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from the PRESIDENTOverall, 2012 is turning out to be a very good year. We achieved 103% of our sales goal, 98% of revenue goal and 100% of profit goal. The missed revenue goal was caused by a few projects that moved into 2013 late in the year. The good news is those projects will get underway in the first quarter and that will give us a good start for 2013. In fact, our backlog of work for 2013 is 21% higher than it was at this time last year.

We just completed our business planning for 2013. With a strong backlog and some optimistic forecasts from our divisions, for the first time in several years, we are expecting a substantial growth year. I believe this is a direct result of everyone’s extremely hard work and dedication to satisfying the needs of our clients.

This year we have focused on strengthening our overall infrastructure. For instance, we have invested additional resources in Safety, P&I, LEAN project delivery and BIM. We have strengthened the Charlotte office with the promotion of Mike Bumgardner as manager. Along with the existing staff, Mike has developed solid plans for growth.

In addition to the efforts above, each division has developed a strategic plan to ad-dress weaknesses and pursue new opportunities. So, we believe with a strong bench for construction and design, and added division resources, we are positioned to have an excellent year.

Our major milestones for 2012 were:

� By year-end (with two weeks to go) we will have achieved 5 million man-hours with no lost time incidents…an incredible safety record for 2012!

� We achieved an average Customer Satisfaction rating of 97% on the 27 projects sur-veyed.

� In March, we made a significant contribution to our profit sharing plan for the 24th year in a row.

� We completed 965 training days, covering 36 different subjects. More than 75 clients and architects attended classes throughout the year.

� We completed a fully implemented BIM facility management project for a major cli-ent, leading the industry in this use of technology.

� Seth Lunsford was named the ABC Gold Medal Craft Champion for Pipe Welding at the ABC National Craft Olympics in San Antonio, Texas this summer.

Over the past four years we have endured the most difficult time in the construction industry in any of our memories. We hope 2013 is the year we will begin to return to a level of performance that looks more like our historic growth years. We have the plans and resources in place to meet that goal.

This is a special time of year as we reflect and get recharged to face the New Year. Please take some time to enjoy the holidays with your family and friends. Best wishes for a great Christmas and a Happy New Year.

from P&IAs we come to the end of the year, I appreciate the opportunity to offer an update about the Power & Indus-trial Division, our people, our ac-complishments and the outlook for our markets. The span and depth of Robins & Morton’s P&I accomplish-

ment over our 18-months is an impressive story.

SafETy

Particularly in the Industrial world, safety performance is the key indicator of the strength of an organization. Rob-ins & Morton is an award-winning “Great Place to Work,” recognized several years in a row by Entrepreneur. This means that we care as much about the wellbeing of our

co-workers as we do about our own. Our creed says we create growth opportunities in a healthy climate for work and family. Safety tops the list of our corporate values. This is why we devote significant time and energy to sup-porting each other, starting with safety. As you see in the attached chart, the hard working employees in the Power & Industrial Division are doing their part to get everyone home safely at the end of the day. Our Division will work approximately 1,500,000 work-hours in 2012 across all of our projects and will trend to a 0.70 Recordable Incident Rate. While this is better than many of our competitors, our passion for safety drives us to improve. We will set RIR goal for P&I of about 0.5 for 2013. Efforts like peer obser-vation, tracking leading indicators, project specific 90-day safety plans and safety and craft training along with other best practices will get us there.

BuIlDINg ThE ENTERPRISE

Today, Robins & Morton has a robust engineering and construction capability geared toward power and indus-trial clients. We are licensed to perform industrial engineer-ing and construction in 20 states stretching from coast to coast. As new clients and prospects require, we add ad-ditional states. Just this month, our engineering enterprise will swell to over 120 people. On the construction side, during 2012, we have recruited, hired, and trained over 1,500 craft professionals. Robins & Morton is now an ac-credited NCCER trainer for craft safety and skills. We have outfitted and expanded office space in both Birmingham

and Raleigh-Durham, equipping ourselves with tools and a full suite of discipline and project design software, to support execution of integrated engineering projects using engineers and designers from both offices. We have also selected and implemented software to support our inte-

grated engineering, procurement, and construction project services, including WinEst estimating software, Primavera P6 scheduling software, and a major customization of Tim-berline, with significant leadership from Robins & Morton’s accounting department. Finally, the Robins & Morton hu-man resources department is working to implement Re-source Commander, a Timberline timekeeping software for hourly craft employees. In just 18 short months, we have developed the foundation and infrastructure at Robins & Morton that lets us compete successfully with the best Power & Industrial players in the world.

awaRDS & REcogNITIoN

Our foundational strengths are bearing great fruit. Our craft training efforts culminated in the selection of a Robins & Morton employee, Seth Lunsford, as the ABC Gold Med-al Craft Champion for Pipe Welding at the ABC National Craft Olympics in San Antonio, Texas this summer. Rob-ins & Morton has also gained industrial project recogni-tion. Our only industrial construction project that finished in time for consideration, the Mississippi Power Kemper County Steam Turbine project, won the ABC Excellence in Construction Award for Industrial Projects from $2M - $15M. (Please see all ABC Winners on Page 7 of this issue of the Newscorner.)

We are now successfully winding down our construc-tion project efforts for Olin in Charleston, Tenn. We have met our critical schedule dates, kept the project under the board-approved budget, and delivered a high qual-ity product, safely. Overcoming significant challenges in-cluding major scope growth, engineering delays, schedule compression, and congestion; we have gained high client satisfaction and developed an enduring capital project re-lationship with Olin. As is the history of Robins & Morton, our aim is to perform so well that we become the long-term provider of choice for our clients. We are finding great success doing so and in extending our services, from engineering to construction and vice versa. For instance, Olin, just mentioned, has awarded us important engineer-

ing work as a follow on to our successful construction work in Charleston. Our major minerals client, CARBO Ceramics, as a result of the quality of our team and our engineering product, has likewise awarded procurement and construction as a follow on to our initial engineering scope. Finally, our engineering project work across our cli-ent base has been so successful that prospective clients are reaching out to us because of the “buzz” they are hearing about Robins & Morton in the market.

ouTlook

Industrial construction spending has been anemic during 2012 with slight improvement expected in 2013. The slow-ness in the overall economic recovery has limited the avail-ability of capital funds for projects. Many projects have been delayed or postponed until economic conditions be-come more favorable. The result is a competitive market with limited capital spending. Nonetheless, there are no-table bright spots within our market.

First, there are two major areas of capital spending growth that are driving our prospects: (1) the industrial and energy markets’ response to the discovery of cheap natural gas and (2) the U. S. Government’s push to regulate the envi-ronmental impacts of manufacturing. These drivers have and will create significant capital project opportunities for Robins & Morton. Not surprisingly, the mining and miner-als, energy, chemical processing, and power markets are responding to both produce and utilize this cheap natural gas. Today, Robins & Morton has opportunities to support prospective clients in these markets. As the economy re-covers, the demand in these areas will only grow.

Secondly, the EPA is driving to promulgate its final emis-sions control requirements, its MACT rules, to both manu-facturers and utilities. Though this anticipated spending has been delayed in 2012, our clients are now responding and entering the engineering stage of planning and project development. Robins & Morton is proposing to support this early stage work for several clients and expects signifi-cant spend over the next three years in response, primarily in the Pulp & Paper and Power markets.

Finally, the tight market itself is creating opportunities for us. In many cases, clients no longer have the talent they once had to successfully manage their capital projects. Many recent projects have been plagued with schedule and cost overruns and quality issues. Some of the tradition-al service providers have also lost talent and suffered major project failures. In this environment, we have found clients reaching out for new and better partners like Robins & Morton. As a “Great Place to Work”, we have been able to attract and retain the best talent as others have seen it dwindle. Further, we have a passion for client responsive-ness and satisfaction and are uniquely capable of support-ing clients across the whole range of services, including engineering, procurement and construction. Finally, we have assembled state-of-the-art, integrated, project execu-tion tools and systems, which we bring to all projects. We see our opportunities only increasing as clients seek to regain control over their capital project spending in the future. I look forward to continuing my reporting as we progress down our path of growth and success.

Bryson Edmonds

Bill Morton

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ContentsProjects/Operations................. 3

Awards.................................... 6

Services

Sustainability...................... 8

BIM..................................... 8

Development........................... 8

Giving.With.Purpose................ 9

Training.for.Excellence........... 10

Employee.Celebrations.......... 11

VISIONTo be the construction and

engineering services provider of choice, whose people demonstrate

integrity and positive attitudes.

MISSIONTo listen to our clients and exceed

their expectations.

VALUESSafety

Client firstIntegrityRespect

CommitmentCollaboration

Excellence

CREEDWE bEliEvE ouR REsponsibilitiEs ExtEnD to all

Who aRE touChED by ouR aCtivitiEs:·

To our clients, fairness and our best efforts to deliver a first class job.

·To our people, growth opportunities to reach

their personal potential and career goals, rewards for their performance, and a healthy climate for work and family.

·To our industry partners fair and just treatment

and a collaborative effort.·

To our stockholders, a fair return on their investment and retained earnings for future growth.

·To the public, the conduct of a good citizen:

respect for the rights and property of others.

from the cooAs a company, we always measure ourselves on certain metrics that in-dicate our successes and challenges over a given period of time. These metrics consist of things like safety, sales, revenue, profit, and how we control the costs it takes to gener-ate our business. You might call

these objectives the “800 pound gorillas” of what feeds the company and keeps us viable as a business. I’m happy to report that in 2012 we have successfully accomplished al-most all of our goals we set this year against those metrics. But what about all the other personal support objectives we have accomplished as a team? There are many “behind the scenes” accomplishments that drive our 800 pound go-rillas. In reviewing 2012, I think it is important to look at all that we have done not only as a company but also as individuals…as people.

Did you know that in 2012:

� We hired 105 salaried management personnel, 23 of which are starting their careers at Robins & Morton. It’s good to know that our efforts are yielding these kinds of opportunities for people.

� We had 290 people attend a Safety in Excellence Class that was designed to advance a safety attitude and men-tality on our jobsites. This supports our proactive, lead-ing edge approach to safety. It is how we think individu-ally about being safe that makes it successful.

� We completed a full LEAN management project. Our people came away from the job with the development of LEAN policies that will be advanced in the company through training over the next year.

� Our people lost over 1,600 pounds of weight this year through measures provided in our Wellness Program. Our Wellness Program and the effort to become a healthier group of people is working.

� We have implemented several new sustainability poli-cies to help make the environment a better place. We have applied for the Green Contractor Certification and expect approval by early 2013.

� Our Power & Industrial Division completed its first ma-jor project for Olin Corporation and generated over 1,000,000 safe man-hours. The project completed on schedule and under budget in the face of significant challenges, resulting in a very satisfied long term client. The personal effort by the management team and craft

employees was a statement of dedication.

� Our people brought 30 new babies and grandbabies into the world.

� 31 Robins & Morton people obtained their LEED ac-creditation.

� We had a significant reduction in warranty callbacks dur-ing 2012, dropping by about 22% from previous years. This indicates the thoroughness of how we are manag-ing the quality of work in the field.

� We raised over $800,000 for charitable and community organizations and worked over 2,500 hours on commu-nity projects showing our commitment to “giving back.”

We should always know that to remain viable as a com-pany, we need to work safe, we need sales and revenue, and we certainly need to make a profit for our efforts. Let’s face it, we are in business to make money and support our families. However, we are also here to experience the reward of being a team, to help each other, and to have the satisfaction of accomplishing things as individuals. I’m hap-py to report that in 2012, we hit some of these goals, too.

Have a great holiday season with your families as we all look forward to a prosperous and rewarding 2013.


Projects/Operations

Houston nortHwest Medical center canopy and Medical Mall opens hOuSTOn,.TExASIn October 2012, the new canopy and medical mall opened at Houston Northwest Medical Center, a longtime client of Robins & Morton. The canopy project included the renovation of cardiac rehabilitation and medical records, and the addition of a new medical mall, gift shop, snack bar and administration area.

Robins & Morton completion of the $40 million addition and renovation project at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Georgia included adding three new operating suites and renovating seven existing suites, including a new hybrid operating suite that doubles as a catheterization lab, offering the latest vascular procedures. The expansion also included the addition of seven new short stay surgery rooms, allowing more access to same-day surgical procedures that now account for up to 90 percent of all surgical cases at Tanner Medical Center. The hospital also added a new suite for gastroenterology procedures. Expansion of the hospital also included an entirely new, 32,000-square-foot emergency department, which almost doubled the hospital’s emergency services capacity from 22 to 40 beds.

MaineGeneral proGressinG 9 MontHs aHead of scHedule AuGuSTA,.MAInEThe MaineGeneral Medical Center project has been dried in and the major mechanical and electrical equipment has been energized to provide heating for the winter. This is welcomed news since Maine is forecasted to have an “above-average” snowfall this winter—meaning more than 71.3 inches in Augusta alone! Some exterior skin work continues with exterior glazing and panels scheduled to be completed in the spring.

The interior build-out team continues to track ahead of schedule as they move into the final terrace level areas. Interior framing and rough-in should complete in the first quarter of next year. As of the first of December all 22 of the 22 build-out areas are in different stages of progress. It is great to see the teams planning and working together to continue to track the project ahead of schedule.

MaineGeneral Medical Center quick facts:

� Diversion of waste to date: Tracking 83% 2,906 Tons Diverted out of 3,505 Tons Waste Generated (599 Tons Landfilled).

� LEED – Currently tracking 55 points. Goal is 50 points which is required for LEED Silver Healthcare

� Schedule - The Original Completion date was 6/1/2014. The current anticipated completion date 9/2/2013, which is 9 months ahead of schedule!

Robin Savage

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cHildren’s Harbor GroundbreakinG AlExAnDEr.CITy,.AlABAMAOn October 23, Robins & Morton celebrated the groundbreaking for the $4 million renovation and expansion project at Children’s Harbor on Lake Martin in Alexander City. The Children’s Harbor lakeside summer camp has served more than 4,000 children with various life-altering diseases for the last 22 years. The renovation will transform the appearance of the Mariner’s Adventure Camp, which sits just across the water from the picturesque Children’s Chapel.

“Our mission is to serve, free of charge, any group that serves children who are seriously ill or who have disabilities,” Children’s Harbor CEO Jim Ray said. “Over the years, the number of groups that use the camp has grown and the size of each camp has grown.”

The new 6,000-square-foot Bay House will boast sleeping accommodations for 64. Old Bay House will be renovated to become a health hut, which they’ll rename Anchor Watch, after founder Ben Russell’s original family cabin on Lake Martin.

With the extra room, they’ll be able to host 50 more children at a time, Director of Community Relations Tammy Jackson said. The new building will be right on the shore and provide stunning views of the lake. Plans also include a 6,000-square-foot dining hall that can serve up to 200 hungry campers.

The planned completion date is May 2013. That date is very firm, Jackson said, because Camp Smile-A-Mile for children fighting cancer, and Magic Moments – which invites families of children with life-altering diseases for a lakeside vacation

– are due to arrive shortly thereafter.

Also in the new plans is a basement saferoom for storm shelter, an 18-hole, wheelchair accessible miniature golf course and a fully handicap accessible amphitheater.

Adapted from article featured in The Wetumpka Herald

Grand openinG of tHe alan b. Miller pavilion at wellinGton reGional Medical center WEllInGTOn,.flOrIDAWellington Regional Medical Center held a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 3rd celebrating the opening of the Alan B. Miller Pavilion addition. The new pavilion is named after Mr. Alan Miller, the Universal Health Services Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. During his ceremony speech, Mr. Miller personally congratulated all the team members involved in making the project a success.

The project includes a 100,000 square foot bed tower addition adding 80 new private patient rooms as well as new administrative space. The Wellington Regional project is Robins & Morton’s most comprehensive LEAN project, including a team Owner contract (including key subcontractors and the architect), weekly Big Room meetings, pull scheduling, study action teams, and several other LEAN concepts. The project was a success for all involved coming in under budget and ahead of schedule.

Congratulations to all team members involved in this truly successful LEAN project!

olin cHlor alkali – MeMbrane conversion project ChArlESTOn,.TEnnESSEERobin’s & Morton Power & Industrial Division is pleased to report that they reached mechanical completion with the NaCl “Sodium” Addition on 9/14/12. The KCl “Potassium” Addition reached mechanical completion on 11/2/12. Final Completion and demobilization will be complete by the time you read this article.

The Project peak of 550 direct-hire employees, 21 salary employees, and 50 subcontractors has now been reduced to 40 direct-hire employees, 4 salary employees, and 26 subcontractors as the Project pushes toward Final Completion.

Olin has shut down the old “812” and “510” Cell Buildings for good. This ends 60 years of operation under their old process technology. With the startup of the new Cell Building, Olin has implemented a new Membrane technology that is safer for the environment, and more energy efficient. It marks Olin’s commitment to the future for the company, the local community and the environment.


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Crisp Regional Hospital, Robins & Morton and architects Gresham Smith & Partners celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony of the hospital’s emergency department renovation on September 21. This design/build project has successfully used a partnering approach with the owner, architect and trade contractors. The 13,720 SF addition and renovation will add 16 beds and nearly triple the size of the existing emergency department.

robins & Morton celebrates tHe toppinG out of tHe new auburn university recreation and wellness center AuBurn,.AlABAMARobins & Morton celebrated the topping out of the new Auburn University Recreation and Wellness Center on Wednesday, September 5. The construction milestone marked the completion of the steel structure by ceremoniously raising the last beam into place by a crane. The steel beam, signed by Auburn University administrators, faculty, staff, students and construction workers, was adorned with an American flag and a genetic clone of Auburn University’s beloved Toomer’s Corner oak trees. The oak was used in place of the traditional evergreen tree, representing life and growth of the new building, and will be planted at the facility when the project is completed. Following the ceremony, the construction staff was treated to a catered barbecue lunch.

The $72 million state-of-the-art facility is on track to receive LEED® Silver certification and will feature a large cardio and weight room, a one-third mile indoor track, an outdoor leisure pool, a three-story rock-climbing wall, eight basketball courts, an indoor soccer field and a golf simulator, among other amenities. The 240,000-square-foot center, which is 2.5 times the size of the current recreation center, is scheduled to be completed in spring 2013.

“The topping out celebration is an exciting time for everyone at Auburn University,” said Jennifer Jarvis, director of Campus Recreation. “We’re thrilled to bring a premier recreation and wellness center to our students at Auburn University. This project could not be completed without the enormous coordination effort, support, and teamwork from Robins & Morton and all of the construction vendors involved.”

In addition to the Recreation and Wellness Center, Robins & Morton is managing construction on the $13 million facility for the College of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. The new building will offer nearly 58,000 square feet of research and office space for the department. Robins & Morton has also been selected as the construction manager for the Central Classroom facility project, which is scheduled to start in spring 2014.

Aubie participates in the topping out festivities.

The final beam is raised in place, marking the completion of the steel structure.

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interGrapH breaks Ground on $58MM Headquarters hunTSvIllE,.AlABAMAOn Oct. 16, 2012, Robins & Morton celebrated the groundbreaking for for Intergraph’s new $58 million headquarters in Madison, Alabama. The engineering and geospatial software maker’s new central facility will cover 250,000 square feet and is projected to open in summer 2014.

“We are proud to be a member of the team that will build the new headquarters for Intergraph, which will allow 1,100 employees to work together in one building,” said President and CEO Bill Morton. “In addition, the construction will employ hundreds of workers over the next two years. This project is a major achievement for Intergraph, as well as a significant contribution to the growth and progress of the Madison/Huntsville area.”

Keeping Intergraph’s established employee base in Northern Alabama was a priority for both Intergraph and Hexagon, its parent company. The headquarters will include a state-of-the-art data center, customer-friendly conference space, a food service area and lakeside terraces.

“For the first time in Intergraph’s history, we are bringing employees at this location together under one roof, which I’m confident will foster innovation and camaraderie,” said Intergraph CEO Ola Rollén at the groundbreaking ceremony.

“The building is a testament to Hexagon’s commitment to Intergraph and the Madison County business community.”

florida Hospital wesley cHapel Grand openinG celebration. . ZEPhyrhIllS,.flOrIDAFlorida Hospital Wesley Chapel held its VIP Grand Opening Celebration on September 13th, 2012. Staff, community and project team members gathered to celebrate the successful completion of the 200,000 square foot greenfield hospital. The ceremony included speakers from Florida Hospital Tampa Bay, Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, Adventist Health System, and the Florida House of Representatives. All of the speakers referenced the excellent teamwork and dedication of everyone involved in the project. This teamwork and dedication led to the project completed early and under budget. The celebration included guided tours of the new hospital and concluded with a beautiful fireworks display.

The new hospital includes 36 med/surg beds, 24 progressive care unit beds, 12 intensive care unit beds, and an eight room Labor and Delivery unit with a holding nursery. The hospital also includes vascular surgery and cardiac services, orthopedics and sports medicine, radiology and imaging, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, urology, gastroenterology, and pulmonary services.

Congratulations to all involved in making this a successful project!

The Porter County Hospital project celebrated completion a full three months early, in June 2012. The $140 million, 225-bed replacement hospital in Valparaiso, Ind., replaced the original hospital built in 1939, which could no longer support the needs of the surrounding community. For the new hospital, associates and physicians played a central role in its evolution, collaborating with architects to fine-tune floor plans to ensure the new facility would emphasize efficiency, safety, comfort, convenience and advanced quality care.

Porter CEO Jonathan Nalli was pleased that the project team was able to push through challenges and expidite the hospital’s move-in date. “The benefit is totally to the patients.” Nalli said. He said the new hospital was designed for efficiency and to shave minutes off treatment in areas such as transporting patients. “Patients will be 90 days quicker to that efficiency.”

