
Dave Dwyer
PROJECT COORDINATORS
Mary Parker
Margie Lewis
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Tim Rice
Brendon Smith
Warren Donnelly
Philip Teten
Sal Hernandez
Derek Caddis
MESA, ARIZONA
CO-OP
PROJECT MANAGER
CREW
SUPERINTENDENT
Jesse Loktis
Anthony Robinson, Armando
Cruz, CJ Kingsbury, Craig
Bay, Daniel Patterson,
David Slaughter, Dewayne
Lipscomb, Edgar Lara, Epifano
Cruz, Gustavo Luevano, Bud
Warmbrod, Hugo Ortiz, James
Garrett, Jesus Hernandez,
Jonathan Lipscomb, Jonathan
MacDonald, Jose Mendez, Jose
Pacas, Jose Ramirez, Joseph
Bay, Luis Pacas, Max Navarro,
Morris Dixon, Oswaldo Diaz,
Richard Brooks, Tonya Dwyer,
Zeferino Vazquez
Jason Jansen
Phil Werner
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Andy Hawthorne
Jeff Anson
Ron Leyvas
WEST CENTRAL BOULEVARD
GRAVITY SEWER, ROADWAY,
UTILITY, AND STREETSCAPE
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
CREW
Victor Diaz, Tim Gomez, Eric
Edwards, Vicente Govea, Jose
Diaz, Abel Espinoza, Robert
Rogers, Jesus Tapia, Ty Babb,
Raymond Longoria, Johnny
Ortega, Jorge Sotelo
CITY OF ORLANDO, FL
Dan Smolik
SUPERINTENDENTS
Steve Mertz
Will Woody
WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
DENVER WATER
JOB 6664: $12.7 MILLION
JOB 2226: $4.2 MILLION
PROJECT MANAGER
ASHLAND RESERVOIR TANK
REPLACEMENTS
PROJECT MANAGER
CIVIL SUPERINTENDENT
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Mike Moore
CREW
Steven Mertz, Tim Burrage,
Ricky Lopez, Derek Brinkerhoff,
Danny Jackson, Paul Dutton,
Chris Howell, Roosevelt
Singleton, Dave Thomas
Brad Juracek
Jose Castro
Heidi Haberkorn
PROJECT ENGINEER
Ethan Tramp
28’ tall deck shoring for section 10 MG tank.
Submitted by Mike Moore
5 MG CONCRETE FINISHED
WATER STORAGE TANK
Crew in front of the first delivery of 48” pipe for Phase 3.
GREELEY, COLORADO
CITY OF GREELEY, CO
JOB 6231: $4.2 MILLION
Setting block outs for a wall pour.
Derek Brinkerhoff and Danny Jackson
tightening a boot on 21” PVC installed into
an existing manhole.
Caterpillar 390F digging a set.
Laying 21” PVC at 14’ of depth with a 15’
high 8-lane overpass right above.
PROJECT MANAGER
PROJECT ENGINEER
SUPERINTENDENT
PROJECT COORDINATOR
Mike Moore
Juan Campbell
Installation operations in the brisk Arizona morning.
Neil Bonham
Heidi Haberkorn
Completing the last tie-in for job 0468.
Steve Mertz demolishing an existing manhole during a weekend the City allowed us to
close a busy intersection.
Pouring the third clarifier slab.
Installation on pipe through tight city quarters.
The trackhoe spent several weeks under the I-4 overpass and can finally operate freely.
Submitted by Brendon Smith
Submitted by Ron Leyvas
Submitted by Ethan Tramp
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660 CY post-tensioned slab placement.
Submitted by Mike Moore
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EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
GARNEY UNIVERSITY ONLINE TRAINING CENTER
MARCH TRAINING MADNESS
Congratulations to those of you who participated in
GarneyU’s March Training Madness competition!
The inaugural competition (inspired by the NCAA
Basketball Championship) was a success with nearly
1,900 courses completed. Participants received points
for completing courses and creating videos during
the month of March, and the participants with the
most points at the end of the month were named the
Training Champions.
CONGRATS TO OUR TRAINING CHAMPIONS!
