The Merit Shop Spokesman - ABC Keystone - December 2022

A Monthly Publication of ABC Keystone

2022

EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION WINNERS

ABC Keystone Leadership

2022 Executive Committee:

CHAIR of the BOARD Keith Eldredge, CPA, RKL

CHAIR-ELECT Steve Conway

Pyramid Construction Services, LLC, A Quandel Company

1st VICE CHAIR John Lehmann

Poole Anderson Construction, LLC

2nd VICE CHAIR Guy Kingree, IMC Construction

SECRETARY Steven Kearns, James Craft & Son, Inc

TREASURER Timothy A. Kershner, CPA, Walz Group

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Cleo Weaver, Delainco Realty, LLC

2022 Board of Directors:

Eli Ace, Nexen Construction, LLC

Robb Beiler, Quality Buildings LLC

Jeff Bright, Saxton & Stump Lawyers and Consultants

Roger S. Brubaker, Meadow Valley Electric, Inc.

Douglas M. Dvorchak, Murray

Ed Engle, Smucker Company

Joe Finkey, Martin’s Flooring, Inc.

Michael L. Fiore, Leonard S. Fiore, Inc.

Brian Floyd, EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants

Wayne Fuhrman, The Witmer Group

Michael B. Funck

Ken Funk, Arthur Funk & Sons, Inc.

John H. Hykes II, B&B Integrations

David H. Oblender, Engle-Hambright & Davies, Inc.

James Stephens, CFSP, 11400 Inc.

Bethany Tesché, Houck Services, Inc.

Jan L. Wagner, Wagman Construction, Inc.

G. David Sload, President-CEO

ABC Keystone | 135 Shellyland Road, Manheim, PA 17545 (717) 653-8106 | abckeystone.org

The Merit Shop Spokesman is published 12 times a year by Associated Builders & Contractors, Keystone Chapter.

Articles of interest, member news, press releases, and advertising placement requests may be submitted to the editor:

Rebecca Wolf

Director of Marketing & Communications

ABC Keystone rebecca@abckeystone.org (717) 653-8106

2022A YEAR IN REVIEW

What a year we have had. Not only did we get back to business as usual, but we set new milestones and welcomed new friends from the northern part of our State. We hit 92% retainage for the second year in a row, and we hit membership growth in July for the first time. One of the exciting parts of the year was the merger of Keystone and Central regions. We now cover 33 counties in PA. We were able to welcome new businesses into the Keystone family and show the benefits of membership. It was exciting to go to the Nittany Valley region and get to know many of the members, meet some great people and get to know their businesses. There are several new business partners for all of us to get to know and work with.

We started the Inclusion, Diversity, and Unity Committee. They have laid the groundwork for new initiatives that will allow Keystone to make significant inroads into many of the groups that we want to engage in the construction industry. They have identified several barriers to joining the construction workforce and identified committees and outside partners, we need to work with to start to move the needle and remove the barriers. I look forward to the work they will do over the next several months.

ABC Keystone shed the light on total human health in the safety committee and through various education offerings. It has become a major focus in the strategic plan. As owners, coworkers’, and human beings, we need to be the helping hand that can save a life. We encourage you to get the training needed to help your team recognize and improve total human health.

We set a target to have 30% of our contractor members participate in STEP. We did not make it. We are at 22%, which is better than before, but still not as high as we would like. STEP is a journey, and a commitment we make to our employees to make sure they are safe. STEP is a systematic way to work to become a safer workplace. Not everything can be done perfectly but take the journey. Pledge to a safe environment, and total human health. The time and energy you spend are more than just the dollars, but a promise to employees and their families.

A final focus was the election. We didn’t do great in November. As always, ABC Keystone devoted to fighting any government overreach and standing with you to make sure you have a right to work and run your businesses. We are

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committed to the merit shop way of doing business. We are currently involved with some issues helping members with bid protests, fighting PLA’s, and government overreach with awarding jobs. If you have any concerns, or hear about PLA’s or issues with bids being awarded, reach out to the Keystone staff for help.

