Kenneth Keel Joins The Christman Company as Superintendent in Knoxville Office

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Kenneth Keel has joined The Christman Company as a superintendent at the construction management and real estate development firm’s office in Knoxville, Tennessee. “With nearly 18 years of industry experience, Kenneth’s experience in a variety of construction environments is an asset to our team and clients,” said Marty Gibbs, senior vice president and general manager for The Christman Company’s operations in Knoxville. Keel is focused on improvement projects for the Public Building Authority at the former TVA East Tower building as it is adapted for use by the University of Tennessee System and Knox County Schools. Originally from Jackson, Mississippi, … Read more

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A Chat with Rick Fisher, Senior Superintendent at Robins & Morton

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The constants of safety, change & forward movement By Chris Maday Schmidt Rick Fisher is a senior superintendent at Robins & Morton with 35 years of experience in the construction industry. Specializing in healthcare construction, Fisher has been based in Florida over the last two decades. In his role, he collaborates with the preconstruction team throughout the design process to develop the schedule, provide constructability reviews and prepare a site utilization plan. Following preconstruction, he oversees field operations to ensure a clean, safe and orderly jobsite. Join Construction Superintendent as Fisher discusses building in the Stone Age, advice that works … Read more

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The Christman Company Promotes Scott Wilkins to Senior Superintendent

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Scott Wilkins has been promoted to senior superintendent at The Christman Company at the contracting firm’s office in Knoxville, Tennessee. Wilkins, who joined Christman in 2019, has 28 years of experience in oversight of large-scale projects, including industrial parks, multi-unit and custom residential and office buildings and municipal and higher education projects. He played a lead role for Christman on a $17.6-million contract for Southwestern Community College in Sylva, North Carolina. The new health sciences building presented a unique opportunity because it had to be constructed on challenging topography between two existing buildings while the campus remained fully operational. Wilkins … Read more

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The Christman Company Promotes Wayne Cochran to Senior Superintendent

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Wayne Cochran has been promoted to senior superintendent at The Christman Company at the contracting firm’s office in Knoxville, Tennessee. “Wayne has more than 30 years of construction experience and does an outstanding job of orchestrating the efforts of our trade contractor partners and craftworkers on our most complex projects,” said Marty Gibbs, vice president and general manager for The Christman Company’s operations in Knoxville. “His commitment to building lasting relationships benefits not only our company’s clients, but also the next generation of builders.” Cochran, originally hired by Rentenbach Constructors Inc., provided valuable leadership when the company merged with Christman … Read more

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The UP Companies Hires Joe Hunsucker as Square UP Operations Manager in Kansas City

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The UP Companies has hired Joe Hunsucker as Square UP operations manager at its Kansas City, Kansas office. In his new position, Hunsucker is responsible for leading and managing all field staff, promoting and enforcing company processes and all field training programs, monitoring workmanship on projects, ensuring the delivery of materials and equipment to jobsites and managing labor costs, among other duties. Prior to Square UP, Hunsucker worked four years as a superintendent for JE Dunn and spent more than 20 years with E&K where he started as an apprentice carpenter and advanced to foreman, superintendent and senior operations manager. … Read more

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