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The Construction Manager Certification Institute (CMCI) announces Lionel Zapata has received the 2020 Mehdi Heydari CCM of the Year Award. Lionel, Sr. Federal Program Manager with HDR, is a Certified Construction Manager (CCM) and a licensed Professional Engineer with more than 23 years of experience. He demonstrated his technical leadership...

McLean, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) has announced the winners of its 2020 Industry Excellence Awards. CMAA’s Award Program recognizes excellence in construction management practice and honors companies and individuals each year based on merit. A panel of judges reviews each nomination carefully and chooses...

The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) announces three members have been selected for induction into the CMAA College of Fellows. They are: Paul W. Foster, CCM, President, Foster CM Group, San Antonio, Texas Christopher J. Payne, PE, CCM, President and COO, MBP, Fairfax, Va. Brian A. Stover, PE, CCM...

McLean, VA, USA - The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) is pleased to announce it has recognized 14 projects for outstanding achievements in construction management at its National Conference & Trade Show in Orlando, Fla. Chosen from among these Project Achievement Award Winners, the Project of the Year was...

McLean, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) has announced the winners of its 2019 Industry Excellence Awards. CMAA’s Award Program recognizes excellence in construction management practice and honors companies and individuals each year based on merit. A panel of judges reviews each nomination carefully and chooses...

McLean, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) announces Linda M. Phillips, CCM, has been named CMAA’s 2019 Person of the Year. Phillips is a recently retired U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Office of Project Delivery, Design, and Construction Division, Zone A Director - including Region 1...

McLean, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) announces two members have been selected for induction into the CMAA College of Fellows. They are: Raoul D. Ilaw, PE, CCM, FCMAA, Vice President, STV James W. Mitchell, CCM, FCMAA, Sr. Vice President, AECOM CMAA members are nominated and...

Fairfax, VA – Immediate Past Chair of the CMAA Board of Directors Christopher Payne, CCM, has been elected President and Chief Operating Officer of MBP. Chris joined the firm in 1993 and has risen steadily through positions of increasing responsibility. Prior to being named President, he served as MBP’s Chief...

McLean, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) announces two exciting and well-known speakers at CMAA Focus19, March 31 – April 2, 2019, in Boston, MA. Relationship Building by Crystal Washington, Futurist | Technology Strategist | Author Known as the “technology translator,” Crystal Washington takes complex social...

McLean, VA – Tim Murchison, JD, CCM, became chair of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) at the Association’s National Conference & Trade Show in Las Vegas, NV. Murchison has more than 40 years’ experience in construction management and design and has served on the CMAA Board of Directors...

McLean, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) is pleased to announce it has recognized 13 projects for outstanding achievements in construction management at its National Conference & Trade Show in Las Vegas, NV. Chosen from among these Project Achievement Award Winners, the Project of the Year...

McLean, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) announces three exciting and well-known speakers at the CMAA National Conference & Trade Show, October 14-16, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV. How Smart People Build Collaborative Teams by Brent Darnell, President, Brent Darnell International Attendees will join plenary speaker...

McLean, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) is pleased to announce that Parsons and Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) have been chosen to receive industry excellence awards. Parsons will receive the 2018 CMAA Chair’s Award for Safety. This award recognizes a CMAA member firm (owner or service...

McLean, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) has announced the winners of our industry excellence awards. CMAA’s awards program recognizes excellence in construction management practice and honors companies and individuals each year based on merit. A panel of judges reviews each nomination carefully and chooses the...

McLean, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) announced today that Philios Angelides, PE, F.SAME, FACEC will receive CMAA’s 2018 Bruce D’Agostino Award for Owner Outreach. Angelides is President of Alpha Corporation, a multidisciplinary construction consulting firm providing engineering, program and construction management, project controls, and technology...

McLean, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) has announced that Houssam “Sam” Sleiman, PE, CCM, FCMAA has been named CMAA’s 2018 Person of the Year. Sleiman is the Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs (CP&EA) for the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport). In this capacity, Sam...

McLean, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) has announced that three members have been selected for induction into the CMAA College of Fellows. They are: Sandy Hamby, AIA, CCM, FCMAA, President, MOCA Rebecca Jones, FCMAA, President & CEO, Safework, Inc. Palmina Whelan, CCM, FCMAA, Managing Director...

Washington, DC, USA - Today, 29 real estate industry organizations, representing more than 10 million jobs, announced a ground-breaking collaboration to highlight the diverse career paths within the real estate sector. The first initiative of this collaboration is a new website entitled Careers Building Communities (www.CareersBuildingCommunities.org), which allows visitors to...

McLean, VA, USA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) has announced three key promotions today, a move that advances both professional development and certification efforts for the Association. Nicholas Soto has been appointed to Vice President of Professional Development, a position which brings together both professional development and...

McLean, VA – Rick Panos, CCM has been appointed CMAA's Visiting Certified Construction Manager. Panos has been a CMAA colleague, PCM instructor, conference presenter, and committed CMAA member and volunteer for many years," added CMAA's President & CEO, Andrea S Rutledge, CAE. "His technical experience will be an asset not...

McLean, VA – Christopher Payne, PE, CCM, executive vice president and chief operating officer of MBP, became chair of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) at the Association’s National Conference and Trade Show in Washington, DC. Payne has more than 30 years’ experience in construction management and design and...

Washington, DC - Dr. Antoinette Turnquist, Chief Operations Officer of Omaha Public Schools, was honored as Person of the Year by the Construction Management Association of America at CMAA’s National Conference & Trade Show on October 10. Presentation of the award capped an annual CMAA gathering that drew more than...

McLean, VA – The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) recognized 17 projects for outstanding achievements in construction management at its National Conference & Trade Show in Washington, DC. Chosen from among these Project Achievement Award Winners, the Project of the Year was the New United States Courthouse in Los...