Category: News

75 Stories: Jacki Hilgendorf

75 Stories: Jacki Hilgendorf 2021 marks the 75th Anniversary for Clark Construction Company. To celebrate, we’re using our employee’s voices to explain the impact Clark has made to our fellow teammates, communities, and clients. This is Jacki’s story. I have worked for Clark for over 20 years on a variety of projects:  a new steel […]

Clark Rebrands for the Next 75

Clark Rebrands for the Next 75 2021 marks a historic year for Clark Construction Company. As we celebrate our 75th Anniversary, we took this opportunity to renew our brand to better reflect our values, our people, and overall strategic direction. This evolution represents many things for Clark: Recognizing our past. Imagining how we will build […]

Women in Construction Week 2021: Traci Brower

Traci Brower Senior Estimator / Planner Why do you like being in construction industry? As an Estimator working in Pre-construction it’s exciting to see the projects begin as an idea and work through the challenges that allow them to move into actual brick and mortar. I get personal job satisfaction from knowing the buildings I […]

Women in Construction Week 2021: Betsy Zietlow

Betsy Zietlow Senior Accountant Why do you like being in construction industry? I love the fast pace, diversity in projects, and always seeing a different aspect of the construction process with each new project. Why are women successful leaders in this industry? I believe women are successful leaders in this industry because they bring a […]

Women in Construction Week 2021: Ellen Shirreffs

Ellen Shirreffs Project Engineer Why do you like being in construction industry? Compared to other industries, construction is less abstract. A building can only be built a handful of ways, and it’s our job to build it as the design team & owner specified/intended. Why are women successful leaders in this industry? As technology progresses […]

Women in Construction Week 2021: Sam Venier

Sam Venier Estimator Why do you like being in construction industry? ​​​​​​​I like being in the construction industry because I like the fast-paced work and that every day is different. I also enjoy watching a project from the stages of it being in 2-D drawing set to the final completion of it being built. Why […]

Women in Construction Week 2021: Casey Schick

Casey Schick Project Engineer Why do you like being in construction industry? I enjoy being in the construction industry because it’s always changing. There is so much to learn that it’s impossible to get bored. Each project brings about new challenges and a new team. There are always new people, new ideas and ample opportunities […]

Women in Construction Week 2021: Lyn Hewitt

Lyn Hewitt, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Vice President of Human Resources Why do you like being in construction industry? It is great to be part of something that has a lasting visible finished product. I love driving around and passing projects that I have worked on in the past. I think about the soils and foundation placement, […]

Linda VanDike: AGC Michigan 2020 Laborer Apprentice of the Year

Linda VanDike: AGC Michigan 2020 Laborer Apprentice of the Year Clark Contracting Services apprentice, Linda VanDike, is the recipient of the 2020 Laborer Apprentice of the Year awarded by AGC Michigan. The award requirements include: Attendance and punctuality on the job and in the classroom; Commitment to the trade, employer and industry; Outstanding craft achievement […]

Clark Receives AGC Michigan Cornerstone Award for Construction Training Excellence

Clark Receives AGC Michigan Cornerstone Award for Construction Training Excellence On February 26, at the AGC Michigan Annual Meeting, the Clark team was in virtual attendance to receive the Cornerstone Award. The Cornerstone Award was created by AGC Michigan to award companies that have demonstrated outstanding records for advancing the quality of their employees through […]