VIDEO: Forum Emerging Leaders Group Networks at icon Mechanical’s New HQ
Date Posted: September 28, 2021
Posted In: Emerging Leaders Group, People,
On Sept. 23 about 80 members of Construction Forum’s Emerging Leaders Group (ELG) personified the regional nature of the ELG and the Forum. They convened in Granite City, IL for a networking event at icon Mechanical’s new 40,800-square-foot headquarters building.
Emerging Leaders Co-chairs Justin Schmeltz of Parsons and Rachel Boemer of CCDI invited the leaders to engage with the ELG’s initiatives in workforce development and service to the community.
Nick Arb of event co-sponsor Guarantee Electrical urged event participants to give back to the ELG group. icon mechanical was also a co-sponsor of the event. Steve Faust, director of business development/diversity and a member of the Forum board, welcomed the guests and conducted tours of the new icon headquarters building.
The icon headquarters was a design/build effort made up of St. Louis area firms, including icon; Contegra Construction; Juneau Associates; Gray Design Group and Alper Audi.
icon Mechanical has continued to increase its footprint in Granite City since beginning operations in 1995 and now has ten buildings covering over 175,000 square feet.
The company has grown into one of the nation’s most innovative design-build and prefabrication/modularization mechanical engineering firms. icon has completed high-profile projects in almost every state, Mexico and St. Croix. The specialty contractor specializes in large, multi-million dollar commercial, industrial, and institutional projects that typically feature challenging technical specifications and requirements.
icon Mechanical employs around 500 professionals and craft workers. The company also has offices in St Louis, Missouri and Nashville, Tennessee, in addition to its Granite City, headquarters.
For more information about the Emerging Leaders Group, email Justin Schmeltz at Justin.Schmeltz@parsons.com or Rachel Boemer at rachelboemer@ccdi.org.