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Volume 13
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Number 9
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SEPTEMBER 2015
Dream to reality
80 years moving forward
Richard Rhodes is hopeful for the future. Photo by Monique Castria
Employees at LAN’s Houston office participated in the cleanup along White Oak Bayou Hike and Bike Trail near downtown on Earth Day. Photo courtesy of Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.
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wner Richard Rhodes and his wife of 24 years, Jan, began operating ProTect Painters in July. The Rhodes’ live in Cypress and have been active in the community for more than 20 years. “I was born and raised on a farm,” Rhodes said. “I had to have building skills from an early age. Over the years, I have worked on painting and construction related projects because it is something I enjoy doing.” Rhodes opened ProTect Painting in the Houston market because it is where he and his wife plan to be long term. They love the area. “I feel blessed because the phone has been ringing left and right and we
have picked up lots of jobs since July,” he said. “I am really excited things are coming to fruition.” Rhodes wife Jan is a certified public accountant and she helps out with the financial side of the business. The couple has three children: Daniel, 9; Olivia, 13 and Hannah, 16. They enjoy watching their kids play soccer on the weekends. In addition, they have served in various leadership capacities in their church. Rhodes worked with both youth and adults as a leader, director, elder and teacher. “I was the teaching director for the teen community Bible study for seven
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hat began as a small firm in Houston in 1935 is Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam (LAN) today. Now celebrating its 80th anniversary, LAN has more than 300 employees in offices across the U.S., including San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Corpus Christi, College Station, San Marcos, Waco and its corporate headquarters in Houston. Mason Graves Lockwood and William McIntosh Andrews started the firm and in 1946, Frank H. Newnam Jr., a civil engineer and classmate of William Andrews at Texas A&M, joined the firm as a partner. In 1956, the firm took on the name it is known by today. After incorpo-
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rating in 1961, the firm grew rapidly and established offices in several Texas cities. In 1991, LEO A DALY, an international architecture and engineering firm, acquired LAN, and expanded LAN’s services and its horizons around the world. “Once I became the president in 1997, I diversified the firm into multiple markets of water, wastewater, transit and transportation,” comments Dennis Petersen, president. “The diversification was one of the key elements that I wanted to implement. As we expanded into these markets, it gave us a pretty broad base to operate from. continued on Page 13
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oney Construction Services (TCS) was contracted to expand and renovate the ASCO Equipment Inc. South Houston location. Utilizing TCS cross-trained self-perform conference, restroom and retail showroom spaces that progressed quickly. This recently completed project includes new limestone-faced reception and retail counters, a rollup-security door, new lighting that emphasizes the high open ceiling, VCT flooring and an expanse of spiral ductwork, finished in the Case Equipment corporate color scheme, completes the transformation. The project team created a functional and modernindustrial retail environment. Kevin Beisert, TCS, was the senior project manager; Chad Jacobson, TCS, was the project superintendent and the architect was OwneRep Group. “Working with existing conditions of the building that had undergone multi-
The ASCO Equipment retail showroom
ple prior expansions was challenging, but not unusual,” Beisert said. “Matching CASE Equipment corporate color, orange, was also a challenge.” Beisert says the project is unique in that ASCO Equipment is also a construction industry professional. ASCO Equipment provides solutions for material handling, contractors, and for new or used heavy equipment. Aerial equipment, forklift equipment, concrete and various contractor supplies are available at this location. The construction team, architect and owner had weekly meetings to discuss progress and timelines. “Barrett Ingram, ASCO Equipment South Houston branch manager, was great to work with throughout the project,” Beisert said. “It was an advantage to have a client on-site full time to coordinate and be available to quickly work continued on Page 13