News

OBCI is pleased to announce that Jessica Stake has joined the OBCI Team as Receptionist. She is a 2010 graduate of East Peoria High School. We welcome Jessica and wish her great success in her new position.

Jeff’s been in the construction industry for around 20 years, and served the concrete and earthwork industry as an estimator many of those years. Jeff and his wife live in Morton with their two teenage children. We welcome Jeff aboard and wish him success.

OBCI is pleased to announce that Rich Swanson has joined the OBCI Team as the Director of Safety. Rich has vast experience and knowledge in the safety world. He is a certified CHST and has many other safety related credentials. At OBCI Rich has responsibility to lead OBCI’s efforts in further developing our safety culture, without compromising productivity and quality. He will ensure OBCI’s compliance with the numerous laws and regulations required in our industry, but more importantly, lead employees toward taking personal responsibility for the safety on their job through education, training, and inspections. Not only does Rich possess the technical knowledge and skills to move OBCI’s program to the next level, but he has a great social skills that will aid implementation of safety initiatives in the field. Rich will relocate his family from Martinsville, Indiana in the coming months, where he has served Indiana contractors for the past 20 years.

OBCI welcomes back Gene Garrison. Gene has served in a variety of positions throughout the past twenty-five years or so; from laborer, to foreman, and superintendent. Gene retired from the Pekin Laborer’s Hall back in August of this year. On December 2nd, Gene will begin yet another position with OBCI working as an assistant in the Morton warehouse replacing the retiring Neil Rugaard. We believe Gene’s work ethic, dependability, and vast knowledge of the construction industry will serve the company well in the warehouse. He’ll open the gates at 5:00 am each day and assist in a multitude of tasks within the warehouse in order to support field operations. Welcome back Gene!

• Owner: Springfield Park District
• Engineer: Fuhrmann Engineering, Inc.
• Landscape Architect: The Lakota Group
• Park District Contact: Elliott McKinley / Director of Parks
• OBCI EST/PM: Nate Hale
• Scope: Site clearing and grading of 15 acre park site, installation of concrete drive entrance, excavation of entrance road and parking lot, pipe culverts, 8' wide bituminous walking path (21,800 SF), various park elements as well and landscaping and seeding.

• Owner: Decatur Park District
• Engineer: Phillip W. Cochran Consulting Engineer, LLC
• Architect: AEX LLP
• Park District Contact: Jim Kiefer
• OBCI EST/PM: Nate Hale
• Scope: Construction of a new parking area. Major construction activities consist of site grading, concrete curb & gutter, concrete paving, reinforced turf paving, storm sewer, site lighting and electrical, and landscaping.

• Owner: University of Illinois
• General Contractor: Johnston Construction, Inc.
• OBCI EST/PM: Dan Bagley
• Scope: Tuck Pointing and Chimney Restoration

• Owner: St. Ambrose University
• General Contractor: Bush Construction, Inc.
• OBCI EST/PM: Ed Locke
• Scope: Split Face Block and Brick Veneer

• Owner: Village of Aledo
• OBCI EST/PM: Ed Locke
• Scope: Brick, Block and Stone Masonry

• Owner: City of Macomb
• General Contractor: Laverdiere Construction, Inc.
• OBCI EST/PM: Ed Locke
• Architect: Benton & Associates
• Scope: Brick, Block and Stone Masonry