A construction project’s success can be determined by multiple factors, including the quality of the finished product, timely completion, meeting the budget, and safety. Robins & Morton was able to meet and exceed these factors on the Porter County Hospital project. This is quite an accomplishment considering the magnitude of

the project. The 459,125 SF hospital finished three months ahead of schedule, was a very safe project, came in under the projected final construction cost and is a facility that will serve the community for years to come. Everyone involved in the project, from the Owner and architect down to the hourly workers, are very proud to be part of such a quality project.

From the minute patients and guests enter Porter Regional Hospital, they experience a healing environment with soothing materials and colors, peaceful scenic views, natural light, and spacious, comfortable lobbies and waiting rooms. The five story hospital features decentralized nursing stations so that patients can be closer to caregivers, and caregivers are closer to the equipment and supplies they

need. Separate patient corridors were built to keep the public and visitor movement separate from patient transport. State of the art patient care technology includes electronic medical records, in-room equipment carts, a real-time, at-a-glance patient status and location monitor, and advanced communication system that allows nurses to contact the call station or a physician without delay.

SUSTAINABILITY

The Porter Community Hospital project served as the

pilot for Robins & Morton’s new Waste Management Policy. This policy starts in preconstruction with estimating how much it will cost to divert waste and continues through construction by using multiple dumpsters for different waste materials. By using 10 different dumpsters for wood, metal, cardboard, drywall and miscellaneous waste, Robins & Morton was able to recycle 82% of the construction debris on the job, and credit more than $10,000 in metal rebates to the job. A scoreboard was displayed onsite to show the progress of the recycling program. At the end of the project, 3,300 tons of construction debris were created, of which 2,736 tons were recycled.

keMper county update KEMPEr.COunTy,.MISSISSIPPI1. The Kemper County STG (Steam Turbine Generator) Installation project was awarded the ABC Excellence in Construction award for Industrial Projects $5 – $15 Million. Terry

Alexander, Project Superintendent, did a tremendous job in managing this project for one of the Power and Industrial Divisions key Clients, Mississippi Power (part of Southern Company).

2. The STG Installation reached mechanical completion on November 6, 2012.

3. The Piping department was able to complete all STG pipe welds with a 0.00% Weld Reject Rate. Mike Smith’s pipe and Bill Waddle’s QA/QC departments did a fantastic job accom-plishing this achievement.

4. To date, the STG has a 0.00 Lost Time Incident rate and a 0.00 Recordable Rate. With every em-ployee’s commitment and Michael Goodson and Kimberley Clowers’ direction from the Safety Department, this would not have been possible.

The CTG Combustion Turbine Generator Installation continues. The majority of equipment has been set. The mechanical department is focusing on the Turbine/Generator enclosures and the Inlet Air Filters erection. The pipe and electrical departments began installing their components. The CTGs are on schedule for completion in the first quarter of 2013.

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recently awarded projects

COnSTruCTIOn.CARBO Ceramics..........................ConfidentialConstruction of New FacilityMillen, Georgia

Northside Medical Center............$14,000,000Lobby Addition and Emergency Department RenovationYoungstown, OH

First Hospital Psychiatric...............$3,541,844Psychiatric Unit RenovationKingston, PA

Ft. Gordon – Integrated Pain Management Clinic – Phase II..................................$966,565Phase II of Integrated Pain Management Clinic on 6th floor of Building 300, EAMCFt. Gordon, GA

Sierra Providence Eastside...........$45,000,000New Patient Tower and Emergency Department ExpansionDallas, TX

Ft. Benning Love Dental Clinic – Complete Renovation...................................$14,833,694Complete renovation of Love Dental ClinicFt. Benning, GA

Florida Hospital Oceanside Rehabilitation Unit Renovation....$3,000,000Interior renovation to an existing rehabilita-tion unit within Florida Hospital OceansideOrmond Beach, FL

Ft. Rucker – ALSERP Area for Building 6901 at the US Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory..........................................$699,071Renovation of ALSERP (Aviation Life Support Equipment Retrieval Program)Ft. Rucker, AL

Auburn University Central Classroom Facility.........................$30,000,000Central Classroom Facility Including Two New Stand Alone BuildingsAuburn, AL

Providence Medical Park..............$11,600,0002-story Greenfield Medical Office BuildingWoodway, TX

Ft. Rucker – Construct and Renewal for the Vertical Acceleration Tower and Building 8825..................................$2,589,389Renovation and additionFt. Rucker, AL

Ft. Sill – Repair Cable Plant Infrastructure............................................................$697,992Repair by replacement of existing building telecommunications cabling system (BCS) in several buildings on baseFt. Sill, OK

Walden Park Apartments............$24,043,786New ApartmentsAustin, TX

Carolinas Medical Center...............$5,000,000Hematologic Oncology Unit RenovationCharlotte, NC

HealthSouth Dothan Rehabilitation Hospital – Interior Refresh............................$2,000,000Finish upgrade of existing hospitalDothan, AL

Ft. Gordon Miscellaneous Repairs...$383,311Replace OR preheat coils, medical air dryer system, isolation valve on bulk oxygen system, and an array of other modificationsFt. Gordon, GA

Port Orange Apartments.............$22,641,826New ApartmentsPort Orange, FL

Ft. Sill – Repair Medical Home Fire Center Clinic.............................$4,988,698Phased renovation workFt. Sill, OK

Houston Northwest Medical Center – ADA.................................................$1,890,120ADA RenovationsHouston, TX

EnGInEErInGMolycorp.........................................$6,300,000Project Plant Support Change OrdersMountain Pass, California

HealthSouth Ludlow....................$19,000,000Replacement Rehabilitation FacilityLudlow, MA

Ft. Rucker – Renew/Repair Lab Pharmacy.........................................................$4,939,553Repair and renew the first-floor Laboratory and Pharmacy areas.Ft. Rucker, AL

Ft. Rucker – Renewal for the Behavioral Health Clinic – Lyster Army Health Clinic.........................................................$1,739,654Complete repair and renewal of the Behavioral Health Clinic areaFt. Rucker, AL

RockTenn............................................$900,000Various Engineering ProjectsHopewell, Virginia

Florida Hospital Altamonte Springs .......................................................$16,000,000Renovation; Addition/Expansion of Surgery DepartmentAltamonte Springs, FL

HealthSouth Dothan Rehabilitation Hospital...........................................$4,146,241Two story addition to provide 16 new private patient roomDothan, AL

CMHP Springfield Demo................$1,650,000Demolition of old 600,000 sf acute care facility and nursing schoolSpringfield, OH

Siemens Environmental...................$507,279Martin Foundations and Underground EngineeringIndiantown, Florida

Trumbull Memorial Hospital.......$14,000,000Women’s Services Additions and RenovationWarren, OH

Children’s Harbor............................$4,027,204Renovation and Expansion of Childrens HarborAlexander City, AL

Ft. Rucker – Replace Electrical Switchboard and Standby Generator..................$1,319,950Replace Electrical Switchboard and Standby GeneratorFt. Rucker, AL

Green Bay Packaging........................$325,000PM2 Headbox Replacement Detail DesignMorrilton, Arkansas


� David allen: Senior Superintendent � colby Barrett: Assistant

Superintendent � larry Baugh: Superintendent � Bart Bush: Project Manager � Scott campbell: Assistant

Superintendent � leland Elston: Senior Superintendent � Josh farr: Field Engineer � larry lacey: Operations/Division

