Here’s a look at employment moves that occurred in the construction industry this month.
American Rental Association
Josh Nickell joined the American Rental Association (ARA) to lead program development and member engagement for the equipment segment of ARA’s membership. Also, James Auerbach joined ARA as event segment leader, where he will support the event segment and lead member engagement and strategic program development. ARA is an international trade association for owners of equipment, and event rental businesses, as well as the manufacturers and suppliers of construction/industrial, general tool and party/event rental equipment.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Construction Practice Group was named among Law360’s 2020 Practice Groups of the Year, one of only five firms in the nation to receive the honor. Bradley combines skilled legal counsel with exceptional client service and unwavering integrity to assist a diverse range of corporate and individual clients in achieving their business goals.
Jacobsen Construction Company
Gary Ellis was unanimously selected to serve as Jacobsen Construction Company’s president and CEO by the firm’s Board of Directors, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Previously, Ellis was president of the company. Ellis will replace former CEO Douglas C. Welling, who is retiring after 33 years with Jacobson, but will remain on the company’s Board. Jacobsen is a 100% employee-owned, ESOP company that is consistently ranked as one of the top contractors in the country, as well as one of the nation’s Top 100 Green Contractors.
Ruppert Landscape
Cid Wilson of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility and John C. Wagner of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. recently were appointed to join Ruppert Landscape’s Board of Directors. Ruppert is an industry-leading provider of commercial landscape construction and management services.
Venable LLP
Partners Kenneth M. Roberts, Heidi Hennig Rowe and Mark C. Friedlander joined Venable in its new Chicago office. Partners James E. Frankel, Brian G. Lustbader and Gary L. Rubin—as well as Senior Counsels Peter J. Kiernan and Sayward “Woody” Mazur—joined the firm’s New York office. Partner Amanda Schermer MacVey joined Venable’s Washington, D.C. office. Venable LLP is an American Lawyer Global 100 law firm that serves as primary counsel to a worldwide clientele of large and mid-size organizations, nonprofits, high-net-worth entrepreneurs and other individuals.
Wickersham Construction and Engineering
Matthew Hartman was appointed to project executive and Benjamin Mercadante was promoted to project manager of Wickersham Construction and Engineering, which has provided innovative thinking and practical solutions to clients across Pennsylvania and Maryland for more than a century.
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