It was a pleasure to serve as your 2022 Chair. I want to thank the staff for their hard work and commitment to our members. I want to thank RKL, and its team that supported me in my service and made sure things ran smoothly while I was volunteering. And I want to thank my wife. You have always been there to support me, and accompany me to various events. I appreciate everything you have done for me.

I want to wish Steve Conway, the 2023 chair the best of luck in his year. I will be there for support and to help in any way I can. You have a great board and staff. I know you will help Keystone move its mission to the next level.

Keith Eldredge, CPA 2022 Chair of the Board RKL keldredge@rklcpa.com (717) 843-3804

I want to wish Steve Conway, the 2023 chair the best of luck in his year.

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Buckle Up... Turbulence Ah e ad

As I sit to write this article the election results are still not definitively known. What we do know is that PA will have Josh Shapiro as our next Governor. The State Senate will remain Republican. However, there is a good possibility the Statehouse will flip to the Democrats. On the National front, the Democrats will retain the Senate while the house, through leaning Republican, is still undecided.

What does this mean for Keystone ABC and its members? On the National front we should expect a lot more of the same. No real legislation and more executive orders to do the will of the Democrats in Congress. This is the most unfriendly administration that has existed for business. ABC National will continue to monitor all things coming out of the White House and where needed bring legal challenges.

At the State level, the House and Senate are divided not much will get accomplished. We can be certain that legislative issues we pursue will be squashed in committee. How will the new Governor govern? Knowing that he aspires to be President of the United States, we have to wonder if he will be moderate or progressive. He has stated he will govern all citizens of PA. Does that include the 87% that choose not to belong to a union, or will he follow the National party line, saying that he will create "good union jobs"? For PA to prosper, we need to create good jobs for all sectors and all citizens.

Hopefully, the Governor elect, Shapiro will not take a page out of the current governor's playbook. As a parting gift to the unions, Governor Wolf instructed the Department of General Services to put a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) on a State Police project in

Westmoreland County. This PLA will prohibit any meritshop contractor that bids on the project from using their own hard-working craft professionals. Needless to say, meritshop contractors will not bid on this project and the results will be less competition and higher bids.

ABC Keystone will not stand by and let this happen without a fight. Your Board of Directors has approved moving ahead with legal action to stop this project from being bid with a PLA. This is not our first time fighting a PLA on a PA project and we are sure it won’t be our last. In addition, we have seen other bid shenanigans going on in other municipalities. We are working through two other projects where the lowest responsible bidders were overlooked in favor of only union contractors. Just like in the PLA case ABC Keystone will not sit silently on the sidelines.

Elections, regardless of the outcome, have consequences. It may be early to tell, but based on what we have seen so far, we need to be prepared to play defense. Get ready and buckle up for the turbulence ahead. We are here to help and serve you. Don’t hesitate to reach out to the Chapter should you run into rough times.

Apprenticeship Update

By: Cindy DeWire Director of Apprenticeship

National Apprenticeship Week

November 13-19, 2022, we celebrated National Apprenticeship Week. During NAW, we celebrate the workers of America — the best in the world — and lift up the importance of apprenticeship programs across America.

Cynthia DeWire, ABC Keystone’s Director of Apprenticeship visited the electrical and plumbing construction classes at Lancaster Career & Technology Center, Brownstown campus. This was a great opportunity for Cindy to educate students about their opportunities after graduation in June 2023. ABC Keystone’s apprenticeship programs are a great way for graduates to continue their education. Keystone offers an articulation agreement that credits students with one year of Related Training Instruction (RTI hours) if they complete the ABC application process. Electrical and plumbing CTC students are already co-oping with companies and getting hands-on training. Other students are exploring their

options upon graduation and enrolling in an apprenticeship program or continuing their education at Thaddeus Stevens. Cindy commended the students for taking the time to explore their options and making the best decision for them and their future goals.

