The $20,000 Key
Earlier this spring, we were closing out a project when the owner requested the return of the three hard copy keys we were issued. I had two of the three keys but we were missing the third key.
The Octopus
There were some significant challenges on the remodel of theOregon State Capitol HVAC, piping project. These historic buildings are not seismically upgraded, and are occupied.
*Let It Be Their Idea
In the winter of 2018, I was working on a Washington County Public Service Center project. The general contractor hired a new superintendent.
Eeyore, Get the Furnace!
It was spring of 1985 when I started working with a new apprentice. He was a good kid, and we had many good times and laughs.
100% Over-Baked
In November 2010, I was the shop lead foreman for a powdercoating company. We had landed a $2.1 million annual contract with an important new customer, Korvis Automation.
$8M In 6 Seconds
It was the spring of 2012. I was attending John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. I was working hard on the biggest assignment of my college career - an estimating project worth 50% of my final grade.
Home Run!
It all started in 2007, when I was drafting my Little League baseball team. There was a kid, unlike the rest of the kids. This kid was, by all accounts trouble with a capital 'T'.
Put It In Writing
In early the spring of 2019, I was working at a new school inAlbany, OR. We had foremen job progress meetings every Monday. Due to unplanned for conditions, the carpenters, who worked for the general contractor, were having problems getting materials needed to the start their parts of the project.
“A” is for AutoCAD
In the spring of 2000, 19 years ago and 19 years after graduating from high school, I decided to take a computer-aided drafting class; AutoCAD, for short.
Larry W. Dennis, Sr. President,
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