9/29/2020 – KBE Building Corporation, a $300-$400 million construction services firm located in Farmington and Norwalk, was named one of The Hartford Courant’s Top Workplaces in Connecticut for 2020. Only 48 companies were named a Top Workplace in 2020; KBE ranked 18th in the small employer group.
Companies are recognized solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey. The anonymous survey, administered by Energage, LLC, uniquely measures 15 drivers of engaged cultures that are critical to the success of any organization, including alignment, execution, and connection.
“We’re proud each time that KBE is honored as one of the Courant’s Top Workplaces,” said Michael Kolakowski, KBE president and CEO. “Our employees are the backbone of what we do and how we’re able to provide superior services for our clients. Their daily commitment to our mission of building excellence together and fostering exceptional relationships with our clients, design partners, trade contractors, and each other is the reason for our success.”
The firm’s corporation philanthropic program, 50 Ways to Make a Difference, is frequently cited as a main source of satisfaction by KBE employees. Established in 2009 to celebrate the firm’s new ownership, name change, and 50 years in business, 50 Ways has helped KBE associates donate more than $3.4 million and 16,000 volunteer hours to charitable causes benefitting children, seniors, and military veterans in Connecticut and Maryland.
This year marks the fifth time KBE was named a Top Workplace. Previous years include 2013, 2016, 2018, and 2019.
About KBE Building Corporation
Located in Farmington, CT; Norwalk, CT; and Columbia, MD, KBE Building Corporation is a full-service, single-source commercial construction company strategically positioned to serve the Eastern and Mid-Atlantic U.S. Founded in 1959 and incorporated in 1966, the firm provides preconstruction, construction management, design-build, and general contracting services to clients in the retail, educational, senior living, federal, corporate, hospitality, health care, and institutional markets. KBE has managed more than $2.5 billion in construction volume over the last decade and is ranked among Engineering News-Record magazine’s top 400 construction companies nationally. Learn more at www.kbebuilding.com.
KBE is one of the KBE Companies, which includes KBE-NY, serving metropolitan New York, and New Valley Construction, serving the Western US. Through this affiliation of full-service construction management firms, the KBE Companies serve clients throughout the US in the senior living, higher education, retail, corporate, government, hospitality/entertainment, and health care markets.
Media Contact: Jonelle Lawhorn | KBE Director of Marketing
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