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Easton Readiness Center Celebrates Ribbon Cutting
Easton, MD The Harkins team attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Easton Readiness Center on Saturday, August 10th in Easton, MD. Located off U.S. Route 50, the new 37,006 gsf Readiness Center replaces the previous smaller facility in the same location. Over 100 people gathered Saturday morning…

Naval Air Station Barracks Facility Tops Out
Patuxent River, MD Located at the Patuxent Naval Air Station, P-975 has reached a construction milestone with the topping out of the 73-unit barracks facility. The milestone was celebrated at the Elks Lodge in California, MD on Thursday, August 8th with a barbecue luncheon for subcontractors, NAVFAC…

Harkins is Stepping up Its Tech Game
By Applications Software Manager Ralph Kreider and Virtual Design & Construction Engineer Patrick Scarpati The changing pace of design and technology has the potential to make the construction industry more efficient and building information modeling (BIM) remains at the center of opportunities for…

New Circuit Courthouse Breaks Ground
Ellicott City, MD The Harkins team attended the groundbreaking of the new Howard County Circuit Courthouse in Ellicott City, MD on Monday, June 24th. The new 238,000 sf courthouse will replace the current 175-year-old building located at 9250 Bendix Road. Demolition is underway of the standing Thomas…

Susie Clemens Breaks Ground
Hatfield, PA On Friday, June 14th, Harkins attended the groundbreaking of the Susie Clemens House in Hatfield, PA. Susie Clemens is the third and newest affordable retirement building at the Derstine Run Community for our client Advanced Living Communities, with Kramer + Marks Architects. Located in…

Delaware CSMS Breaks Ground
New Castle, DE The Combined Support Maintenance Shop celebrated its groundbreaking on Monday, June 10th in New Castle, DE. Representatives from the local, federal, and state government were present along with the youngest National Guard serviceman using the facility selected to be part of the ceremonial…

Construction Safety Week 2019
By President and CEO Gary Garofalo Every day, we step onto our job sites and our offices ready for another day’s work. In our roles, we face hundreds of choices. While some of those choices may be second nature, like buckling our seat belts and wearing the right personal protective equipment (PPE)…

One Ardmore Place Celebrates Ribbon Cutting
Ardmore, PA The Harkins team attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at One Ardmore Place on Tuesday, April 16th in Ardmore, PA. Located in the heart of downtown Ardmore, One Ardmore Place is a transit-oriented development, where residents can live, work, eat, and play with the convenient access to public…

Harkins Coins a Safety Commitment
By Corporate Safety Director Bob Walsh Keeping safety “top of mind” is important in our industry. For Harkins, the challenge is heightened as our employees are involved in large projects and spread across more than 35 jobsites in six states. In an effort to provide special recognition for employees…

Jackson Ward Apartment Community Tops Out
Richmond, VA Jackson Ward Apartments reached a milestone! The project celebrated its topping out on Wednesday, March 20th. The Harkins team was joined by over 150 subcontractors and Community Preservation and Development Corporation Senior Real Estate Development Officer Matt Engel and Development Officer…

Women in Construction Week
Harkins joined the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) in observing Women in Construction Week. This national week is celebrated annually during the first full week of March, and aims to highlight women as a visible component of the construction industry, raise awareness of the opportunities…

Looking Forward
By President and CEO Gary Garofalo After celebrating our 50th anniversary back in 2015, we set the course for redefining our business model and delivering comprehensive client service for the next 50 years. We had the skilled personnel and financial resources to grow our company, so we set to work at…

Riverwood Appreciation Lunch
Columbia, MD The Riverwood project held an appreciation lunch on Friday, February 8th for the subcontractors on the job. It was a great way to show Harkins’ appreciation for everyone’s hard work keeping the jobsite safe and clean. Both the Harkins team and our contractors have been working six days…

Advancing QC Consistency Through Procore
By Applications Software Manager Ralph Kreider and Director of Scheduling Russell Tipton When it comes to construction, there’s getting the job done…and there’s getting the job done right. Over the last several years, we have been working to improve our overall project delivery by integrating…

Project Executive Ben Nichols Receives Award
Washington, DC We are pleased to announce that the Awards & Recognition Committee of the Washington DC Post of the Society of Military Engineers (SAME) has selected Harkins Project Executive Ben Nichols to receive the award for Outstanding Contributions by a Young Civilian Member. The awards and recognition…