ACE Mentor Program Event: Giant Jenga Tournament!
The ACE Mentor Program is signing up teams for its upcoming 2018 Giant Jenga Tournament on February 15, 2018. Test your steady hand and sense of balance by playing Giant Jenga with your friends in the design and construction industry!Just
GBCA Membership Spotlight: November 20, 2017
Copeland Surveying, Inc., founded in 1981, is a professional land surveying company based in Absecon, New Jersey. This firm specializes in providing surveying, layout and technical services for the construction industry. They provide plan review, construction stakeout, property and topographical
Groundbreaking and Work Starting at Schuylkill Yards
On November 8, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at what will become Drexel Square in Schuylkill Yards. GBCA members O’Donnell & Naccarato, Inc. and Madison Concrete Construction will be working on this project. From Philadelphia Magazine:The park, which [Drexel University President
CCPA Event: Meet the Developers
GBCA is proud to partner with the Center City Proprietors Association to bring you a special event: Meet the Developers on Thursday, December 7, 2017, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM, at Callowhill Center, 421 N. 7th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123.With
Ryan N. Boyer named Public Servant of the Year
From The Philadelphia Public Record: As business manager of Laborers’ District Council of Philadelphia & Vicinity, [Ryan N.] Boyer is integral to the construction and rehabilitation boom that is the most-prominent feature of Philadelphia in this decade. But his leadership extends
Construction Jobsite Safety and Emerging Devices
From CONEXPO-CON/AGG:Introducing new devices and technology at the construction jobsite can help with safety and productivity—and now there is a whole new crop of emerging devices that is going to transform how work is done at the construction jobsite in
2017 Construction Excellence Awards: Congratulations to the Winners!
On November 14, 2017, the GBCA honored the winners of the 20th Annual Construction Excellence Awards at an awards ceremony held at the Vie Ballroom in Philadelphia.For the past 20 years, this program has been the region’s most sought-after construction awards
John Jakimowicz of Madison Concrete Construction wins Safety Award
On Saturday, November 4, 2017, the Mid Atlantic Construction Safety Council held its 20th anniversary gala at SugarHouse Casino. At the event, John Jakimowicz, the Safety Director for Madison Concrete Construction, was honored as the Safety Professional of the Year.The
Preston & Steve 93.3 WMMR Campout for Hunger!
GBCA's Construction Leadership Council has outdone itself in 2017. We have doubled the amount of food we are donating to the Preston & Steve 93.3 WMMR Camp Out for Hunger!This year, the CLC will donate 42,000 pounds of food to
GBCA Membership Spotlight: November 13, 2017
Union Electric Contracting Company is a certified WBE providing HV power distribution and cabling installations, medium voltage distribution installations, interior and exterior lighting installations, DDC and BAS installations, control wiring for all low voltage installations, complete life safety fire alarm