BUILT on Trust
WINTER 2021 NEWSLETTER
The Lakeview center
FOR MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS Lakeview Center for Mental Health and Wellness is a 42,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility with 14 outpatient rooms, courtyards for patient access, primary care on site, 32 inpatient rooms each with a private bathroom, and support spaces for staff.
HISTORY Around this time in 2010, we had just completed Club 44 at Syracuse University and topped off Crouse Health’s Witting Surgical Center. Over a decade later, we’re proud to still be building to new heights with these clients.
OUR CORE VALUES Customer satisfaction is the core of our success and existence. We inspire our employees by supporting their development through loyalty, respect, and sharing in the company’s success. We provide a safe work place so everyone returns home safely. Honesty and integrity above all! Living and conducting our business lives by these core values will sustain our growth, profit, and success.
As the only behavioral health services inpatient and outpatient provider in Oswego County, Oswego Health has constructed a facility specifically built to provide this specialized care. Patients will find the new location offers a welcoming, soothing, and healing environment that includes secure outdoor spaces, comfortable interior areas, and a kitchen area. Also, to assist those who utilize these services to become healthier overall, primary care services will be available on site. Since our first project with Oswego Health in 2009, we have been grateful to return again and again to do meaningful work in the Oswego community. The continued success of this relationship is thanks to the dedication and exceptional service of our project team: Adam Legg, Tim Moran, Nick Kier, Jack Barni, Justin Bailey, Bill Barker, Jacek Bartczak, Ben Blackwelder, Matt Brandt, Chris Bullock, Chris Burke, Stu Cavuto, Jim Condon, John Dauler, Richie Dixon, Mark Foley, Jon Harrison, Peter Heacox, Andrew Henderson, Nate Hopkins, Tyler Horton, Tom Kaulback, Brian Kiddle, Bob Labarre, Matt McHarris, Kevin McLaughlin, Ethan Robinson, Kim Rossignol, Derek Sardina, Randy Shantel, Alex Shepherd, James Stokes, Kenny Turturo.
A Note from Jeremy Happy 2021! It has been off to a shaky start, unfortunately. I assume most of us have been anxious to put 2020 in the rearview mirror and look forward to a brighter and more socially interactive 2021. I certainly am and hope that by the 3rd quarter of this year, we can start to see some return to normal. After recovering from the NYS Pause, we managed to finish 2020 reasonably well; far better than anticipated at the start of the Pandemic. As we move into 2021, the economic outlook is not great and we are going to have a very slow few months as many projects finish up and fewer start. 2021 may be the year I was expecting 2020 to be, but I remain optimistic that the second half of the year will be better. Despite the hardships we have faced, I am delighted to share some recent feedback from customers which continues to show our team members “living and conducting their business lives by [our] core values.” Maintaining outstanding relationships with our customers is critical to our success as businesses that thrive almost completely on repeat customers and referral. I certainly do not want to leave anyone out, but am going to focus on just a few of the comments I have received in recent weeks. I received a letter from St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Facilities Manager, Greg May, specifically recognizing the various people who have been working on the Pyxis renovation. “We have touched every nurse station in the hospital, working with every nurse manager and pharmacy staff along the way. In effect, this has not been one project, but 35. I want to commend Glenn Peryea…who has never let us down. Through all the challenges [with COVID] Glenn and Hayner Hoyt still finished the project on time.” Greg went on to thank Ben Winstead and James Stokes for their efforts on the project as well, “Working on multiple floors, without enough space, practically elbow to elbow with nursing staff, and doing a great job with infection control measures. He [Ben Winstead] was very steady, even, and got the job done. When things were tough, he
Employee Highlights
put his head down, motored on and did a very commendable job.” “James Stokes came in at the very end of the project, but his attitude makes him a standout. He never let any grass grow under his feet. He is always on the go and productive. He has a lot of energy to get the job done.” Outstanding efforts by the team on the Pyxis project! Frank Korich, the Chief Operating Officer at Finger Lakes Health, called and left me a voicemail to recognize Maggie Werts for the outstanding job she is doing managing various projects for them. It was nice to hear Frank take time out of his hectic day to recognize Maggie. Thank you, Maggie! Herman Sieverding from our 30 year+ client, Integrated Acquisition and Development, sent me a very nice email as well. “We received the CO for entire building at 53 Brown Road late last week… A very successful completion! Ben Winstead did a terrific job managing the Phase 1 renovation… I very much enjoyed working with him as did the folks at Rheonix at 10 Brown and CMC at 53 Brown.” He continued, “Bob [Mastro] and Chris [Bullock] did a terrific job managing [the Phase 2] renovation… At our last job meeting Tracy Gates, Vice President/Chief Operating Officer for Cayuga Health Care System commented on how smoothly and efficiently the whole renovation process took place. I couldn’t agree more. Chris is a terrific guy who looks ahead, communicates well and is very detailed and thorough. Likewise, so is Bob. He did a great job keeping everyone informed as to what was coming up and what to expect.” Thank you for the work that you all do as we continue to strive to fulfill our Vision “To be the Constructor of Choice in the Markets we serve!” Please stay safe and healthy in 2021.
