Sikich’s Malek counting on construction industry’s success
Behind every successful construction company is a numbers guy. Casey Malek is that guy.
View ArticleMortenson’s Vignali takes unconventional path into construction
Kathleen Vignali got a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, so she must have always known she was going into construction, right? Not so much.
View ArticlePalzewicz teaching construction execs how to succeed with their businesses
For a business coach, Tom Palzewicz has an above-average understanding of electricity.
View ArticleNourzad follows detours before co-founding Continuum
Art was what Falamak Nourzad loved. Architecture was what she chose.
View ArticleFrom fired to fire protection, Beres builds his business from the basement on up
Scott Beres wasn’t exactly enchanted with his summer job.
View ArticleHGA’s Steege follows lure of architecture
For Troy Steege, the path not taken comes down to engineering versus architecture.
View ArticleHomes are where the heart is for Belman president
David Belman probably would have still gone into the family homebuilding business even if he hadn’t gotten smart with his father.
View ArticlePEG founder keeps landing huge projects for his firm
Pinnacle Engineering Group was just a six-person operation when it won an Amazon contract. And it changed everything.
View ArticlePerez engineers career in construction
Tom Perez always knew he’d be an engineer. He just wasn’t always clear about what kind.
View ArticleTiefenthaler has seen and done it all during her 30-plus year career
From the end of a broom to the head of American Concrete Pavement Association, Lori Tiefenthaler has seen just about every bit of her corner of the construction industry.
View ArticleBuilding bloodline: Cullen family continuing long-standing tradition
Out of 600 employees, there are seven members of the Cullen family working at J.P. Cullen & Sons. Their ties to the company stretch back five generations, when first-generation Irish-American and...
View ArticleSinging Scala’s praises: Monroe salesman has chops for crooning
Joseph Scala isn’t your typical HVAC guy — and not just because he sings the National Anthem at more than 100 sporting and charitable events a year.
View ArticleDebbink sets sail from Navy for construction career
Dirk Debbink was pretty sure he was never going to join the family business.
View ArticleNo mystery to Vajgrt’s career choice
Bob Vajgrt knew he wanted to solve puzzles. He just figured he’d end up solving a slightly different kind.
View ArticleBest Buy, Shopko lead to construction career for Lemirande
Going from a job at Best Buy to one at Shopko to yet another at Northern Metal and Roofing might not seem like the usual path to a construction career.
View ArticleClark Dietz’s Emir finds new home, career in Milwaukee
For Mustafa Emir, civil engineering was a practical pursuit.
View ArticleAlgiers wants fruit of her design work to be go-to places
Patricia Algiers has a simple goal in her design work.
View ArticleON THE LEVEL: Over course of long career, Witzling helped transform Milwaukee
Want a telltale sign of whether a neighborhood is reviving? “When you go into urban coffee shops, one of the things I look for are how many strollers are in the coffee shop,” said Larry Witzling, who...
View ArticleJefferson cleans up in construction industry
A year before the Great Recession, Shannon Jefferson was already on the back end of her second layoff.
View ArticleTeerlinck finds plenty to keep him busy in and outside of work
Scott Teerlinck believes in community.
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