Tag: Construction
In an industry coming up short on workers, opportunities await
The construction industry (along with many other sectors of the region’s economy) is falling short of filling job openings. Some firms find themselves turning...
Will 2018 be the year Rhode Island voters take a stand...
“Embarrassing,” is how R.I. Department of Education Commissioner Ken Wagner described the state of local public elementary, middle and high schools.
“When I visit a...
Career builder
Derek Venticinque | Age: 35 | Company: TRAC Builders Inc. | Job title: Project manager | Education: B.A. in history, University of Rhode Island
Derek Venticinque...
Dryvit Systems to open new manufacturing plant, plans workforce expansion
WEST WARWICK – Dryvit Systems Inc. will open a 120,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the former Brown & Sharpe plant in North Kingstown, the company...
Building Enclosure Science extends old buildings’ useful years
Fastest Growing Companies | $250,000-$5M | 1st place
CEO (or equivalent): Charles Antone, co-founder and chief operating officer
2017 Revenue: $2,597,422
2015 Revenue: $556,478
Revenue growth: 366.8%
Old buildings,...
ZDS tailors strategic designs to each project
Innovative Companies | Architecture, Construction and Engineering
Providence-based architecture, construction and engineering firm ZDS Inc. has grown as a result of its innovation. With a...
E.W. Burman takes a steady, careful approach to the future
Fastest Growing Companies | $25M-$75M | 1st place
CEO (or equivalent): Edward W. Burman Jr., president
2017 Revenue: $35,387,366
2015 Revenue: $16,610,766
Revenue growth: 113%
E.W. Burman Inc. is...
Riverhead Building Supply to acquire United Builders Supply
WESTERLY – Riverhead Building Supply Corp. has entered in to an agreement to acquire United Builders Supply, the company announced this week.
UBS, a lumber...
Female architects, engineers scarce in R.I.
Ocean State women are still struggling to make inroads in some traditionally male-dominated fields, including jobs that might not immediately come to mind, such...
Dryvit acquires Canadian insulated-concrete-forms manufacturer and distributor
PROVIDENCE – Dryvit Systems Inc. has acquired Nadura Corp., an Ontario, Canada-based, insulated-concrete-forms manufacturer and distributor.
Nudura will become a stand-alone operating unit of Dryvit.
Nadura...
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