West Hartford, CT – Members from Wampanoag Country Club, KBE Building Corporation, Newman Architects, and others recently celebrated a groundbreaking for Wampanoag Country Club’s new clubhouse. The groundbreaking was held on the site of the new facility and took place exactly seven months to the day after fires destroyed the country club’s historic clubhouse. KBE is… Read more »
Author: Crystal Gelinas
KBE’s latest UCONN project featured in High Profile magazine Connecticut Hall project completed in record 17 months!
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Farmington, CT, 24 October 2024 … Completing the 280,000 square-foot Connecticut Hall residences and dining facility at UCONN in just 17 months was no small feat! This exceptional project was recently featured in High Profile magazine, with an in-depth look at some of the challenges and successes achieved by the KBE/Newman Architects’ design build team.… Read more »
We-Ha.com Feature: Ground-Breaking Celebrated for New Wampanoag Clubhouse, 7 Months After Fire
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Golden shovels and hardhats were positioned Wednesday afternoon in front of a large hole that will become the foundation of the new Wampanoag clubhouse, but before club leadership, town officials, and members of the design and construction team held a champagne toast and tossed their shovelfuls of dirt at the ceremonial groundbreaking, club President Glenn… Read more »
The KBE Foundation Continues Its Tradition of Community Support
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Farmington, Conn. (Sept 27, 2024) … KBE Foundation’s mission of community support this summer included everything from serving BBQ lunches to veterans and their families to helping land fish at the Special Olympics fishing derby to hosting its annual charity golf tournament to provide scholarships to technical high school students. The KBE Foundation is a… Read more »
KBE Recognized for Exemplary Safety Performance
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KBE Building Corporation, a national construction services firm based in Farmington, Connecticut, has recently been recognized for its exemplary efforts in ensuring safe work sites. Top Industry Safety Award: The Associated Builders and Contractors, a national industry association, has awarded KBE the Diamond STEP award, its highest safety recognition. This is the third consecutive year… Read more »
The Abbington at Gilbert
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GILBERT, Az., May 16, 2024 … Abbington of Gilbert, a new senior living community located at 3239 Mercy Rd., celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, May 16, 2024. The Abbington at Gilbert is a two-story assisted living community developed by Utah-based Woodbury Corporation. The new senior community offers 86 independent… Read more »
KBE Building Corp. Honored with CT ABC Awards
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Southington, CT – KBE Building Corporation and two of its senior leaders were honored at the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Connecticut chapter’s annual meeting on March 28 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. KBE CEO and president Mike Kolakowski and CFO Timothy O’Brien were each inducted into the ABC’s Beam Club, which recognizes… Read more »
KBE Listed Among ABC National’s Top Performers for Third Year
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Feb 29, 2024, Farmington, CT: KBE Building Corporation has once again been named a “Top Performer” by the national Associated Builders and Contractors industry organization. This is the third consecutive year that KBE has been honored with this achievement. The ABC’s Top Performers award is based on a construction firm’s achievements in safety, quality, diversity,… Read more »
Featured in Construction Executive – Strong Foundation: KBE Celebrates 50 Years by Giving Back
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We are thrilled to have our KBE Foundation featured in Construction Executive this month, the national magazine of the Associated Builders and Contractors organization! Our long tradition of philanthropy has always been a point of pride for all of us! Read the article here!
Delivering 583 Thanksgiving Meal Boxes for CT and MD Families in Need The KBE Foundation’s 15th Annual “Gift of Gobble” Event
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Media Contact: Jonelle Lawhorn, Dir of Marketing, m: 860-836-7517, e: jlawhorn@kbebuilding.com November 18, 2023 (Farmington, CT and Laurel, MD) For the 15th year running, the KBE Foundation hosted its annual Gift of Gobble Thanksgiving meal assembly program on Saturday November 18 in Farmington, CT.. Staff members from KBE Building Corporation, Elite Construction Resources, and CMP… Read more »