Our commitment to workforce development enables ABC Keystone contractors to employ a highly skilled workforce, trained by the best to be the best. They receive comprehensive training over the tenure of their study—offering the most effective way for a contractor to ensure a highly trained and successful workforce.

For more information about our Apprenticeship Programs visit abckeystone.org or call (717) 653-8106.

The ABC Keystone C.O.R.E. Sponsorship Program is a convenient, value-added, marketing, events, and training package that allows member companies to increase their exposure in the chapter while saving money and making sponsorship decisions once for the entire year.

C.O.R.E. SPONSOHIP BENEFITS:

• Recognition at monthly events

• Company name on traveling event banners and table signs

• Sponsorship of all major ABC Keystone events

• Inclusion in the Excellence in Construction Awards Project Brochure

• C.O.R.E. recognition on event name badges

• Bar sponsorship at ABC events

• FLEX spending credits

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit abckeystone.org/core-program/ OR Contact: Emily Winslow Director of Events & Sponsorships emily@abckeystone.org

Advocacy Update

Fond Memories of a GREAT ASSOCIATION

By: David G. Greineder, IOM Former ABC Pennsylvania Director of Government Affairs

Many of you heard the news that I departed ABC Pennsylvania in November. The decision was not an easy one. I have a long history with ABC. My career began in Washington, D.C., where I served on legislative staff for the late Congressmen George W. Gekas (RPA-17) and former Congressman Tim Murphy (R-PA-18). During my time in our nation’s capital, which lasted nearly a decade, I monitored and staffed issues important to ABC. It was there that I learned about the association’s mission and drive for free enterprise. When I moved back to Pennsylvania, I served as advocacy director for a local chamber, where I continued the partnership with ABC – and eventually met and married my wife, Julina (Peterson), who was the Communication Director for ABC Keystone. Julina started her career with ABC as an intern in 2004 and served on the Keystone team until 2017. I have fond memories of attending so many inaugurals with Julina as her date and later as her husband!

Advocacy Update

In 2019, I was given the honor to serve as the government affairs director. It was a surreal moment, to officially join an association I had such a rich history with and who’s mission I fully support. Not long after I started, COVID-19 hit, and the governor shut down the economy. It was there I saw first-hand the power and passion of ABC members as they took to their phones and sent email blasts to elected officials. Those actions led to the construction industry reopening sooner than most businesses, and the safety plans our experts created were used nationally. That same drive and passion has carried onto many other policy issues from apprenticeship ratios to union-funded local ordinances that shut out ABC members. Sometimes it takes rattling and scrappiness to get the attention of elected officials, so keep that up as we head into a new dawn of Pennsylvania politics.

For those that are not aware, I accepted a position to serve in the House Republican Caucus’ Research Department. This is a great opportunity for me to take on

new challenges. The position comes with a tremendous amount of responsibility and has outstanding growth opportunities, so I could not pass it up.

I appreciate the lasting relationships I built over the years and trust my service with ABC PA made a difference. And I hope the relationships and the connections continue in my new capacity. The strength of ABC is the passion you bring to the construction industry, your care for the people you employ, and your dedication to the association. You will always have a champion with me on what you are doing.

Carry on the good fight and don’t let off the gas.

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By: Carol E. Roland, CPA, CFE, CGMA, MBA Trout CPA

Wire Fraud on the Rise

In 2021, the FBI received 19,954 business email compromise (BEC) complaints with adjusted losses of nearly $2.4 billion, up from $1.8 billion in the prior year - a 33% increase!1 Many of these losses result from wire transfer fraud. Fraudsters have become more sophisticated, and their schemes have evolved to stay ahead of the preventative measures that are developed. Cybercriminals don’t discriminate – both small businesses and public companies are targets and victims of these schemes. In many cases, the wired funds are immediately converted to cryptocurrency by the recipient, making recovery virtually impossible.

