On Wednesday, October 13, 2010, the Fourth Annual Hall of Fame Awards will be presented. All MBC members are invited to nominate a company or organization. This is an opportunity to recognize a client or organization in the design or construction industry for extraordinary achievements. Below is all the information you need to contribute to an outstanding evening for the construction community.

Overview
The MBC Hall of Fame provides a forum for the building industry to recognize, celebrate and publicize the work of exemplary companies whose longstanding contributions have lasting impact on the industry, the community, and the clients we serve. The awards will be presented at the MBC Annual Dinner. Awards will recognize outstanding companies or organizations selected from the anchor disciplines which make up the MBC:

• Owners
• Architects
• Engineers
• Construction Managers and General Contractors
• Subcontractors
• Construction Professional Services (legal, accounting, insurers, etc.)
• Suppliers/Vendors
• Labor

Deadline: extended to June 29, 2010

For details and an online nomination form, click here.

87th Annual Dinner
2nd Annual Hall of Fame Awards

Massachusetts Building Congress Honors Industry Achievers

Gary Nicksa, V.P. Operations, Boston University after receiving his award from Richard Lampman.

Peter Campot, Chairman & CEO, William A. Berry & Son, Inc., addresses the crowd.

BU, Berry, and S & F Concrete Inducted Into MBC Hall of Fame

On October 9th, before an audience of 475 people, three new MBC Hall of Fame inductees — Boston University, William A. Berry & Son Inc. and S & F Concrete Contractors, Inc. — were recognized for their organization’s legacy contributions to the building industry. According to Richard Lampman, president of the MBC and vice president of Tocci Building Companies, “the MBC Hall of Fame is a place where we permanently recognize and honor the best in the industry for their consistent leadership, innovation, community responsibility and client service. BU, Berry and S & F are bedrock examples of organizations which consistently add to the incredible vitality of the building industry in Massachusetts.”

l. to r., Antonio Frias, Rodney Frias and Joseph Frias representing two generations of leadership at S & F Concrete Contractors, Inc.

The MBC recognized the four decades of mixed-use development success of longtime collaborators Kenneth A. Himmel, Related Urban, and Howard F. Elkus, Elkus Manfredi Architects with the association’s highest honor, the Skyline Award for Outstanding Achievement.

Given only six times in the 87-year history of the MBC, the award recognizes exemplary contributions to the built environment and to the design, construction and development community. Himmel and Elkus, friends and business partners who worked on several marquee projects including Boston’s Copley Place, New York’s Time Warner Center and Phoenix’s CityNorth, appeared together to accept the award which was presented by Robert L. Beal, President, The Beal Companies.

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Ken Himmel and Howard Elkus relate their history

Seen at the Gala...

Bassel Isreb, Rodney Frias, and Nate Rowe of S & F Concrete with Suki Murphy, Bovis Lend Lease

Lizett Frias of S & F Concrete with former Governor Paul Cellucci

Jorge Schwarz of Sovereign Bank with Carolyn Miller of William A. Berry & Son, Inc.

Dolores Cleek of Travelers and Dick Laurie of the Marr Companies

Kathy West and John Messervy of
Partners Healthcare, Michael Reilly

James Walsh, III and Richard Walsh of
Walsh Brothers with emcee Paula Lyons and Michael Reilly

Ara Krafian, President of Symmes Maini & McKee Associates

Paula Lyons, Robert L. Marr of the
Marr Companies, Michael Reilly