Field Management - Joey Perell
Administrative - Dina Oliphant
While March Training Madness may have come to a
close, do not forget to visit the Online Training Center
for online training opportunities. We are constantly
adding new courses to the system for your training
pleasure, including Garney-specific courses such as
the Water 101 series that we are rolling out over the
next few months. Part 1 of the series, Water 101 –
From Source to Tap and Back, is available now.
For a more comprehensive look at the new courses
added to GarneyU’s Online Training Center, check out
the monthly Training Timeout emails sent out by the
Employee Development Council.
FINALISTS:
Anthony Myers
Kyle Puskas
Neil Bonham
Shanene Whiteside
Michelle Presko
Sheila Malone
Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
Email the employee development staff at
employeedevelopment@garney.com.
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
GARNEY EMPLOYEE-OWNERS INSTALL WATER PIPELINE FOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VILLAGE
In January 2016, several Garney employee-owners
traveled to the Dominican Republic to help install
12,000 LF of PVC waterline and 200 new spigots
throughout Villa Aleman, bringing clean water to 1,500
people. Villa Aleman had no potable water source
and many residents were relying on rainfall collection
or contaminated shallow aquifers for their water
supply. In partnership with The Living Water Project
and Knox ProCorps, Ben Ramsbottom, Clay Greene,
Gary Minnich, and Jeff Seal installed the ½-inch to
4-inch waterline in connection to a new deep well.
Garney worked closely with the community and newly
established Villa Aleman Water Committee. They
helped install more than 2,000 LF of pipe by hand each
day. Garney employee-owners donated the pipe and
provided the necessary tools and parts for the Water
Committee to maintain their system for the future.
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ZACK BLOOMFIELD HONORED AT EKU
During Eastern Kentucky University’s 2016
Construction Management Banquet on April 21,
Zack Bloomfield was honored as the distinguished
alumni. His speech highlighted the opportunities
that EKU and Garney have given him over the past
decade; it was well deserved recognition.
Zack started in construction in 2000 as a laborer
on a paving crew. Over the next six years, he
worked his way through the trades on many
types of pipe projects. In 2006, he began pursuing
his degree from EKU and
graduated in the Spring of
2009, joining Garney shortly
after in June 2009. Zack is
currently a Project Manager
responsible for the east
Tennessee region. The EKU
Construction Management
program is proud to have
Zack as an alumni.
FORMER GARNEY PRESIDENT
SUPPORTS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
In June 2015, Children’s Mercy established
the Brendan Tripp Elam Transplant Center.
The Center’s work is supported through a
philanthropic gift from Brendan’s family,
including Montie Tripp, former Garney
President, and current board member. In
December
2012,
Brendan
received
a liver
transplant
at Children’s
Mercy when
he was just
10 years old.
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EMPLOYEE-OWNER SPOTLIGHT
FAMILY CORNER
GIL & ALICE DURAN
Gil and Alice Duran recently concluded their Garney careers
after the successful completion of a project for Westar
Energy in Lawrence, Kansas. Gil joined Garney in April 1980
on Garney’s second project in the Denver metro area. He
was one of the first local hires to help supplement the crews
that had come from Garney’s home base in Kansas City,
Missouri. Over the next several years, the crews working in
Colorado made the transition to a complete Colorado-based
workforce.
As Gil’s career progressed, he moved into key leadership
roles in his crew, eventually becoming a Superintendent.
In his role as Superintendent, he and his crew built some
of Garney’s largest and most successful large diameter
waterline projects as far east as Virginia, as far south as
Texas, and as far north as Michigan.
In October 2007, Gil’s wife Alice joined the crew filling a
variety of important roles, most notably in the area of safety.
For many, Alice served as the “crew mom” while the crew
members were working long hours away from their families.
This role was vital as it helped keep everyone safe and
morale high.
Gil and Alice are high school sweethearts and call the
town of Antonito, Colorado, home. Antonito is a town with a
population of less than 1,000 in Colorado’s San Luis Valley.
Over the years, more than 30 Antonito locals have enjoyed
the experience of employee ownership at Garney. Several
of these men are now growing their own careers with the
company.
Congratulations to Clinton Gust and his
wife, Ronianne, who welcomed baby boy, Kai
Aleksander, on January 15, 2016. He weighed
in at 8 lbs, 8 oz and was 20 inches long.
Matthew and Christina Baker
welcomed their second
daughter, Charlotte Rose, on
February 8, 2016.