It’s pretty rare these days to remain with a company for the duration of your career and we consider ourselves lucky to have had Mark Foley as part of our team for the last 40 years. His work made us safer, and his genial spirit was always a bright spot in the office. Mark, we’re grateful for your years of service and wish you the very best in retirement!
CONGRATULATIONS Josh Hemingway and Keyara Breen welcome baby girl Amalia Kimberly > Eric Metzger and Shenandoah welcome baby girl Teddi Elizabeth >
Thank you to Jim Lostracco and all of our Veterans who have chosen to serve our country.
Congratulations to Igor Caterenciuc on receiving US Citizenship!
Jeremy Thurston President
Clockwise: Congratulations to carpenters Josh Hemingway and Quentan Young on their successful completion of NCCER’s Core training for construction careers, Community Memorial team members after receiving their COVID-19 vaccines, Byrne Dairy crew during our United Way campaign spirit week
In My Estimate with Tim Dunn VP of Pre-Construction
As a general note, we continue to work with many different medical customers, helping them budget for next year including Cayuga Medical, Community Memorial Hospital, ConnextCare, and St. Joseph’s Health. We’d like to welcome Project Engineer Charlie Clark to the preconstruction department! Charlie is fresh back from our ByHeart project in Pennsylvania and has jumped into his estimating rotation. Charlie recently participated in bids for SUNY Cortland and Auburn Community Hospital. He’ll be working on an estimate of his own very soon.
Barret Barn slab pour
Ultra Dairy south addition
Jeff Uryniak has worked on several Utica College projects to assist them in utilizing their 2021 budget. He has also worked on a couple multi-use building budgets for a local housing project. Jeff Beckwith’s spring 2020 bid for Robert Baird was revitalized and construction is underway. He’s also helped Syracuse University with budgets for Club 44 and concessions upgrades within the Dome. Jeff Wrobleski has provided budgets for major wing remodels at Auburn Community Hospital that we’re hoping to secure for 2021, as well as a large building renovation at Syracuse University. Kelly Smith provided pricing for an expanded gaming floor and brew house at Point Place Casino and construction is underway. She is also working on our City Center development project. Jack Barni has done many budgeting exercises for Feldmeier and Meier’s Creek to help them determine what projects to move forward with this year. He’s also priced site renovations for the SU Dome so the University can finalize their scope of work. The road ahead may still be uncertain, but I estimate we’ll return to being too busy before long.
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Masonry Mention with Kevin Agostini and Jim Cziesler
Fall and early winter continued to be busy for Doyner. We finished up our projects at the Dome, Fage, and Oswego BHS. We completed several pole barns slabs in Bridgeport, as well as work at Rheonix, Spectrum, Hospice, and Bridgeport Fire Department #2. We are continuing work at Ultra Dairy and expect completion in February. In addition, we will be continuing work on Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton.
Congratulations to James Stokes who was a United Way Step Up Challenge prize winner!
We will be starting several projects shortly, including Guthrie Cancer Center in Cortland, Superior Metals
in Chittenango, and the Student Community Center at Utica College. We are off to a good start for 2021. A big “Thank you!” to the Doyner crew for continuing to focus on safety. We have passed the 900 day mark without a lost time injury. Your commitment to safety has a real impact on our success! Don’t forget to be vigilant with COVID. Wearing a mask, washing your hands, and social distancing have helped us avoid the shutdowns that have affected so many in our industry.
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Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital Last month, project team Maggie Werts, Brian Kiddle, Kyle Robinson, and Alex McGill wrapped up a renovation for Finger Lakes Health at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital in Penn Yan, NY. Working with Dwyer Architectural, we transformed 6,200 sf of abandoned operating room space into a primary care clinic. Working on the second floor of a landlocked building directly above occupied patient rooms provided some challenges, but the team excelled in coordinating with the hospital to minimize disruption and devised the creative solution of cutting a new window on the second floor to provide ease of access for moving materials and waste in and out of the building. Kudos to the LeMoyne and Doyner crews who also worked on this project: Jerry Drouin, Steve Gordon, Nate Hopkins, Mike Landry, Keith Miller, Kody Parkhurst, John Savo, James Senke, Darryl Smith, Tim Stock, Forrest Todd, Tyler Valerino, Spencer Young, Chris Burke, Mark Burkey, Jim Cziesler, Greg Frigon, and Dan Jamerson.
