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23 Jun

Posted at 08:37h in Community, News, United Team

On International Women in Engineering Day, we are proud to celebrate our very own Project Engineer, Kelsie Hieber. Kelsie is a highly-experienced professional engineer with a diverse set of skills in civil design, construction assistance, geotechnical laboratory management, material testing, and field inspection. She began her career at United Construction as a project estimator and is now happy to be in the field overseeing Project Zephyr, a planned 997,000-square-foot distribution facility in Reno.

From geotechnical to civil construction, Kelsie has overseen engineering site work for a wide variety of clients, including public agencies, environmental projects and distribution facilities. She is immensely committed to delivering high-quality products for every client while maintaining excellent relationships with all partners.

We thank you, Kelsie, for the amazing work you do for United and our community!

21 Jun

Posted at 10:38h in Community, News, United Team

United Construction is thrilled to have the opportunity to participate in and sponsor several Northern Nevada nonprofit and professional association golf tournaments this summer. With the pandemic cancelling nearly all events last year, our team is excited to “get back out there” as restrictions continue to lift.

 

So far, Team United has participated in two golf tournaments:

  • CREW NAIOP Charity Golf Tournament on Friday, June 11 at Lakeridge Golf Course
  • AGCPAC Golf Tournament on Friday, June 18 at Washoe Golf Course (United was also a sponsor)

 

Kelsie Hieber, Mark Davis, Nick Crawford and Brad Richter golfed for a cause at the NAIOP Golf Tournament, as the event benefitted both the commercial real estate industry and the Give Hope Foundation, which helps families in children in Nevada battling chronic disease and illness.

Mark Davis grabbed his clubs yet again for the AGC Golf Tournament, joined this time by Mike Clements, Mark Byars and Kerry Brock. Team United came in 3rd place at this popular industry tournament! We sponsor this event every year, and this year we sponsored Hole #7. Along with golfing, we also had great fun managing our booth and connecting with all of the teams that stopped by for some drinks, our branded sunscreens and koozies, and much-appreciated shade.

Looking forward to even more golf tournaments this summer to benefit wonderful organizations in our community!

        

13 Jun

Posted at 10:12h in Community, News, United Team

Happy National Children’s Day! On this day, we are proud to celebrate The Children’s Cabinet, a Reno-based nonprofit that provides services that address the unmet needs of children and families in our community. The organization assists more than 11,000 families in Northern Nevada every year with a multitude of no-cost resources, ranging from child care and education to family counseling and crisis intervention.

Co-founded by Dermody Properties Board Chair Michael Dermody, we are honored that our very own CEO Michael Russell has served on the Board of Directors of The Children’s Cabinet for over a decade. As the Past Board Chairman, he strongly believes in the organization’s mission of keeping children safe and families together.

“National Children’s Day is all about honoring children and the importance they bring to our lives, and The Children’s Cabinet delivers critical support and assistance to children in need in our community every day of the year,” said Russell. “I am so proud to have had the opportunity to serve the organization for so many years.”

Additionally, employees at United Construction builds a playhouse and/or doghouse every year to be auctioned off at their Art of Childhood Fundraising Gala. See one of our handcrafted examples above.

We encourage all of our followers to support The Children’s Cabinet on National Children’s Day and beyond. How do you value the children in your life?

16 May

Posted at 15:02h in Community, News, United Team

The week of May 16th officially marks National Public Works Week in the United States. During this week, we celebrate public works employees and construction partners – like the superintendents and engineers on our UCC team and our subcontractors who physically build our state-of-the-art public projects in the field. In terms of public works, these incredibly hard workers serve our community by building and renovating our schools, health centers, roads, airports and aircraft facilities, public spaces and more.

The American Public Works Association (APWA) announced the theme for this year’s National Public Works Week: “Stronger Together.” According to APWA, the idea for this theme is to challenge their membership and the larger public works and associated communities “to think about the role public works plays in creating a great place to live. By working together, the impact citizens and public works professionals can have on their communities is magnified and results in the ability to accomplish goals once thought unattainable.”

Give your fellow public works employees and construction partners some extra love this week!

Featured in the photo above are site workers doing great work on the job at Swope Middle School in August 2020.

03 May

Posted at 10:31h in Community, News, United Team

The first full week in May of each year marks North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week, which launched in 1997 from an agreement between the USA, Canada and Mexico. According to naosh.org, the goal of this commemorative event “is to focus employers, employees, partners and the public on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace, at home, and in the community.”

United Construction has a safety-focused culture and sets a precedence for safety in the workplace, with a commitment to zero accidents and zero injuries. From on-site logistics and training to expert advisement from our partner Elite Safety, we take this seriously, and that includes protecting the health of our team. We are especially proud – not just this special week but every week – to have the support of our safety partner to help us excel in our high safety standards for our projects.

If we could pin one incident as a major test of our immense dedication to preventing injury and illness at work, it would be the COVID-19 pandemic. With strict precautions to keep everyone healthy – including mask mandates, social distancing, high cleanliness standards and fostering a culture of care where our staff members are encouraged to take sick time to care for ourselves – we will always keep the health and safety of our United team and partners at the forefront of what we do day in and day out.

How do you commit to occupational safety and health in your work?

