Month: January 2013

KBE Continues to Make a Difference with the 50 Ways Initiative

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COLUMBIA, Md. and FARMINGTON, Conn., Jan. 29, 2013 — KBE Building Corporation (KBE) is embarking on the 5th year of its very successful 50 Ways to Make a Difference philanthropy program – with nearly $1 million in donations and 5,000+ hours of employee volunteer time to date. Launched in 2009 to celebrate KBE’s 50th year in… Read more »

KBE Donates $1,250 to St. Francis Hospital and the Bright Minds Foundation

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FARMINGTON, Conn. and COLUMBIA, Md., Jan. 10, 2013 — KBE Building Corporation (KBE) has donated $500 to a Maryland children’s charity and $750 to a Connecticut hospital’s Child Advocacy Center. Both donations were given as part of KBE’s fourth annual 50 Ways to Make a Difference charitable giving program. KBE’s 50 Ways to Make a… Read more »

KBE Adopts a Family for the Holiday Season

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FARMINGTON, Conn. and COLUMBIA, Md. — KBE Building Corporation (KBE) “adopted” a family in need this past holiday season. The 2012 Village Holiday Giving Tree Adopt-a-Family program, sponsored by the Village for Families & Children, Inc., a private non-profit organization in CT, connects businesses with families in need. In 2012, KBE decided to support a… Read more »

KBE Congratulates Rosalia Marques on Earning LEED Green Associate Certification

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COLUMBIA, Md., Jan. 4, 2013 — KBE Building Corporation congratulates Rosalia Marques on earning her LEED Green Associate Certification. LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in 2000 and provides verification that a building was designed and built using aspects of efficient environmental health conservation… Read more »