People and Projects
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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 Appoints First Female Foreman
May 19, 2022
EV Construction, a leading provider of construction services in West Michigan, has promoted Julisa Duran to a field leadership position, the first promotion of its kind for EV and a rarity in the construction industry. Duran, a standout member of the painting division, was promoted to Foreman in April. In a recent blog post titled […]
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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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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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Construction firm promotes leaders
January 4, 2022
EV Construction last month made changes to its leadership team. Brett Lesiewicz is now the vice president of project management, and Joe Novakoski assumed the role of safety director at EV Construction. In his new role, Lesiewicz will manage all company projects and oversee a project staff of more than 20 people. “Construction has been […]
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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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Bronson opens another new medical facility in South Haven
November 8, 2021
After eight months of construction, the new building for the Bronson Wound Center & Hyperbaric Medicine center and Bronson General Surgical Specialists has opened in South Haven. The new 4,500-square-foot facility, at 940 Blue Star Memorial Highway, is located next to Bronson South Haven Hospital’s main campus. “We are excited to be investing in another […]
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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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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 […]