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Building the School that Built You

Most people can agree that high school is an impactful time in a young person’s life. For better or for worse, the years spent as a high school student serve as the building blocks for your future as an adult. Well, in Senior Superintendent Robert Foster’s case, those building blocks laid the foundation for a lifelong career in construction.

Clare Christensen

News

Remembering Dave Clark, C/S Original Co-Founder

A true builder is someone who not only builds buildings, but also builds culture and community. Dave Clark was a true builder.

Clare Christensen

Team Members

The Legend and the Legacy: A Father and Son Superintendent Team

We all know the saying, “Like father, like son.” We use this term when a son shows similar attributes or behaviors as his father and laugh it off as we watch the son grow into the person he’s meant to be. Well, what if “Like Father” is really what he’s destined to be?

Clare Christensen

News

C/S COVID-19 Practices & Protocols

COVID-19 SYMPTOMS According to the CDC, the following symptoms may appear within 2-14 days of exposure to COVID-19: If you…

Clare Christensen

Technology

Feature Article: Technology Helping Crews Work Smarter

IT Manager Todd Miknus tells us how technology is helping crews work smarter, not harder.

Todd Miknus

Safety

Construction 101: Asbestos and Our Schools

Asbestos abatement during construction can help save lives.

Clare Christensen & Anna Suarez

News

Hard Hat Tour: LTCC Lisa Maloff University Center

Superintendent Steve Jessop gives us a behind-the-scenes tour of his Lisa Maloff University Center job site at Lake Tahoe Community College.

Clare Christensen

Team Members

Like Father Like Daughter

Junior Project Engineer Ana Flores tells us how she developed her love of construction through watching her father Project Manager Michael Flores.

Clare Christensen

Technology

Project Leaders Embrace Mobile App

Clark/Sullivan project leaders have found a faster way to clarify design details with trade partners through the use of the new C/S mobile app.

Clare Christensen

Education

Redefining the Modern Classroom

Lincoln Unified School District knew that there were significant issues with the dated design of their Mable Barron and Claudia Landeen Elementary Schools. Built in 1974 and 1982 respectively, each faced functionality and acoustical issues that hindered students’ ability to learn effectively.

Clare Christensen

Event

New Medical Office Buildings Help Meet Growing Patient Demand

Clark/Sullivan Construction has delivered its fourth medical office building to Renown Health, helping meet our region’s growing demand for primary care access.

Clare Christensen

Team Members

Discovering Reno’s Art Culture

After living in Seattle, Project Engineer Chelsea Maynard was expecting Reno to be culturally quiet in comparison. Imagine her surprise attending a private gala at Nevada Museum of Art’s new Sky Room in her first week with Clark/Sullivan.

Clare Christensen

Safety

Winter Job Site Tips

Here are the winter job site tips Ryan Browne has fine-tuned over the past 3 years constructing schools and libraries in Laramie, Wyoming.

Clare Christensen

Team Members

College of Engineering Alumni Preserve Alma Matter

Clark/Sullivan Construction has begun renovating the University of Nevada, Reno’s Palmer Engineering building, with two College of Engineering alumni leading the project.

Clare Christensen

Safety

Summer Job Site Safety Tips

With many of our job sites experiencing temperatures in the triple digits, it is more important than ever to know how to beat the heat through safe job site practices.

Clare Christensen

Education

Hard Hat Tour: Glenshire Elementary School

Crews are fast-tracking a summer modernization project at Glenshire Elementary School for Tahoe Truckee Unified School District. The project’s Superintendent, Robert Foster, took us on a behind-the-scenes tour to give us an idea of the full scope of the project.

Clare Christensen

Education

Maintaining a Schedule with Added Scope

The team at the Sylvan Middle School Conversion job site in Citrus Heights, CA, is fast-tracking 16 key improvements while maintaining a tight schedule.

Clare Christensen

Education

School Construction Ramping Up

School administrators say goodbye to students and hello to construction in Sacramento, Citrus Heights, Brentwood, Folsom, Chico, Truckee and Stockton.

Clare Christensen

Team Members

Dear Future Construction Interns…

Our current intern, Tawni Depaoli, has some words of wisdom to share with all future construction interns.

Clare Christensen

Team Members

Jobsite Jargon 101

In the construction world, there are so many tools, techniques and isms that can make a non-construction person feel like they’re hearing a whole new language when walking onto a jobsite.

Clare Christensen

Safety

Top 5 Tips for Earth Sensitive Design & Construction

Pelin Karakas, our LEED accredited project manager/estimator, shares her Top Five strategies for earth sensitive design & construction.

Clare Christensen

News

Performing Arts Construction Solutions Underway in Stockton

We need the most cost effective performing arts construction solutions you can give us for our budget, said leaders at Lincoln High School in Stockton, CA.

Sheila Hlubucek

News

Workplace Relationship Building: Construction-Style

Relationship building is definitely not easy. Well, what if your work environment changed every single day?

Clare Christensen

Team Members

C/S Welcomes New Project Manager to Roseville Team

Anna Kennedy has joined Clark/Sullivan Construction as a Project Manager in its office in Roseville, CA.

Clare Christensen

Event

Emergency Response Lessons Still Linger From Flood of ‘97

All this speculation about El Nino has Clark/Sullivan employees recalling the Flood of ‘97 and emergency response tactics.

Sheila Hlubucek

Technology

Keeping an Eye Out Via Construction Site Time-Lapse

Imagine you were an owner of a facility that was under construction and you were able to see high-quality images taken of the job site with just a click of a button.

Todd Miknus

Team Members

What Makes a Superintendent?

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a leader in the construction industry?