Manager � Robert grady: MEP Coordinator

� cherry groat: Field Office Assistant � Eric groat: Senior Project Manager � Richard groat: Foreman � Bill hall: Superintendent � Rick hocanson: Superintendent � wayne Johnston: Foreman � gentry Jones: Senior Safety Engineer � Jeff Jones: Field Superintendent � Dan kershner: Project Manager � fernando Madrid: Foreman � Dennis Martinez: Project Manager � chris Mccall: Superintendent

� charles Miller: Superintendent � Ronald Morris: Field Superintendent � Pedro olvera: Foreman � Ramon Ramirez: Field Assistant � David Roberts: Project Engineer � candelarior Rodriguez: Assistant

Project Manager � Margaret Stanton: Accountant � Jeanie Turner: Birmingham Secretary � william woo: Project Engineer � corey wright: Field Engineer

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waccaMaw coMMunity Hospital surGery expansion MurrEllS.InlET,.SOuTh.CArOlInAThe Waccamaw Surgery Expansion is making great strides and progressing on schedule. The Phase 1 addition portion of the project completed in November on schedule, and the Phase Two renovation portion is on schedule to complete in April 2013.

MataGorda toppinG out MATAGOrDA,.TExASMatagorda Regional Medical Center’s new Medical Office Building celebrated the topping out on October 25, 2012. The project, conducted with architect ESA and program manager AHFD, began August 10, 2012 and is slated for completion at the beginning of April 2013.

The university Medical center of El Paso has won “Best health care Project” from ENR Best Projects 2012 for the Texas & louisiana region. congratulations to the Project Team of the university Medical center of El Paso project on a job well done!

University Medical Center wins ENR Best Projects 2012!

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2012 ABC AWARD WINNERSCongratulations!!!

Excellence in Construction AwardCommercial — $5 to $15 Million

HoovER 150 YMCABirmingham, Alabama

Project Team: Robin Savage, Richard Nelson, Gary Franklin, David Green, Jeanie Turner, Rusty Spray, Kenny Matherson, Lee Johnson

Excellence in Construction AwardCommercial — Less Than $5 Million

ATHERoTECHBirmingham, Alabama

Project Team: David Green, Jeremy Colburn, Joel Pate, Robert McCullough, Lee Johnson

Excellence in Construction AwardHealthcare — $10 to $25 Million

FiSHER TiTuS MEDiCAL CENTERNorwalk, Ohio

Project Team: Glenn Myers, Brett Kramer, Scott Bullock, Frank Bostic, Scott Gabel,

Curt Thompson, John Pasour, Heather Signs, Brandon Neutzling

Excellence in Construction AwardIndustrial— $5 to $15 Million

KEMPER CouNTY iGCC STEAM TuRBiNE GENERAToR

Kemper County, Mississippi

Project Team: Tony Calderone, Michael Skrobis, Terry Alexander, Lindsey Dowling, Bill Waddle,

Michael Goodson, Michael Smith, ian Hoff

Excellence in Construction AwardHealthcare — Mega Projects

PoRTER REGioNAL HoSPiTALValparaiso, Indiana

Project Team: Jim Poole, Scott Bullock, John Galassini, Lisa Rota, Dustin Ranger, Joe Adams, David McCabe, Ryan Porche, Adam Greenlee, Sam

o’Neal, Brian vena, Grant Carlson, Craig McClendon, Mitchell Rothe, Josh Young,

Jason Chappel

Excellence in Construction AwardHealthcare — $25 to $100 Million

HuNTSviLLE MADiSoN HoSPiTALMadison, Alabama

Project Team: Richard Anderson, Mitch Coley, Jason Givens, Bryan Hufalar, Hannah Fuqua, Ashley Dyer, Timothy Frusha, Noah Johnston, Colin Rankin, John

Burleson, Parker Goodman, Brendan Kenny, J.D. Johnson, David McMichen, Baselio Gordilo,

Rosemary Rodgers

ABC NOrth AlABAmA WiNNer

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ABC AlABAmA merrit WiNNer

Below are a list of the Alabama, Tennessee, and North Alabama ABC Chapter Winners. Congratulations again to everyone who worked so hard on each of these outstanding projects.


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Preconstruction.–.Preparing.for.a.lEED.ProjectAs part of an ongoing effort to support our projects obtaining certification through USGBC’s LEED Rating Systems, Jackie Mustakas, Corporate Sustainability Coordinator, presented our Preparing for a lEED Project training class to our preconstruction team on November 30, 2012. The team reviewed how to plan for and establish the resources that are necessary during construction to achieve LEED certification. The class discussed the history of USGBC and LEED Rating Systems, the process for obtaining credit-specific information and documentation, and provided guidelines for subcontractor education.

Development

WELCOME.Mark EckmanWelcome Mark Eckman, Director of Employee Benefits in the Department of Human Resources. Mark previously worked for over 10 years with Rockwell Collins, an Aerospace Electronics company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he managed over $146 million in health and welfare plans and negotiated life and long term disability plans. Mark also designed, developed and implemented a wellness plan that produced demonstrated savings for Rockwell. In addition, he was responsible for vendor management for the life, disability, and health benefits as well as consulting financial disclosures for pensions, derivatives and stock options. Prior to his employment with Rockwell Collins, Mark was with AT&T Corporation for 16 years. The last several years of his employment with AT&T he was responsible for financial planning, accounting and reporting functions for 250,000 of the active and retired employees. Mark is a certified public accountant with a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in banking and finance from the University of Nebraska. Mark also has a Master’s of Business Administration from University of Phoenix. Mark’s skills with re-engineering and implementing new processes for effectiveness are demonstrated through his previous service. Mark’s experience and proven leadership abilities provide us with a great resource for Robins & Morton. He has relocated to Birmingham from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with his wife, Dorothy. Mark and Dorothy have two children; Mark, 26 and Alexis, 22. Please help us welcome Mark to the Robins & Morton family!


Services: Sustainability

Services: Building Information Modeling

Wellness Step.Ahead.Challenge.WinnersThe Birmingham Bullfrogs won the Step Ahead Challenge! Each member averaged 379,607 steps over the course of 4 weeks with a total of 2,277,642 steps.

More importantly, 2 teams’ members have seen their health drastically improve – one lost 10 pounds and one lost 20 pounds!

Members of the winning team are:• Jeremiah Lagalo • David McCabe• Melissa Owens • Barry Jones• Jason Owens • Victoria Varban

Congratulations to everyone on the winning team and everyone who completed the challenge!

robins.&.Morton.at.the.Architecture.Boston.ExpoRobert Gambrell recently sat on a workshop panel titled “IPD Full Strength or Collaborative Delivery Lite: Which is Right for You?” at the Architecture Boston Expo. Robert was joined on the panel by Bruce Johnson, AIA, Executive Vice President at TRO Jung Brannen; Michael McDonnell, PE, Director of Real Estate, Off-Site Facilities & Clinical Satellites at Dana Farber Cancer Institute; and Stacey Yeragotelis, LEED AP, Senior Associate at TRO Jung Brannen. Based on the eight IPD projects between their firms, the panel discussed some of their lessons learned about when and what decisions need to be made to decide if IPD is viable for your project.

laser.ScanningRobins & Morton continues to utilize technology in innovative ways in the construction industry. Recently on the MaineGeneral Medical Center project, HD laser scanning was used to verify the concrete floor deflection. These scans were incorporated into the BIM model allowing the project team to identify the low and high points in the concrete. This information allowed the project team to take a proactive approach and rectify these variations in height before installation of the floor systems.