Congratulations to Matt and Amy
Reaves on the birth of their baby boy,
Duke Cavanaugh, who was born on
February 26, 2016. Duke weighed 5
lbs and was 18.25 inches long.
In retirement, Gil and Alice plan to split their time between
their home and cabin in Antonito and a second home in
the Denver area. In May 2016, they will become first time
grandparents to a baby girl, and are both anxiously awaiting
her arrival.
Gil and Alice are awesome examples of Garney’s goals
and philosophies put into action, and their contributions to
Garney’s success over the last 36 years will leave a lasting
legacy. All employee-owners owe them a debt of gratitude for
the strong foundation they helped to build, and we wish them
good health and happiness in the years to come!
YOURAL WINEGEART RETIRES
We would like to wish employee-owner
Youral Winegeart a wonderful retirement
after 21 years of dedication to Garney. To
celebrate, friends and family gathered at
Bro’s Cajun restaurant in Nashville (a nod
to Youral’s Louisiana roots!)
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Left to right: Gary Goff, the Winegeart family including George, Levi,
Jennifer, Youral and Amy, Jeff Seal, Mike Heitmann, Rob Grant, Steve
Ford, Tim Brewster, Jennifer Hopps, Marissa Vona, and Alex Wolfe.
Jacob and Sarah Gabbard hold their baby boy, Elias Ames,
who was born on March 2, 2016. Elias weighed 8lbs,11oz
and 20 inches long.
Trent Roszell and his wife, Liz, welcomed their new son,
Nolan, on April 14, 2016 at 3:03 AM in Nashville.
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ESOP MAN
ESOP COMMITTEE UPDATE
401(K) - TARGET DATE FUNDS
Over 85% of all of our employee-owners have their 401(k) accounts invested in a Target Date Fund (TDF). So, what is a
TDF and why are they so popular?
A Target Date Fund is also known as a lifecycle or age-based fund designed to provide a simple investment solution
through a portfolio whose asset allocation mix becomes more conservative as the target date (retirement age)
approaches. So, if you are young and many years from retirement, a TDF is going to be more aggressive and have
higher risk assets with anticipated higher growth rewards. As you get closer to retirement, the fund will change the
asset mix to become more conservative to reduce the risk and preserve the account.
The TDF is a popular investment model for many EOs with Garney, and nationwide, because they offer a lifelong
managed investment strategy that should be appropriate for you over time. They do not offer a guaranteed return, but
offer a convenient multi-asset retirement savings strategy through a single outcome-oriented fund.
The graph below is a great example of how they work.
ACTUALIZACION DEL COMITE DE ESOP
401(K) - FONDO CON FECHA OBJETIVA
Más del 85% de todos nuestros empleados-propietarios tienen sus cuentas 401(k) invertidas en un Fondo con Fecha
Objetiva (TDF). Entonces, ¿qué es una TDF y por qué son tan populares?
Un Fondo con Fecha Objetiva también se conoce como ciclo de vida o fondo basado en su edad, diseñado para
proporcionar una solución simple de inversión a través de una cartera cuya mezcla de asignación de activos se
vuelve más conservadora cuando la fecha límite se acerca (la edad de jubilación). Por lo tanto, si usted es joven y con
muchos años por delante para su retiro, una TDF va a ser más agresiva y cuenta con activos de mayor riesgo con
recompensas esperadas de crecimiento más altas. A medida que se acerca a la jubilación, el fondo va a cambiar la
combinación de activos para ser más
conservador para reducir el riesgo y
preservar la cuenta.
La TDF es un modelo de inversión popular
para muchos de empleados-propietarios
de Garney y en todo el país, ya que ofrece
una estrategia de inversión administrada
de por vida y que es adecuada para
usted en el tiempo. No ofrecen una
rentabilidad garantizada, pero si ofrecen
una estrategia de ahorro para el retiro de
activos múltiples conveniente a través de
un fondo único orientado a los resultados.
ESOP MAN,
HOMBRE ESOP,
I have worked here now for four months
and I keep hearing you talk about this
ESOP and how great it is. When will I get
a chance to learn more about this?
He trabajado aqui por 4 meses ya y sigo
escuchandote hablar sobre el ESOP
y tan bueno es. Cuando voy a tener la
oportunidad de saber mas acerca de esto?
