Value Engineering and a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) contract provided exceptional value to our client Brookdale throughout the project we just completed for them in Williamsburg, VA. It’s an approach that has allowed us to build repeatedly for Brookdale and in the senior living segment.
The past few weeks have featured countless stories on looking back at 2014. The year in review, the year in pictures, top ten of this and top 15 of that. Just as quickly as they sum up 2014, they start predicting what is ahead for 2015. Depending on what you read, the pendulum swings on a scale of good to bad for 2015– no one is really committing.
Robert L. Fortney, founder of Fortney & Weygandt, Inc., one of the largest commercial construction companies in Northern Ohio., passed away October 22, 2014 at his home in Westlake, Ohio. He was 61.
Bob Fortney had recently retired from the company he led for 36 years, naming Greg Freeh, a 31-year employee and most recently Chief Operating Officer, as President.
Continuing our efforts to keep our employees working safely is an important part of our culture.
In recognition of those efforts, Fortney & Weygandt, Inc. received an award from the Bureau of Workers Compensation for its effort in preventing accidents and injuries in the workplace during 2012.
On the morning of December 18th the Fortney & Weygandt family continued their holiday tradition of passing out 1,000 turkeys and 1,000 sacks of potatoes to the less fortunate in the Greater Cleveland area.
Our Founder, Bob Fortney, was recently featured in a segment about entrepreneurship and the business climate in Northeast Ohio. Click below to watch the full feature:
