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05 Nov

Posted at 16:18h in News

Northern Nevada Business Weekly has recognized our CEO, Michael Russell among the top ten local leaders. The distinction recognizes the gains he helped shape at United Construction during a year of challenges. GROWING LEADERSHIP United is well poised to meet the demands of our strong industrial construction market thanks to Russell’s and our Executive Team’s efforts to grow leadership. Since early 2019, Russell and UCC leaders have promoted internally and recruited wisely to place strong leaders in these key roles: President, Operations Manager, Field Operations Manager, Senior Project Manager and Operations Administrator. Retooling leadership has led to increased skill, technology and...

05 Jun

Posted at 14:51h in News

United Construction Company has named Casey Gunther its new Operations Manager. “Casey is the ideal leader to handle day-to-day operations,” says United President Mike Whittaker. "He has excelled as a project leader at United, developed many strong client relationships and has served as a mentor and role model over the past couple of years. Casey has been dedicated to continual improvement throughout his 16-year career. He fully embraces United’s best practices, so we are fortunate to have him guiding our teams.” Following his service in the US Marine Corps, Casey completed a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University of...

17 Mar

Posted at 12:18h in News

United Construction Company is taking the following measures to do our part to stem the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus: Employees at the Nevada and California offices are working remotely from home, beginning tomorrow. Team meetings with customers and consultants will continue to be virtual as they have been recently. Projects in Nevada and of California will continue as scheduled unless we have been directed by the local jurisdiction to curtail activities and as long as they meet the United community health standards. Currently projects in Hayward, Pleasanton and Richmond have all work stopped until further notice. All other...

11 Mar

Posted at 08:44h in News

United Construction Company recently appointed Mike Whittaker as its new President. “With his leadership, we are poised to maintain our momentum as a leading general contractor in Nevada and California,” says Craig Willcut, United president for 20 years. Willcut will remain a leadership resource as a United Construction Board Member and Vice Chair. In his 27-year career, Whittaker has led complex construction projects and teams in Nevada and California. In 2019 he rejoined the United team, where he had previously launched his career as a project leader after graduating from California State University Chico. “Mike has expertise in the broad range...

13 Dec

Posted at 13:41h in Community

Twenty-two companies that relocated to Greater Reno-Sparks and existing local companies that expanded their workforce this year, were honored at EDAWN's "2019 New and Expanded Companies" welcome reception today. Eleven technology-related companies represented the largest industry segment of new companies and 14 corporate headquarters are both strong indicators that our community continues to move in the right direction....

11 Dec

Posted at 16:48h in United Team

There’s a great equalizer in industrial real estate construction. It’s the local municipality. Run afoul of local expectations on construction, and no matter what you bring to the table, delays, extra costs and change orders will ensue. But there’s also a solution that could head such hassles off at the pass: Partnerships. It’s no surprise that IAMC vendor members advocate for saddling up with an expert third party–but so do the corporate members, be they multinational firms with expansive real estate needs or the small, highly specialized player. Let’s look at the larger operator first....

04 Nov

Posted at 09:11h in Community

United Construction was awarded the Big Legacy Sponsor recognition for partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters to provide financial and volunteer support over the past five years. The organization serves more than 600 at-risk children in our community with safe, influential and one-on-one mentoring relationships every year. ...

13 Sep

Posted at 10:42h in Community

Check out this year’s playhouse and doghouse that were auctioned during the Art of Childhood fundraiser benefiting The Children’s Cabinet. We appreciate the United Team members who volunteered after work and during lunch breaks to build them and our generous suppliers that donated materials. ...