Robins & Morton’s steadfast pursuit of safety excellence has led to an exciting milestone – 4 million Man Hours Lost-Time Incident-Free over the last 20 month period. This marker of no accidents or lost-time incidents reflects the company’s commitment to send each employee home to their families and loved ones uninjured every day.

Every Robins & Morton job site, large and small, has contributed to the achievement of this milestone, from those the healthcare sector, to Power & Industrial projects, to commercial, government and education projects.

“We’re very proud that safety is a core value within the organization, and we want to share that with everybody who reviews our vision and values,” said Jeff Palombo, Corporate Safety Director at Robins & Morton. While this is a very inspiring landmark, Robins & Morton’s vision of safety has never been a focus on numbers and rates. “We don’t want to just manage numbers,” he reiterated. “We’re proud of the proactive steps that we take to ensure that the numbers take care of themselves.”

Palombo pointed to a few ongoing safety policies that have proven to be particularly constructive. The “Caught Acting Safe” safety recognition program is designed to focus on and immediately reward safe observed behaviors. Safety luncheons held periodically for all jobsite team members give a sense of camaraderie, while serving as an opportunity to discuss safety and recognize employees for their safe actions. Safety training can be as simple as our Daily Pre-task Meetings to review before beginning an activity, or it can be as all-

encompassing as the several-day courses offered to all team members on the jobsite.

Another effective procedure has been the S.A.F.E. Walk (Senior Leaders Assessment of Field Safety Excellence). “In these walks, our senior leadership takes the opportunity to talk to our hourly employees and recognize them for working safe,” said Palombo. “If they do see at-risk behavior, our senior leadership can help correct it through positive coaching. Every opportunity where we’ve coached someone in an at-risk behavior is a potential injury that we have avoided.”

While Robins & Morton celebrates the enormous strides we have been able to accomplish in safety, our ongoing pursuit of greatness should continue to fuel our efforts, Palombo explained. These policies help maintain our culture of safety, but our project teams are adhering to safe acts every day simply because it is the right thing to do, not just because of the safety policy in place.

“Our culture is to communicate to every employee that we care enough about them, that if we observe at-risk behavior, we’re not just going to walk on by,” he said. “Silence is acceptance, and we’re not going to do that. We’re going to actively consistently hold one another accountable for safety and for our success.”

Robins & MoRton CelebRates 4,000,000 Man-HouRs safely WoRked

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Giving with Purpose

Capt. Todd Uelebe worked closely with Robins & Morton at the Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital during the construction of the Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center and the new parking deck on campus. Capt. Uelebe helped foster the relationship between Robins & Morton and the VA, and he formed a close relationship with many on the Robins & Morton project team. At the end of 2011, Uelebe had to leave the VA in San Antonio when he was deployed with the National Guard to serve in Afghanistan. In September, Jimmy Griffis, Donna Dooley-Glenn and Aimee Comer sent him a thoughtful care package including clothing, games, movies, sporting goods, a photo book of the completed VA project, and much more. Capt. Uelebe, who just returned in November in good health and spirits, sent back his sincere gratitude for the package. The most appreciated item, according to Capt. Uelebe: socks!—as he had been through so many pairs since his deployment.

Each Wednesday on the MaineGeneral Regional Hospital jobsite, the project team enjoys treats from Darling’s iCe Cream truCk. Darling’s doesn’t charge for ice cream, but they take donations for different charities each week, donating 100% of the earnings to that week’s charity or organization.

Assistant Superintendent Colby Barrett was put up to not only serving the ice cream, but serving it in a chicken suit, an idea that the entire jobsite (except for Colby) found to be not just delicious—but a sweet laugh too!

On September 28, Jesse Golden and three other recent Alabama Future Leaders in Construction class graduates were asked to attend a golf tournament sponsored by the alabama abC (assoCiateD builDers anD ContraCtors) Chapter. From left to right: Chuck Brewer of Bright Future Electric; Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell; Jamie Bush of Landscape Workshop, LLC; Zac White of B.L. Harbert International; and Jesse Golden of Robins & Morton.

On November 17, Robins & Morton project manager and avid surfer Angel Colon-Rios participated in surfers for autism, an event held at more than 15 beaches around the world each year, which teaches kids with autism to surf while enjoying a fun day in the

sun. Angel was joined at this event in his native San Juan, P.R., by the family of project manager Ryan Van Dyke, whose two boys and wife had a fantastic time at the event. Ryan introduced Angel to Surfers with Autism last year, when he participated in his first event in Naples, Fla.


On the week of August 20, the aDullam house celebrated completion of a new infant and toddler dorm thanks in large part to a construction blitz by dozens of Robins & Morton employees, their families and other local volunteers. The new “nursery” facility extends the organization’s mission of providing a safe haven for the children of parents incarcerated in Alabama and surrounding states, located in Wetumpka, Alabama. Operating with no government funding, the Adullam House runs solely through generous donations of time, money, land and volunteer work, providing a place for children of all ages to live, learn and grow. For more information and to support the Adullam House, visit www.adullamhouse.org.

All across the nation, the light the night Walk supports the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The Raleigh, N.C., walk raised over $540,000 towards a $1 million statewide goal and had nearly 3,800 participants. Robins & Morton gave a contribution to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in honor John Enzor, brother of Matthew Enzor, Designer-Material Handling at the Raleigh office. Balloons lit from the inside shown through the night—red balloons represented people walking in honor of someone, white balloons represented survivors and current patients, and gold balloons represented participants walking in memory of someone.

Cassie Hansen, wife of Project Engineer Blair Hansen, was thankful for the tremendous response she got from Robins & Morton for the charity Walk4hearing, which raises money for the Hearing Loss Association of America. Cassie and Blair participated in the walk, and were able to meet her fundraising goal from donations not just from Robins & Morton employees, but subcontractors working on the St. Luke’s project in The Woodlands, Texas. Thanks to their support, Cassie raised more than $200 over her goal for the HLAA. “Robins & Morton employees came out of the woodworks to help support me and my passion, and I cannot even express how that makes me feel,” Cassie said. “Robins & Morton not only cares for my husband and his passion for this company, but they care about me—and that is something that no one can take away.”

Robins & Morton offices and jobsites nationwide are participating in our annual holiDay fooD Drive. With a deadline of Dec. 17, Robins & Morton employees are still generously contributing food, as our bountiful tables continue to grow. In Birmingham, a few friendly rivalries have come up to encourage giving—Alabama fans vs. Auburn fans, and also the Birmingham Corporate office vs. the Power & Industrial division office. No matter who comes out ahead, the real benefit will be to those in need in our communities around the country.

Each year, the reD Cross delivers holiday cards to more than 2 million service members and many of our nation’s 24 million veterans. Robins & Morton joined the initiative this year, collecting personalized holiday messages from nearly 500 of our employees, friends and family. Several Robins & Morton employees reached out to their children’s schools to create hand-made cards for our troops, providing them with a welcome “touch of home” during this holiday season.

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robins.&.Morton.Dallas.Office.–..A.Day.of.Safety.and.Certification

The Dallas office hosted a CPR Training and Safety class through the Regional Hispanic Contractors Association (RHCA). The course covered OSHA guidelines for first aid and adult CPR, and the basics of how to create and enact a site safety plan.

