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On Wednesday, December 2nd, dignitaries from the City of Brewer gathered with the owners of the New Penobscot Eye Care offices on Dirigo Drive in Brewer for the official ribbon cutting for their new offices. The owners of the new state-of-the-art eye care office were presented with the key to the city.
The New Penobscot Eye Care ____________________________________________________________ Congratulations to Nickerson & O'Day Operations Manager, Walter Shannon and Chief Estimator, Bill Boulier on their LEED Accreditation. This brings Nickerson & O'Day two team members closer to an all LEED Accredited project management division. ____________________________________________________________ Nickerson & O'Day has been awarded the contract for the Maine National Guard Regional Training Institute to be located on North Hildreth Street in Bangor. This $13 million dollar, 46,000 SF facility will provide classrooms, an auditorium and industrial space and will be submitting for LEED Silver certification. ____________________________________________________________ Congratulations to Nickerson & O'Day President Karl Ward on his LEED Accreditation. Karl is the fourth member of the Nickerson & O'Day team to acquire this certification. ____________________________________________________________ Nickerson & O'Day congratulates two of its employees for obtaining their college degrees. Martha Ward, Controller for the company, has just earned her Bachelor degree in Accounting from Husson University with Honors. Nikki Rubenstein, former Intern for NOD and now full time Project Manager and Safety Coordinator, has earned her Bachelor in Construction Management from the University of Maine, Magna Cum Laude. ____________________________________________________________
Brewer school leaders have issued a letter of intent supporting Nickerson & O'Day as the contractor for the new Brewer Elementary School anticipated for completion in June of 2011. The Brewer K-8 school will be the largest elementary school ever to be built in the state of Maine and, if awarded, the largest job in Nickerson & O'Day history. ____________________________________________________________ Nickerson & O'Day's Brendan McGuirl has just returned from Honduras where he participated in an Engineers Without Borders project assessing a rural Honduran village's septic systems and provided them with design/system suggestions for the near future. ___________________________________________________________ Nickerson & O'Day President Karl Ward will be inducted into the Francis Crowe Honor Society on December 12, 2008 as a Distinguished Engineer. This honor is given to University of Maine Engineering Alumni who have are prominent in their field of study and who serve as role models for new engineering graduates.
____________________________________________________________ On October 27th, 2008, Nickerson & O'Day President Karl Ward, Nickerson & O'Day Safety Director Walter Shannon, Brewer Police Sgt. Rich Smith and Brewer Fire Cpt. Brent Melvin, traveled to Hangar 17 at New York's JFK airport to hand-pick a piece of steel from the 9/11/2001 collapse of the World Trade Center. This steel was brought home to the new Brewer Public Safety Building on October 29th and now proudly hangs in the fire truck bay of the facility. ____________________________________________________________ Nickerson & O'Day has been awarded a Certificate of Commendation for their excellent safety record in the 2007 calendar year by the Associated General Contractors of America with a zero incidence rate in the 50,000 hours and over Building Division. ___________________________________________________________ Nickerson & O'Day has been awarded the "Zero Indemnity Claims Safety Award" by the Constructions Services Group Trust for the fund year of 2007. ____________________________________________________________ We regretfully announce the loss of one of our most talented, up-and-coming young employees. Adam Lawrence, 28, was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident on the evening of July 26th. Adam's work with NOD includes the new Bangor Police Department, the Bangor Federal Credit Union in Brewer, the Northeast Cardiology office building, Husson Commons and most recently served as Site Superintendent for the Bangor Museum and Center for History. Adam leaves behind a wife, Tari, and a 7 year old stepson, Jayden. He will be greatly missed. ______________________________________________________
Karl Ward, President of Nickerson & O'Day, has been elected to the Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems 2008 Board of Corporators. The purpose of the board is "to maintain and improve the health and well-being of the people of Maine through a well-organized network of local heath care providers who offer high quality, cost-effective services to their communities". Congratulations Karl! ______________________________________________________ Nickerson & O'Day has been honored by the Maine