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May 2008
101 Best and Brightest Elite Award Winner
Each year, the Michigan Business & Professional Association identifies the 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in West Michigan based on corporate and employee input. Progressive AE has made this list for the last three years. This year, we were also acknowledged as an Elite winner in the category of Work-Life Balance. Only 11 companies from the 101 earn this Elite designation. We were chosen because of having an on-site fitness center and trainer; the C.R.E.W. (Community Relationships Environment and Wellness) events; our innovative wellness program; and services we offer our employees like personal postal and IT assistance.
Progressive AE Earns AIA Grand Valley Design Awards:
DeVos Place; Grand Rapids, MI
2008 AIA Michigan Honor Awards – Steel Award
Michigan Electric Transmission Company; Grand Rapids, MI
2008 Grand Valley Honor Awards – Building Award
Lifetime Achievement Award
2008 AIA Grand Valley – Rowland Mitchell, AIA, CSI
Progressive AE Project Breaks Ground
The Kent Intermediate School District has broken ground on a new special education facility. It will be built on 52nd Street between Burlingame and Byron Center Avenue in Wyoming . Pine Grove Learning Center will serve about 70 students with a variety of needs. The 49,000 square foot school is expected to be finished next spring with classes beginning in the 2009-2010 school year.
April 2008
New Meijer on Plainfield Opens!
One of the first Meijer stores has been redesigned with the latest Meijer supercenter features. The Meijer on Plainfield opened its new doors April 16 to a store that is energy efficient and has a larger grocery area and drive-up pharmacy.
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March 2008
Progressive AE to Host Judging for Natural Talent Design Competition for West Michigan USGBC Chapter
Progressive AE will host the judges in our office for the 2008 Natural Talent Design Competition. This competition is for university level students (of any discipline and level) and individuals within five years of graduation and provides an applied learning experience in the principles of integrated design, sustainability, innovation, and social conscious within the A/E industry.
The "client" this year is Grand Rapids Public Schools, specifically Brookside Elementary. GRPS has a commitment to be good stewards of the environment while modernizing its school buildings, including building and construction consistent with LEED certification. This competition challenge offers students the option to design a LEED-EB Platinum or LEED for Schools, new construction elementary school building and site which will connect with the adjacent Kroc Salvation Army Community Center as a multi-use focal point for the neighborhood.
Winners will be announced at an event at the Grand Rapids Art Museum on Earth Day, April 22. This event is free and open to the public. The top winner of the local competition will move on to compete for a national award at Greenbuild Boston 2008. More information can be found at http://chapters.usgbc.org/westmichigan/
Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids Opens New Store
Goodwill opened a new retail store at 1655 4 Mile Road, NE , which takes the place of their previous location on Plainfield Avenue. Progressive AE served as the architect and civil engineer for the design of this new store model with contemporary retail design. http://www.goodwillgr.org
Clipper Belt Lacer (Flexco Grand Rapids) Opens Manufacturing Addition
Progressive AE provided design build services for a 60,000-square-foot addition for Clipper Belt Lacer, now known as Flexco Grand Rapids. Progressive AE is proud to have been part of this project that illustrates the strength of manufacturing in our community.
Kathleen Ponitz Named as one of West Michigan 's 50 Most Influential Women
Kathleen Ponitz, Senior Vice President and Director of Marketing for Progressive AE, was named by the Grand Rapids Business Journal as one of the region's 50 Most Influential Women. These women are chosen for their business contributions, community involvement, and entrepreneurial spirit. |