Worlds.of.Opportunity.Exhibit.with.nCCErRobins & Morton partnered with NC-CER at the Worlds of Opportunity Expo in Mobile, Alabama on September 26-27.

A project of the Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council (SAWDC), the SAWDC Worlds of Opportunity Career Expo is an industry-led initiative that pulls together more than 115 re-gional companies to engage students through hands-on, career related activities over the two-day event. Businesses develop and staff the “Worlds” that students visit. Each World is led by a chair-person, called a “World Leader”, who engages companies within the respective industry to create the central element of the expo, the hands-on activities. Worlds work for months to engage part-ners, identify careers to highlight, and create hands-on interactions that link careers to the classroom. Visiting the event for just under two hours, students pick their favorites of twelve Worlds to visit and learn about careers available close to home. Students visiting the World of Aerospace stepped onto a mock runway which directed them to career-related interactions in the Aerospace industry. In the World of Safety, students donned personal protective equipment then climbed onto scaffolding to paint a mural. Outside, students visiting the World of Construction chose from activities ranging from hammering nails, building a brick wall, or operating a mini excavator to move piles of sand.

The following twelve Industries were represented in the Worlds: Aerospace, Automotive Technology, Communications, Construc-tion, Energy, Engineering & Architecture, Healthcare, Hospitality & Tourism, Manufacturing, Maritime, Public Service, and Safety.

Training for Excellence

AWDI’S.Go.Build.Initiative.Wins.national.Award:.u.S..Department.of.labor.recognizes.Go.Build.at.national.SummitTHE ALABAMA WORKFORCE Development Initiative received the “Registered Apprenticeship Innovator and Trail-blazer” award from the U.S. Department of Labor for their Go Build initiative expansion efforts. The award was presented at the “Out Educate, Out Build, Out Innovate” National Education and Action Summit in Washington D.C.

The Go Build initiative is a recruitment program aimed at enhancing the image of the skilled craft trades and re-cruiting the next generation of skilled workers. AWDI launched Go Build in Alabama in 2010 with much success and expanded into Georgia earlier this year with a partnership with the Governor’s Office of Workforce Develop-ment. Plans are being made to expand into other states.

“We are proud to be recognized by the Department of Labor for efforts with the Go Build program. This initiative has proven to be successful in both states and we are excited to continue our efforts to expand into other states and potentially go national,” said AWDI executive director, Bob Woods.

The Summit was a commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the signing of the National Apprenticeship Act. The Summit featured leaders and stakeholders from across the National Apprenticeship System and recognized na-

tional programs that represent dedication and excellence in their efforts. Woods also served as a panelist at the event.

The Go Build program initiative is a labor neutral program and has been officially en-dorsed by the Construction Users Roundtable

(CURT), an international organization founded by construction and engineering executives rep-resenting major corporations all across the globe, as their image enhancement and recruiting program. Both the Alabama and Georgia program partnered with Mike Rowe, executive producer and host of Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs,” and his mikeroweWORKS.com initiative. Rowe’s website and foundation call attention to the growing skills gap while providing a comprehensive resource for anyone looking to investigate a career in the skilled trades.

The Alabama Workforce Development Initiative, a 501c3 which was created to develop a successful recruitment program for skilled craft trade labor, worked to establish the Go Build brand with the goal of expanding it across the South and beyond. Go Build aims to address current and forecasted needs in skilled labor. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics Current Population Study, more than one third of skilled tradesmen are over the age of 50. For every four tradesmen who retire, only one is in the education pipeline to replace them.

Article adapted from “Alabama Construction News” magazine.


According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics Current Population Study, more than one third of skilled tradesmen are over the age of 50. For every four tradesmen who retire,

only one is in the education pipeline to replace them.

in memorium

chuck dobbsChuCk Dobbs passeD away on DeCember 3, 2012 of a heart attaCk. it was a shoCk for everyone sinCe he was only 58 anD haD not haD any health problems. for those who DiD not know ChuCk, he was our auDitor for over thirty years. ChuCk was a Cpa anD haD been assigneD to our aCCount by a loCal aCCounting firm. when he starteD his own firm in 1995, Dobbs anD assoCiates, we moveD our aCCount to his new firm.

while ChuCk never aCtually wore the robins & morton uniform, he was as muCh a member of our team as any employee. those who workeD with him always knew he put our interest first. maybe he aDopteD the mantra of putting the interest of the Client first from us. in any event, he navigateD the DeliCate line between being our biggest supporter anD CritiC. his job was to point out for us any area that neeDeD better Controls or might

Deviate from regulatory rules or, just as important, where we might make a better business DeCision on investment opportunities.

the proof of his sounD aDviCe is that over the three DeCaDes he auDiteD our books, we were never ConCerneD that our finanCial statements woulD be questioneD. “ChuCk was the ultimate profes-sional, always available to proviDe Counsel when CalleD upon. he ContributeD signifiCantly to the long-term suCCess of our Company. on a personal note, i useD him as my personal finanCial aDvisor. he will be misseD by all of us” saiD bill morton.

our ConDolenCes go out to sheila, his wife of 37 years anD to his family. we thank ChuCk for all the Contributions he maDe to our Company over our many years of our assoCiation. his legaCy will Continue as we use the aDviCe anD proCeDures he proviDeD. we will always remember his DeDiCation to anD enthusiasm for our Company.

“Chuck was the ultimate professional, always available to provide counsel when called upon. He contributed significantly to the long-term success of our company.” Bill Morton

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Wayne BaughnStructures Layout EngineerRegions Ballpark

Josh FarrField EngineerOpelika High School

Kimberly MaulField Engineer MaineGeneral

David ShermanProcess SpecialistPower & IndustrialRaleigh-Durham

Jeff BensonLead DesignerPower & IndustrialBirmingham

Justin FreeField EngineerMatagorda Regional Hospital

Austin McKinney Field EngineerMaineGeneral

Chet SmithField EngineerLongview

Chris BelscherStructures Layout EngineerRegions Field

Buster Gamble Superintendent Regions Field

Michael MummertSenior EstimatorBirmingham

Mikel SwackAssistant Project Manager Birmingham

Caleb CampField EngineerHealthSouth-Massachusetts

Jim GoforthStructures Layout EngineerBirmingham

Brandon NeutlzingField Engineer CHS Pineville

Robert Taylor Principal DesignerPower & IndustrialRaleigh-Durham

Cory DayProject Engineer Miller Creek Apartments

William Kennerly Assistant Superintendent Covenant Hospital

Mike OliphantProject ManagerBirmingham

Jason TraylorSenior Discipline EngineerPower & IndustrialBirmingham

Jonathan DeasonField Engineer Providence MOB

Scott King Field EngineerMedical Center of Central

Georgia

Anthony PorterAssistant SuperintendentChildren’s Harbor

David Trudnak Field SuperintendentMiller Creek Apartments

Roland DorseyField EngineerOpelika Power Services

Ritchie LaFleurLead DesignerPower & IndustrialRaleigh-Durham

Brett RichardsonBIM CoordinatorBirmingham

Charlie VaughanAdvanced Process EngineerPower & IndustrialBirmingham

Drew DuffyEstimatorNashville Office

Joey LawhornPrincipal DesignerPower & Industrial Birmingham

Bob Rickman Discipline Project EngineerPower & Industrial Birmingham

Chance WallaceAssociate Discipline EngineerPower & IndustrialBirmingham

Mark EckmanDirector of Employee BenefitsBirmingham

Randy LongshoreSenior Superintendent Florida Hospital Oceanside

Rehabilitation Unit Renovation

Ben RowlandAssistant Project ManagerMaineGeneral

Chris WhitleyProject Discipline EngineerPower & IndustrialRaleigh-Durham

Anna EllisMarketing AssistantBirmingham

Brian Mareno Project EngineerBirmingham

Barry Scott Principal DesignerPower & Industrial Birmingham

welcome new hires


Jeff Fox, Senior Project Manager

Adam Scott, Senior Estimator

Chris Capps, IT Lead & Lead Designer (P&I Engineering)

