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& Morton Group of Birmingham, Ala., recently announced the following promotions:
Rick Sidebotham and Steve
Wiley to senior project manager; Scott Bullock
to senior estimator; David Skipper to project manager;
and Tom Rue to superintendent.
Golden & Associates
Construction LLC of Birmingham, Ala., recently announced the appointment of Janet
R. Tedford as marketing coordinator and H. M. "Bubba"
Autry as superintendent.Tedford will be responsible for managing marketing
and public relations efforts, as well as assisting with hiring activities. Her
experience and background includes serving three years as business manager for
The Literacy Council and internships with the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham and General
Motors Corporation. Autry has 43 years of construction experience that includes
the following local projects: UAB's vaccine and T-cell research lab, Palisades
Shopping Center, Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center, Samford University's
Beeson School of Divinity, BMC Montclair professional office building, and English
Village Lofts.
The National Association of Surety Bond Producers recently
announced that Mark W. Edwards II of Birmingham,
Ala., was appointed to its board of directors and Thomas
J. Gentile of Montgomery, Ala., was appointed as regional vice president
for Region 8.NASB announced the appointments during its 63rd annual meeting in
San Diego, Calif. Edwards is senior vice president of McGriff, Siebels & Williams
Inc. in Birmingham, and Gentile is vice president of Turner Insurance & Bonding
Co. in Montgomery.
During the SC&RA Annual Conference held recently at
the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Ariz., the SC&R Foundation
elected Doug Miller, Fontaine Specialized Inc. of
Springville, Ala., as vice president. "We're pleased to welcome this strong group
of new board members," said SC&R Foundation President Joe Bob Joyce, Joyce Crane
of Longview, Texas. "We'll be counting on their input during the foundation's
three-year strategic planning session this summer in Washington, D.C. They also
should be able to help ensure the success of our Perpetual Investment Campaign,
which will fund scholarships and research programs." The SC&R Foundation is a
501(c)(3) corporation with a mission to advance research and education for the
specialized carriers, crane, rigging and millwrighting industries served by SC&RA.
Mississippi Jennie
Simmons with Simmons Erosion Control of Lake, Miss., was recently presented
the 2005 Mississippi Young Entrepreneur of the Year award by the U. S. Small Business
Administration. The award is presented to small business owners younger than 30
years old. She was nominated by Julia Cain with the U.S. Forest Service.
Tennessee Memphis-based VP Buildings, a manufacturer
of metal building systems, recently named Jim Peckham
as its national manager of marketing. Peckham has been with VP Buildings for 21
years. A native of Memphis, Peckham has served in several positions with VP, including
advertising manager, product manager for XpresSteel and business development manager.
Before joining VP, Peckham worked for a Memphis-based printing and marketing firm
for seven years. Peckham graduated from the University of Memphis in 1975 with
a bachelor's degree in journalism. VP Buildings engineers and manufactures pre-engineered,
non-residential, low-rise steel buildings for manufacturing, warehouse, school
and commercial applications.
Skanska USA Building Inc. recently announced
that James R. Threalkill has been promoted to corporate
diversity director. Based in Nashville, Tenn., Threalkill will be part of Skanska's
Corporate Human Resources Team. Prior to that role, he served as the first executive
director of the 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee. Working closely with the management
partners, Threalkill will manage the development and implementation of the corporate
diversity program for Skanska USA Building.
Once the program is in place,
his goal is to align the diversity strategy with the bottom line objectives and
overall mission of the organization. Threalkill has a bachelor's degree in fine
arts from Vanderbilt University and is also nationally recognized as a visual
artist.
The National Association of Surety Bond Producers recently announced
that Keith W. Brown of Memphis, Tenn., was appointed
to its board of directors. NASB announced the appointment during its 63rd annual
meeting in San Diego, Calif. Brown is president of Brown & Associates LLC.
Regional The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute
(CRSI) recently announced that Bart A. Kelley joined
the organization as the new Midwest regional manager. Kelley comes to CRSI with
more than seven years experience in the steel industry. He most recently worked
as district sales manager with Nucor Steel Kankakee Inc. He has a bachelor's degree
in marketing from the University of North Alabama. In his new position with CRSI,
Kelley will be responsible for promoting the design and construction of cast-in-place
steel reinforced concrete with design and construction professionals, as well
as increasing CRSI membership.Kelley is based in Indianapolis, Ind., and is responsible
for the market areas in the central states and Great Lakes regions. The Concrete
Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) is a not-for-profit trade organization dedicated
to the quality design and construction of cast-in-place reinforced concrete since
1924.
RSC Equipment Rental, a national pro-vider of rental equipment and
services for the construction and industrial sectors, recently filled four leadership
roles in the human resources and communications functions at its Scottsdale corporate
headquarters.
The recent appointments at RSC include:
Joe
Turturica has been appointed as vice president of human resources. Turturica
has leadership responsibility for all people-related programs within RSC. Prior
to the appointment, he served as vice president of staffing and associate relations
at Penske Truck Leasing, a limited partnership between Penske Corporation and
General Electric.
Kathy Dreyer has been
appointed as director of compensation and HRIS. Dreyer's duties include development
of new programs that align compensation plans with business objectives and new
systems that provide important information for human resources management. During
her career, she has held compensation-related positions with Tosco Corporation
and Vital Processing Services. Dreyer has a bachelor's degree in international
economics from Rutgers University.
Brian Ludera
has been appointed as director of training and organizational development. In
this role, Ludera will develop and implement training, performance management
and succession planning initiatives. He has worked with Waste Management, Tribune
Co., and most recently with USF Holland, where he was director of training and
development.
Clay Allen has been appointed
director of communications. In this role, Allen is responsible for developing,
implementing and managing strategic internal and external communications initiatives.
Allen has 17 years of experience in corporate communications, most recently as
director of communications for the national non-profit organization, Childhelp
USA. Allen has a bachelor's degree in communications from Brigham Young University.
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