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28 Sizzling Silicon Slopes The completion of Adobe Phase I at the end of 2012 ushered in an era of unmatched commercial office/mixed-use development and economic impact – spanning the I-15 corridor from Midvale to Lehi.

40 Oil is Well Young Living’s dynamic new 263,000 SF Global Headquarters is a testament to founder D. Gary Young’s unique vision and passion for essential oils.

50 Steady at Thirty Hadco founder John David Hadfield continues to reinvent himself and his diverse heavy/civil firm, taking advantage of busy markets in both residential and commercial construction to double revenues in the past five years.

54 Controlling Your Destiny Morgan Asphalt’s investment in a state-of-the-art plant is an essential move in the company’s quest for material independence..

58 Pit Politics The passage of H.B. 288 was a positive step in preserving the rights of Utah aggregate pit owners, who face a steady uphill battle in combating negative perceptions from residents and municipal authorities.

62 2019 Top Utah General Contractor Rankings It’s ‘all systems go’ for Utah-based GC’s as the second decade of the 21st Century winds down; firms continue to make hay while the sun shines.

74 Design Destination Henriksen/Butler’s new 22,500 SF showroom/office in St. George is part of a phased three- building development that illustrates the firm’s bullish outlook on Southern Utah, and its desire to ‘raise the bar’ on local design.

12 Publisher’s Message

14 A/E/C People

18 Water Resources

20 ULI Utah

26 Construction Law

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While digging through an old basement closet a couple months ago (searching for an old box of 1970s sports cards, no less) I found an old copy of an Intermountain Contractor magazine from April 2009, my last year as IC editor. It featured the 2009 Top Utah General Contractor rankings and was based on revenues from 2008, the last ‘good’ year for Utah’s A/E/C industry before the recession took hold.

As this issue marks UC&D’s 7th annual Top Utah General Contractor rankings (page 62), it was interesting to compare revenue numbers from 2008 with those from 2018, and to read comments from some of the top GC executives at that time and the grave uncertainty they felt – individually as firms and collectively as an industry – as they watched a vibrant, thumping economy get turned on its ear in a matter of months, particularly private commercial real estate development.

Utah’s top construction firms a decade ago included the same ‘Big Four’ general building contractors – Okland, Layton, Big-D and Jacobsen, followed by the state’s two largest heavy/highway/civil contractors – Staker Parson Companies and Clyde Companies.

Here is a quick comparison of 2008 and 2018 revenues (overall) from 19 GC’s (ranking in parentheses) who participated in both surveys.

FIRM 2008 REVENUES 2018 REVENUES (millions) (millions)

Okland Construction $931.6 (1) $1,092.0 (3)Layton Construction $922.2 (2) $1,804.2 (1)Big-D Construction $680.12 (3) $1,516.2 (2)Jacobsen Construction $398.5 (4) $627.4 (4)Staker Parson Companies $337.3 (5) $460 (6)Clyde Companies $283.5 (6) $475 (5)R&O Construction $275 (7) $319.8 (8)Wadman Corporation $202.5 (8) $170 (13)Hogan & Associates $186.1 (9) $305.7 (10)Ralph L. Wadsworth Const. $124.5 (11) $345 (7)Hughes General Contractors $108.88 (12) $158.2 (14)Ascent Construction $90.5 (14) $223.9 (12)Westland Construction $61.6 (16) $287.2 (11)Whitaker Construction $59.9 (17) $109.8 (16)Pentalon Construction $54 (19) $89 (18)Kier Construction $49.3 (21) $102 (17)Watts Construction $36.9 (23) $24.7 (21)Stacey Enterprises $35 (24) $30 (20)Cameron Construction $25 (27) $36.5 (19)

Six firms had revenues in ’18 similar to where they were 10 years ago (20% +/-), while 10 others experienced torrid growth of more than 50%, which they’ve been able to maintain from the time recovery started in late 2011/early 2012.