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Framing at Utica College
Interior insights with kevin parkhurst vice president
It’s been a tough year for all with so many things going on! Trying to maintain family, friends, health and work during the pandemic is a challenge to balance, but our employees have done a great job.
Framing at Crouse medical office building
LeMoyne is still very busy. We have started new jobs including the Gordon Science Center at Utica College and Crouse Health’s medical office building on Erie Boulevard. We also have new projects starting at Byrne Dairy, Point Place Casino, a job in Rome, and an additional project at Utica College. We have completed work at Old Liverpool Rd, G&C Foods, Auburn Community Hospital, along with several projects at the State Tower building. We are still bidding several projects and our estimators remain very busy. Employee Updates We’d like to welcome Tanner Marcely to the team! Congratulations to Dalton Sheppard and Caryne Delaney who welcome daughter Everleigh Grace, and Adam Froelick and Melissa Bush who welcome daughter Ivey.
HR Updates with Joyce Dennington
Director of Human Resources Somehow, we do it! I am grateful—and very proud—to be part of a team who has demonstrated that together is better in these trying times. Like you, I look forward to a time when COVID is no longer a daily topic and the word ‘unprecedented’ is rarely used. Until then, please continue to contact me should you—or someone with whom you have had close contact—tests positive with COVID. Communication is critical to ensure we drive the transmission rate down while limiting the impact on our work schedules. And don’t forget to mask up! UPDATES • The recently updated Employee Playbook is a resource for company policies and practices and replaces the old employee handbook. All employees have received an electronic copy of the document. You can find the Employee Playbook on your ADP app on your mobile devices (smart phone, tablet) or on the website at www.workforcenow.adp.com. Your username and password are the same for both the app and the website.
The document is accessible to all active employees at any time. If you have questions or would like clarification on a policy, please contact me! • Form W2s have been issued—both electronically and in paper form. If you need additional copies in the future, you can find them on ADP’s app or website for the next 3 years. • 2021 Company Holidays—If you are thinking about a long weekend around the July 4 holiday, please note that while this holiday falls on a Sunday the company will provide all employees the paid holiday on Monday, July 5. Similarly, Christmas 2021 falls on a Saturday—employees will be provided a paid holiday on Friday, December 24. • Need to adjust your tax withholdings? You can make adjustments at any time and as often as you like! The quickest way to make adjustments is directly on the ADP app using this path: Pay>Additional Benefits (at the bottom of the page)>Tax Withholding. We can also mail paper forms and meet with you if you have questions. As always, if you have questions or need assistance please don’t hesitate to contact me or Julie Smith at 315.455.5941.
Crouse Health medical office building progress
Safety First!
with Stu Cavuto Director of Safety
My mother was an optimist. She didn’t tolerate negative thoughts from anyone and would openly challenge any person who complained. For example, when someone would grumble about the arrival of winter, my mother would say “Snow is nice for Christmas, there is a big thaw every January, February is a short month, there’s always a storm in March and then it’s over. Quit your complaining, winter is almost over.” NO ONE could express negative thoughts in our house…ever.
Growing up, we didn’t hope things would get better… we KNEW they would. To be honest, there were many times we didn’t know how, but we knew things WOULD indeed get better. It was that positive thinking that carried us through. Knowing that if we faced whatever challenged us, we would not only survive but come out the other side, better. By the time I became an adult, I realized I didn’t hope things would happen, I KNEW we could make them happen. All it took was hard work and belief. What’s that got to do with safety you might ask? Let me explain. When I came to Hayner Hoyt as the Director of Safety, I was asked to help improve safety at a well-established, safe company. The challenge was, how do we improve an already safe company? I started by getting to know the men and women who ARE Hayner Hoyt, LeMoyne, and Doyner. I chatted in the office, I visited jobsites and I saw some of the completed projects that dotted the region. Most importantly, I listened to people and learned of their successes. I saw the pride the people have. They work with a great company and they want to do well. They know they are good and they’re willing to be better. They are motivated. In the beginning, when the Safety Team would meet, we would talk about how we could reduce the likelihood of injuries to the workers of our company. Soon we were saying WE KNOW we can improve these areas. The Safety Team began with a simple approach, we looked at things with “fresh eyes”. We asked over and over…how can we make things better? Worker input was recognized and included. We even created a program, “Safety Bucks,” to recognize those among us who were contributing to the safety of the workers around them. To date there have been over 265 awards to workers who have made the companies safer. In 2019, we were in full stride. We even had a year with NO injuries. Pause for a moment and think about that…over 150 workers involved in the commercial construction industry with NO INJURIES for over a year! Amazing! 