CECO SAFETY TRAINING GOES BEYOND THE JOBSITE
Jan 26th 2021
Scott and Stephanie JuniorAt Ceco, the roots of our safety culture run deep. We are committed to practices and training that help us cultivate a safe work environment for a flourishing field operation. While Ceco seeks to send every employee home without injury at the end of each workday, the value of our safety training becomes priceless when our employees can apply what they have learned to save lives.In January, Scott Junior, a Labor Foreman out of our Milwaukee office in Wisconsin, was at ho
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CHICAGO’S 90-YEAR-OLD MERCHANDISE MART STILL STANDS STRONG
Jan 8th 2021
Chicago’s Merchandise Mart. Photo: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Built nearly a century ago, Chicago’s Merchandise Mart is a testament to the long-lasting durability of concrete buildings—and of projects completed by Ceco Concrete! In 1930, Ceco completed most of the floor forming for the building. This was a huge undertaking, as the floor area was 4 million square feet, thus requiring 4 million cubic yards of concrete to complete.
Spanning two city blocks, The Mart was once considered the
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MEET THE TEAM: REY JARQUIN, NORTH FLORIDA AREA SUPERINTENDENT
Dec 24th 2020
As Ceco continues to grow and expand our reach in Florida, we are proud to see our employees grow with us. Rey Jarquin was recently promoted to North Florida Area Superintendent, a new position designed in part to empower him to continue developing and mentoring his team.Rey started his career with Ceco in 2000, working at the Ocean Walk project in Daytona Beach. With each new project, Rey learned new skills and received increasingly more responsibilities. He was promoted to Assistant Superinten
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5 WAYS TO ENGAGE WORKERS ABOUT SAFETY
Dec 18th 2020
Ruthann Ellis, manager of Ceco’s Department of Field Training & Development recently discussed how to “Stop Toolbox Talk Burnout” in
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CONCRETE CARES: HOW A BUS RIDE LED TO A LIFE-CHANGING CAREER AT CECO
Nov 5th 2020
At Ceco, we pride ourselves on our ability to offer people opportunities to learn, grow and embark on a rewarding career in construction. But personal success is just as important as professional success. Andrew Brewer is a living example of how our employees support and benefit from each other—both personally and professionally.
A few years ago, Andrew had hit a low point in his life and was homeless. By chance, he shared a bus ride with Ceco Journeyperson Roxanne Stoffel on her commute ho
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