One of the common schemes involves an executive’s email being hacked. The fraudster uses the hacked email address (or similar email address) to send an email directing an employee to wire funds. Another scheme uses a compromised vendor email address (or similar email address) and instructs an employee to change the vendor’s wire payment account number and/or routing number (or requests payment by wire when the vendor has historically been paid by check.

Most organizations have policies and procedures to protect them from fraud losses in the typical payment transaction (i.e. payment by check). However, processes and procedures to protect the organization from losses related to electronic payments (ACH and wires) may not be as well-defined. Below are some suggestions you should consider implementing to protect your organization.

• Implement dual control and segregation of duties for electronic payments. For example, one employee initiates the wire and another employee authorizes/ releases it. If your bank can’t accommodate this control, inquire about a call-back procedure where the bank calls a specified individual to authenticate each wire initiated.

Ask an Accountant

• Verify information received in an email, even if the email is clearly from a trusted source. You should place a verification call using a phone number from another source to confirm the authenticity of every payment request and change in wiring instructions. Never use the phone number from the suspect’s email.

• Be suspicious of requests for urgency or secrecy, such as instructions to only reply to the email, do not forward the email, or do not attempt to contact the sender by phone.

• Be wary of emails from free email services such as Gmail.

• Many of these fraud threats originate overseas, so treat poor grammar, punctuation, or awkward wording as a red flag.

• Educate your employees about email scams and other fraud threats.

• Look for slight variations in an email address. Don’t assume, however, that an email from a valid email address is authentic. You should still verify that any payment request is proper.

• Never send sensitive information in an unsecured email.

• Monitor bank accounts online frequently and reconcile all accounts in a timely manner.

• If your bank offers multifactor authentication, enable it.

• Keep cybersecurity defenses up to date.

• Review your business insurance policy. Does it cover financial losses resulting from cybersecurity fraud?

If you suspect that your organization has been the victim of wire fraud, contact your financial institution immediately and ask them to contact the recipient bank. If they refuse, you should contact the recipient bank directly. In addition, you should inform the FBI.

1FBI. (n.d.). 2021 INTERNET CRIME REPORT. Internet Crime Complaint Center. Retrieved July 7, 2022, from https://www.ic3.gov/Media/PDF/ AnnualReport/2021_IC3Report.pdf

Steve Conway 2023 Chair of the Board

EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION 2022 AWARDS

MERIT AWARDS

COMMERCIAL UNDER $2 MILLION

Ames Construction, Inc.

Giant - Mt. Joy, PA

Addition/Renovation

Benchmark Construction Co., Inc.

Corporate Office Renovation

Dolan Construction Inc.

Scoupe deVille Ice Cream Parlor

COMMERCIAL $2 TO $10 MILLION

Ames Construction, Inc.

Giant - Doylestown, PA New Construction

JEM Group, LLC

West Shore Home New Headquarters

Wagman Construction, Inc.

Bethany Village East Café and Bistro Renovation

ELECTRICAL $250,000 TO $1 MILLION

C Mechanical Services

Willow Valley Communities - Gates and Guard Shacks

CLARK, Inc.

Healthy Spaces Living Lab

Legacy Electrical Services, Inc. Life Storage

ELECTRICAL $1 TO $5 MILLION

C Mechanical Services

Columbia Cottages at Linglestown

C Mechanical Services

Lancaster Country Club - Additions and Renovations

FIRE PROTECTION OVER $250,000

Keystone Fire and Security Indiana Fulfillment Center (IFC)

Keystone Fire and Security Pennswood Community Center

HEALTH CARE UNDER $2 MILLION

Wagman Construction, Inc. Geisinger System Services Sunbury Primary Care

HVAC $1 TO $5 MILLION

James Craft & Son, Inc. WellSpan Heart & Vascular Outpatient Center

INDUSTRIAL $10 TO $25 MILLION

Pyramid Construction Services, LLC, A Quandel Company Philips Reedsville Project Iron