2020 brought challenges unlike any we had ever seen. Once again, our team rose to the occasion and our incredible workers made the difference. While many industries were closed due to COVID spread, much of our work was deemed essential. Overnight, our sites responded with protocols to allow us to continue working. The challenges were great, the efforts greater. All of us know what it’s like to deal with wearing masks, fogging glasses and social distancing as we go through our days. Now picture yourself climbing ladders, walking on stilts, lifting heavy objects, making detail saw cuts or any of the other tasks our workers perform each day. Imagine disinfecting an entire construction site or having socially distanced training for forty workers without the benefit of electronics. Yet somehow we did it. Through it all, we continue to do what we do best. We build buildings. Ahead of schedule and under budget, safely. Even with these challenges, we finished 2020 with a lower injury rate than the national average. That makes it the third year in a row we are among the best. We had just one minor injury at each company. Two rolled ankles and a cut to the back of a hand. While it’s great they were minor, I was saddened to see that a coworker suffered. I KNOW we can do better. As I’m writing this I am thinking of the things I know today. I KNOW no one comes to work wanting to get hurt. I KNOW that we will beat COVID. I KNOW there will soon be more vaccine than we need. I KNOW that the human spirit will soar and I KNOW those same humans will want to live life to the fullest. I KNOW that desire will fuel a tremendous boost to our economy and fuel optimism in our customers. I KNOW the second half of this year will have the biggest growth spurt we have ever seen. And finally…I KNOW we will be safe. I am optimistic about the opportunities ahead of us. I KNOW it’s going to be good.
The human Firewall
with Vadim Potorac Network administrator
625 Erie Boulevard West Syracuse, NY 13204
Companies must prioritize cybersecurity now more than ever. The well-known tactic most businesses have relied on to date is to invest in good security technologies. Relegating cybersecurity measures to IT-only mitigation, however, overlooks the top cybersecurity risk: people. Businesses have long deployed security firewalls (hardware and software) that monitor and control network traffic based on specific security rules around their technical assets. But, as sophisticated threats grow ever wider across all industries, targeting humans and their vulnerabilities, another kind of protection is required: a human firewall. A human firewall is the line of defense employees constitute to combat an organization’s security threats. Whereas a network firewall digitally arbitrates network traffic, a human firewall is a human layer of protection. It is empowered through education, communication, business functions and technologies across the entire organization. It’s not a single person or the responsibility of a security team or technology. Also, it’s not about targeting the weakest link in the “security chain”. Rather, it’s another chain entirely which should be supported and developed as threats constantly evolve. To build a strong human firewall, our company provides extensive education, simulation, and training to employees using multiple channels. Security awareness training is designed for all employees and their roles in the company. So, it’s important to pay attention, read carefully and understand the security tips you receive via email on a regular basis. If you fail a simulated test, make sure you complete the assigned training and learn as much as possible to avoid future mistakes. Next time may not be a simulated attack, but rather a costly cyber-attack. We’re committed to inspiring technology adoption by empowering employees to contribute, operate and make decisions independently, ultimately building a strong security-minded workforce.
company anniversaries September Shawn Bryant (3), Mark Burkey (22), Jimmy Dimitrievski (32), Justin Hayward (3), Tyler Horton (5), Tim Hourihan (24), Marshall Livingston (24), Charles Monnell (12), Vinnie Mowers (19), Jim Polakiewicz (31), Katie Weaver (3), Ben Winstead (13) October Kenny Crossway (32), Kris Hatch (12), Cory Hilts (5), Dalton Sheppard (4), Kelly Smith (1), Laurie Warner (21) November Sam Doss (10), Bill Enright (31), Gordon Hilts (4), Tom Kaulback (8), Jeff Malay (27), Chad Mikalunas (28), Glenn Peryea (35), Carmen Pontello (30), Kevin Rodford (22), Tatiana Salisbury (2), Spencer Young (3), Fred Young (17) December Stu Cavuto (3), Jim Condon (3), Tim Dunn (4), Joe Hanley (1), Andrew Henderson (3), Nate Hopkins (11), Tom Kiselica (12), Vadim Potorac (7), Tyler Valerino (1), Jeff Wrobleski (13) January Jack Barni (3), Ben Blackwelder (8), Celeste Craig (1), Jim Cziesler (11), John Dauler (26), Joyce Dennington (2), Nathan Faherty (3), Steve Gordon (14), Mike Lacey (14), Adam Legg (6), Erik Mott (16), Bill Nelson (9), James Smith (12) February Dale Coss (4), Joe Cutro (8), Aaron Devereaux (4), Nicole Rio (3), Jim Swinnerton (9), Maggie Werts (10)
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