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Albion Employee Spotlight: Jennifer De La Rosa

August 9, 2018

“Hire really good, smart people, and get out of their way.” – Brian Newsome, Albion Executive Vice President 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.…

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Albion Attends YLP Kick-Off Event & Build Expo

July 17, 2018

Albion’s Business Development Manager, Laura Garrett, is often on the go. She attends many conferences, expos, and is a member of various industry groups and organizations in the Atlanta area. Most recently, Laura attended the AGC Young Leadership Program (YLP) Kick-Off Event and the Atlanta Build Expo. Laura has been a member of the AGC’s…

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The 5 W’s – Albion – Summer Edition

July 3, 2018

WHO WE’RE FOLLOWING ON SOCIAL MEDIA Are you following us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn? We share updates regularly on these regarding our projects, our people, our city, and our industry! We’re loving following Clayton State’s updates regarding their Academic Core Renovation. The athletic department also shares a ton of updates. Clayton State Athletics on…

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Albion Busy in Commercial Construction Market

June 4, 2018

The difference that Albion brings to the commercial construction industry is the experience-driven approach we offer. At Albion, everything is driven by experience – the experience of our staff and the experience clients should expect from us. Our team is filled with seasoned vets and leaders in their field. They bring expertise and value-added solutions…

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The Untold Story of Albion

May 9, 2018

It’s a normal morning at Albion when I sit down with Executive Vice President and Co-Owner, Brian Newsome. The phone is buzzing, and you can hear bits of an old country song coming from someone’s office. Drawings are sprawled out across shiny white countertops, and project managers are pacing around on their phones. I pull…

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Academic Core Renovation at Clayton State Underway

May 1, 2018

Albion was awarded the role of General Contractor for the Academic Core Renovation (Phase II) project at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia. Our team is hard at work on the renovations and mechanical upgrades to six buildings on campus. These buildings include the Arts and Sciences Building, the Lecture Hall, Magnolia Hall, the Library,…

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Albion Presents Make-A-Wish With Annual Donation

April 10, 2018

Several years ago, Albion adopted the Make-A-Wish Foundation as our charitable donation recipient. A donation is made each year on behalf of the employees. We were fortunate to have presented our donation to Make-A-Wish Georgia last week.   Business Development Manager, Laura Garrett; Executive Vice President, Brian Newsome; and President, Kim Newsome present Make-A-Wish Georgia…

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Albion Cleans Up at 2018 AGC Build Georgia Awards

March 21, 2018

Albion is thrilled to announce the results of the  2018 AGC Build Georgia Awards Program! We entered three projects that were completed in 2017 that bring us great pride. Our project at Georgia State University – Alpharetta Campus: Student Labs & Learning Center earned first place in its construction group. You can read more about…

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2018 Ron Amerson Awards

March 12, 2018

Each year, AGC-GA asks for nominations for the Ron Amerson Supervisors’ Safety Award. The program is designed to recognize AGC-GA members’ field supervisors for “outstanding contribution to safety on their job sites.” The criteria for recipients is based on safety incidence rates for individual supervisors in conjunction with actual man-ours directly supervised by each employee.…

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The Key Reasons Projects Fail

February 6, 2018

The following is an excerpt from Albion Executive Vice President Brian Newsome’s White Paper, “Key Reasons Project Fail.” THE NIGHTMARE SCENARIO Imagine a construction project gone terribly, terribly wrong. Delays piling up on delays, budget busted, the general contractor, architect and subcontractors all at loggerheads, nothing getting finished, and everyone pointing fingers at everyone else.…

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