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repeat customers. “We’ve developed Katrina Aftermath Lincoln Builders at the forefront in areas
strong relationships with many of our Lincoln Builders opened its Baton Rouge, such as construction technology, computer
customers of quality work; we have La., office in 2006, after a one-year inter- applications and time management.”
excellent relationships with preferred ruption caused by Hurricane Katrina’s Lincoln Builders offers many training
subcontractors; and [customers] know devastating path along the Gulf Coast. programs where employees have the opp-
that because we are financially a very “After Hurricane Katrina hit in August ortunity for continuing personal and pro-
strong company, we’ll be here for all 2005, we were selected to do $10 million fessional growth. The company empha-
their future needs,” he says. of emergency temporary housing, “ Brad- sizes safety training from the executives
Repeat clients include Dallas Market ford explains. The state still is facing some down to field employees and provides
Center, CenturyTel, White Settlement challenges two years after the disaster. incentives to achieve a safe workplace.
Independent School District, Hillwood “Nobody really knew – and a lot of To further enhance the employees’
Properties, and Fortune 500 companies people still don’t know – how much of lives and increase their productivity, the
such as Nokia and Motorola. an impact Katrina brought,” Bradford says. company provides a workout facility in
Louisiana Tech University is a valued “Hurricane Katrina had a dramatic im- its headquarters. “We had 900 square feet
client for whom Lincoln Builders has pact on Louisiana, and we’re still in the in our office addition in 2000 that could
done numerous projects. Because of the middle of it. Contractors in the state are have been used for file storage, but it was
successful completion of Phase I of a 500- faced with opportunities for work, but decided the area would be more benefi-
bed on-campus living complex in 2005, it must face the realities of labor shortages cial as a fitness room,” Simmermaker
was selected to build the $35 million Phase and escalating materials prices,” he notes. says. “The room is complete with show-
II project. Phase II will consist of an add- ers, toilets and gym-quality workout eq-
itional 500 on-campus housing, as well as ‘Key Ingredient’ uipment. It proves that our people have
modifications to the existing intramural Lincoln Builders’ employees played a always been the key ingredient, and we
sports center, which will include an out- very significant role in the successes of focus on placing value on that.”
door 50-meter competition pool, an en- the company, Graham stresses. “My dad, For the future, Lincoln Builders wants
closed 25-meter recreation pool and eight Ronny Graham, says a company’s most to not only keep quality high, but contin-
bowling lanes to replace the racquetball important asset is its employees,” he ue meeting the needs of customers and
courts. Completion date is set for 2009, states. “The continuing education of our employees. “[That is] our most important
just in time for the fall semester. employees goes a long way in keeping long-term goal,” Simmermaker says. ■

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