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N E W S L E T T E R
KBE Building Corporation, Inc. is a $300 million commercial construction
frm with regional offces in Farmington, CT, Norwalk, CT, and Columbia, MD. The
company was founded in 1959 and incorporated in 1966 as the construction arm
of a major Northeast developer that built hotels and shopping centers along the
East Coast. The frm was acquired through a management buyout in early 2007
by Mike Kolakowski, Eric Brown, and Simon Etzel, and renamed KBE Building
Corporation in January 2009 to refect the ownership change.
Giving Back – How RCA Members
are Improving Their Communities
KBE Building Corporation, Inc.
By Jennifer Danquist Kilgore, Managing Director of Client Relations, Singleton Construction, LLC
Members of the Retail Contractors Association are high caliber retail
contractors united to provide a solid foundation of ethics, quality, and
professionalism within the retail construction industry. But our members are
not just building stores around the country; they are also giving back through
a variety of public service efforts. In this feature series, we share how our
members are making a difference in their local communities.
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