Layton and Big-D reported the most impressive revenue gains in the past decade, fueled by a combination of aggressive geographic expansion, establishing multiple offices in the U.S., and taking advantage of robust regional building markets. Jacobsen, Hogan, Ralph L. Wadsworth, Hughes, Ascent, Westland, Whitaker, Pentalon and Kier all made notable gains during this period. Virtually every one of the top GCs have active projects in multiple states, primarily in the Western U.S. and Intermountain areas. The ability to manage projects remotely has never been more efficient, thanks to a plethora of Information Age technological advancements. >>

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Cache Valley Electric (CVE) announced the recent promotion of Nate Wickizer to President, along with several

other key executive appointments. Wickizer

has been with the firm since 1997, serving

most recently as Chief Operating Officer

since 2001.

“Nate has played a key role in Cache

Valley Electric’s growth in size and strength

during his tenure,” said Jim Laub, Chief

Executive Officer of CVE. “We look forward

to much-continued success and expansion

in the years to come. He has been integral

to our diversification and growth and will

continue to lead CVE toward success.”

Wickizer earned a Bachelor of Science

from Utah State University in 1995 and

participated in the Executive MBA Program

from the University of Utah in 2002.

CVE is headquartered in Logan with

locations in Salt Lake City, Portland, Ore.;

Dallas; Blytheville, Ark.; and Honolulu. ENR

ranks CVE as the 23rd largest electrical

contractor in the nation.

CVE subsequently announced the

appointment of Bryan Webb to Chief

Operating Officer.

Webb most recently spent 15 years at

Sandy-based Layton Construction, including

10 years at an Executive Vice President. Webb

currently serves on the SL Chamber Board

of Directors, Downtown Alliance Board and

EDCUtah Mega Site Committee.

“Bryan offers experienced leadership,

plus a stellar reputation in the industry,”

said Laub. “CVE has had a great working

relationship with Bryan for many years and

we’re thrilled to have him on our executive

team.”

CVE also announced the appointment

of four new Vice Presidents: Scott R. Collard, John Lee, Brian Parkin, and

Eric Ward. Collard is Vice President and Manager

of the Transmission Line and Substation

Division. He is a journeymen lineman who

began his career in 1985 as an apprentice

through Mountain States Line. In his 10 years

with CVE, Collard has been a line division

manager and a line department manager,

which he has held for the past eight years.

Lee is Vice President and Manager of

CVE Technologies Group. Lee began his

career at the University of Washington with

a BS in Mathematics, then later moved to

Utah. He has 15 years with CVE, starting as a

systems engineer and working his way up to

account manager, senior account manager

and, most recently, director.

Ward is now Vice President and

Manager of the Signal and Utility Division.

Ward began his career with an IBEW

Electrical Apprenticeship and joined CVE 27

years ago as a laborer, then worked as an

operator, foreman, apprentice, journeyman,

field superintendent, department manager,

and division manager, which he has held for

the last five years.

Parkin is Vice President and Manager

of the Teledata, Multimedia and DAS

(distributed antenna systems) Division.

CVE hired Parkin 14 years ago as a project

manager for special projects. He later held

the role of multimedia director and for the

last eight years, he has led the teledata,

multimedia, and DAS division as manager.

Sandy-based Layton Construction

recently announced the appointment of Jeff Palmer to Executive Vice President,

Business Development for its Intermountain

West markets, encompassing Idaho,

Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.

“Since his appointment as Director

of Business Development in Utah, Jeff has

nurtured and strengthened key relationships

leading to sustained growth,” said Dave

Layton, President of Layton Construction.

“His deep relationships with these key clients

made him a natural selection for this role

and will be crucial for the many upcoming

construction projects in the future. Palmer

will be an excellent complement to Jeff Beecher, who will remain in his long-

standing role as the executive vice president

of operations for Layton’s Construction

Services business unit, which serves clients

in the Intermountain West.”

Palmer has been a Layton Construction

employee for 18 years advancing through

different business development roles

within the organization at increasing levels

of responsibility. Prior to Layton, Palmer

worked for GSBS Architects. He is a graduate

of the University of Utah.

“This is a very exciting time to be

working in the Intermountain West markets

with lots of upcoming megaprojects

and growth across the regions,” said

Palmer. “Layton Construction is uniquely

positioned to help support our clients

achieve predictable results and I am looking

forward to being part of that effort.”

