Category: News Release

ASSOCIATION NEW HIRES TAKE ON TOP INDUSTRY PRIORITIES

Posted on by Andria Hine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2018

CONTACT: Andria Hine (317) 634-7547

ASSOCIATION NEW HIRES TAKE ON TOP INDUSTRY PRIORITIES

(INDIANAPOLIS) Indiana Constructors, Inc., the trade association representing Indiana’s highway, heavy and utility construction industry, is pleased to announce and welcome two additions to its staff in two new positions.

Ashley Aiken is the manager of safety and transportation issues, focusing on industry work zone safety initiatives and public policy development. She joins the staff after working for the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute as director of research and planning. Aiken has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice/criminology and psychology from Ball State University, graduating in 2009. She has a master’s degree in public administration with a criminal justice concentration from Ball State, graduating in 2011.

Julia Polston is the new manager of talent development, focusing externally on industry workforce development and internally on leadership development. Polston was previously communications director for HIS Management Corporation. She graduated from IUPUI in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies with an American Sign Language minor. Committed to giving back to her community, Polston is involved in: Indianapolis American Heart Association’s Hard Hats with Heart, Indianapolis American Heart Association’s Young at Heart, Young Professionals of Shelby County, Judy Nicholson Kidney Cancer Foundation, Central Indiana Women’s Business Center, Leadership Shelby County Project Team Coach and Backyard Shelby. Additionally, she is a 2018 graduate of Leadership Shelby County.

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Indiana Constructors, Inc. is the voice of the Indiana highway, heavy and utility construction industry. We promote and protect the well-being of our members through legislative advocacy, agency collaboration, labor negotiations, educational and networking programs, workforce development initiatives and safety promotion.

 

2017 ICI Safety Program Award Recipients

Posted on by Andria Hine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 21, 2017
CONTACT: Andria Hine, Indiana Constructors, Inc. (317) 634-7547

(INDIANAPOLIS) As part of its ongoing effort to lead the Indiana highway, heavy and utility construction industry in the area of workplace safety, Indiana Constructors, Inc. (ICI) presented its 2017 Safety Program Awards at the association’s annual meeting on Nov. 16 in Indianapolis.

An independent panel of judges chose the following firms for their overall excellence in safety culture as shown through metrics, innovative programs and anonymous supervisor and onsite worker evaluations.

Click on the company name for a brief video overview of their award-winning safety efforts.

PLATINUM SAFETY PROGRAM AWARD

Superior Construction Co., Inc., Portage

GOLD SAFETY PROGRAM AWARDS

Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc., Goshen

Superior Construction Co., Inc., Portage

SILVER SAFETY PROGRAM AWARDS

Milestone Contractors, L.P., Indianapolis

Gradex, Inc., Carmel

HIS Constructors, Inc., Indianapolis

BRONZE SAFETY PROGRAM AWARD

The Hoosier Company, Inc., Indianapolis

Indiana Constructors, Inc. is the voice of the Indiana highway, heavy and utility construction industry. We promote and protect the well-being of our members through legislative and agency advocacy, labor relations and negotiations, education and workforce development opportunities, safety initiatives and communications tools.

NEWS RELEASE: Highway Contractors Group Announces 2017 Leadership

Posted on by Andria Hine

For Immediate Release: January 30, 2017
Contact: Andria Hine, Indiana Constructors, Inc. (317) 634-7547

Highway Contractors Group Announces 2017 Leadership

(INDIANAPOLIS) Indiana Constructors, Inc. (ICI), the trade association representing Indiana’s highway, heavy and utility construction industry, announces its 2017 Board of Directors.

Taking the lead is Chairman Mark Thompson, Milestone Contractors, L.P. in Columbus, who has served the organization for nearly 20 years through work on various committees and on the board of directors.

“Roads and bridges are vital to Hoosiers and their businesses, and I thank our Board for the chance to lead the industry this year. I look forward to continuing the work laid out by predecessors, and helping to create opportunities that will have a positive impact on our member companies and Indiana’s economy.”

Joining Thompson on the 2017 ICI Board of Directors are:

Vice Chairman David B. Heyde, E & B Paving, Inc. in Peru
Treasurer Jim Nordhoff, The Hoosier Company, Inc. in Indianapolis
Past Chairman Terry L. Morgan, Sr., HIS Constructors, Inc. in Indianapolis

Directors

Don Adamson, Fox Contractors Corp. in Fort Wayne
Daniel F. Brown, Phend & Brown, Inc. in Milford
Greg Kicinski, American Structurepoint, Inc. in Carmel
Dana Sherwood, C-Tech Corporation, Inc. in Boggstown
Paul Tate, Rieth-Riley Construction Co. Inc. in Indianapolis
Jason Yeager, Weddle Bros. Highway Group, LLC in Evansville

Indiana Constructors, Inc. is the voice of the Indiana highway, heavy and utility construction industry. We promote and protect the well-being of our members through legislative and agency advocacy, labor relations and negotiations, education and workforce development opportunities, safety initiatives and communications tools. For more information about Indiana Constructors, Inc., visit indianaconstructors.org.

