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Southeast Office to all those who worked on project sites that remained
with Patrick McCowan open. You truly were on the front lines, and for that, we
are all grateful. Be safe everyone, and I’m looking forward
Vice President,
Southeast Office to the day when we can get together to celebrate all that
we have to be thankful for.
All of us are struggling to find answers
during these uncertain times. How do we keep our loved
ones safe? How do we manage to work safely? How do South Atlantic Office
we move toward getting back to a normal way of life? The
Gray team is blessed by our leadership who have said, with Brett Goode
“We will get through these tough times by standing true Senior Vice President,
to our values.” That’s a direct quote from Stephen Gray South Atlantic Office
and Brian Jones. These are uncharted waters, but we will I’m happy to report that all Gray team
prevail. In every project, the Gray team will step up and we members in the Charlotte office have remained safe and
will navigate to a successful future. well during these unprecedented times. A huge amount of
The Southeast Regional Office has accomplished record credit for this goes to our Lexington headquarter office for
sales during Fiscal Year 2020. Most recently our team won developing a well thought out plan and the Charlotte team
4 a project for Amazon in Augusta, Georgia. This counts for being adaptive and responsive to an ever-changing
as the third Amazon fulfillment project our office has environment. Safety of our Gray team, customers and
won, and our second with Seefried Industrial Properties subcontractors continues to be our number one priority.
(a developer with Amazon). Innovative thinking, a great While maneuvering all things COVID-19, we have
collaborative effort and relationship building pushed this certainly witnessed the resilience of our team. In addition
across the finish line. Our team worked in unison with to keeping our projects moving forward, we were fortunate
the Seale business unit by sharing resources for Gray’s to secure a win with Project Prime, aka “Project Can
benefit. What a great collaboration this effort was! These Do,” which is mobilizing on-site just 15 minutes from our
acts of selflessness are examples of how we grow. A front doors. Congratulations to the Project Prime team,
huge congratulations to Phil Seale, Curt Hargrove, Scott especially George Lehnerer, for bringing this project in and
McCormick, Jack Duvall, John Slone, Emily Mathis, Nate under contract during these challenging times.
Simon, Joe Gerardi, Jim MacGregor, Matt Youngblood, Looking ahead, the teams are diligently working
Greg Duncan, Griffin Ash, Stephanie Crane and Sherry on Operation Hummingbird and the Volvo
White. Our team members are fantastic! expansion opportunities.
As businesses begin to open and the economy begins Last but not least, we’re still hiring in Charlotte so we’re
to grow, please continue to recognize our team members excited to welcome our most recent team members: Adam
who helped us manage the tough times. A special thanks Lepke and Zachary Cohn. Welcome aboard!
Congratulations, Class of 2020!
During these unusual times, we recognize
and congratulate our many team members
and those within their families who are
graduating in 2020. Special recognition
also goes to those who have received
promotions this year. Best of luck to
our Gray family and extended Gray
family members.
Key Wins
Gray Construction Gray Lexington
ABB MS Expansion, Academy Sports +
Outdoors ASO Containment Room,
ELG Spotlight Prime Beverage
Ohio Valley Region
by Jacob Cameron Topy Bldg Modifications - Frankfort, KY;
As April comes to a close, the entire world has become accustomed to dealing Midway Warehouse Concrete Work -
with the new normal that is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the new Midway, KY
guidelines focused around social distancing and preventing the spread of the virus,
the global workforce has shifted to utilizing remote access systems to maintain a Anaheim
normal work routine. With this increased distance between team members, it is Aldi, Burlington Coat, Starbucks, H&M,
important that now, more than ever, teams take every opportunity to stay close, Wendy’s, Pepsi (2), T. Hasegawa
whether that means through virtual meetings or check-in phone calls. Timberwolff
Our professional development series “Exploring the Life of Gray Projects” had One Medical, Verizon, Sleep Number
been put on a brief hiatus, but the ELG is happy to announce that the series will
be resuming in the coming weeks. The remainder of the series will be presented In the Crosshairs 5
remotely through Microsoft Teams, and will include live chats for Q&A. This series
will be very beneficial for everyone in attendance, and we are excited to get it
rolling again! Project Orion, Publix HV Distribution
Going forward, the ELG’s Lexington branch will be accepting donations for the Center, Prestage Farms, AWS CMH61,
Team Kentucky Fund. This fund provides much needed financial aid to families MKDA Die-Cast, Georgia Pacific,
across Kentucky who have fallen on hard times because of the COVID-19 Maruchan Texas, Mckee Foods, Van Hool,
pandemic. The Charlotte and Birmingham offices have designated their own Costco South London, Project Workhorse
Warehouses
local charities to focus on, and team members should get in contact with their
respective ELG steering committee members for information.
As updated procedures for the COVID-19 pandemic are released, the ELG – like GrayU Classes
the rest of the Gray Inc. family – will continue to adapt and overcome while keeping
our core values in mind, so that we may emerge on the other side stronger and Due to the Coronovirus (COVID-19), all
closer together than ever before. GrayU classes are postponed at this
time. Check out the options below for
ways you can still learn during this time.
Remembering Darryl Price
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Most recently, Darryl worked on the renovations and additions in Gray’s Lexington
Office, where many team members there had the pleasure of getting to know him.
His faithful friendship, leadership and abundant skills will be missed by all of us. Steve
Renshaw, President of Gray Ohio Valley recalled: "In the middle of any challenge,
Darryl was always ready to go with an easy smile, encouragement and a wonderful
optimism." These are just a few of Darryl’s characteristics that will be greatly missed
by his fellow team members along with his wife, children and grandchildren.