Layton Construction also recently

appointed Boone Hellmann, FAIA, to its

Board of Directors. As a director on Layton’s

Board, Hellmann will offer valuable insights

CVE Tabs Wickizer as President,Announces Five other Major Appointments

Clyde Companies announces key leadership changes; Layton Construction promotes Palmer to Executive VP, Wilson to Director of Marketing, adds Hellmann to Board of Directors; Figlioli named NAIOP President; Ibi Guevara takes over as ULI Chair.


to the company based on his 30 years of

experience from the owner’s side where

he helped select and administer billions

of dollars’ worth of construction projects.

“Boone is a welcome addition

to Layton’s Board of Directors,” said Layton.

“As an independent director, Boone brings

invaluable experience overseeing major

design and construction projects as well

as significant leadership expertise to our

Board.”

Hellmann currently consults for design

professionals and contractors through

his firm, Hellmann Consulting Group.

He recently retired from the University

of California, San Diego, after almost

thirty years of service as the Associate

Vice Chancellor for Facilities Design and

Construction and the Campus Architect.

In this role he was responsible for more

than 70 professional and technical staff

providing all architectural/engineering

design, construction administration,

inspection, contract and fiscal management

services for the 35,000+ student university,

including two academic medical

center teaching hospitals. During his

tenure, Hellmann oversaw the design

and construction of approximately 12

million square feet of new space capital

improvements valued at more than $4.5

billion.

“It is a particularly exciting time to join

Layton Construction as it continues to grow

into a major national general contractor,”

said Hellmann. “Layton has seen incredible

growth throughout the Western U.S.,

including my home state of California.”

Layton Construction also named Travis Wilson as its new Director of Marketing.

Wilson has held several positions within

Layton’s marketing department since being

hired in 2005, including Corporate Marketing

Manager for four years (2014-18) and Director

of Marketing & Proposal Development for 18

months.

Wilson earned a Bachelor of

Information Systems and Technology in

2001 from Weber State University, and

served as President of SMPS Utah in 2017.

Orem-based Clyde Companies announced several prominent leadership

changes in the second quarter of 2019 that

affected three of its firms.

Wilford Clyde will continue in his role

as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(CEO) of Clyde Companies, Inc., and will

continue to oversee all organizations within

the company.

Jeff Clyde, recently the President of

W.W. Clyde & Co., was appointed President

of the newly created Clyde/Geneva

Group within Clyde Companies. He will be

responsible for all direct reports of W.W.

Clyde, Geneva Rock, Scott Contracting, and

Beehive Insurance Agency.

Jeff Clyde’s appointment fills a void

from the departure of Rhys Weaver, former President and COO of Clyde

Companies. Weaver left to serve a three-

year term as President of the Tennessee

Nashville Mission for the Church of Jesus

Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Jeremy Hafen, recent President of

Sunroc Corporation, has been appointed

President of the newly created Clyde

Business Group and responsible for all

direct reports of Sunroc Corporation and

Sunroc Building Materials. Hafen will also

oversee administrative services within

Clyde Companies.

Dustin Olson, was appointed

President of Orem-based W.W. Clyde. His

past experience with the firm as a field

engineer, project manager, operations

manager, and most recently vice president

of field operations, assists him in his current

role. Olson brings to the role a valuable skill

set that qualifies him to oversee the full >>

> A/E/C People

Nate Wickizer

John Lee

Jeff Palmer

Bryan Webb

Brian Parkin

Boone Hellmann

Scott Collard

Eric Ward

Travis Wilson


operations of the company.

He is active with the AGC of Utah,

presently serving on the Highway Safety

Committee and Highway Committee, and

also the Operations Committee of the Utah

Asphalt Paving Association.

Lon Schumacher has been

named President of Denver-based Scott Contracting, after most recently serving

as General Manager. Clyde Companies

acquired Scott in March 2018.

Scott Okelberry was named

President of Sunroc Corporation, after

serving as Executive Vice President and COO

of W.W. Clyde. Sunroc has 50 locations, 850

employees, and a 2,000+ piece construction

equipment fleet.

He started with W.W. Clyde in 1992 and

has served as foreman, superintendent,

estimator, project engineer, chief estimator,

project manager and vice president.