Preservation Committee with the 2008 Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award for the restoration of the Bangor Waterworks. The award will be received on May 9th by Nickerson & O'Day's Karl Ward, NOD President; Lin Lufkin, Project Manager; Jeff Merrill, Project Superintendent and other significant member of the restoration effort. Thank you to our many colleagues who made this very important historical restoration effort a success! ______________________________________________________ Brendan McGuirl has been selected as the 2008 recipient of the AGC Education and Research Foundation Ival R. Cianchette Undergraduate Scholarship. Congratulations to Brendan on another well deserved award! _______________________________________________________ Loren Clarke, Vice President of Nickerson & O'Day has been named 2008 President of the AGC Maine. Loren replaces 2007 AGC Maine President, Eldon Morrison, in this role. _______________________________________________________ AthenaHealth has contracted with Nickerson & O'Day to renovate the former MBNA building in Belfast. When complete this facility will house AthenaHealth's medical billing operation. _______________________________________________________ Nickerson & O'Day has been awarded the contract for the new Foxcroft Academy Dormitory project in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine. Working with designer Scott Simons Architects of Portland, with a goal of a fall move in date, this project will give Foxcroft Academy 24 dormitory units and 3 attached faculty apartments. _______________________________________________________ Mike Tinto, a 36 year employee of Nickerson & O'Day has announced his retirement. Mike began his career with NOD in 1971 and has been the Superintendent on many large scale NOD projects such as the Lakewood Continuing Care Facility in Waterville, the McLaughlin Science Center at Gould Academy and the Gates Center at the College of the Atlantic. Mike is a loyal and valued employee and will be missed. We wish him all the best in his retirement. _______________________________________________________ Brendan McGuirl has been awarded a student scholarship by the Construction Financial Management Association of Maine. Brendan was nominated by a U Maine faculty member and was one of three recipients in the State of Maine to receive this award. _______________________________________________________ Nickerson & O'Day has broken ground on the Merrill Bank Broadway branch project. The new branch will be the 5th Merrill Bank project either renovated or constructed by Nickerson & O'Day. _______________________________________________________ Brendan McGuirl, intern for Nickerson & O'Day, has earned his LEED certification and will now be serving as NOD's LEED Compliance Manager. In his new position Brendan will be assisting project managers, subcontractors and owners in assuring that all requirements are met to fulfill LEED specifications. NOD was proud to sponsor Brendan's certification training. _______________________________________________________ Kevin Gresser has earned his Certified Professional Constructor designation from the AIC Constructor Certification Commission upon his successful completion of the Constructor's Qualification Level II Advanced Construction Applications examination.. Kevin currently serves as a Vice President and is currently managing the Brewer Public Safety and Husson Meeting House projects. He also serves as NOD's Safety Manager. _______________________________________________________ Nickerson & O'Day has established a scholarship in the name of it's immediate past president, John F. "Jack" Kelley III. Jack's pursuit of excellence in the commercial construction industry will be honored by offering eligible undergraduate students financial help to achieve a bachelors degree in Construction Management Technology. The first recipient of this scholarship was Nicole Rubenstein who was later hired as (and continues to work as) a Nickerson & O'Day student intern. Congratulations Nikki! _______________________________________________________
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2010 1/20/10 RTI Receives additional funding 2009 12/19/09 Trenton lauded at Acadia gateway ceremony 12/2/09 Maine Coast Heritage Trust Office awarded LEED Gold 10/23/09 Foxcroft Academy to hail residence hall 9/29/09 Visitors to Brewer School project impressed 08/24/09 Structural Integrity, Mainebiz 04/11/09 Husson to hold auditions for first show in new theater 04/01/09 ReStore offers surplus home supplies - 03/04/09 Trustees support bid for new Brewer school 02/27/09 Officials open bids for school in Brewer 01/18/09 Penobscot Eye Care construction begins 2008 11/08/08 Brewer dedicates public safety building 10/30/08 9-11 relics escorted to Brewer Twin Towers steel to be part of city's new Public Safety Building 10/29/08 Sept. 11 steel to find home in Brewer 09/23/08 Bangor Waterworks groups honored Partnership turned buildings to homes 09/19/08 World Trade Center