Now in its 15th year of business, Grand Rapids-based development company Orion Construction recently added seven new employees to its staff roster of about 30 total people.
As part a result of increased job site support, safety standards and office operations by the contractor, the new hires include three new project superintendents. The first, Russ Downs, will take the lead into the new year for ongoing work at the Bridgewater Building, which includes build-outs for USI Insurance Agency, TIAA Cref, Ameriprise Financial, and three floors for Spectrum Health. Chad Brummell will act as dedicated superintendent for Arena Place’s new ground-floor restaurant, Wheelhouse, and the third new superintendent is Jacobus Maas.
Orion’s fourth-quarter hires also include two new project managers, Jeff Smigielski and DuWayne Johnson, new administrative assistant Erin Davis, and general laborer Jeff Austin.
Roger Rehkopf is president at Orion Construction and says the construction company has a variety of commercial and residential projects slated for the fourth quarter of 2016, but the group intends to continue focusing on public/private partnerships outside of those markets as well.
“The company’s investment in our people is fundamental to these pursuits and gives us additional firepower to kick off some projects that we are very excited for,” Rehkopf says. “We have large area-specific enhancement projects like Venue Tower and Fulton Square that begin in early 2015 and we anticipate another busy year of growth that aligns well with our strategic goals for the year.”
For more information on current and on-going projects, visit
www.orionbuilt.com.
By Anya Zentmeyer, Development News Editor
Images courtesy of Orion Construction
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