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Vice President of Pre-Construction, Matt Fennema, Selected as Board member for Associated Builders and Contractors West Michigan Chapter

[Grand Rapids, MI] – The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) West Michigan chapter has named Matt Fennema, Kent Companies Vice President of Pre-Construction, as one of three new members on their Board of Directors. The Associated Builders and Contractors is an A/E/C trade association committed to providing ethical, safe, profitable, […]

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44 Years of Leadership: Celebrating the Career of Mark Tromp

From typewriters and rotary phones to floppy disks, fax machines, beepers and dial-up; Mark Tromp has seen it all. Over the course of his 44-year career at Kent Companies, he’s had a front-row seat to Kent Companies’ remarkable growth from a small residential concrete contractor in Kent County, Michigan to […]

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Project Highlight: Tilt-Up at Project Oxygen

Kent Companies partnered with Choate Construction on Project Oxygen, a large beverage manufacturing facility in Shelby Township, Michigan.  Kent Companies’ scope of work included 124 tilt-wall panels to complete the exterior of the building. Each panel was 25” wide by 46” tall, resulting in over 129,000 SF of concrete panels […]

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Kent Companies Ranks #6 in Top Concrete Firms by Engineering News-Record 

Kent Companies, Inc. was recognized as #6 in the Top 20 Concrete Firms and #54 overall in the newly released Engineering News-Record 2022 Top 600 Specialty Contractors list.  The annual ranking is based on a company’s continued commitment to its team, customers, and agile operations through an increasingly volatile market.  […]

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Contractor’s Compass: Be the MVYP: Most Valuable Young Professional on the Team

Chief Business Officer Leah Gradl was featured in the Contractor’s Compass – the American Subcontractors Association’s official educational journal. She shared how young professionals, particularly in the construction industry, can elevate their work to become the most valuable player on their team. Gradl has identified these go-to strategies to carve out your […]

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Internship Wrap-Up: Growing Through 12 Weeks with the Kent Team

Nerves and excitement are all I felt walking into the office on my first day. My Kent Companies internship carried a lot of new things: new coworkers, a new industry, new tasks and a new environment – all of it a bit overwhelming. Those nerves were quick to subside as […]

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Kent Companies Welcomes Three Young Professionals into Internship Program

We’re welcoming the next generation of innovators and thinkers with our summer intern class. Our internship program fosters a hands-on environment for students who are ready to Build Something More and apply academic concepts to real-world work. Please help us in welcoming the three newest members of the Kent Companies […]

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