Construction News from 2012

A Mother's Day update on Women in Construction 5/10/2012

While we certainly understand that not all women in construction are mothers, we wanted to say Happy Mother's Day nonetheless and provide a few statistics we've noticed recently about women in construction.

Healthcare clinic construction should see surge thanks to federal funding 5/9/2012

According to an article last week on Philly.com, the U.S. Health and Human Services announced $728 million in capital funding to community health centers all across the country. The organization's Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, made the announcement last week while touring the Fairmount Health Center in Philadelphia. She went on to acknowledge that such clinics are many Americans' primary source of care.

Does better healthcare construction actually start off campus? 4/23/2012

Working hard to be a healthcare construction company that helps build better healthcare, we often focus on what new medical facility construction or building improvements take place on the actual campuses of the hospitals for which we build.

The Challenge Coin - as told by The Korte Company 4/17/2012

During World War I, an American pilot presented solid bronze medallions to his unit. One of the pilots was wearing the medallion around his neck when his plane was shot down behind enemy lines. He was captured by a German patrol and stripped of all personal effects, except for the medallion. Later than night, during an ally bombardment, he escaped during the confusion and made his way to a French outpost. Not recognizing the young pilot’s accent, he was accused of being a saboteur and was quickly sentenced to death.

Design-Build healthcare construction services nearly complete at Anderson Hospital 4/13/2012

As detailed in this month's issue of the Illinois Business Journal, we're wrapping up Design-Build healthcare construction services at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Illinois. The $7.5 million vertical expansion marks another milestone in helping the healthcare campus increase their size from 120,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet, all of which has been executed throughout the past 20 years by The Korte Company.

Healthcare will "get well soon" thanks to Design-Build 4/9/2012

Pair a tough economy with unclear healthcare legislation and you get healthcare building activity that is anything but well. What's worse, the general population isn't getting any younger and many of our nation's facilities are out-of-date. So what gives?

As detailed by Barbara Wagner, she was the 2011 treasurer of DBIA's Board of Directors, there are three strategies that could be just what the doctor ordered.

Ribbon cut for Green Design-Build construction at Beale Air Force Base Child Development Center 4/5/2012

We're excited to announce, another Korte-built building is officially opened and in use. This time at California's Beale Air Force Base.

Army Reserve Training Center in Danbury, CT moves forward 4/3/2012

We're excited to announce that the long anticipated Armed Forces Reserve Center in Danbury, Connecticut will officially be moving forward, as detailed in this article published today on newstimes.com.

The Korte Company finalist for General Contractor of the Year 3/8/2012

We're excited to announce that we've been selected as a General Contractor of the Year finalist by The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) Midwest Council. This marks the 19th year for the annual awards gala. Winners will be announced on April 14 at the Four Seasons Hotel in St. Louis.

Nominations are based on bid ethics practice, equitable contract/purchase order provisions, safety policy and practices, payment practices, jobsite supervision, scheduling coordination, subcontractor/vendor relations and administrative procedures and paperwork.

Giant Scissors can mean only one thing: Ribbon Cutting. 2/22/2012

And it’s the one thing we like better than a Ground Breaking.

Jerry Costello lends a helping hand at the 375th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.