It is hard to believe we are in the home stretch of 2022. I just want to thank all of our team members for their continued hard work and dedication. We have a tremendous amount of opportunity in front of us and will continue to be busy for the foreseeable future should the market hold. All of our new business continues to come from repeat customers and referrals which is something that would not be possible without all of our team members’ efforts. Staying focused on our customers’ needs first and delivering a quality product remains the cornerstone of our growth and success
Looking back at 2022, we have a lot to be proud of. We continue to be the preferred construction partner of The Oneida Indian Nation. We are in design on their largest expansion since the early 2000’s, not to mention the dozen or so other projects of theirs that are in various stages of design and construction. We established new relationships with Cayuga Milk Ingredients and Amy’s Kitchen, both referrals for us, and will be starting their new facilities next spring. We continue our great work for SU at the JMA Wireless Dome and all the upcoming improvements that will be happening over the next few years. We were selected as the construction manager for Rome Health’s new Surgical Center after the successful completion of the Physician’s Center, and for St. Joseph Hospital and Health Center’s Imaging Department masterplan. We are continuing our 40+ year relationship with Byrne Dairy as they continue to expand their Dewitt Facility and retool the Cortlandville facility in 2023 and into 2024.
Remember that we have an employee referral program that pays you if you help us recruit new team members. Our growth continues to be limited by our available resources and not because of any lack of opportunity. We are regularly turning away project opportunities because we do not have the resources to take on the work and
provide the high level of service we are known for. If you know someone that is a talented construction professional looking for a change, please have them contact us.
Please have a happy and safe holiday
season. I look forward to seeing everyone
soon.
Jeremy Thurston President
The estimators are busy. Currently, we have 24 estimates underway. Almost all of them are for repeat customers like Syracuse University, Turning Stone Resort Casino, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Rome Health, Lockheed Martin and Byrne Dairy.
We also have some projects that came to us from referrals. One is Cayuga Milk Ingredients, a $70MM addition to a dairy facility in the Auburn area. Final drawings are due in January with construction scheduled to begin in the spring of 2023. Another is a 30,000 square foot interior build out near the airport. It will be a great project to have and will begin in December/January.
In the holiday season, we are thankful for our many loyal customers and for our employees, who have helped make them so loyal by your hard work and commitment.
STU CAVUTO DIRECTOR OF SAFETY
One of the things I have learned is that the construction industry knows no seasons. I used to think there was a “busy” time (ideally, the summer months when most outside work would be completed). I’ve since learned that we work year round. Each new season brings new challenges. Some days are too hot, some days are too cold, and occasionally there are days that are both. Living in Central New York, we get used to it. How many times have you heard someone say, “I love fall in Central New York?” More so than probably anywhere else, fall is probably the most unique of the seasons here.
Fall is the season of preparation and pre-planning. At home you may be closing the pool, cutting back foliage, stacking firewood, or racking leaves. Now is the time to have your furnace serviced. Check your smoke detectors (don’t forget the carbon monoxide detector too!), clean the garage, decorate for fall and winterize your house. My list is nearly endless. Every time I cross off an item, it seems two or more projects have been added!
You are probably wondering, what’s that got to do with safety? We are big fans of pre-planning! Here at Hayner Hoyt, our pre-planning starts before we begin a project. As the operations team reviews the building plans, potential hazards are identified and discussions happen to establish ways to safely complete tasks. The goal is to prevent an accident by eliminating the hazard.
It has been proven many times, that a job-safety-analysis (JSA) or planning the work before you start can have a dramatic effect on reducing injuries. The process is simple. Each day before the start of work, crews should spend a few minutes reviewing the tasks involved, who is going to do them and how they will accomplished. Most importantly, during this review, special or unique hazards should be identified and a discussion of how to complete the work safely.
Plan your work. Work your plan. Both are ways we keep folks safe. Remember our goal: Everyone goes home safetly.
WITH
WITH GARY THURSTON CEO
We have wrapped up some big projects at 600 State St in Utica, Feldmeier in Little Falls, Project SKY in Frankfurt, Cortland Hospital, SU, Ameran, Lockheed, and Rome Hospital. Some projects that are currently underway include The Beeches in Rome, City Center, Crouse Business Center, 500 Plum St., East Syracuse Chevrolet and a couple other small projects.
We have upcoming projects at City Center, Lockheed, St. Joseph’s Hospital, The Red Tail in Geneva, Addis store in Waterloo, Pinnacle MRI in Clay, and Phase 2 of East Syracuse Chevy.
Have a great winter and work safe!
2022 has continued to be a very busy year for Doyner. Since the last newsletter, we have completed Project SKY, 600 State Street Utica, Turning Stone Lodge,
InterTek in Cortland, True Storage in Auburn, the new Utica University Burrstone sign, Link Hall at Syracuse University, Byrne Hollow, and SeaComm Federal Credit Union in Watertown. We continue work on The Beeches in Rome, Auburn Hospital, and City Center. In addition, we are jumping into the facility renovations at the Aldi Distribution Facility in Tully NY and Fage in Johnstown NY. We continue to look for future work and expect to remain busy.
We would like to welcome many new team members to Doyner, lots of new faces. Welcome to Tom Billings, Adin Day, Giovanni Fargas, David Guido, Adam Hamilton, Ben Seamans, and Htoo Bra Ya. We are happy to have you on our team! With an expanding team, it’s important that we remain focused on a safe workplace. Helping our newer team members identifying safety hazards and taking the time to show them how to fix safety issues helps us all, and will help prevent injuries. Let’s stay on offense with safety!
