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EV Construction celebrates more than 13 years without significant injury
February 1, 2021
HOLLAND — A local construction company is celebrating 5,000 days without an injury forcing an employee to take time off work. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the construction industry experienced 79,600 “lost time” injuries in 2019. The average duration of time away from work was 13 days, and more than 33 percent […]
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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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EV Construction Announces New Hires
December 16, 2020
A local construction firm continues to add to its team. For its Holland office, EV Construction recently hired Mike O’Connor as a project manager for the facilities services division (FSD), Rick Boone as a firestopping technician and Erik Butzer as an assistant project manager. In his position as a project manager for the facilities services […]
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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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Associated Builders and Contractors announces Excellence in Construction winners
October 5, 2020
The Associated Builders and Contractors Western Michigan Chapter announced the winners of the 2020 Excellence in Construction Awards. This year’s event was held Wednesday at the Getty Drive-In Movie Theater in Muskegon. The annual event highlights West Michigan’s most innovative and high-quality construction projects, safety efforts and tradespeople. The Safety Award of Excellence recognizes companies […]
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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 […]
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COVID pushes seniors toward independent living sites
July 13, 2020
EV Construction is keeping tabs on the state of senior living during and post-COVID. The Holland-based general contractor has contracts with several senior living organizations like UMRC, Clark at Keller Lake, Porter Hills, Sunset and Trinity, and has noticed the pandemic is not slowing consumer interest in independent living. In fact, it may have renewed […]