News Release: Contractors Receive Statewide Safety Awards

Posted on by Andria Hine

For Immediate Release: November 8, 2016
Contact: Andria L. Hine (317) 634-7547

Highway Contractors Receive Statewide Safety Awards

(INDIANAPOLIS) As part of its ongoing effort to lead the Indiana highway, heavy and utility construction industry in the area of workplace safety, Indiana Constructors, Inc. presented its 2016 Safety Program Awards at the association’s annual meeting on Nov. 2 in Indianapolis.

An independent panel of judges chose the following firms for their overall excellence in safety culture as shown through metrics, innovative programs and anonymous supervisor and onsite worker evaluations.

Each company link takes you to a photo of the recipients; the award link takes you to a video profile of our award recipients:

Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. – Goshen
Platinum Safety Program Award – chosen from all Gold Safety Program Award recipients
“The company has one of the most stringent safety programs I have seen in my career. Employees are considered their most valuable asset. They provide training for all of their key employees to assure that when we are on the job, there is a competent person making the critical decisions,” said one Rieth Riley employee.

C-Tech Corporation, Inc. – Boggstown
Gold Safety Program Award – Contractor or Subcontractor with fewer than 100,000 on-site man-hours
“A considerable amount of time and training is spent on safety for employees. It is also very clear each employee knows they have the right to refuse to do something unsafe,” said one C-Tech employee.

WB•Koester Construction ­ LLC – Evansville
Silver Safety Program Award – Contractor or Subcontractor with fewer than 100,000 on-site man-hours
“Our company makes every attempt to go the extra mile for safety to make sure our employees get home safely. We often pair apprentice workers with journeyman to make sure they understand and learn how to do things correctly,” said one WB•Koester employee.

HIS Constructors, Inc. – Indianapolis
Gold Safety Program Award – Contractor or Subcontractor with 100,000 – 300,000 on-site man-hours
“Our company will do, and spend, what it takes to keep a safe operating jobsite. We have safety policies in order, and we take any and all suggestions pertaining to safety. We award good safety on all jobsites, which keeps up morale and safety awareness,” said one HIS employee.

Rieth-Riley Construction Co. ­ Inc. – Goshen
Gold Safety Program Award – Contractor or Subcontractor with more than 300,000 on-site man-hours
“Safety is not just talked about, it is practiced. Management insists on safe jobsite. Budget concerns take a back seat when safety issues are recognized,” said another Rieth-Riley employee.

Superior Construction Co., Inc. – Portage
Silver Safety Program Award – Contractor or Subcontractor with more than 300,000 on-site man-hours
“The company promotes a strong safety culture, empowers employees to stop work if they feel it is unsafe and continuously trains its employees,” said one employee.

Milestone Contractors, L.P. – Indianapolis
Bronze Safety Program Award – Contractor or Subcontractor with more than 300,000 on-site man-hours
“Milestone has a safety excellence team to make sure they are innovators in the construction safety industry. The team is made up of a variety of employees that cover all areas and line of work. It also has craft safety committees that continue to look for the next safety issue or thing to improve on,” said one Milestone employee.

C-Tech Corporation, Inc. – Boggstown
Rising Star Safety Award Trophy
“I feel my company puts safety first and is genuinely concerned for the well-being of each employee,” said another C-Tech employee.

In February, Indiana Constructors, Inc. will host an open forum member meeting featuring all of its 2016 Safety Program Award recipients to explore best practices, answer safety-related questions and share the journey to improve industry safety.

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News Release: Summer Travel Safety

Posted on by Andria Hine

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 25, 2016
CONTACT: Andria Hine, Indiana Constructors, Inc. (317) 634-7547

Construction Group Urges Summer Travel Safety Through Indiana’s Highway Work Zones

As Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer and Hoosiers take to the open road for family vacations, Indiana Constructors, Inc. (ICI) urges motorists to stay alert while driving through Indiana highway work zones. Highway workers face danger on the job, and drivers and passengers face an even higher risk of being hurt or killed in work zone crashes.

A new highway work zone study, conducted by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America, shows 39 percent of highway contractors reported motor vehicles crashes in their work zones in 2015. And those crashes had devastating results:

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“Any time your job site is just a few feet away from fast-moving traffic, danger is right there with you,” said ICI President Richard Hedgecock. “An orange cone is no match for a speeding car, and it shouldn’t take a needless fatality to figure that out,” he added.

Indiana Constructors, Inc. is working with the Indiana Department of Transportation and federal transportation officials, as well as the Road Construction Awareness Corporation, to raise work zone safety awareness.

But Hedgecock suggested that the best way to improve safety was for motorists to be more careful while driving through highway work zones. “When you see construction signs and orange barrels, take your foot off the gas, get off the phone and keep your eyes on the road,” he added. “It is not worth putting your life or someone else’s at risk just to save a few seconds on the road.”

AGC of America’s work zone safety study is based on a nationwide survey of highway construction firms conducted in March and April. More than 800 contractors completed the survey. View the complete national and regional survey results here.

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Indiana Constructors, Inc. is the voice of Indiana’s highway, heavy and utility construction industry. Learn more at www.indianaconstructors.org.