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Happy New Year 2021
Here we are in 2021! After late March, some of us thought that 2020 would never end! If nothing else, 2020 has taught...
The Future of Planning Construction Projects
After an unprecedented year for the commercial construction industry in Michigan, Builders Exchange of Michigan asked...
January 2021: On Your Radar
January 2021: On Your Radar features a new social club, a new 108-room hotel, a new behavioral health facility, & more! LARGE SCALE SPECULATIVE INDUSTRIAL / WAREHOUSE BUILDING AT A FORMER PLANT / Project ID 2020-2A8D This $47.9 million project...
Straight Edge Customs
Builders Exchange of Michigan: What services does Straight Edge Customs LLC provide? Geoff Farrier: Straight Edge Customs provides carpentry services for residential, multifamily, and commercial construction. Specializing in rough carpentry, finish...
Getting Started with BX
Happy New Year! I am excited to jumpstart 2021 with a new monthly article series focused on Member Engagement. In this series, I will highlight one or more aspects of your membership and help grow your knowledge of our website and the many benefits...
Matrix Consulting Engineers
Builders Exchange of Michigan: How did Matrix Consulting Engineers get its name? Jake Bosworth: We actually hired a marketing company to give us our name. BX: What are your company's long-term goals? JB: We'd like to grow our company have more...
Rehmann: Managed Technology Solutions
A Q&A with Tim Weber, Rehmann, on the managed technology solutions Builders Exchange of Michigan members have access to! Builders Exchange of Michigan: What should our members know about Rehmann and the services provided to them? Tim...
December 2020: On Your Radar
December 2020: On Your Radar features a new $12.75 million headquarters building, a new outpatient surgery center, & more! NEW HEALTH REHABILITATION AND NURSING HOME CENTER / Project ID 2020-27D8 This $32 million, 100,000 square foot facility...
Lindsay Alldaffer Earley
Builders Exchange of Michigan: How did you earn your first dollar? Lindsay Alldaffer-Earley: I earned my first dollar from my dad when I was around 3 or 4. He was a semi-truck driver and part of his routine was to polish the wheels. I was little...
Nexus IT Systems Donates 150 Baskets of Food
Builders Exchange of Michigan member Nexus IT Systems, along with Anthony Lamberts, worked together to supply 150 baskets of food to school children in West Michigan. The baskets were delivered to Wyoming and Muskegon schools. These baskets of food...
Keeping Michigan Schools Safe
Places of education accounted for 20.6% of active shooter incidents between 2000 and 2018, according to statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigations. Over the last 20 years, realizing the need for updated security measures and the...