Geneva Rock announced that

Jay Ritchie was named Executive Vice

President of Geneva Rock. In this new

role, Ritchie will continue to oversee the

company’s concrete business, which

includes several concrete divisions and

plants throughout Utah. He will also be

responsible for specialty construction and

area construction divisions, as well as other

corporate administrative functions. Current

vice presidents of those divisions will report

to Ritchie.

“Jay is a true expert of the concrete

industry and a respected leader by his

colleagues, both within the company

and throughout the industry,” said Jim

Golding, President of Geneva Rock. “He was

a natural fit for this new position and has

vast knowledge of the industry.” Ritchie

has worked at Geneva for 29 years, with

35-plus years total experience. He earned a

degree from Weber State University

in 1979.

“(This) announcement reflects the

successful growth of Clyde Companies,

and will help position our organization

for continued success and expansion,”

said Wilford Clyde. “I am pleased to promote

some of the great talent we have and express

my appreciation to Rhys for his many years

of dedication and commitment to our

company.”

Vinnie Figlioli, President/CEO of

mechanical contractor Harris of Salt

Lake City, was named 2019-20 President of

NAIOP Utah, the Commercial Real Estate

Development Association, effective June 1.

Figlioli has been with Harris since March

2012, and had 10-plus years of experience

in the local mechanical industry previously.

He’s been an active NAIOP member for

several years, initially encouraged to get

involved through Jason England, Sr. Leasing &

Marketing Manager for The Argent Group and

NAIOP Secretary this year.

“I joined and found the people in NAIOP

are people I like to do business with,” said

Figlioli. “It’s been very successful for me and

Harris, as far as securing work and building

relationships that matter in the business

world, and personally.

“It’s not just a social club – it exists

for good purposes,” he added, naming its

education program, legislative impact,

and ability to fight for industry causes as

positives.

The chapter includes professionals

from Utah-based A/E/C firms, bankers,

lawyers, developers, and commercial real

estate executives, a mix of people looking

for competitive advantages and the ability

to network amongst others with like-

minded goals.

“I want to keep things moving in

> A/E/C People

Wilford Clyde

Dustin Olson

Jay Ritchie

Jeff Clyde

Lon Schumacher

Vinnie Figlioli

Jeremy Hafen

Scott Okelberry

Ibi Guevara

Armed with 16 years of professional

experience – including a dozen years in

rotomilling – Cody Thorn incorporated

Thorn Construction last December, and

hit the ground running in January with full-

service rotomilling capabilities.

Thorn’s family history is steeped in

the construction industry. Great-great

grandfather Ashel O. Thorn founded Thorn

Construction in Springville in the late 1920s/

early 1930s,, which became a sizeable

heavy/highway contractor in Utah for half a

century before ultimately being sold in 1981.

Thorn’s grandfather, Jim, also worked in

construction for many years, and his father,

Rich, has been the face of the Associated

General Contractors (AGC) of Utah over four

decades, serving as President/CEO (formerly

Executive VP) since 1982.

“I’ve always wanted to have my own

company before I turned 40,” said Thorn,

who turns 39 August 18. “It’s nice to get the

Thorn name back out there – it’s a great

family name in Utah construction.”

Thorn got his financial backing from

Central Bank in Springville – his father’s

hometown – and recalled walking into

the bank to sign some papers, and having

some of the older bankers recalling the

days of Ashel and other Thorn relatives who

worked in construction. A loan officer even

photocopied old newspaper articles on

Springville contractors from the 50s, which

of course included Thorn Construction.

“It’s been an exciting time; I’m proud that

the Thorn name is back at it again,” said Rich

about his oldest son’s venture. “It’s nostalgic

to a degree…it’s something Cody can be proud

of. He’s a hard-working guy. He’s been in the

industry his entire adult career and has well-

rounded experience in different disciplines.

He’s been able to deliver when people ask

him; they know they can depend on him.”

Thorn Construction currently operates

two half-lane milling machines, two service

trucks, and two water trucks. Business

has been steady this year, brisk at times,

especially during the summer season when

road construction is at peak capacity.

Beyond rotomilling, Thorn is looking

to expand his operations in the near future

to include other related services, including

pulverization, portable crushing, and

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the direction they have been in terms of

increasing membership,” he said. “If I had

one goal, it’s the ability (of NAIOP members)

to network and make deals happen. I want

to provide the opportunity for brokers

to make connections with architects,

engineers and contractors…to make those

deals happen.”

