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The Future of Making Things

As experts in the industry, Mike LaRue and Pete Scharenbroch were invited to be keynote speakers at a recent convention focused on The Future of Making Things. Both shared their knowledge and experience of prefabrication and the technology we use which sets us apart from other construction firms.   Mark Lackovic, COO at MasterGraphics, approached […]

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Dodging Lemons: 3 Keys to Avoiding a Construction Manager Disaster

Choosing a new car can be tough. What features do I really need?  What models have the best fuel economy? Which car is best for me in the long run? Just recently, my wife and I spent — what seemed like a month — researching our options, calling up dealerships and checking out vehicles until

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JP Cullen Gift Will Promote Brain-Repair Research at UW-Madison

J.P. Cullen, chairman emeritus of the Janesville construction company, is celebrating his birthday this week with a $250,000 grant from the JP Cullen Foundation to the Department of Neurosurgery for research on how to help the brain recover from illness and injury. The JP Cullen Excellence in Research Award symbolizes a bond between Cullen and

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Ingraining Prefabrication Into Everyday Work

As part of JP Cullen’s Lean Process Improvement culture, we are constantly looking for ways to do things faster, easier, and more efficiently. The internal steel stud walls were identified as an area where we could make significant gains using prefabrication. The two 115K SQFT office buildings in the Madison area that we are leading

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Breaking The Higher Education Perception: Educating Students on Opportunities in Skilled Trades

For the third consecutive year, Manpower Group’s 2014 Talent Shortage Survey identified the #1 most difficult for employers across the globe to fill is the skilled trades. This rings especially true in Wisconsin, where we are looking at the demand increasing over 18% in the next several years. As the economy continues to improve construction

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Breaking the Higher Education Barrier: JP Cullen Taking Steps to Promote Careers in the Trades

The perception for many students, parents, and administrators is that a four year college degree is preferred to any technical college or work in the trades after completing high school, yet the reality is with the growing demand for skilled labor, combined with the rising cost of higher education, a future in the skilled trades

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Modularized MEPF Systems: The Benefits of Offsite Manufacturing

 Two of the projects that JP Cullen has recently had the opportunity to lead were a pair of multi-level office buildings in the Madison area.  The challenge to the team was to deliver the two 120K SQFT buildings on a shortened time table in order to meet the needs of the client.  The JP Cullen

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JP CULLEN NAMED A “TOP WORKPLACE” FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR!

  Janesville, Wisconsin — JP Cullen is honored to be selected as one of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Top Workplaces, for a fourth consecutive year. The Top Workplaces are determined based solely on employee feedback. It recognizes the best places to work in the Southeast Wisconsin area based on an employee survey related to trust,

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