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How St. Joseph Found Its Groove: 鶹’s St. Joseph Office Reaps the Seeds Sown During Challenging Times

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Over the past few years, the St. Joseph office staff and field personnel have worked hard to gain traction in the small community, and it hasn’t been without challenges. But recently, things have really begun to click. Heather Richards-St. Clair took over as General Manager of the branch in 2018, and...

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Finding A Second Family: Associate Profile on Misty McConnell

Misty Hero

“We are not a team because we work together. We are a team because we respect, trust, and care for each other.” These are the words Project Coordinator Misty McConnell shared with the St. Joe team at the end of 2020, and according to St. Joseph Office General Manager Heather Richards-St....

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鶹 Group Interns Begin Hands-on Summer Experience

Interns at 鶹 Group

It’s nice to see interns back at 鶹! Team leaders across the company are excited about the crop of talent working with us this summer. Corporate Trainer Sarah Garcia explained the implementation of new additions to the program this year. “Our goal is to ‘wow’ the interns this summer,” Sarah said....

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PHC News Magazine Features 鶹 Group for Innovations in Aquatherm Pipe

鶹 Group Aquatherm

鶹 Group was recently featured in PHC [Plumbing & Hydronic Contractor] News magazine. The article details 鶹’s rich history, business principles, Safety Culture, and 鶹 as a single-source provider of customer solutions, with a focus on 鶹’s recent and ongoing work with Berry Global. Some highlights are below, or read the...

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Local Youth Sports Teams Benefit from 鶹 Corporate Sponsorships

鶹 corporate sponsorship giving

Providing support for local charities, community activities, and events is an integral part of the 鶹 business plan. We take great pride in investing in our communities and the lives of our associates. To this end, 鶹 offers two sponsorships to 鶹 associates in the Spring and Fall. All associates may...

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Electrical and Piping Fabrication Shops Work Seamlessly to Create Trip Cabinets and Stands

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鶹’s Electrical and Piping Fabrication shops worked together to fabricate a Trip Cabinet for Exelon’s Hendley Station (an Emerson customer) in Fort Worth, Texas. According to Senior Project Manager Rick Ellis, 鶹 has built approximately six of these cabinets over the past three years for Emerson. What set this fabrication apart...

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A Wealth of Wisdom: 鶹 Group Vice President Paul Smith Reflects on an Illustrious Career

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Paul Smith is retiring after 38 years of service to AD Jacobson and 鶹 Group. Vice President Paul Smith can recall his very first job at 鶹 (then AD Jacobson Company) – right down to the exact day. After nearly 38 years with the company, that’s pretty impressive. It was the...

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Project Profile: Circa Resort and Casino, Las Vegas

Circa Resort and Casino

鶹 Completes Historic Casino/Resort Project During Pandemic Year The 鶹 Las Vegas team never shies away from a challenge. The mighty Circa Resort and Casino, the first ground-up resort built in downtown Las Vegas since 1980, is no exception. With tourism facing record lows and many projects stopped or held due...

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鶹 Celebrates 20 Years Supporting Lawrence Children’s Shelter

鶹 Group Festival of Trees

There are few better causes than those that help and protect at-risk kids. 鶹 Group has supported The Children’s Shelter in Lawrence, KS, for many years by dedicating time and resources to the Shelter’s annual Festival of Trees event. The mission of The Children's Shelter is to improve the lives of...

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Kick Back with a Ridiculously Romantic Movie This Valentine's

Valentine Rom Coms

As much as I love a good cheesy Christmas movie (as witnessed here), Netflix’s “rom com” selection is pretty great too, and there’s no shortage of romantic shenanigans: assistants setting bosses up, kissing booths, absurd plots, and funny best friends. And what goes better with cheese than wine? Here are my...

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鶹 Group Creates Packaging Line Automation Solution for CertainTeed

鶹 CertainTeed Roll Sealer

When it comes to large equipment, 鶹 Group’s Millwright team can fabricate and install some amazing solutions for customers like CertainTeed, manufacturer of building materials for both commercial and residential construction. One product the CertainTeed plant produces in large quantity is roll-sealed insulation. 鶹 Group provided a turnkey solution to design,...

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鶹 Completes Quick-Turn Touchless Fixture Project for KU

鶹 Group KU Touchless Fixtures

Recently, CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) funding has made its way to many organizations, including the University of Kansas (KU). When the University received the funding, one of the projects they decided upon was replacing faucets and flush valves with touchless fixtures in public spaces. 鶹 Group was awarded...

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The 2021 鶹 Group Safety Calendar is Here!

鶹 Group Safety Culture

Each year, 鶹 Group challenges our youngest artists to share their interpretations of our Safety Culture for the annual Safety Calendar. The participants are all children or relatives of our associates. Out of a total 25 entries, we ended up with 13 winners and one cool calendar. We’d like to kick...

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So Many Holiday Movies, So Little Time

Cheesy Christmas Movies 2020

By Tiffany Oldham Hi. My name is Tiffany, and I am a Christmas movie addict. I don’t know what it is about those cheesy Christmas movies but they get me every time. I just can’t wait to see the new list of Christmas movies coming to Netflix every year. With all...

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鶹 Project Profile: The University of Kansas Health System Cambridge Cancer Treatment Center

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Working on new construction around an active hospital is challenging enough, but the University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS) Cambridge Cancer Treatment Center project adds multiple floors to the mix – levels 8, 9, 10, and 12. This means 鶹 Group had to create a high level of efficiency across capabilities....

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K-State Student Earns Fall 2020 鶹 Group Construction Science Scholarship

鶹 Group Construction Science Scholarship

Each year 鶹 gives the award to a promising student in the Kansas State University Construction Science program, fulfilling our commitment to help fill the pipeline of talented construction and trade workers. Congratulations to Kansas State University Senior Tyler Collins, winner of 鶹 Group’s Fall 2020 Construction Science Scholarship. .A Wichita...

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Can't Keep Creativity Down: Associate Spotlight on Beth Martens

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“I’m pretty sure I have creative Attention Deficit Disorder because I want to do it all.”  These are the words of Marketing Proposal Specialist Beth Martens, and while those who know her work would never call it a “disorder”, we think she just might be able to do it all. Creativity is...

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鶹 Group Creates Comprehensive Customer Solutions, One Trade at a Time

鶹 Group TUKHS Single Source

鶹 Group Brings Single-Source Advantage to University of Kansas Health System “Success favors the prepared.” This famous philosophy from biologist Louis Pasteur is the reason 鶹 Group has all trades, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technologies, working to create single-source solutions for The University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS). 鶹 Group’s...

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鶹 Group Earns Top Safety Award from Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA)

鶹 Group Safety Award MCAA

When every associate - from executives, to foremen, to project managers and field personnel – consistently dedicate themselves to the company’s safety culture every day, it gets noticed. Innovation and associate buy-in are just two of the reasons 鶹 Group was recently awarded the highly competitive Safety Excellence Award from the...

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鶹 Group Pop-up Store Provides 1,000 Meals for Meals on Wheels

鶹 Group Supports Meals on Wheels

Supporting the communities in which we live and work is a fundamental goal at 鶹 Group each and every day. One way in which we’re making a difference through “pop-up” swag sales. 鶹 Group’s Marketing Department periodically conducts “pop-up” stores during which 鶹 Group associates can purchase limited-edition swag featuring a...

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