13 Dec

Posted at 13:41h in Community

United Construction is honored to support EDAWN with a Title Sponsorship for the 2019 New and Expanded Companies event. 

United Construction

 

PRESS RELEASE

2019 A Year Highlighted By Technology Sector and Corporate Headquarters Growth in Greater Reno-Sparks
Twenty-Two Companies Honored by EDAWN

RENO, Nevada (Dec. 12, 2019)-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.

2019 was a year of positive changes in Greater Reno-Sparks, including the addition of more than 1,300 jobs from companies relocating to the region and local expansions. Technology-related companies represented 40% of the relocations and the growth of the tech sector is key to strengthening the region’s economic future. Sixty-five percent of the relocated companies that EDAWN assisted this year came from California where a record number of businesses continue to relocate to states like Nevada with a more attractive business climate and a lower cost of living. Greater Reno-Sparks is one of the fastest growing communities in the United States and sustaining this economic growth requires attracting new companies like the ones recognized at this event.

“2019 was another impressive year with 22 new and local expanding companies adding more quality jobs to the region over the next few years,” said Mike Kazmierski, President and CEO of EDAWN. “Thank you to all the honored companies and for your confidence in our community. The new opportunities this creates for our workforce are certain to have a positive impact for generations to come and I couldn’t be more excited. Without a doubt, our ability to diversify and strengthen our regional economy could not be done without the support of EDAWN investors and community partners, many of whom are also here tonight.”

More than 400 business and government leaders attended EDAWN’s annual event held at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino. Also,in attendance to present gifts to the honorees were Kate Marshall, Lieutenant Governor, State of Nevada; Ron Smith, Mayor City of Sparks; Devon Reese, Councilmember City of Reno; and Marshall McBride, Commissioner Storey County.

About EDAWN
The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada is a private/public partnership established in 1983. They are committed to adding quality jobs to the region by recruiting new companies, supporting the success of existing companies, and assisting newly forming companies, to diversify the economy and have a positive impact on the quality of life in Greater Reno-Sparks. www.edawn.org.

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.

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. Impact of Mentoring – Rachel & Rachel
“As an employee of United Construction, a Big Sister and Board Member, I’m incredibly grateful for the continuous support from the company. My Little Sister, who is also named Rachel, and I will be sharing our match testimony during an upcoming fundraiser.

Here’s a sneak peek of our story… Rachel’s mom received up to a second-grade education and doesn’t speak English. As a result, she worked around the clock to support Rachel and her older sister and wasn’t able to provide much supervision during their teenage years. Rachel’s sister became a teenage mom and unfortunately didn’t finish high school.

Rachel is the first person in her immediate family to graduate high school and is now thriving as a TMCC student in her second year of college. I’m honored to be a trusted friend and mentor, helping Rachel overcome many challenges. Because of the BBBS program, I believe Rachel is well on her way to realizing her tremendous potential and breaking the cycle of poverty in her family.

I imagine the impact of our match multiplied by all the children in the program; it’s incredible to experience the shift that mentoring can create in a person, family, community and society. I’d like to express my sincerest gratitude to United Construction for their generous support of this transformational organization!”

-Rachel Yelley

13 Sep

Posted at 10:42h in Community

Check out this year’s United playhouse and doghouse that were auctioned during the Art of Childhood fundraiser benefiting The Children’s Cabinet.

We appreciate everyone who made these projects possible, including our generous suppliers for donating materials and United Team members for volunteering after work and during lunch breaks. Our team is honored to contribute these projects in support of The Children’s Cabinet and their mission to keep children safe and strengthen families in our community.

MATERIAL DONORS:

  • Acoustic Material Services
  • B & C Cabinets
  • Jensen Electric
  • Natural Paws
  • Sherwin Williams Paint Company
  • Silver State Barricade & Sign
  • Truckee Tahoe Lumber Company
  • United Concrete Specialties

 

EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS:

  • Greg Park
  • Kelsie Hieber
  • Ken Rice
  • Mark Duran
  • Melanie Espinosa
  • Mark Davis
  • Michael Russell, Children’s Cabinet Chairman
  • Nicole Parker
  • Pete Brunner
  • Sarah Schmidt, Art of Childhood Committee Member
  • Seth Salazar

 

21 Aug

Posted at 16:58h in Community, Project Milestone

Great job to our project teams for wrapping up expansions at Fremont and Mark Twain Elementary in time for the first day of school.

Over the past year, our superintendents worked closely with each school to manage construction on active campuses. It looks like they made quite an impression on the kids. In honor of completing the projects, we’d like to share what students observed during the building process. Some of our favorite takeaways are that construction is hard work, safety is key, the proper equipment and education are important, and “you have to be good to others.”

Thanks to our UNITED TEAM for successfully completing both projects while setting a positive example for the students!

United Construction is grateful to partner with the Carson City School District and Van Woert Bigotti Architects for these important projects in our community.

27 Mar

Posted at 12:00h in Community

Huge thanks to the local Jersey Mike’s Subs for donating 100% of today’s SALES, not just profits, to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada.

United’s entire Reno staff enjoyed their delicious catering during our meeting. We are excited to support their generous investment into our community!

For more info on Jersey Mike’s Big Give Fundraiser: https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Eating-at-Jersey-Mikes-benefits-Big-Brothers-Big-Sisters-in-March-506176791.html