Blog
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The Disposition of Trinity Health’s Hackley Hospital
July 7, 2022
Over a year ago, Trinity Health relocated the services of their Hackley Hospital in Muskegon to their newly renovated campus just a few miles down the road. Since then, the EV Construction team has had the privilege of being a partner on the disposition project of the former hospital. Although, normally in the business of […]
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EV Construction almost doubles national average of women on their payroll.
March 10, 2022
As recently as 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics noted that only 13% of payroll employees in the construction industry are women. EV Construction is shattering that percentage. With 28 female employees on their payroll, the company’s labor force is over 25% (25.9) female. Titles held by those women include the likes of chief financial […]
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Facility Services for Projects of All Sizes and Scopes
February 24, 2022
EV Construction maintains its own Facilities Services Division (FSD). The FSD was created specifically to meet the needs of small to mid-sized projects and maintenance needs. Whether it’s a simple door replacement or a multi-location national roll-out, our FSD expertly matches the individual talents of our staff to the requirements of the project so we […]
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Quality control programs will reduce warranty risk
January 31, 2022
Across many industries and building types, the pace of construction projects is increasing due to the high demand for new space. Without a strict plan for quality control and assurance, accelerating the construction process can lead to mistakes and costly warranty work. Repairs following a building opening can be expensive, disruptive and, in many cases, […]
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Starting over…but not at zero: How a safety incident can strengthen your safety culture
January 16, 2022
Contributed by the EV Construction Leadership Team If during a game of Family Feud, Steve Harvey posed the question, “What are the top seven characteristics of a strong leader,” what would be the top response? Integrity? Accountability? Empathy? Humility? Resilience? Vision? Positivity? I think we would all agree these should be the top answers. Many […]
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The Risk and Reward of Self-Performing Trades
December 8, 2021
EV Construction is more than a construction manager; we are builders. Our team of over 100 professionals performs a wide variety of trade work. Of the 100 field professionals who we have on staff, sixty-six of them are laborers who work in one of seven, self-perform trade divisions. We have teams of men and women […]
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A corporate chaplain for a construction company?
September 21, 2021
For 13 consecutive years, EV Construction has been a Best & Brightest Award recipient. Though we take great honor in the receipt of these awards, the true sense of satisfaction we feel comes from knowing that we are doing our best to provide a great workplace for our employees. We currently have 150 employees. Many […]
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Rebuilding Personal Connections
August 24, 2021
For nearly 18 months, events have been put on hold. No concerts, no sporting events, no holiday parties, nothing that would involve a large crowd and not include social distancing. We, like many companies skipped the annual employee picnic, an in-person Christmas party and all other corporate events. We decided that summer 2021 was not […]
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The benefits of employee performance reviews
July 12, 2021
Contributed by Rachel Austin, Director of Corporate Trades for EV Construction ‘Employee Performance Reviews’ mean a lot of different things across different industries, companies and even between departments. In the worst-case scenario, this is an opportunity for the manager or employee to unload everything that’s frustrated them lately. In the best-case scenario, it’s an opportunity […]
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Leading from the Heart: Celebrating 5,000 Days
June 23, 2021
Contributed by Tony Roussey, Chief Operating Officer and Safety Director Over fourteen years ago, EV began a string of consecutive days without a lost-time injury that is still going! Back on January 25, 2021, EV achieved the 5,000 consecutive day milestone and we celebrated yesterday with our employees, their significant others and children with a […]