Quandel Enterprises, LLC Martin Guitar Warehouse and Distribution Center

INDUSTRIAL OVER $25 MILLION Mowery Matrix Project Conduit

INSTITUTIONAL $10 TO $25 MILLION Wohlsen Construction Company Gardner Theatre Addition

INTERIOR FINISHES UNDER $150,000

Paramount Contracting, Inc. MHS Memorial Hall

INTERIOR FINISHES OVER $150,000

Paramount Contracting, Inc. The Standard Student Housing

MISCELLANEOUS/SPECIAL PROJECTS

Ames Construction, Inc.

Weaver Precast Storage Lot

CCS Building Group

Willow Valley Communities Gates

The Witmer Group

The Farm Show Upgrade Facility

MOISTURE/THERMAL WORK OVER $150,000

Paramount Contracting, Inc.

Hampton Inn & Suites Harrisburg

Paramount Contracting, Inc. Hollywood Casino

RENOVATION $1 TO $5 MILLION Mowery

Carlisle YMCA Additions and Alterations

Wagman Construction, Inc. Keystone Kidspace Warfel Construction Company STEM Innovation Center

RENOVATION OVER $5 MILLION

CCS Building Group

Southern Market Renovations

RESIDENTIAL NEW MULTI-UNIT Mowery

Hearthside at Cross Keys Village Warfel Construction Company Sycamore Springs Cottages

WOODWORKING OVER $150,000 Quality Buildings, LLC

Kennett Square Multifamily Quality Buildings, LLC Lancaster Country Club

EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION 2022 AWARDS

EXCELLENCE AWARDS

COMMERCIAL UNDER $2 MILLION Keystruct Construction, A Viocity Company Churchville Veterinary Clinic

COMMERCIAL $2 TO $10 MILLION Keystruct Construction, A Viocity Company

Jack Giambalvo Mazda

Pyramid Construction Services, LLC, A Quandel Company Pennsylvania Medical Society Headquarters

ELECTRICAL $250,000 TO $1 MILLION C Mechanical Services Willow Valley Communities Southpointe Site Improvements

ELECTRICAL $250,000 TO $1 MILLION RSR Electric, A Viocity Company Sorting Conveyor Expansion

ELECTRICAL $1 TO $5 MILLION Legacy Electrical Services, Inc. Springhill Suites by Marriott

HEALTH CARE UNDER $2 MILLION Dolan Construction Inc. Nuclear Medicine/PET CT Renovation

HEALTH CARE $2 TO $10 MILLION Wohlsen Construction Company Clinic Addition & Renovation

HEALTH CARE $10 TO $25 MILLION Wohlsen Construction Company Heart & Vascular Outpatient Center

HVAC $1 TO $5 MILLION CMC, Inc. WGAL-TV HVAC Renovations

INDUSTRIAL UNDER $2 MILLION Keystruct Construction, A Viocity Company Metso Testing Laboratory

INDUSTRIAL $2 TO $10 MILLION Mowery Lindt Chocolate Warehouse Expansion

INDUSTRIAL $10 TO $25 MILLION Keystruct Construction, A Viocity Company Stonewood Logistics Center

INDUSTRIAL OVER $25 MILLION Quandel Enterprises, LLC Production Lines 9 and 10 Building Expansion

INSTITUTIONAL UNDER $2 MILLION Warfel Construction Company St. James Rectory Renovation

INSTITUTIONAL $2 TO $10 MILLION Poole Anderson Construction, LLC Penn State Scranton Engineering Building

INSTITUTIONAL $10 TO $25 MILLION Warfel Construction Company The Fulton Theatre Breakout Performance

INSTITUTIONAL $25 TO $50 MILLION Poole Anderson Construction, LLC Bucknell University Holmes Hall

