A Chat with Coleby Cyrtmus, Vice President Site Operations at HITT Contracting

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It begins with a can-do, will-do attitude every time By: Chris Maday Schmidt Coleby Cyrtmus began his construction career as a carpenter, and he joined HITT as a superintendent in 1988. Promoted to vice president of site operations in 2015, he brings more than 40 years of construction experience to the company’s projects. Cyrtmus was an instructor in ABC Virginia’s Carpentry Apprenticeship program and is actively involved in training programs at HITT. Join Construction Superintendent as Cyrtmus bridges the gap between old-school and new-school industry insights. (Q) Talk a little about what your role as VP of site operations entails … Read more

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OSHA Proposes Rule to Ensure Crane Operators are Qualified To Safely Operate Equipment

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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed a rule to increase the safety of America’s construction sites. In addition to providing long-term clarity regarding crane operator certification requirements, the proposal reinstates the employer duty to ensure a crane operator is qualified to safely operate equipment. Under the proposed rule, a change to the categories of certifications for crane operators would ensure more operators are able to meet the requirement. The proposal discontinues a 2010 requirement, which never went into effect, that crane operator certification must include the crane lifting capacity for which the operator is certified. The … Read more

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Western Specialty Contractors Launches Program to Re-Evaluate Safety on Changing Jobsites

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The construction industry is fast-paced and ever-changing. Change can be exciting for workers and their supervisors, but it can also be challenging. Not taking the time to ask the right questions about safety when a job changes can potentially lead to unsafe choices, accidents and delays. Starting in May, Western Specialty Contractors launched its S-T-E-P-P-S (Stop, Think, Employees, Public, Property, Safety) Program designed to get workers to ask the right questions about safety during job changes and develop the answers that will prevent accidents. “Since their jobs change every day, Western is requiring that every worker and their foremen STOP … Read more

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Hyatt Regency Stonebriar Breaks Ground in Frisco

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The Hyatt Regency Stonebriar has broken ground in Frisco, Texas at Stonebriar Centre. The 18-story, 303-room hotel will feature a parking garage, conference center and a city library. The hotel developer is Sam Moon Group; contractor is Brasfield & Gorrie; architect is HKS, Inc. and Looney & Associates will manage the interior designs. The hotel will be attached to the Stonebriar Centre mall on the second floor and will be located between Nordstrom and Dillard’s. The project features a 54,585-square-foot conference center including a grand ballroom, junior ballroom and additional breakout spaces; an 800-space parking garage, of which 200 spaces … Read more

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Mortenson to Build $140M in Wind Energy for Illinois

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Mortenson recently added three new Illinois wind farm projects that will contribute an additional 289 MW of electricity to the state by the end of 2018 and an additional 194 MWs in 2019. “Illinois is an ideal state for wind energy, both because of its geography and its need for power due to major manufacturing centers and large population,” said Tim Maag, vice president and general manager of Mortenson’s Wind Energy Group. “Despite ranking sixth in the nation for wind energy, though, Illinois has to really ramp up energy from renewables very quickly to meet its goals.” “According to the American Wind … Read more

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