Blog
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Want to know the truth? Ask my wife…
June 15, 2021
Contributed by John Parker, Vice President of Project Development We all have those people in our lives who love us so much, they will tell us the hard truth. There have been many mornings where I walk into the kitchen, and I can tell what my wife is thinking…that shirt and coat combination do not […]
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Delivering Unmistakable Projects Nationwide
May 18, 2021
Contributed by John Walsh, Director of National Construction As the world continues to adjust to doing business through the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all struggled to adapt to having fewer personal connections, fewer in-person meetings and acclimate to what is now known as the “new normal”. We have praised and cursed the use of […]
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A Much Needed Truth
April 30, 2021
Contributed by Brian White, Director of Field Operations I would like to think that my personality lends itself more towards prioritization than it does to procrastination. Therefore, I do not adhere to the excuse of procrastination. If you think about a task you want to complete, but then don’t place importance on it, it won’t […]
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One Year as EV Construction – Deeper Meaning to “Built Around People”
April 13, 2021
Contributed by Mike Novakoski, CEO & President Over two years ago, our team decided to shorten the company name, update our logo and refresh our brand collateral in an effort to catch the brand up with the growth and accomplishments the company has achieved. In April 2020 we became EV Construction. The tag line “Built […]
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Fixed-asset reserve can save you headaches down the road
January 6, 2021
If you have recently completed a major capital expansion or you are settling into a brand new facility, it’s likely that the last thing on your mind is future building repairs and/or replacement. Like the cars we drive, building components experience wear and tear and eventually require our attention. Also, like cars, the timing of […]
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Meaningful Connections
December 16, 2020
Geographical distance can, unfortunately, lend itself to social distance. Senior field manager and national general superintendent, Scott Chamberlain, shares some of his insights below on how to maintain meaningful connections. Hello up there! Where y’all at? EV Construction has a national reach for projects; from Texas to Pennsylvania, Florida to South Dakota and many states […]
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What will construction financing look like in a post COVID-19 economy?
December 7, 2020
Whether we are headed for a tough start to 2021 with a COVID-19 cloud still looming or a post-COVID-19 economy in full recovery, capital for construction and development projects will be in strong demand. Developers will see opportunities with real estate rotations and investors likely will remain thirsty for returns as other investment vehicles stabilize. […]
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Reflections
November 10, 2020
I recently came back from a long weekend of camping with two of my daughters in the U.P. The colors were at their peak and fantastic, or so I was told. (For those who aren’t colorblind, the way I know it is fall is not so much the changing of colors, but the rapid building […]
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Ridge Point Community Church – Community Focused Improvements
October 7, 2020
This past June, EV Construction began “boots on the ground” activity for a growing, yet already robust church in our community. Ridge Point Community Church’s project needs consisted of various exterior improvements to the church’s property, including playgrounds, sports areas and an amphitheater. In total, six acres of property were developed. Also included in the […]
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Am I Adding Value?
September 2, 2020
When I was 13, I started my construction career by pushing a broom on my uncle’s residential project sites. I followed him around from job to job, cleaning and trying to make myself useful. I loved being around construction, and not wanting to seem like “a tag-along burden”, it was very important to me to […]