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THG COMPANIES USES CLARK CONSTRUCTION Strategic Partnership Program to Hyperdrive Growth
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hen THG Companies President & CEO Cheo Hurley was encouraged to enroll his small but growing construction firm in the Strategic Partnership Program by a Clark Construction Group (Clark) project manager, he was told the program would help his company be more successful on future Clark projects. THG Companies was in the process of completing a contract for drywall installation on the Norman Cole Jr. Wastewater Treatment Plant in Lorton, Virginia, and was having challenges with some of the requirements of performing on a large project.
helping firms like THG Companies to overcome the challenge of learning how to best work on a major construction project and grow capacity. The program started in 2006 and has graduated 806 firms in its 19-year history. The program was developed by Clark Construction Vice President Wesley Stith. Stith is a procurement professional and has worked to engage subcontractors on numerous Clark projects. “We have awarded over $1 billion to companies that have graduated from the Strategic Partnership Program,” Stith said. “It’s a demanding program and takes some commitment, but it helps firms become more successful.”
The Clark Construction Strategic Partnership Program has a history of
Although Hurley knew of the time commitment necessary to complete the
10-month course, with classes nearly every Wednesday night from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., he made the investment in himself and his company to enroll in the program. Hurley always valued education and training and made acquiring additional knowledge a priority for his personal development. He is a graduate of Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in finance and has two master’s degrees; one in public administration and another in Real Estate. He has also completed entrepreneurial training in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program. Hurley started THG Companies in 2009 as a real estate development firm in Baltimore, Maryland. But after experiencing the great economic / summer 2019
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