— EAGER TO LEARN
— ANSIOSO POR APRENDER
DEAR EAGER:
ESTIMADO ANSIOSO:
The ESOP, while a fantastic benefit, can be a bit complex
at times. I would encourage you to visit with any member
of the ESOP Committee (Tony, Steve, Matt, Greg, Tom) or
any of the longer tenured employee-owners on your job.
El ESOP, a parte de ser un beneficio fantástico, puede ser un
poco complejo a veces. Les invito a conversar con cualquier
miembro del Comité del ESOP (Tony, Steve, Matt, Greg, Tom)
o cualquiera de los empleados-dueños ya miembros en el
trabajo.
In addition to visiting directly with any of the other
employee-owners (EOs), the ESOP Committee along with
others from the Benefits Team and Officer Team will be
coming around to your job site (or regional office) in May
or June to give an ESOP and Benefits presentation and
give you a chance to ask additional questions at that time.
It is important to me that we have all of our EOs
understand this great benefit as best they can so that
they can go out and recruit other employee-owners to
Garney Construction. Keep working hard and I’ll work to
secure your retirement.
Write me, and I’ll do my best
to answer your questions.
Además de conversar directamente con cualquier otra
organizacion de empleadores, el Comités del ESOP o el
Equipo Oficial de Beneficios y personas va a venir alrededor
de tu lugar de trabajo (o la oficina regional) en Mayo o Junio
para dar una presentación del ESOP y sus beneficios, ellos te
darán la oportunidad de hacer preguntas adicionales en ese
momento.
Es importante para mí que todos nuestros EmpleadosPropietarios entiendan este gran beneficio lo mejor
que pueden para que asi puedan salir y reclutar a otros
empleados-propietarios de Garney Construction. Sigan
trabajando duro y yo voy a trabajar para asegurar su
jubilación.
This column acts as a forum for employee-owners to get their
questions answered by ESOP Man. Think of it as Garney’s version of
“Dear Abby.” Oftentimes, employee-owners have the same burning
questions; this column gives you an opportunity to submit questions
anonymously, directly to ESOP Man. If you have questions you’d like
El siguiente gráfico es un gran ejemplo de
cómo funcionan.
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to submit for future issues, please email esopman@garney.com.
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RECYCLING INITIATIVE
WHY IS RECYCLING IMPORTANT?
A recent initiative at Garney is to become a
leader in recycling on our projects throughout
the Midwest. Recycling is important because raw
materials are in constant demand. As the world
grows, these demands and consuming levels
grow. By recycling, we help meet these demands
and conserve natural resources. Another reason
recycling is important is that it lessens the amount
of materials placed in landfills, which in turn
creates more sanitary communities. Thank you
Garney employee-owners for taking to heart the
company objective of “service to our customers
and the community” by recycling!
A recycling station is set up on both project sites
to encourage employee-owners to reduce waste
on site. Plastic, glass, paper, aluminum, tin, steel,
and scrap metal are all being recycled.
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The focus of the Quality Control (QC) Council is to
find ways to improve quality, safety, production, and
efficiency. Part of this objective involves the new
“Best Ideas Contest” introduced at the end of 2015.
This contest is to encourage ideas for continuous
improvement from the field hourly employee-owners.
The QC Council would like to announce this quarter’s
winners of the contest and the titles of their ideas.
Congratulations to the following winners of a $250
Visa gift card:
Chad Markley: “Combing Wall Pours with Deck”
John Sedbrook: “Flagging for Overhead Power”
Kenston Hodge: “Dozer Drag”
In recent months, Garney has implemented a
recycling program on two project sites: Lane
City Reservoir Project in Wharton, Texas (5216)
and Wakarusa Wastewater Treatment Plant &
Conveyance Corridor in Lawrence Kansas (5211).
Clayton Hoff: “Using Marker Tape Attachment of
Excavator”
The contest submission form can be found in both
English and Spanish on the Quality Control Council
SharePoint site or by contacting any of our council
members for more information on this: Scott Reuter,
(council chair), Matt Foster, Steve Ford, Dennis Van
Auken, David Lustig, Bill Williams, Mike Graeve, Lee
Curtis and Beth Gardner.
Reminder: Every quarter the Quality Control Council
will select the top ideas which will be awarded $250
and also entered into a $2,500 grand prize to be
awarded at the end of the year for the overall best
idea. Keep the great ideas rolling in and look for
next quarters winners to be published in the next
newsletter!
CONSEJO DE CONTROL DE CALIDAD
STEVE CHANDLER RETIRES
IN MEMORIAM
In March 2016, Steve Chandler retired.
He was a Superintendent at Garney
since 2002. We wish him all the best as
he enjoys retirement!
Pat Louise Burks, the wife of former Garney
employee-owner, Billy Burks, passed away on
March 6, 2016. When market conditions in the
early 1980s forced Garney Construction to look
outside of Kansas City to sustain the organization
and provide work for its employees, travel became
necessary for the crews. Billy Burks was one of
the employees who answered the call and did so
until he retired in 2006. During that time, a likely
under-appreciated individual was Pat Burks,
Billy’s wife. With two children at home, Billy and
Pat made sacrifices that are the backbone of what
Garney is built on: families willing to relocate. Billy
and Pat always made the
best of the opportunity
to see new areas of the
country. In March, Billy
lost his wife of 57 years to
cancer. Several members
of the Garney family,
both past and present,
attended Pat’s Celebration
of Life to share memories
of her life.
Jason Jansen, Steve Chandler, and Steve McCandless
pose for a photo during Steve’s retirement dinner
celebration at San Tan Flats in Queen Creek, AZ.
QUALITY CONTROL COUNCIL
El enfoque del Consejo de Control de Calidad es
buscar maneras de mejorar la calidad, la seguridad,
la producción y la eficiencia. Parte de este objetivo
implica el nuevo: “Concurso de Mejores Ideas”
introducido a finales de 2015. Este concurso se
utiliza para estimular ideas sobre mejorar trabajo
de los empleados-propietarios de campo que cobran
por hora. El Consejo quiere anunciar los ganadores
del concurso de las mejores ideas de este trimstre y
los títulos de sus ideas. Felicidades a los siguientes
ganadores de una tarjeta de regalo Visa de $250:
Chad Markley: “Combinar varias mezclas de
cemento en una sola”
John Sedbrook: “Instalar banderas hechas en casa
para marcar lineas de alta tension que pasen por
arriba de donde estemos trabajando”
Kenston Hodge: “Ablandar el terreno donde estamos
trabajando con un dispositivo creado en casa que va
encadenado a las cuchillas del tractor”
Clayton Hoff: “Usar cinta adhesiva de seguridad
pegada a la excavadora para estirarla cuando sea
necesario”
El formulario de presentación de ideas para el
concurso se pueden encontrar tanto en Inglés y
Español en el sitio SharePoint Consejo de Control de
Calidad o poniéndose en contacto con cualquiera de
nuestros miembros del consejo para obtener más
información sobre esto Scott Reuter, Presidente del
Consejo, y los miembros: Matt Foster, Steve Ford,
Dennis Van Auken, David Lustig, Bill Williams, Mike
Graeve, Lee Curtis y Beth Gardner.
Para Recordar: Cada trimestre el Consejo de
Control de Calidad seleccionará las ideas principales
a las que se le concederá un premio de $ 250 y
también participaran en un gran premio de $ 2500 a
adjudicará a finales de año a la mejor idea general.
Mantenga sus Grandes ideas rodando y vea los
próximos ganadores trimestrales, que se publicarán
en el próximo boletín!
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PARTING SHOTS
Look what we caught! On Easter Sunday, Jason Rave,
Will Poczekaj, Humberto Del Cid, and a friend of Jason’s
went on a charter boat fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico.
They all caught plenty of grouper and snapper!
ACIPCO Plant Tour. Left to right: Jeff Seal, Gary Minnich,
Alex Wolfe, Justin Holman, Ben Janson, Billy Page,
Austin Rexroat, Cole Jordan, Matt Touloeisani, and Ben
Ramsbottom.
All in the family. Steve Ford (far left) joined his older
brother, Chuck, and sister, Cathleen, in Jackson,
Missouri, to help celebrate their father’s 95th birthday
on March 6, 2016. Happy birthday, Charles!
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Crawfish Boil. On May 2, roughly 30 employee-owners
from projects 3216 and 0481 gathered in Grant, Alabama,
at the Honeycomb campground pavilion for some
fellowship, crawfish, and basketball.