New Coalition Advocates for Public, Private Funding for U.S. Infrastructure

The newly formed Coalition for American Infrastructure says that federal funding of U.S. infrastructure projects should be “sustainable,” and that its projected $3.3 million in nationwide infrastructure needs should be paid for by a mix of public and private investments, reports Construction Dive. http://www.constructiondive.com/news/new-coalition-promotes-public-private-funding-boost-for-us-infrastructure/436546/ Steady Growth Expected for Commercial Real Estate in 2017 In its quarterly commercial real estate forecast, …

Kinsley Construction Adapts and Succeeds

Necessity often leads to invention, and that’s true of Kinsley Construction, Inc., general construction and management firm in Baltimore, MD. When company founder, Robert (Bob) Kinsley, was a college student, he originally founded a lawn grading business. In 1960, when poor seasonal weather hurt that business, Kinsley and a friend went into the concrete business instead. Not exactly a natural …

Coakley & Williams Builds Newest Chesapeake Bay Must-Stay

Summer may still be a few months away, but the Inn at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club in Stevensville, Maryland is already primed for another spectacular season. Opened in 2015, and part of the Southern Living Hotel Collection, the Inn has become one of the premiere hotel destinations on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Coakley & Willams Construction, Inc., of Bethesda, Maryland, …

Why We Like Susan Aumann

Susan L.M. Aumann R- District 42B, Baltimore County A native of Baltimore, Delegate Susan Aumann has long been a friend of small business and the merit shop construction industry. Since 2014, she has been a member of the House Economic Matters Committee, supporting issues that impact Maryland’s growing economy. For the last two years, she’s served on the subcommittees of …

Proposed Prevailing Wage Bills Stymie Small Business

Two new prevailing wage bills attempt to put several roadblocks in the path of small business success in Maryland. HB 466, Prevailing Wage-Tax Increment Finance Developments, wants to place prevailing wage on jobs funded by a TIF that are over $500,000. HB 466 was proposed as a direct result of the contentious debate on whether prevailing wage should be applied …

Why We Like Delegate Dereck E. Davis

D-District 25, Prince George’s County Chairman, House Economic Matters Committee Davis has been a level-headed supporter of the merit shop construction industry and small business since he became a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1995.  We Build first profiled Davis in 2015 http://webuildmaryland.com/why-we-like-delegate-dereck-e-davis/ Davis, who has served as chairman of the House Economic Matters Committee since 2003, …

Southway’s Commitment to Community Development Continues

In 1991, Paul Littmann, Jr., decided that affordable housing developers needed quality construction services and he could provide it. Littman founded Southway on that vision.  More than 25 years later, the construction management firm built on integrity continues to serve the affordable housing market, with multifamily construction still making up more than half of the firm’s revenue stream. In every …

DAVIS Builds Much Needed Rental Apartments in Rockville

The Rockville area has more government jobs per square foot than Washington, DC. Unfortunately, the area is also notorious for its shortage of rental apartments to house those workers. With the urban-development foresight of JBG Residential, and two new mixed-use transit-oriented developments, the area’s government employees finally have the option of living closer to where they work. DAVIS Construction, headquarted …

Sick and Safe is Headed Your Way – Employers Small and Large Would be Impacted by New Legislation

Join us February 13 for ABC’s Annual Legislative Reception; MAKE YOUR VOICE KNOWN As Maryland continues to work its way back to a strong economy, Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (aka ‘Sick and Safe’), could erode the foundation for success for employers and job creators statewide. Despite failing to pass similar legislation in 2015 and 2016, and other previous incarnations …

If It’s in Annapolis, It Must Be Coakley & Williams

Take a stroll past the legislative and executive branch buildings that make up Maryland’s state government in downtown Annapolis, and chances are, they were built or renovated by Coakley & Williams, one of the largest and most respected general contractors in the Mid-Atlantic region.  CWC projects there include the new construction of the Miller Senate Office Building, the Thomas Hunter …