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Project Update: Georgia World Congress Center Re-roof

In 2021, our Albion team, along with the design firm, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., was selected to provide design-build construction services to the Georgia World Congress Center Authority and Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission for the Roof Replacement at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. The goal is to ensure these…

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Project Announcement: Forsyth County Water and Sewer Maintenance Warehouse

Albion has officially broken ground at the Forsyth County Water and Sewer Maintenance Warehouse project in Forsyth, Georgia! Albion and its design team, Jericho Design Group, Hussey Gay Bell, Conway & Owen, and Shear Structural, were selected to provide Design-Build services for the anticipated 20,000-sf pre-engineered metal building. Forsyth County Captial Projects Albion intends to…

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Project Announcement: Georgia Department of Public Safety Helicopter Hangar

Albion has officially broken ground at the Georgia Department of Public Safety Helicopter Hangar project in Atlanta, Georgia! Albion and Design firm, Toland-Mizell were selected to provide Design-Build services to the Georgia Department of Public Safety for the design and construction of a four-bay helicopter hangar. The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) intends to…

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More than one way to see: An Albion intern’s perspective

“It takes one man to change everything.” – Sanya Olukanni My dad has quoted that to me my entire life. My name is Tim Olukanni, and I am a rising senior at Georgia Gwinnett College, majoring in marketing. When I’m not studying, I am the president of the Marketing Club and an ambassador on the…

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Project Progress: Forsyth County Denmark Library

On July 18th, Albion marketing intern, Tim Olukanni had the opportunity to visit his second job site with our Albion team. This time, he visited the Forsyth County Denmark Library, a venture Albion has been diligently working on with design partner, McMillan, Pazdan, Smith Architecture. Albion and McMillan, Pazdan, Smith Architecture began work on the…

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Project Progress: Northwest Classical Academy

In May 2024, Tim Olukanni, a rising senior at Georgia Gwinnett College, joined the Albion team as a marketing intern. Throughout his experience this summer, he has had the opportunity to work closely with the Albion business development and marketing team on a variety of tasks. However, having the chance to attend his first-ever site…

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Project Highlight: Wiregrass Technical College

In 2021, Albion was selected as the Construction Manager for the Academic Renovations for Wiregrass Technical College. These renovations included a fire suppression sprinkler system for buildings 100 and 200 including wet systems for typical classrooms and offices, dry systems for outdoor areas, and chemical systems for IT rooms. Buildings 300, 400, and 500 included…

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Albion Achievement Endowed Scholarship

For the last 20 years, Albion has contributed to the growth and development of higher education facilities in the state of Georgia and in the Southeast. In this time, have completed many successful projects for the Board of Regents, the Technical College System of Georgia, and the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission. We have…

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Albion Wraps on Northside and 10th Project with Georgia Tech

Albion, along with concurrent partner, JE Dunn, completed the Georgia Tech Pylon Signage project on May 7th at Northside Drive and 10th streets at the Georgia Institute of Technology campus in Atlanta, Georgia. This was a hardscape and landscape development that also included new retaining walls, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, fencing, and Pylon signage. In…

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Albion Assistant Project Manager Celebrates ‘Adopt a Shelter Pet Day’ in the Best Way

Albion has had a long relationship with the Atlanta Humane Society! To date, we have developed not only their headquarters location but a great working relationship with their team. For Assistant Project Manager, Savannah Newsome, her work with AHS not only provided great work experience and ongoing partnerships but a new best four-legged friend! Hear…

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Albion Celebrates Volunteer Month in the Atlanta Community

Our Albion team stepped out to lend a helpful hand this April with two wonderful organizations! Albion celebrated this National Volunteer Month by partnering with the Atlanta Community Food Bank and the Atlanta Habitat for Humanity to volunteer their time and efforts to help support each organization’s mission. National Volunteer Month is meant to serve…

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Albion joins partners for Forsyth County Touch a Truck

On Friday, April 5th, Albion joined partners, Vertical Earth to participate in a Touch a Truck event hosted by the Forsyth County Public Library at nearby Fowler Park. This family-friendly event welcomed over 1,500 members of Forsyth and surrounding communities for an afternoon of interacting with 13 truck presenters. This is the FCPL’s third year…

