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Here at United Construction, we are proud to celebrate the women who lift up our company every day, bringing us to new heights and reaching key milestones and successes. Happy Women in Construction Week (Sunday, March 6 – Saturday, March 12) to all the wonderful women who serve in the construction industry!

Our celebratory video that we recorded for AGC Nevada can be found via this link.

Featured from left to right:

  • Carrie Dyer, Project Engineer
  • Ariel Mooney, Administrative Assistant
  • Sandy Penny, Accounting Supervisor
  • Farhat Sameena, Architectural Designer
  • Justine Lotz, Accounts Payable Clerk
  • Gladiss Hernandez, Accounts Payable Clerk
  • Sarah Schmidt, Executive Administrator
  • Jami Fornelli, Estimator
  • Susan Rowland, Talent Acquisition Manager
  • Yajaira Medina, Project Administrator
  • Audrey Mackey, Operations Administrator
  • Alana Ridge, Marketing and Communications Manager

 

(Not videoed: Glady Robinette – Project Administrator, Catherine Bernauer – Project Administrator)

Despite supply chain issues affecting our industry, construction in Nevada continues onward efficiently and with confidence, as builders and developers help our state grow. Our CEO Michael Russell was recently a part of Nevada Business Magazine’s Builder & Developer Roundtable with other Silver State construction/development leaders to discuss the reality of these matters and how the industry continues to overcome these obstacles.

Dive into Michael’s words of wisdom as well as insight from the other expert panelists in Nevada Business Magazine’s Industry Focus article, which highlights the conversation at the recent roundtable.

We are honored to be one of three finalists under the “Battle Born” category at this year’s Nevada Business Awards! The Battle Born award recognizes companies that have been in business for more than 25 years, and we are thrilled to be in the Top 3 considered for this honor.

Thank you, Nevada Business Magazine! The team at United Construction looks forward to attending the awards luncheon in May.

A full list of the finalists, and more information about this awards program, can be viewed HERE.

United Construction is happily now on display in the rink at the Jennifer M. O’Neal Community Ice Arena (commonly known as “Reno Ice”) – and right next the Reno Ice Raiders Hockey Club, no less! We are the proud builders of Reno Ice, and of course, proud supporters of the NHL-regulation arena and their first semipro adult hockey team.

The Reno Ice Raiders are a semipro Senior A hockey team that relocated to Reno from Northern California this fall. They wasted no time at all and quickly moved to our NHL-regulation arena when it was complete – an exciting milestone!

We are thrilled to announce that United Construction is officially a TOP 3 Construction Firm in Northern Nevada! This recognition comes from the Northern Nevada Business Weekly’s 2021 Best in Business awards, an annual awards program that recognizes the companies and local business leaders that have had a vital impact in the regional business community.

Early last month, our supporters and followers like you voted us into the Top 10 list of best construction firms – now, your strong support has let us go even further, bumping us into the Top 3. Once again, we thank you all for being our champion and believing in what we do as a best-in-class design-builder!

Our award, along with the many other companies that achieved this honor in their respective categories, can be found HERE.

Throughout the pandemic, 59 new and expanding companies persevered by making the move to call Reno their new home, bringing the region more than 5,000 high-quality jobs. These companies were deservedly honored at last night’s New and Expanded Companies Welcome Reception at the Peppermill, brought to us by EDAWN. United Construction and Dermody Properties were proud Co-Title Sponsors for this year’s event, and we had a lovely time celebrating the honorees and meeting new people in the Northern Nevada business community.

The reception was well-attended by business owners, elected officials, investors and other notable organizations. Thanks to EDAWN for a fantastic celebration!

Today, November 30, is Giving Tuesday in the United States. This commemorative day happens every year on the Tuesday directly after Thanksgiving. As a company, United Construction proudly supports a local nonprofit with a mission to keep children safe and families together: The Children’s Cabinet. We have signed on to be social media ambassadors for The Children’s Cabinet, supporting their Giving Tuesday goals on our company Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages. In addition, our very own CEO Michael Russell has served on the Board of Directors of the organization for more than a decade.

Even the smallest donation can help a family in need, and 95 cents of every dollar donated goes directly to programs! We encourage you to donate today at: https://www.childrenscabinet.org/donate/

“A development plan that started out with five modest-sized speculative industrial buildings turned into one of the single largest industrial buildings in Northern Nevada.”

These words, as stated by the Northern Nevada Business Weekly (NNBW), describe one of our major industrial projects, Park at McCarran – specifically the project’s significant anchor building. Northern Nevada is playing a vital part in the growing industrial industry, and Park at McCarran has made a notable impact within that industry locally.

According to John Ramous of Dermody Properties, “It’s the largest single infill development I can recall in the last decade. There just aren’t too many buildings like this.”

United Construction plans to complete the project by May 2022.

The NNBW published a feature story about the project, highlighting the involvement and hard work of both United Construction and Dermody Properties. Read the story here.

Jami Fornelli, Sarah Schmidt and Alana Ridge – a few of our United Construction ladies – had a great time mixing and mingling with other women in the construction industry at the Nevada Chapter AGC’s Women in Construction (WIC) End-of-Year mixer. United was a proud sponsor of the networking event.

The event, which was held at GuiDenby Inc. office, was attended by commercial contractors, homebuilders, masonry firms, landscaping companies and much more.

More AGC and WIC events are coming soon – stay tuned to the AGC’s announcements.

Cheers to women in construction!

United Construction is honored to celebrate the service and sacrifice of our very own veterans on our staff as well as those in our community and country. These individuals have dedicated themselves to protecting our freedoms, and for that, we are forever grateful.

Above, from left to right, are our United veterans:

– Kevin Abernethy, Senior Project Manager: Army
– Casey Gunther, Operations Manager: Marine Corps
– Mike Whittaker, President: Marine Corps
– Harlee Annis, Project Engineer: Navy

To all across the USA who have served and continue to serve our country, we thank you immensely. Happy Veterans Day from your supporters at United.