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Taylor Sittig Presents at ENR Top Young Professionals Conference

Kent Companies Division Manager Taylor Sittig spoke at the ENR Top Young Professionals Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana in March 2023. This annual conference attracts young AEC professionals in pursuit of career and skill development. With over 15 years of progressive leadership experience in the construction industry, Sittig oversees Kent […]

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Project Highlight: Dreamtroit

Kent Companies provided a full scale Underlayments package at Dreamtroit to bring this old commercial campus back to life. Dreamtroit is a multi-family renovation project of an existing campus located in the art district of Detroit. Originally an auto plant built in 1908, the space has been transformed into an […]

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Making Moves: Women in Construction

In celebration of Women in Construction Week, we are highlighting three team members who bring grit and tenacity to their construction careers every day. Detail-Driven Rachel Hinson joined our Southeast team in 2020 as a Project Coordinator. Through her dedication, attention to detail, and on-going professional education, she quickly earned […]

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Project Highlight: Korina at the Grove

Andres Construction turned to Kent Companies to deliver the structural concrete package for  Korina at the Grove, a mixed-use property located in Austin, Texas. Featuring 371 apartment  units and 29,000 square feet of retail space, Korina at the Grove offers luxury, convenience and a sought-after view of downtown Austin. Kent […]

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Making Moves: Kevin Arevalo

From boots to budgets, panels to post-bids, and everything in between, Kevin Arevalo is putting together big pieces of his career puzzle. His career at Kent Companies spans eight years, five different roles, and exposure to two operating divisions. Arevalo started his construction career in 2015. He joined the Kent […]

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Kent Companies Announces New Hires and Promotions of the Leadership Team

Kent Companies, the 6th largest concrete contractor nationwide, announced an expansion of its leadership and executive teams with promotions and new hires across the country. Kent Companies CEO Jeff VanderLaan shared, “As our organization grows, we’re enhancing our leadership structure to support our entire team. Our leaders are called to […]

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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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