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Albion Superintendents Awarded For Safety Excellence

On March 1st, our Albion superintendents were awarded the AGC Georgia Ron Amerson Supervisor Safety Award for their excellence in safety on their projects. Albion superintendent that have served on our team for at least one year were recognized for their commitment in keeping their field associates safe and able to return home to their…

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Project Highlight: Ivy Creek Baptist Church

We are celebrating one year of the completion of the renovation and expansion project with Ivy Creek Baptist Church. Our Albion team partnered with CDH Partners were selected to provide general construction and design services for the construction of the Ivy Creek Baptist Church Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall Expansion and New Education Building. Despite the…

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Celebrating Black History Month: Temi Aladegbemi

As we observe Black History Month, we are celebrating members of our Albion team by celebrating their stories of diversity and the importance of Black History Month in the construction industry. Assistant Project Manager, Temi Aladegbemi shares about her experience so far in the industry and how inspiring others will build a brighter future for…

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Project Photoblog: Georgia State University Library North

In 2021, our team was selected as the general contractor by Georgia State University to convert their existing grade level parking lot located beneath the Library North building into a new world class study and collaboration space for the students. Due to the uniqueness of such a space, the Albion team worked through many challenges…

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Groundbreaking: Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) Bogart – Oconee County

On November 17, 2023, our Albion team, along with design partners, CPL, were welcomed by the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) team for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction for the Bogart Center in Oconee County. This groundbreaking joined several notable guests including the Georgia and DDS Bogart staff members and…

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Veterans Day – Tyler Wix

In honor of Veterans Day we spoke with Tyler Wix, Navy Veteran and Albion Assistant Cost Estimator about his experience while serving our country. What motivated you to join the military? I come from a military family. My father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all served so I knew early on that I was going to follow…

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Veterans Day – Adam Mixon

In honor of Veterans Day we spoke with Adam Mixon, Marine Corps Veteran and Albion Superintendent about his experience while serving our country. What motivated you to join the military? I was interested in the Marine corps since high school but fell into doing electrical work instead. I worked for three years with an electrical…

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Our CEO discusses the importance of company culture within the Albion team

In celebration of Construction Inclusion Week, we have asked our team about their experiences with inclusion within our organization. We met with CEO Brian Newsome to get his perspective on Albion’s company culture and what it means to our team.

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Assistant Project Manager, Temi shares her sense of belonging on the Albion team

In celebration of Construction Inclusion Week, we have asked our team about their experiences with inclusion within our organization. We met with Assistant Project Manager, Temi Aladegbemi to learn more about her sense of belonging as she navigated from a project management intern to a full-time Albion employee – all before her college graduation! “As…

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Albion kicks off new season with Fall Festival

On Saturday, October 7th, our Albion team and their families kicked off the cooler weather with our first-ever Fall Festival! We enjoyed an afternoon of games, prizes and inflatables all before we took a shot at dunking our President, D.J. in the dunk tank. As a part of our internal Culture Committee, our team wanted…

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Groundbreaking: St Mark American Coptic Orthodox Church

On Monday August 21st we joined our partners St. Mark American Coptic Orthodox Church for the groundbreaking of their new church home in Doraville! The St. Mark congregation welcomed our Albion team, our partners at CDH Partners, Inc. and state and local government officials in a ceremony to dedicate this new chapter. As the church…

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Albion Completes the Atlanta Humane Society’s New Headquarters!

Albion recently completed the Atlanta Humane Society’s New Headquarters located in West Midtown, Atlanta! We are honored to have been chosen as the Design Builder for this project. The state-of-the-art facility was possible with the help of our partners at Croft Architects & Engineers and Animal Arts. We began work by finding the best land…

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Albion Employee Spotlight: Tyler Wix

“Hire really good, smart people, and get out of their way.” – Brian Newsome, Albion Chief Executive Officer You may remember this quote from our blog post: “The Untold Story of Albion.” In light of Brian’s ability to find and retain the industry’s top talent, I wanted to spotlight our incredible team here at Albion. Each month,…

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