Kent Companies News

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – Kent Companies announces the promotion of Leah Gradl to Vice President of Support Operations. Gradl will oversee the Marketing, Safety, Human Resources, Training/Education and IT divisions nationwide. Kent Companies CEO Jeff VanderLaan commented, “Leah has a long track record of collaborating with cross functional teams across […]

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – National Women in Construction Week emphasizes the growing role of women in the construction industry and highlights the opportunities available for women seeking careers in construction. Kent Companies celebrates WIC Week from March 1-7, 2020 with a feature series highlighting the diversity of professional roles held […]

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – Each year, Kent Companies honors key customers and suppliers whose partnership contributed to the organization’s success over the past year. Our intent is to share our appreciation with outstanding organizations whose efforts build long term value into our shared business relationships. Our nomination process involves a […]

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – Kent Companies announces the promotion of Ben Herrema, CPA, MBA to Chief Financial Officer and Duane Andrus to Executive Vice President. Herrema has a five-year tenure with Kent Companies and previously served as Assistant Controller and Chief Controller for the organization. He holds responsibility for the […]

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) named Jordan Berens the first recipient of the national Gaining Strength Award. The award was presented on September 19, 2019 at the annual ASCC convention in Chicago, Illinois. Berens is the Director of Project Management for Kent Companies’ commercial […]

[DALLAS, TX] – The American Subcontractors Association-North Texas Chapter (ASA – North Texas) awarded a Platinum Project Award to Kent Companies Texas for Arlington Automotive Logistics Center. The awards event was held on Friday, June 7th, 2019 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the ASA – North Texas. Kent […]

Clinger is the second Kent Companies Superintendent to achieve national recognition in the last three years. [GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recently announced the finalists for the 2018 National Craft Professional of the Year Award. Kent Companies General Superintendent Troy Clinger was named one of […]

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI]- The Central Michigan University (CMU) College of Business Administration honored Allen VanderLaan with a Distinguished Alumni Award at a ceremony held on April 21, 2017. VanderLaan is a 1972 alumnus of Central Michigan University.  VanderLaan is the retired Chairman of the Board of Kent Companies, with a […]

[DALLAS, TX] – “The pledge cards just kept coming in,” shared Kent Companies Human Resources Manager Tanya Escobedo. “General Superintendent Arturo Sierra brought me a list with over thirty team members who wanted to contribute to our campaign. It was awesome to watch this campaign take on a life of […]

[GRAND RAPIDS, MI] – Kent Companies was one of 11 recipients of the American Subcontractors Association’s national Excellence in Ethics Awards. These awards are presented to construction subcontractors for achieving the highest standards of internal and external integrity for a subcontracting firm. ASA, a national trade organization representing construction subcontractors, […]