artifact on loan to Brewer 09/17/08 1st stage of Bangor museum work nearly done 08/04/08 $45,000 grant boosts Pittsfield library addition 07/11/08 Public safety building nears finish 04/12/08 Students tour 'green' MDI building sites 02/15/08 Bangor panel OKs museum's exterior repair Sea Dog changes approved as well 02/05/08 Brewer's $6.75 million public safety building taking shape 2007 09/18/07 Brewer to break ground on public safety facility 07/04/07 Brewer OKs designs for public safety building 06/30/07 Design for public safety building presented to Brewer City Council 05/23/07 UM fitness center part of major changes First Year Residential Experience a new model for freshmen The University of Maine - Office of University Development - News and Events - Nickerson &_O'Day Establishes Engineering Scholarship to Honor Past President 04/02/07 Brewer officials eye public safety facility needs 03/30/07 Preserving Winterport's past Meetinghouse undergoing restoration 03/21/07 Brewer names two firms to build safety facility 2006 12/29/06 Public gets first look at police station Officials cut ribbon on new facility 12/07/06 City police department poised for move 09/28/06 Husson College building new student center 07/11/06 October opening looks good for new police station 04/14/06 Waterworks renovation under way 01/27/06 Old Bangor Radiator building razed Former repair shop torn down to make way for new police station 2005 11/30/05 Waterworks redevelopment a go Project to create 35 apartments for the poor 10/13/05 Downtown welcomes UMS Ribbon-cutting at system's new Bangor home could bring back 'glory days' 10/06/05 UMS begins downtown move-in 10/03/05 Husson benefactor: Gift just token of thanks 09/14/05 Police chief cheers groundbreaking 09/02/05 Construction begins on new police station 08/02/05 Panel backs Brewer firm for police station bid 07/21/05 Last-minute repairs at Winterport landmark Union Meeting House to host concert Friday 07/19/05 Renovations proceed for UMS offices in Bangor 06/27/05 Railroad opts against appeal; Bangor waterworks project a go 02/18/05 Board agrees to project extension $6M redevelopment of Bangor Waterworks has faced legal challenges 2004 10/27/04 Husson breaks ground on academic building $7.5M project slated for completion in fall '05 09/03/04 Air Guard unveils new security gate for all- weather inspection in Bangor 06/09/04 Railroad crossing rift delays project Shaw House wants to use waterworks 06/07/04 NESCOM addition set to be done by October 2003 09/11/03 Learning center readies for launch 06/04/03 Waterworks makeover on tap Bangor project calls for elements of demolition, preservation 2002 08/15/02 SAD 48 to open new middle schools 'Beautiful' Hartland, Newport facilities replace outdated junior highs 06/13/02 Alumni House reality 06/08/02 Orono church to hold ceremony for expansion 2001 12/01/99 Library expansion begins after delay 11/22/01 Dover-Foxcroft to get new Mormon church Building projects eyed in 10 other Maine towns 09/12/01 Official dismisses building concerns 1 of 2 school projects meets problems 08/21/01 Bangor firm 1st to locate on Brewer tract 2000 07/27/00 Ellsworth spared cost of cement floor repairs 03/30/00 NESCOM to build structure at Husson Broadcasting school to combine facilities 03/18/00 Potential developers vie for city contract Waterfront project attracts four firms 02/15/00 Employers take in `Bosslift' Florida program urges support of employees in National Guard 1999 12/01/99 Library expansion begins after delay 04/09/99 Bangor facility breaks ground on new housing 1998 06/17/98 Ellsworth faces `mural' dilemma at City Hall 04/30/98 Capsule readied for burial at library site 04/27/98 Magazine honors builder of Bangor Public Library 03/31/98 Ellsworth vacates City Hall Yearlong renovations begin in April 01/24/98 The return of the Bangor Public Library New structure a browser's paradise, with memorable spaces and wired for future 01/16/98 TimeStoppers prepares for library capsule Bangor project asks for recorded thoughts 1997 04/29/27 Brewer construction firm wins award 03/03/97 Residents of MDI celebrate opening day at YMCA pool Swimmers have borrowed facilities since roof collapse 3 years ago 01/21/97 A Place in History Organizations join forces to purchase important historical discovery 1996 11/27/96 Public to get peek at MDI's new Y Open house celebration set Sunday 06/15/96 Expansion under way at Bangor Bank office Main Street facility will consolidate services 03/28/96 New home for area Boy Scouts quickly taking shape in Orono Freedom Hall's look full of symbolism, says council president 1995 07/24/95 Maine contractors earn safety awards 1994 10/04/94 College of the Atlantic to break ground for dorm 07/01/94 Old Town-Orono YMCA envisions therapeutic pool Physicians endorse concept 1993
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Steady growth led to decision to build
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The benefits of TJL construction
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