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New Employees

Brian Carlson	The Samuels Group welcomes Brian Carlson to our Business Development Team. Based out of the Waterloo, Iowa office, Brian brings over 25 years of construction experience and is responsible for fostering new relationships with clients. Brian has also helped guide the ASHE Region 6 Program Committee, Rochester Public Schools Facility Planning Task Force, RAB Executive Officer Search Committee, and the Commercial Builders Council Founders Organization.	Jason Somers	Jason Somers has joined The Samuels Group as a project manager. Based primarily in Iowa, he is responsible for the daily management of projects. Jason has worked in the construction industry for over 10 years, specifically as a project manager for the past seven years, serving the healthcare and corporate markets.
Bud Bortz	Bud Bortz has joined The Samuels Group as a project superintendent. His primary responsibilities include managing day-to-day operations on the construction site, safety, schedule control, quality control, and subcontractor coordination. Bud has worked in construction for over 25 years and has an extensive knowledge of the construction industry. Bud will begin his career at The Samuels Group serving as the superintendent on various projects for the State of Iowa.	Tim Vick	Tim Vick joins The Samuels Group as Safety Director. In his role as Safety Director, Tim will oversee safety conditions on Samuels Group jobsites and ensure compliance with OSHA safety rules. Tim will ensure that The Samuels Group’s 9 year safety record continues along with the culture focused on a commitment to safety throughout all levels of the organization.
Nicole Sletten	Nicole Sletten joins us as Project Administrator at our Waterloo office. Her duties include daily project coordination, writing meeting minutes, processing subcontracts, issuing change orders, assisting with reviewing, processing submittals, maintaining project logs and other project management support. Additionally, she will assume the administrative assistant responsibilities at the Iowa office.	Daena Fleischhacker	Daena Fleischhacker joins us as the newest addition to our accounting department, she will be responsible for accounts payable and subcontract items as well as year-end and audit activities. Daena will work out of our Wausau, WI office.

Recent Wins

University of Iowa Football Practice Facility Iowa City, Iowa 111,500 sf, indoor football practice facility has been designed to attain a LEED Silver rating when complete. Pre-construction services for the project will start in mid-October and the facility is expected to be complete in Fall 2012.

Anamosa State Penitentiary Anamosa, Iowa Construction Mangement, water tower demolition, installation of new radio communications tower, radium water filtration system, prison entrance modifications and a building demolition.

The Samuels Group Wins Build Wisconsin Award

The Samuels Group was selected to receive a 2011 Build Wisconsin Award from the Wisconsin Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) in the General Contractor – New Construction Category. The winning entry, Green Lake County Government Center, is a project that successfully met multi-usage needs associated with housing over 30 departments, each with diverse security and technology requirements, into one new facility. Extensive planning, coordination, and quality construction management resulted in an attractive facility that serves many needs and improves operation costs and efficiencies. The Samuels Group’s commitment to sustainability and safety were also notable components of the project.

Samuels Group | Environments, the interior design and furnishing division of The Samuels Group, provided complete office systems specific to each department’s needs and assisted in selecting seating, tables, storage, and accessories that perfectly complimented each environment within the facility.

Projects are evaluated by a panel of construction industry professionals (including architects, engineers, city officials and other building experts) that select the top projects to receive the awards. The panel judges each project and gives a project points based on criteria such as sustainable practices, unusual design, innovation, teamwork, overcoming challenges and client satisfaction.

Prescott Promoted to Project Superintendent

The Samuels Group announces the promotion of Paul Prescott to Project Superintendent. In his new position, his primary responsibilities consist of project supervision, communications, scheduling, and safety. Paul has worked in the construction industry for over 15 years serving a variety of markets including agriculture, government, and education.