Larry Huggins, principal of Riteway-Huggins Construction Inc. and co-founder of Chicago Football Classic Scholarship Fund, was recently featured on NBC 5’s Community Leader Spotlight for his year-round contributions to Chicago communities. “As business leaders, once we have reached a certain level of success, every day of our lives we should try to make a difference. And how we make a difference is by giving back … by encouraging others to help in that regard,” says Larry. He goes on to …

No matter the project size, Ceco’s crews bring their A game! Recently, our St. Louis office completed work at East College Street Development in Iowa City with Knutson Construction Services. The scope of work consisted of deck formwork for two cast-in-place concrete levels, including a sloped ramp and a residential level with drop beams. Jonathon Paprocki, assistant project manager, Knutson Construction Services. “Ceco did a fantastic job overall at executing this project,” says Jonathon …

As an industrial look has become increasingly popular in recent years, many have explored incorporating the look in their office space design. To achieve the desired look, cast-in-place concrete can offer a unique office ceiling by exposing the as-cast pan construction along with various electrical, HVAC and plumbing utilities. What is pan construction? Pan construction is a structural construction method that can be accomplished with Ceco’s wide module Pan Construction formwork. Although …

Ceco Concrete has built an environment that encourages employees to find new ways to overcome challenges, big and small. We are never disappointed with the results!A recent Ceco innovation comes from our Minneapolis office. Layout Specialist Jake Bower saw an opportunity to do away with one-and-done column forms used to create small, circular slab blockouts for trash shoots in our high-rise residential projects. Because the column forms are not reusable, they are thrown away after every level is …

At Ceco, we seek to send every employee home at the end of their workday safe and sound. As part of our commitment to safe processes, we make every effort to put the right people in place to ensure safe techniques and behavior exists at every level of our company.Our most recent hire, Scott Calamusa, comes to us with experience as both a construction laborer and as a health and safety professional. The New Orleans native has worked in several areas of the continent and in multiple areas of const …