west michigan construction
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EV Construction Takes OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week Pledge
August 10, 2023
Workplace safety and health are of paramount importance to any organization, regardless of its size or industry. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) understands this, which is why it initiated the annual “Safe + Sound Week” campaign. This week-long event aims to raise awareness about the significance of workplace safety, inspire businesses to implement […]
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Senior housing community in Ottawa County completes $32 million expansion
November 21, 2022
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI — Waterford Place, a senior housing community in Jenison, has completed a $32 million expansion that includes a four-story, 62-unit apartment building and 20 villas each containing two-bedrooms, two-bathrooms and a two-stall garage. The completion of this third phase of Waterford Place, The Glens South, was announced this week. Ben Leavell, executive […]
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The Game Evolves: MCOY
September 1, 2022
BY AMERICAN SUBCONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN Thursday, September 01, 2022 12:54pm If you’re not adapting, you’re failing. That was the message during this year’s Michigan Contractor of the Year (MCOY) Awards, hosted yesterday evening at the LMCU Ballpark in Comstock Park. With rising inflation, supply chain hiccups, labor shortages and myriad other factors, modern-day construction firms are […]
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EV Construction launches ‘Shark Tank’
May 26, 2022
A Holland-based construction firm launched a summer program for students to explore and develop business ideas. EV Construction announced its Young Entrepreneur Scholarship (Y.E.S.) program, which will provide $10,000 for employees’ children to develop business structures and ideas with mentor help. Y.E.S. is eligible to children in grades four through 12 whose parents currently are […]
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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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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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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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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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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 […]