St. George, UT - High-profile community members and grocery store executives donned construction hats and commemorated the start of the Smith’s Marketplace construction at a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday morning.
Dave Hogan, President of Ogden- based Wadman Corporation, was installed as the chapter’s 2016 Chairman at the Installation Banquet on January 23. Hogan was passed the gavel by 2015 Chairman Jeff Clyde, President of Springville-based W.W. Clyde & Co. and expressed gratitude to Clyde and other industry leaders at the opportunity to serve the approximately 500-member chapter.
Cody Martin was honored as AGC of Utah's Superintendent of the the Year for his oversight of the construction of the LDS Payson Temple.
The Payson Temple in South Utah County is a testament to the talents of both designers and artisans who collaborated to produce an exquisite piece of architecture. Interior and exterior design elements are ornate, and were very carefully chosen.
For this years service project we were spread out all over the county. We utilized our new construction communication tool FieldLens. Everybody received all direction and tasks right on their mobil phones. The project managers could track all the progress happening at the four worksites in real time.
Gensler Architecture and Design was awarded the 2014 American Institute of Architects (“AIA”) Institute Honor Award for the The Jackson Hole Airport Renovation and Expansion. Wadman Corporation was the General Contractor for this Phase of work on the Airport. The Honor Award is a National award from the AIA. There were over 500 international entries by many of the best architects in the world.
On Friday, October 25, 2013, The Salt Lake City Library System broke ground on the new Glendale Branch library. Wadman Corporation is the General Contractor and will build the library over the next year.
This year we went down to Davis County to help out the Family Connection Center. Their mission is to empower families to eradicate poverty and abuse from their lives by building self-reliance and strengthening family relationships.
The chamber will present Wadman with the award on Feb. 4 at the Ogden Eccles Conference Center during its 94th annual dinner. The award has been given for 32 years to individuals who have made a significant impact in the Ogden and Weber County area. Some of the past recipients include Willard Eccles, Donnell and Elizabeth Stewart, Rich and Jane Brewer, Len Allen and Ed Kleyn.
This year Wadman partnered with Ogden city to give the community a new dog park. The space had already been carved out by Ogden City at Miles Goodyear Park, but they needed some community support to make it happen. We jumped at the opportunity to give a new amenity to out city.
This years leadership conference service project was the extreme makeover of the transitional housing at Your Community Connection in Ogden. There are nine apartments at the YCC that domestic violence survivors use to get back on their feet and they were in need of some TLC.