Clare Christensen

Safety

Winter Jobsite Travel Tips

As a team, we enjoy what the Sierra Nevada mountain range has to offer. It’s where we live, work, and play and we are proud to say so. But, we all know that living in an alpine area comes at a price, and that price is…. Snow travel!

Clare Christensen

News

Q&A: Lexus National Talks Dolan Lexus

In the construction industry, you strive to produce a product that not only pleases your client but also is something that you and your team can be proud of. Well, what if your client is a national luxury brand?

Clare Christensen

Education

Junior High Science – Then & Now

We all remember when science class changed from building baking soda volcanoes to dissecting frogs. The transition from being a simple elementary school student to a junior high mad scientist was something that we all looked forward to.

Clare Christensen

News

Bid Day vs. Game Day

For those of you in the construction industry, you know that bid day can be intense. And for those of you who aren’t in the industry, you can compare it to the Super Bowl.

Clare Christensen

News

The Legend of “Chicken”

Every company has its own unique culture or nuances. Whether it’s celebrating “Casual Friday” or wearing purple ties, a company’s ability to embrace and represent its personality is key to establishing a sense of belonging for its employees.

Clare Christensen

Design-Build

DBIA Gives Pro Stamp

All in our industry agree the best projects involve designers, builders and owners sitting elbow-to-elbow to find great solutions.

Clare Christensen

Safety

Safety: It’s What We Do

In the construction industry, or any industry for that matter, safety is a key component in a company’s success and overall productivity. At Clark/Sullivan Construction, we put safety first in all aspects of what we do.

Clare Christensen

Team Members

Introducing Our New Vice Presidents

For those of you who don’t already know, this summer we promoted two of our team members to Vice Presidents. We are pleased to announce Ted Foor and Jarrett Rosenau have assumed the responsibilities of VP and we couldn’t be more excited!

Clare Christensen

News

5 Tips to Prepare for a New Construction Job

Before starting your next construction project, follow these 5 tips to ensure that you are ready for anything.

Clare Christensen

Team Members

The Intern Experience

An internship serves as an experience to open your eyes to your true potential in a career path. For our summer intern, Tawni DePaoli, this was an experience she will never forget.

Clare Christensen

News

Q&A: Prison Construction 101

For those unhappy with their jobs, walking into your place of work could feel like you’re walking into jail. But what if your construction jobsite was inside of a prison and you actually enjoyed it?

Clare Christensen

Technology

Collaboration Enhancing Technologies

Here at Clark/Sullivan Construction we embrace technology in order to solve problems.

Todd Miknus

Event

Topping Out – Nightingale Sky Room Project

Yesterday we held a topping out event for the Nightingale Sky Room Project which is atop the museum.

Todd Miknus

Engineering

Northstar District’s new building underway

Today Clark/Sullivan broke ground on Northstar Community Service District’s new building, an 8,200-square-foot mountain style facility designed by Ward-Young Architecture & Planning.

Sheila Hlubucek

Safety

New safety program is right thing to do

We didn’t need a fatality or tragic accident to create a new safety program. It was simply the right thing to do.

Sheila Hlubucek

News

Dolan Lexus driven to hire local

Tom Dolan is getting some much deserved credit for hiring local designers and contractors to build the new Dolan Lexus in Northern Nevada Business Weekly.

Sheila Hlubucek

Event

NMA Sky Room unveiled

The Sky Room will have the capacity to seat 250 attendees for formal dinners, and up to 397 for concerts, parties, lectures, conferences, workshops, programs for children and other special events.

Sheila Hlubucek

Team Members

Pelin Prevails in Citizenship Pursuit

When Pelin Eldelek pledged her oath of citizenship, she shared a joy that made others at Clark/Sullivan feel great patriotism.

Sheila Hlubucek

News

Collaborative construction is not a trivial pursuit

Whether you are constructing buildings, selling cars, or selling grooming supplies for llamas, you need teams with empathy who work well together and provide excellent customer service.

Kevin Stroupe

News

Dolan family salutes local construction workers

Tom Dolan delighted local construction workers at the Dolan Lexus Topping Out Celebration by saying he’s “never seen bricks go up as fast or iron go up as fast.”

BJ Sullivan

Engineering

Emergency airport construction finished in 7 weeks

Overwhelming relief. That’s what we felt when we delivered the $2.7 Million Emergency airport construction project in seven weeks to Reno Tahoe Airport as promised.

Pelin Eldeleklioglu

Event

Arden Middle School Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The San Juan Unified School District and Arden Middle School celebrated the opening a new $4.3 million multipurpose room with a ceremonial ribbon cutting.

Todd Miknus

Event

RTAA – Award of Excellence

Marily M. Mora, A.A.E., President/CEO of the Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority (RTAA) presented Clark/Sullivan with an Award of Excellence for our recent work on the Federal Inspection Services Facility.

Todd Miknus

Marketing

Brand Launch Featured in NNBW Part Two

The Sparks-based construction firm is in the process of rebranding itself, including a new logo and design for its equipment, signs, letterhead and website as well as eventually a sleeker company name to go with it.

Todd Miknus

Event

Reno Tahoe Odyssey – Team C/S

Team Clark/Sullivan Construction has participated in the Reno Tahoe Odyssey (RTO) as a company for the past two years and are looking to make it a three-peat in 2015.

Todd Miknus

Marketing

Brand Launch featured in NNBW Part One

This is the first in an NNBW series on Clark & Sullivan Construction’s project to rebrand

Todd Miknus

Team Members

Donna Koepp Retirement – 30 Years!

Donna Jeanne Koepp is a native Nevadan who today is regarded as an Artist and Illustrator, as well as a Construction Estimator.

Todd Miknus

Event

Merritt College – Topping Out

The Merritt College Allied Health & Science Center had their topping out today

Todd Miknus