AEM Elects New Director

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Tiffany Sewell-Howard, CEO of Charles Machine Works, Perry, Okla., has been elected as director of the CE Sector Board of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Sewell-Howard is currently CEO for The Charles Machine Works, Inc., manufacturer of Ditch Witch products. Before joining CMW, she served on the board of directors for CMW for four years while employed as marketing director at PRIMEDIA, Inc. She has started several companies, including a small advertising agency, an industrial waste recycling company and an Internet marketing and web development firm. In addition to her new role with AEM, Sewell-Howard is a member of the … Read more

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TCA Elects Corwin as President

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MT. VERNON, Iowa — The Tilt-Up Concrete Association has announced Kimberly Corwin, president & chief operating officer of A.H. Harris & Sons, as president on the TCA Board of Directors. Corwin has more than 25 years of experience in the construction industry and has been a member of the TCA for 16 years. She is past chair of the TCA Promotions Committee, an active member of the TCA Meetings & Education Committee and past chair of the TCA Global Associates Council. Corwin is also a member of the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute. “Kim’s passion for tilt-up is inspiring,” said Mitch … Read more

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Leopardo Completes Renovation of Hillshire Brands Headquarters

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CHICAGO, Ill. — Leopardo recently completed the renovation of 400 S. Jefferson St., which will serve as the new headquarters for Hillshire Brands Company, formerly known as Sara Lee Corporation. The project was also recently named NAIOP Chicago’s 2012 Office Redevelopment of the Year. The project entailed a comprehensive repurposing of the existing 300,000-square-foot industrial building, including demolishing the building to its cast-in-place concrete skeleton and rebuilding the new exterior skin. All new systems were installed, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, roof and elevators. In total, approximately $75 million was invested in the building in 10 months — an … Read more

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Heery International Names Rich Driggs Director of Construction Management

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ATLANTA, Ga. — Rich Driggs has been named national director of Construction Management and Design-Build at Heery International.   He is replacing Lin Redden, who is retiring after a 40-year construction career, the last 20 years of which have been at Heery. Mr. Driggs has over 22 years of construction and real estate industry experience. He comes to Heery from Lend Lease Corporation, where he served as executive vice president and head of Integrated Projects—Americas. He was responsible for business in excess of $1-billion annually and served key clients in the healthcare, higher education, K-12 education, government and commercial markets. … Read more

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AEM Names Charlie O’Brien as Senior Vice President

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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has named Charlie O"Brien as senior vice president in recognition of his expanded leadership responsibilities for the association. These include activities under AEM's new strategic plan, initiated in 2012, to better serve all members" current and future business-development needs. In addition to increased responsibilities since joining AEM in 2007, O"Brien has taken a leadership role with expanded responsibilities in development of strategic initiatives to achieve the plan's Key Result Area goals and objectives, and AEM goals development to continue implementation of the strategic plan.   He was also instrumental in development of the vision for … Read more

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