Cianbro’s Power & Energy team in Michigan gather for their morning stretch and daily planning meeting before getting to work on a transmission line project.
In It Together
Employee ownership inspires team members toward success
T “It gives me more sense of pride and satisfaction when I’m driving by a job site or talking to team members. When I’m making those connections over the phone with candidates or new hires, I make sure to mention that we are an ESOP company, and explain the true benefits of the ESOP. It gives our team members a sense of pride, a sense of leadership, a sense of commitment.” – Malcolm Bostic, Recruiter, Cianbro’s Mid-Atlantic Office
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THE CHATTER
o anyone unfamiliar with The Cianbro Companies, it might seem as though the company has some wellguarded secret that drives its continued growth and success. The truth is, we do! Behind every Cianbro project, you will find one common factor so pivotal that without it, Cianbro as we know it would not exist. So, what is the secret? “The Cianbro Companies’ growth and success begins and ends with our team members. It boils down to a simple phrase we use here at Cianbro: It’s All About People,” said Pete Vigue, Chairman of The Cianbro Companies. “They take pride in the work they do. Because each team member is an employee-owner, they have a vested interest in seeing our company thrive. The Employee Stock Ownership Plan means that if the company succeeds, our team members reap the rewards from that success. So does the team member next to them, and so on.” No matter what technology, tools, or equipment the company invests in, none of it would matter without our team members. Day-in and day-out, our team members bring their can-do attitudes to our job sites and offices, performing at a high level to ensure we deliver quality outcomes for our clients, our company, and one another. In every conference room and team member gathering place across the United States, you will find one message consistently hanging on the walls: “No one in this room is
