Kitchell at ASHE PDC Summit 2024

The 2024 International Summit and Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction is coming soon! This annual conference by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering convenes thousands of professionals from various disciplines and career stages of healthcare planning, design and construction to learn, network and discover ways to create value for the built environment in healthcare settings. We are thrilled to attend this summit to learn about new practices, discuss challenges and solutions and connect with our colleagues about new developments in healthcare construction!

Wondering how Kitchell can help with your healthcare project? Be sure to connect with our staff while you’re at the conference! Kitchell Contractors President Chris Kirch, Regional Executive Aron Kirch, Sr. Project Manager Matt Ognar, Chief Estimator Mike Hancock, Regional Executive Brian Brown, MEP Construction Director Cory Yeager, Executive Director Strategy and Innovation Scott Root, Executive Director Technical Support Services Rafael Martin, Vice President Southern California Region Geoff Bachanas, Program Director Jennifer Baker, Vice President of Preconstruction Julie Garcia, Executive Director Healthcare Sarah Bjorkman, and Vice President Northern California Region Bill Johal will be there ready to answer any questions you have about Kitchell.

Justin Newman assumes presidency of hardison/downey construction

Justin Newman was recently appointed President of hardison/downey construction inc. The promotion was part of a strategic succession plan at the Kitchell-owned subsidiary.

Read the full story about Justin’s transition in this Phoenix Business Journal article.

In his new role since the first of the year, the h/d team shared how the transition has gone so far in this spoof a la “The Office.”