PRODUCERS – DECEMBER 2016

Maryland-based Chaney Enterprises has promoted Francis H. (Hall) Chaney, III from executive vice president to president, where he assumes responsibility for all ready mixed concrete, aggregate, construction material and supply operations.



Francis H. Chaney

“Hall has clearly exhibited over his 17-year tenure at Chaney Enterprises that he has the leadership qualities, character, competence, work ethic and belief in the ‘Chaney way’ to assume the significant responsibility as president,” says predecessor William F. Childs, IV, who continues to serve as chief executive officer.

Hall Chaney represents the third-generation to lead the company founded in 1962 by his grandfather, Eugene “Babe” Chaney, and later led by his father, Francis H. Chaney, II, who currently serves as chairman of the board. Reporting directly to Childs, Hall Chaney III is responsible for all aspects of ensuring the producer’s success and sustainability. Childs, who joined the company in 1992, became president in 1998 and was named CEO in 2000, will maintain full responsibility for the overall performance of Chaney Enterprises, its partners and affiliates. His efforts will be focused on strategic initiatives, national industry initiatives and relations, legislative matters and personnel development.

A resident of Davidsonville, Md., Hall Chaney III is a graduate of the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland with a bachelor of science degree in logistics and supply chain management. He also holds a master’s degree in real estate and development from the Colvin Institute at the University of Maryland.

Ozinga Ready Mix Concrete, Mokena, Ill., is teaming with homebuilder PulteGroup’s Built to Honor program by donating materials and concrete to build a mortgage-free home in suburban Chicago for retired U.S. Army Sergeant Broderick Richmond and his family. A Chicago native, Sgt. Richmond joined the Army in 2006 and served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was wounded in Afghanistan in 2008 and is a Purple Heart recipient.

Sgt. Richmond applied for a mortgage-free home through the Military Warriors Support Foundation, a nonprofit charity providing support for the nation’s combat wounded heroes through home donation, academic and employment assistance, and recreational activities. He and his wife, Terrica, learned about their new home at a surprise, mid-October groundbreaking ceremony in Yorkville’s Autumn Creek subdivision. The two-story, 2,600-sq.-ft. home will be built and decorated by PulteGroup’s partners and vendors toward a scheduled April 2017 completion.

Separately, Ozinga RMC has been ranked among 2016 Top Workplaces, making it the third consecutive year the ready mixed producer has been honored by the Chicago Tribune. Top Workplaces lists are based on the results of an employee feedback survey by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement.

“The Top Workplaces award is not a popularity contest; often times, people assume it’s all about fancy perks and benefits,” says WorkplaceDynamics CEO Doug Claffey. “But to be a Top Workplace, organizations must meet strict standards for organizational health, and who better to ask about work life than the people who live the culture every day—the employees. Time and time again, our research has proven that what’s most important to them is a strong belief in where the organization is headed, how it’s going to get there, and the feeling that everyone is in it together.”

“As a fourth-generation family business, our values have guided our actions since the company’s founding almost 90 years ago,” adds Ozinga RMC President Marty Ozinga IV. “The secret to our success is having coworkers who embrace these values and steward the company like it’s their own. Being recognized for our efforts is extremely gratifying and it affirms our commitment to operate the company according to our timeless values.”

With 1 million square feet of gaming, lodging, entertaining, dining, retail and parking space, MGM Resorts International’s MGM National Harbor property is a showcase for sustainability on the eastern shore of the Potomac River, just south of Washington, D.C. Project principals’ pursuit of LEED Gold certification compelled Aggregate Industries US to recommend 25,000 yd. of fly ash-rich ready mixed concrete for the foundation package. The producer supplied all aggregate for the project’s 150,000 yd. of concrete, produced by three on-site batch plants. Aggregate Industries capped its contract delivering 3,000 yd. of ready mixed for MGM National Harbor’s decorative terraces, walkways and entryways, plus access road and parking lot asphalt and paving services.

The Virginia Division of Tindall Corp. recently completed construction of its 300th parking structure. The 735-car facility is the third parking structure the division has completed for Howard Community College in Columbia, Md., and is an expansion of the initial deck built in 2006. Featuring buff-colored, multi-faceted exterior elements and three complex connector bridges, it provides much needed parking for the growing college.

“By working with design teams, contractors and owners such as Howard Community College, we’ve built many strong alliances throughout the construction community,” says Tindall Virginia Division Vice President and General Manager Chuck Wynings, P.E. “We look forward to strengthening these partnerships and continuing to provide outstanding precast concrete structures.”

Since 1988, he adds, Tindall Virginia has delivered high-quality precast concrete building systems to the Mid-Atlantic region, and left a prominent signature on the area’s parking structure market by crafting facilities for a wide range of applications scaled up to 5,000-car capacity.