INTERIOR FINISHES OVER $150,000 Paramount Contracting, Inc. Bucknell Freeman Hall

MASONRY OVER $150,000 The Witmer Group Lancaster Medical Center (Penn State Health)

MEDICAL RENOVATION UNDER $1 MILLION Mowery Serenity Blue Dialysis Facility Renovations

MEDICAL RENOVATION

$1 TO $5 MILLION Wohlsen Construction Company Columbia Outpatient Center Phase 2

MEDICAL RENOVATION OVER $5 MILLION Benchmark Construction Co., Inc. Cancer Institute Radiation/Oncology Renovation

Pyramid Construction Services, LLC, A Quandel Company

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center PACU Expansion

MISCELLANEOUS/SPECIAL PROJECTS

Wohlsen Construction Company A Defining Moment - Club Expansion

PRE ENGINEERED BUILDINGS

Keystruct Construction, A Viocity Company Warehouse at Busser Road

*Denotes Project of the Year Candidate

EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Public Works/Infrastructure Wickersham Construction and Engineering, Inc. Dagsboro Water Treatment Plant

Renovation $1 to $5 Million Benchmark Construction Co., Inc. 550 Lofts

Poole Anderson Construction, LLC Bethany United Methodist Church

Renovation Over $5 Million Warfel Construction Company Alvernia University Reading College Towne

SAFETY AWARD

Residential New Multi-Unit Benchmark Construction Co., Inc. Northwood Gardens at Kirkland Village Phase 2

Sitework Over $250,000 H.L. Wiker, Inc. Penn Medicine, LGH ABBCI Proton Therapy

Woodworking Over $150,000 Quality Buildings, LLC Garden Spot Village

GENERAL CONTRACTOR SAFETY AWARD

Quandel Enterprises, LLC

Emily Winslow, Director of

(717) 653-8106 emily@abckeystone.org

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EIC Awards Gala Sponsorship is included in the C.O.R.E. Sponsorship Program, Contact Emily for details.

ROYAL SQUARE DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION Member Spotlight

Tell us about your company!

Founder, Josh Hankey, began renovating buildings in the Central Business District of York, PA in 2009 with a mission to revitalize a focused area of the city. After securing and renovating most of the buildings on the square of Princess, Duke, King, and Queen Streets his efforts spread beyond the “Royal Square”. Projects became larger and more complex requiring a staff experienced in this type of work.

In 2015, Damian Nagle took the reins of the construction company so Josh could continue development work with his new partner Dylan Bauer. Together they focused on historical restoration and mixed-use projects of larger blighted buildings in the city. As the mixed-use building inventory declined RSDC, as it became known, began working on various commercial buildings for clients in the south-central PA region.

Over the last seven years RSDC has been considered a leading design-build restoration general contractor and has amassed a large quantity of multi-million-dollar tax credit projects, restaurant fit-outs, and commercial builds.

Did You Know?

Approximately ninety-eight percent of the construction projects we do are design-build contracted.

Meet Damian!

I've worked at RSDC for seven years. I started out in the industry by working on concrete sidewalks when I was 18 years old with a contractor who built houses. Not long after that, I was working on bridges, parking garages and then buildings.

• What is the best business advice you’ve ever received? Take advantage of any opportunity you are given and do the very best you can with it.

Damian Nagle

President of Construction dnagle@rsdcinc.com

www.rsdcinc.com (717) 713-7304

• What is the best part about the work you do? More than ever, I like to teach others what I know and give them the opportunity to grow.

• Besides your smart phone, what’s your favorite tech gadget?

I use pdf writers to sketch out projects so we can bid them. I also like creating estimates with plan takeoff in estimating programs to develop projects. There’s a sense of satisfaction creating buildings from as little as an idea.

• Most days you’ll find me..?

