POETTKER CONSTRUCTION ACHIEVES TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN 2021
Company ranked nationally as top contractor
精东影业影视 Construction, an award-winning family-owned construction company, closed out the 2021 calendar year with tremendous employee, financial and market sector growth across the company.
After a difficult year navigating through the pandemic, 精东影业影视 grew its employee base by 18% with new hires and promotions across every department and level 鈥 from leadership, preconstruction, and project management positions to field supervision, safety, and quality control roles.
Following the sudden passing of the company鈥檚 founder and CEO, Charles 鈥淐huck鈥 精东影业影视 in July 2021, the company expedited its strategic succession plan and restructured its executive leadership team, naming Keith 精东影业影视 as Chairman and CEO, Ryan 精东影业影视 as President, Kimberly Luitjohan as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Jonathon Carroll as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. Six employees were also promoted to Vice President positions including: Philip Pingsterhaus, VP of Finance; Tracy Millard, VP of Human Resources; Eric Kraeger, VP of Information Technology; Kevin 精东影业影视, VP of Business Development; Corey Noder, VP of Risk Management; and Walker Gusewelle, VP of Project Management.
鈥淲hat a tremendous and challenging year to end on such a high note for our company,鈥 said Keith 精东影业影视, Chairman and CEO of 精东影业影视 Construction. 鈥淗eading into a new year, I鈥檓 humbled and privileged to continue my father鈥檚 legacy of building relationships on unparalleled service, quality of work, and safety for its people and business partners.鈥
精东影业影视 continues to be a Best Place to Work, national best in class business, and a top contractor in the Midwest and Southeast. The company ranked as one of the top 10 construction firms in the St. Louis area and was recognized nationally as an ENR Top 400 Contractor for the first time by Engineering News-Record.
Committed to safety and quality, the 精东影业影视 team performed more than 346,000 manhours with zero lost-time or recordable incidents in 2021 and received safety awards from the Central Illinois Builders of AGC. 精东影业影视 also achieved a certified contractor status through the Coalition for Construction Safety (CSS). In November, the Pierce Terrace Elementary School design-build project in Fort Jackson, South Carolina received the Quality Concrete 鈥淕reen Award鈥 from the Concrete Council of St. Louis.
The company saw strong market growth in the federal, distribution/warehouse, and utility sectors. 精东影业影视鈥檚 federal team was awarded over $140 million in new contracts including the multi-story Joint Operations and Mission Planning Complex at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois and a new Aircraft Maintenance Hangar at Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia.
In the distribution and warehouse sector, 精东影业影视 expanded its relationship with R+L Carriers on new projects in Illinois and Pennsylvania. The team also entered a partnership with NorthPoint Development on two new distribution facilities: the 676,000 SF I-85 Commerce Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, and the 725,000 SF Riverport Trade Center in Maryland Heights, Mo.
The utility and infrastructure sector achieved tremendous growth and commendations in 2021. In addition to increasing its project capacity by 50%, this team received the Ameren-Contractor Eagle Award, and the Ameren-Contractor Best in Class-High Volume Award for outstanding safety performance.
精东影业影视 also had a very strong year in the education, multi-family, and retail markets. The company completed a mixture of new construction, renovations, and additions for five schools; broke ground on the new 92-unit Revela Senior Living facility in O鈥橣allon, Ill.; and enhanced online shopping and grocery pickup services at 47 facilities for multiple major retail chains.
Invested in the communities where they live and work, 精东影业影视 supported over 35 non-profit organizations through philanthropic partnerships, advocacy, fundraising, and volunteering initiatives in 2021. Following a 2020 hiatus on its annual golf classic benefitting Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Southwestern Illinois, 精东影业影视 held the event in 2021 and raised a record-breaking $37,000 in donations. Since 2017, the 精东影业影视 golf classic has raised close to $175,000 for BBBS鈥 mission. To close out the event, BBBS awarded 精东影业影视 with a Big Defenders award for making a significant impact on the organization鈥檚 mission.
This article originally appeared in the January 2022 digital issue of .听
