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Gray Construction Key Wins

Gray Lexington
ELG Spotlight Zinus, Inc., Mitsui Kinzoku Die-Casting
Technology America, Inc. (MKDA),
Georgia-Pacific LLC, Prestage Farms, Inc.,
Maruchan, Inc.
by Austin Herron
Ohio Valley Region
Despite all the challenges we are facing in today’s world because ConAgra Plant Renovations, Liberty 1
Equipment Concrete Foundations, Gray
of COVID-19, Gray’s ELG is still continuing to support its members Development – Speculative Building #4
as well as our local communities. We are getting creative and
coming up with new ways to keep our team connected, both locally Spencer Bristol Engineering
Georgia Pacific Jupiter, UPS Middletown,
and with our regional offices. Like many others we are utilizing NPPC Batavia, NPPC GardenKeeper
Microsoft Teams, which has allowed us to continue hosting the Timberwolff
Professional Development Series while still abiding to the social Carbon Health, Petco, Sephora
distancing regulations that have been put in place. 15
Back in June we were lucky enough to have Chris Crovo and Gray Development
Speculative Building #4 - Jeffersonville, IN
Nick Walter give us some insight into the Pre-Construction world
and tell us a bit about their day-to-day roles. They gave some great
advice and were able to shed light on some of the strategies and In the Crosshairs
techniques they use to win projects. Next stop in the Professional Nature’s Variety, MingHua USA, Inc.,
Development Series was Risk Management, where we were joined Farasis Energy USA, Mark Anthony
by Amy Carroll, Anne Gorham and Nathan Simon. This team did an Brewing, Publix Super Markets Inc.,
excellent job sharing some of their knowledge on a few of the many McKee Foods Corporation, Austal USA,
LLC, KSM Castings Group GmbH, JBS
different ways Gray alleviates or manages risk. USA, LLC, Navistar International
Although we are not able to have in-person fundraising events
at this time, the ELG is continuing its charitable giving efforts. It is
times like these that our local communities need more help than GrayU Classes
ever. The ELG is taking donations from all offices and jobsites Due to the Coronovirus
to give to local food banks. The money is being split between (COVID-19), all GrayU
the three Gray Construction offices: Lexington, Charlotte and classes are postponed
Birmingham. In addition we have also made donations to one of at this time. Check out
the options below for
our favorite philanthropy partners, Common Good, a Lexington ways you can still learn
children’s organization. during this time.

Clockwise, from left: Greg Aleksandrowski, Chris Crovo and Nick Walter Our GrayU archives are filled with
participate in a Microsoft Teams professional development event. courses that are still relevant today!
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