Working with clients and our team to put budgets together. Visiting sites and looking for new opportunities.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Career Development Education, Safety Training & Networking

DECEMBER JANUARY

KEYSTONE HEADQUARTER EVENTS

12/2 Adult First Aid/CPR/AED Training

12/6 Medical Gas and Vacuum Piping Systems: Installers Certification Course ASSE 6010

12/6 Leadership v. Management Part of the Leadership Development Series

12/8 Contract Documents Part of the Superintendent Training Program (STP)

12/13 Winter Wonderland Breakfast Mixer

12/13 Infection Control Risk Management (ICRA) 16-Hour Certificate Course

12/20 Emotional Intelligence Part of the Leadership 2.0 Series

12/21 Employee Orientation, Training, and Development Part of the Human Resources Mgmt. Academy

NITTANY VALLEY OFFICE

12/6 Adult First Aid/CPR/AED Training (Nittany Valley Office)

12/9 Suicide Prevention in Construction Workshop (Nittany Valley Office)

KEYSTONE HEADQUARTER EVENTS

1/6 ABC Keystone’s Inaugural Gala for Steve Conway & Annual Meeting

1/10 Discovering Your DiSC Style Part of the Leadership Development Series

1/11 Project Management

1/11 Basic Blueprint Reading

1/12 ABC Keystone’s All Committee Kick-off

1/16 OSHA 10-Hour Construction

1/17 Leading a Multigenerational Workforce Part of the Leadership 2.0 Series

1/18 Pay, Benefits, and Other Rewards Part of the Human Resources MGMT. Academy

1/19 Executive Leader Contractor Peer Group (CEO/Owners/Executive Leadership)

1/19 Superintendent Training Program (STP) Improving Productivity & Managing Project Costs

2/20 Competent Person for Jobsite Safety Inspections

1/24 ASHE Health Care Construction Workshop

1/26 Suicide Prevention in Construction Workshop

1/31 Medical Gas and Vacuum Piping Systems: Installers Certification Course ASSE 6010

NITTANY VALLEY OFFICE

1/10 Time Management (Nittany Valley Office)

1/31 Executive Leader Contractor Peer Group CEO/Owners/Executive Leadership (Nittany Valley Office)

Thank You for Your Support of the Merit Shop Mission!

Construction Specialties

Wade Brown,Territory Sales Manager

347 South Broad Street Hughesville, PA 17737 (570) 220-6017 wbrown@c-sgroup.com

COR Construction Services, Inc.

Cory Shover, President/CEO

5 Brenneman Circle Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 (717) 766-0262 cory.shover@corconstruction.com

Sponsor: James P. Craft, James Craft & Son, Inc.

Earthmovers Unlimited, Inc.

John P. Niebauer, Jr., President PO Box 187 Kylertown, PA 16847 (814) 345-6010 earthmoversunlimited@yahoo.com

Joseph C. Hazel, Inc.

Brian Brunner 216 South Allegheny Street Bellefonte, PA 16823 (814) 355-4841 bbrunner@jchazel.com

Recruiting Caddies, LLC

Dane Fahnestock , Owner/CEO

1404 Candlewycke Drive Middletown, PA 17057 (717) 877-0453 dfahnestock@recruitingcaddies.com

Sponsor: Robb Beiler, Quality Buildings, LLC

Smash My Trash - Harrisburg East

Derek Lehman, Owner

1152 Mae Street Hummelstown, PA 17036 (717) 884-8188 derek.lehman@smashmytrash.com

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

KC Caulking, LLC

KCI Technologies, Inc.

NuTec Design Associates, Inc.

Seven Mountains Media Squared Solutions

Your Quality Solutions, Inc.

Barley Snyder Announces Appointments

Barley Snyder attorney Alex Puskar was unanimously approved to join the board of directors for Luthercare. Puskar is an attorney in Barley Snyder’s Business and Tax practice groups.

