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Setting the Pace for United Way

The United Way, one of the nation’s largest and most well-respected charitable organizations, is a force within communities, identifying, funding and resolving a wide range of pressing issues. Each year, our local organization’s annual funding campaign kicks off in September. In June, the United Way selects companies

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Moore, Oklahoma Word Cloud Photo for 2013 tornado recovery effort.

More for Moore

Last month, our nation was struck with tragedy as the people of Oklahoma endured one of the most destructive tornados on record. The news was particularly hard for our team, as many of our Tulsa location employees witnessed the weather first hand. Our own Tim

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Photo of Regions Field 14th Street side in Birmingham, AL

On Our Radar: Birmingham Bond Work

Last fall, voters overwhelmingly approved a bill allowing the city to issue $150 million of bonds for capital projects and improvements in Birmingham. Here’s what passed: $6.3 million for landfill improvements and expansion $20 million for public park and recreational facilities $48.7 million for street

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Railroad Park photo overlooking pond and Birmingham, AL skyline.

From Railroad Park to Regions Field…

While every project we touch is special in its own way, projects that help our hometowns hit extra close to home. Notable examples include ONEOK Field, home of the Tulsa Drillers minor league baseball team, and Auburn Arena, where the Auburn University basketball team plays.

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Deepa and Sam Bhate at 2011 Mercedes Marathon to honor Sundeep Caplash

Running for a Cause

In January of 2011, Building & Earth founding Principal Deepa Bhate lost a very close family friend, Sundeep Caplash. At only 38 years old, he was hit by a car while training for the Mercedes Half Marathon. Not willing to rest on their laurels, the

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Photo of Srdj Boskovic joining Building & Earth as Staff Engineer

Welcome, Srdj

Our Huntsville office is pleased to announce the hire of Srdan Boskovic as a staff engineer. Srdj (pronounced like ‘surge’) received both bachelor and master of sciences degrees in civil engineering from the University of Alabama at Huntsville. His thesis was on analytical and numerical

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