Kitchell was recently recognized by The Business Journal of Phoenix as a Healthiest Employer, which is a great indication that we’re on the right track when it comes to keeping our employee-owners happy and healthy! We were ranked #2 in the midsized company category. Our status as a finalist automatically qualifies us to be considered as one of the 100 Healthiest Workplaces in America. The rankings are conducted by Healthiest Employers®, which surveys companies in 50 metropolitan markets across the country. Our HR team Read More

Like any construction company execu­tive, one of Wendy Cohen’s ongoing vex­ations is a labor shortage: Not enough people to lay the foundation, swing the hammer and put up the drywall. So in reading a magazine story nearly two years ago about a Sacramento teacher running an academy focused on teaching STEM – science, technology, engineering and math – her mind began seeing pos­sibilities, she said. “There’s really a challenge with our industry in developing a young work­force, and there’s Read More

Kitchell CEM leaders are moderating three panels at this spring’s Western Winter Workshop. President Wendy Cohen will moderate a discussion at the 61st Annual Western Winter Workshop on “The Role of Public Works Infrastructure in Economic Recovery Post COVID-19.” This ever-evolving topic includes leaders at the forefront of this conversation: Anthony Nyivih, Deputy Director, Construction Manager, Los Angeles County Public Works; Todd Bofinger, West Region Director of Project Delivery, The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, The Office of Construction Read More