Barley Snyder attorney Adam Boyer has been named outside general counsel for Adams Electric, the company announced. Boyer replaces Sam Teeter, who has stepped down after more than 40 years.

Barley Snyder partner Shawn M. Long was recently confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate to fill a judicial vacancy on the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas. Shawn was unanimously recommended by the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee to fill the vacancy.

Barley Snyder partner Maria Di Stravolo Elliott has been named to the Fulton Theatre Board of Trustees. The performing arts venue based in downtown Lancaster, Pa. brings in national touring productions and fosters community engagement through its numerous theater training programs.

Lehigh Valley Business has named Barley Snyder partner Thad M. Gelsinger to its annual Forty Under 40 list. Gelsinger is a partner in the firm’s Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Construction groups, focusing his practice on personal injury, commercial and fiduciary litigation.

Boyer & Ritter LLC Announces Promotions

Boyer & Ritter CPAs and Consultants is proud to celebrate numerous promotions, including two new Directors and four new Managers. Promoted to Director: John Allen and Kyle R. Evans. Promoted to Manager: Patrick T.R. Charvat, Emily Roman, Daniel J. Ryan, and Jordan L. Sallavanti. Promoted to Supervisor: Stephen F. Baier, Kelly O’Leary, Charles Sabol, John Carlos R. Tavares, and Jacqueline G. Yoder. Promoted to Senior Associate: Christine Lingle.

McConkey Insurance & Benefits Best Places to Work Awards

Central Penn Business Journal has named McConkey Insurance & Benefits as one of the Best Places to Work in PA. The awards are held in partnership with Best Companies Group.

McConkey Insurance & Benefits was named in Business Insurance's Annual Best Places to Work in Insurance. This award recognizes outstanding employers in the insurance industry.

RKL Introduces New Subsidiary RKL is pleased to introduce a new subsidiary focused on optimizing and managing the accounting, finance and workforce functions of organizations nationwide. RKL Virtual Management Solutions LLC (RKL Virtual) is built from the CPA and advisory firm’s successful lineup of outsourced services and will serve as a platform for continued growth in this high-demand area.

Saxton & Stump Lawyers and Consultants New Hires

Attorney John Goldschmidt, who brings over three decades of patent and intellectual property (IP) experience, has joined Saxton & Stump. Goldschmidt is the latest addition to the firm’s growing IP team, led by Attorney Andrew Oltmans, that recently added patent attorney Andrew Mead, the lawyers of Kent Franchise Law Group, and launched Palq IP, an IP consulting firm.

Saxton & Stump is pleased to announce that the Hon. Margaret B. Seymour has joined the firm in its Charleston office. In 1998, President Bill Clinton nominated Judge Seymour to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Judge Seymour, who retired from the bench on August 31, 2022, will now join Saxton & Stump to offer her services as a mediator and arbitrator, as well as providing support to the firm’s Commercial Litigation, Title IX and Labor and Employment groups, putting to use her decades of legal experience both from behind and in front of the bench to help clients navigate complex legal issues.

Saxton & Stump is pleased to announce the hire of Philadelphia-area lawyer M. Kelly Tillery, a nationally recognized litigator who has more than 40 years of experience protecting his client’s business rights and intellectual property. Tillery will be based in the firm’s Philadelphia office representing clients as one of the firm’s foremost intellectual property and business litigators.

For inclusion in future issues of the Merit Shop Spokesman, please send your press releases to: rebecca@abckeystone.org

135 Shellyland Road Manheim, PA 17545

Education & Training from ABC Keystone

Completely updated to include the latest ruling from CMS, the Health Care Construction Workshop combines an e-learning course and a two-day seminar. The program offers education with a comprehensive risk management approach to critical topics in health care construction, including:

• The health care planning, design, and construction process

• Life Safety Code® compliance

• Construction risk assessment (including general risks and a special focus on infection risks)

• Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems (MEP)

• Medical gas systems

• Medical technology

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