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  • EV Construction almost doubles national average of women on their payroll.

    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 […]

  • Starting over…but not at zero: How a safety incident can strengthen your safety culture

    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 […]

  • Delivering Unmistakable Projects Nationwide

    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 […]

  • EV Construction celebrates more than 13 years without significant injury

    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 […]

  • Fixed-asset reserve can save you headaches down the road

    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 […]

  • Meaningful Connections

    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 […]

  • What will construction financing look like in a post COVID-19 economy?

    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. […]

  • Reflections

    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 […]

  • Ridge Point Community Church – Community Focused Improvements

    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 […]

  • COVID pushes seniors toward independent living sites

    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 […]