The American Concrete Institute (ACI) recently honored Ceco Director of Quality Control Frank Salzano, PE, with the ACI Construction Award. Salzano and co-authors James Klinger, Tim Manherz and Bruce Suprenant received the award for their paper, “Constructability of Embedded Steel Plates in Cast-in-Place Concrete,” which was published in Concrete International’s September 2018 issue (pages 28-34).…

The Odeon is a $106 million mixed-use, market-rate multifamily project in New Orleans set to be complete by fall 2020. At 30 stories, it is the tallest building to be constructed in the Crescent City in more than 30 years. Building features include 271 studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments; an entire floor with nearly 30,000…

Our talented people are here for the long haul, using their valuable experience to bring us to new heights. For nearly 35 years, Jeff Riesberg has contributed to Ceco’s success in a variety of capacities, from onsite project management to oversight of multiple office locations. Jeff was recently promoted to Executive Vice President, effective January…

Danny Battles Named Ceco President As of Jan. 1, 2020, Danny Battles began serving as President of Ceco Concrete Construction, L.L.C. Battles had previously served as Senior Vice President of Ceco’s Southern Operations. In his 31-year tenure at Ceco, Battles has served the company in various roles and levels of management, working at Ceco operations…

At Ceco, we value our summer internship program because it gives us the chance to build up the industry by helping develop the next generation of construction professionals. It’s really a win-win for all involved: Our interns receive hands-on training and experience while our crews acquire much-needed help during our busiest time of year. Oftentimes,…

Ceco’s Justin Bowen, a project manager based in Tampa, Fla., recently co-authored a technical paper published in the American Concrete Institute’s Structural Journal. “Reinforcing Bar Pullout Bond in Tremie-Placed Concrete Cast in Drilling Slurry Environments” appears in the July 2019 issue, pages 183-192. The technical paper discusses the effects of submerged shaft construction on reinforcing…

Construction professionals from Ceco attended the Heico Construction Group Professional Women’s Network (PWN) in April. The conference topic was Networking like a Pro. The group worked on different networking techniques and then attended an evening networking event that included local members from the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction.…

It was a season of giving at the Ceco companies. In November, the Ceco Leadership Studio participated in our annual Bike Build for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), where teams squared off against each other to assemble 18 bikes for foster children represented by the local CASA agency. The event was duplicated by our Ceco…

By Mike Moorhouse, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Heico Construction Group Staying abreast of the latest technology is one of our core values at Ceco and the Heico Construction Group. Our engineering-based companies inherently understand the importance of streamlining processes and working efficiently with laser-focused objectives. Adopting new technology is often how these critical…

Ceco’s Frank Salzano coauthored a feature article in the September 2018 issue of ACI’s Concrete International: Constructability of Embedded Steel Plates in CIP Concrete. Courtesy of the American Concrete Institute, www.concrete.org