Scott Gabel, Assistant Superintendent

Nick Caplanis, Assistant Project Manager

Josh Rhea, Assistant Project Manager

Curt Thompson, Assistant Project Manager

Brian Vena, Assistant Project Manager

Cason Wright, Assistant Project Manager

Ashley Dyer, Superintendent

Gloria Cook, Senior Operations Secretary

JT Coleman, Field Superintendent

Jordan Doggette, Field Superintendent

Barry Rodgers, Field Superintendent

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nickolas.MathewsTommy.McDonaldryan.Monaghan

Kent.TarpleyDee.Tidwellfred.Turner

10 YearsDebbi.Weber

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15 Yearsroby.fultzPatti.Kyker

Mindy.lovellKirk.MaynorPedro.Olvera

.25 YearsGary.franklin

Donny.Williams

30 Yearsrobin.Savage

35 YearsConnie.lantrip

ServiceAnniversaries

PowerGenOrlando, FloridaDec. 11–Dec. 13, 2012

ABC BizconFort Lauderdale, FloridaFeb. 19–Feb. 20, 2013

ABC National Excellence in Construction Awards BanquetFort Lauderdale, FloridaFeb. 20, 2013

2013 ASHE PDC Summit & ExhibitionSan Francisco, CaliforniaFeb. 24–Feb. 27, 2013

Chlorine Institute Technical Symposium & TradeshowHouston, TexasApril 7–April 10, 2013

International Biomass Conference and ExpoMinneapolis, MinnesotaApril 8–April 10, 2013

IEE-IAS / PCA Cement Industry Technical ConferenceOrlando, FloridaApril 11–April 19, 2013

PaperCon 2013Atlanta, GeorgiaApril 27–May 1, 2013

National 21st Century Workforce Development ConferenceFeaturing the National Craft ChampionshipsBirmingham, AlabamaApril 30–May 3, 2013

COAA Spring Atlanta, GAMay 8–May10, 2013

2013 SAME Joint Engineer Training ConferenceSan Diego, CaliforniaMay 21–May 24, 2013

Ground Breaking Women in Construction ConferenceNew York, New YorkJune 6, 2013

AIA National ConferenceDenver, ColoradoJune 20–June 22, 2013

Note: All Event details are subject to change. Please contact the Marketing Department for the most current Events information.

upcoming events

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Chandler Rebecca Roberts8/3/12

David and Chelsea Roberts

Walker Andrew Peoples 8/5/12

Drew and Michelle Peoples

Corey Caroline Nelson

8/6/2012 Richard and Alison

Nelson

Markas Ezra Anderson 8/7/2012

Robert Grady (Grandson)

Gabriel Mason Ware

8/8/2012 Carlton Ware (Grandson)

Noah Reagan Jones 8/14/2012

Gentry and Rosemary Jones

Jackson Cooper Byrd

8/15/2012 Jonathan and Jennifer

Byrd

Evelyn “Evie” Joy Hale

9/9/2012 Brian and Lindy Hale

Giovanna “Gia” Wiley

9/17/2012 Steve and Jessica

Wiley


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on the cover1. Wesley Chapel Medical Center Zephyrhills, Florida

2. University Medical Center of El Paso/ El Paso Children’s Hospital El Paso, Texas

3. Kemper County IGCC Phase I Dekalb, Mississippi

4. Enviva Wood Pellet Facility Ahoskie, North Carolina

5. South Lake Hospital Bed Tower Addition Clermont, Florida

6. Huntsville Madison Hospital Madison, Alabama

7. Laredo Medical Center Laredo, Texas

8. Wellington Regional Medical Center Wellington, Florida

9. Tanner Medical Center Carrollton, Georgia

10. Benewah Saint Maries, Idaho

11. Shades Valley YMCA Birmingham, Alabama

12. Houston Northwest Medical Center Canopy Houston, Texas

13. Olin Chlor Alkali Membrane Conversion Charleston, Tennessee

14. Porter Regional Hospital Valparaiso, Indiana

15. Nor Lea General Hospital Lovington, New Mexico

16. Forrest General Orthopedic Hospital Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Employee Celebrations

For the third consecutive year, Robins & Morton was named as on of the “Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces” in the United States by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Some of the Robins & Morton employee benefits pertaining to adoption include $10,000 in financial support per adoption with no limit on the number of adoptions, and paid maternity/paternity leave that is the same as it is for naturally born children.

“Robins & Morton has helped make our dream of having children become a reality, said Gentry Jones of Robins & Morton, who along with his wife has just adopted their second

child. “The love that was shown to us before, during, and after the adoption was impressive; Robins & Morton is a company that stands head and shoulders above the rest. Our second adoption has been equally as joyful!”

Rankings for the Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces List are determined by an analysis of

a company’s adoption benefits available to employees who adopt, such as financial reimbursement and paid leave. The Foundation compiled the results from its annual survey of U.S. employers and partnered with Employee Benefit News, a SourceMedia publication

providing information to benefits executives.

“We are so pleased to be able to provide these valuable benefits for our employees and their families as they carry out the adoption process,” said Bill Morton, President & CEO of Robins & Morton. “We are proud to hold family as a high priority as a part of our company culture. Our employees’ families deserve the best benefits that we can provide.”

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption celebrates companies with the best adoption benefits for their employees. Every year, the foundation compiles a list of the top 100 adoption-friendly workplaces—the best small, medium, and large employers. Their vision is that every child will have a permanent home and a loving family.

“Robins & Morton has helped make our dream

of having children become a reality,”

Gentry Jones

Barry Jones, Anthony Porter, Jeremy Colburn, David Green and Joel Pate show off their striped bass on a “team building” fishing trip on Lake Martin, in Alexander City, Alabama.

Power & Industrial Division Open House

To celebrate more than a year of being in the Robins & Morton family, the Power & Industrial Division offices held Open House celebrations this fall. The Raleigh-Durham P&I office celebrated on August 16th, and the Birmingham P&I office celebrated on October 25th.

Raleigh Office Corn Hole Tournament and Luncheon

This September, the Raleigh-Durham office held its first annual corn hole tournament and luncheon. Tents were set up, and the office enjoyed an afternoon of food, sun and a little healthy competition. All report they look forward to continuing this fall tradition for years to come.

The Robins & Morton Birmingham Softball Team celebrates the end of a fun-filled season!

Back Row left to right: Cameron Thorne, Meagan Fowler, Jesse Brasher, Jesse Golden, Jessica Taylor, Marcus Brimley, Brandon Chappell, Meagan Mims

Front Row left to right: Brittany Thorne, Anna Stanford, Susie Smith, Aimee Burgess, AJ Epding, Kendall Fowler

Robins & Morton Named to 2012 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces List

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