WITH KEVIN PARKHURST VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
PROJECT TEAM: Adam Legg, Matt Herron, Jim Lostracco, Trapper Rodford, Joe Cutro
PROJECT TEAM: Sam Doss, Dale Coss, Charlie Clark, Jake Bratek, Jack McConnaughay
PROJECT TEAM: Conor Utter, Jason Wheeler, Taylor Kerr, Gul Ahmad Hamidi
PROJECT TEAM: Conor Utter, Dan Phinney, Taylor Kerr, Gul Ahmad Hamidi
PROJECT TEAM: Adam Legg, Alex McGill, Tim Brzuszkiewicz, Michael Freund
PROJECT TEAM: Sam Doss, Jim Lostracco
PROJECT TEAM: Sam Doss, Dalton Loper, Charlie Clark, Andy Stoffle
PROJECT TEAM: Maggie Werts, Nick DeCrisci, Eric Gohringer Jr., Patrick Smith
PROJECT TEAM: Jim Polakiewicz, Gus Hernandez, Brian Kiddle, Griffin Candee
PROJECT TEAM: Adam Legg, Alex McGill, Tim Brzuszkiewicz
PROJECT TEAM: Sam Doss, Jamie Stoffle, Jon Livesay
Unfortunately, we live in a world where if you break your leg everyone wants to sign your cast, but if
you tell people you are depressed, everyone runs the other way.
In the past 25 years, a great deal of progress has been made at destigmatizing the need for mental health care, however, we still struggle to ask for help when we need it. Psychiatry.org estimates 19% of U.S. adults experience some form of mental illness – a diagnosable health condition resulting in changes in emotion, thinking, or behavior. It is more common than cancer, diabetes, and heart disease combined, and yet, 80% who have a diagnosis will not discuss a mental health condition for fear of repercussions. And, the learned shame associated with mental illness prevents people from speaking up and getting the help they need.
A person living with mental illness appears less like the greenhaired Joker in the Batman movie and more like the actor Robin Williams. A person living with mental illness can sound confident and have anxiety, can look healthy but feel like sh*t, and can look happy and be miserable inside. Mental illness shows up as cancelling plans at the last minute; believing one is a burden or abnormal; eating all the time or not at all; mood swings that last hours or days; being emotionally distant; needing constant emotional reassurance; and/or isolating oneself.
So, what can we do? Know the signs. Recognize when things just aren’t right and ask for help (for yourself or your loved ones). Allow others to help –don’t try to do this alone. And, teach others to help create a community of understanding and support.
A resource available to all employees is HelpPeople – an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides professional assistance when personal problems affect your job, your life or the lives of your loved ones. Counselors are available to listen, understand and provide support.
Services are at no cost to employees or anyone living in your household. HelpPeople is confidential and counselors can assist with work/life balance, alcohol and drug issues, anxiety and depression, parenting challenges, grief and loss, domestic violence, adolescent issues, divorce/separation, anger management skills, financial stress, and countless other needs.
Asking for help is never a sign of weakness. It’s one of the bravest things you can do.
RESOURCES
• HelpPeople – (800) 777-6110 or (315) 470-7447 –www.helppeople-eap.org
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Health) – www.nami.org
• Mental Health America – www.mhanational.org
• 988 – National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
• Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention (CIASP) www.preventconstructionsuicide.com
As the holiday season approaches, milllions of people will be traveling. If you are among the many, here are some tips to help keep you safe.
Mobile Devices
Bring as few devices as you can. The fewer devices you bring while traveling, the fewer devices that can be lost or stolen. In fact, did you know that you are far more likely to lose a mobile device than have it stolen? Whenever leaving a hotel room, restaurant, or airplane, do a quick device check and make sure you have all of your devices. As for the devices you choose to bring, make sure you update them so they are running the latest operating system and apps. Keep the screen lock enabled. If possible, ensure you have some way to remotely track your devices if they are lost (think of Find my iPhone setting). In addition, you may want the option to remotely wipe the device. That way if a device is lost or stolen, you can remotely track and/or wipe all your sensitive data and accounts from the device. Finally, discuss with our IT Department about backup and recovery in case the device is lost or stolen.
Public Wi-Fi networks
When traveling, you may need to connect to a public Wi-Fi network. Keep in mind you often have no idea who configured that Wi-Fi network, who is monitoring it or how, and who else is
connected to it. Instead of connecting to a public Wi-Fi network, whenever possible connect to and use the personal hotspot feature of your corporate smartphone. This way you know you have a trusted Wi-Fi connection.
Public Computers
Avoid using public computers, such as those in hotel lobbies or at coffee shops, to log into any accounts or access sensitive information. You don’t know who used that computer before you, and they may have infected it accidentally or deliberately with malware, such as a keystroke logger. Stick to devices you control and trust.
Social Media
Everyone loves to update others about their travels and adventures through social media, but we don’t always know who every friend or viewer is online. Avoid oversharing while on vacation as much as possible and consider waiting to share your trip until you’re home. Additionally, don’t post pictures of boarding passes, driver’s licenses, or passports as this can lead to identity theft.
Work
If you will be working while on vacation (we hope not!), make sure you check what your work travel policies are ahead of time, including what devices or data you can bring with you and how to remotely connect to work systems safely. Please discuss with our IT department about your trips and working remotely. Vacation should be a time for relaxing, exploring, and having fun. These simple steps will help ensure you do so safely and securely.
WITH VADIM POTORAC NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR
625 Erie Boulevard West Syracuse, NY 13204