Ibi Guevara, a Shareholder and

Vice President of Business Development

and Marketing at Salt Lake-based Hunt Electric, was named Chair July 1 for the

Utah District Council of the Urban Land

Institute (ULI Utah) for 2019-21.

Guevara has been a key figure at Hunt

Electric for the past 15 years, and actively

engaged in a wide range of industry

events. She believes strongly in developing

genuine relationships through partnering

and reciprocating help she receives. She

is a member of the Salt Lake Chamber,

EDCUtah, Corporate Alliance, and the

Society of Marketing Professional Services,

and currently serves on several NAIOP

committees.

“I have been involved with ULI

for quite a few years and found it very

beneficial for the real estate community,”

said Guevara, who chaired the programs

committee and mission advancement

the past two years. She will guide a

15-person Executive Committee that

runs 20-plus events annually, including

monthly programs, Walkable Wednesdays,

UrbanPlan for Public Officials, advisory

services, and ULI Utah’s signature Trends

Conference.

A native of Romania, Guevara holds

an MBA in Business and Marketing

Management from Colorado Technical

University, and a law degree from Dimitrie

Cantemir Christian University Faculty of

Law. She is proficient in English, Romanian

and Hungarian.

Thorn Proud to Carry On Family Namewith New Rotomilling Venture

Cody Thorn Thorn Construction rotomills asphalt on SR-68 in Saratoga Springs.


Southern Utah University in Cedar City

requires a lot of water to care for its

campus, which includes 75 acres of sports

playing fields for its athletic programs.

The former system was a maintenance

nightmare, requiring filters to be checked

three times every 24 hours.

According to Tiger Funk, Assistant Vice

President for Facilities Management, the

constant clearing of filters was taking a toll

on staff.

“We had to check the filters every eight

hours, which over a season, adds up,” he said.

And it wasn’t just the frequency – because

the irrigation and filter components were

housed underground for aesthetic reasons,

OSHA required two employees every time

they needed to clean a filter.

“It was just getting to be too much,”

Funk admitted. “Our teams are required to

have recovery gear in place, use a spotter,

and test the air every time they enter the

vaults.” Man-hours were adding up.

The university wanted a change. In

order to save overtime and money, they

hired Watson Engineering of Cedar City

to help with a solution. The objective? A

system that required once-a-day service

instead of the exhausting three times

every day they were currently doing.

Funk had heard about a new filter

that showed great promise for use with

secondary water systems containing a lot

of debris. Turns out that NCAA fields are not

only susceptible to debris, but this type of

lawn is finicky about total dissolved solids

(TDS) and hardness, too.

Funk says the new system eliminates

much of the debris, ultimately saving the

University considerable time and money.

A second benefit is the system works

seamlessly with the campus’s smart

irrigation system, charting wind speed,

humidity, rainfall, etc. The system allows

Funk and his staff to maximize their

efficiency.

“We live in a desert and water

conservation is a big deal,” he said. “We use

a lot of water, but this system allows us to

be as efficient as possible. We use a lot less

[water] than we would otherwise.”

The university budgeted $75,000 in

2017 to invest in the new system, and once

the solution was engineered, Funk and his

men got to work. The new filters took about

80 days to install, but the outcome has

been life-changing for the maintenance

workers. Safety has increased because

the new above-ground system virtually

eliminates vault entries.

Funk sees this system as a solution

that could be adopted by others.

“A lot of people could benefit from

this innovation,” says Funk, “even if it’s

not this specific filter. Large campuses,

businesses, school districts, parks, and even

homeowners – anyone or anywhere that

uses secondary water for their irrigation

needs. I don’t think [it’s a] unique situation

at all. So many grounds crews are out

at night because that’s when watering

is required, and if there’s maintenance

involved for secondary irrigation, this could

save companies a lot of headache.” n

Irrigation Innovation a Boon to SUU

Engineers design filter system for the Cedar City-based school’s secondary water system that significantly reduces maintenance time.

> Water Resources

Engineers from Cedar City-based Watson Engineering designed a new filter system for a secondary water system for Southern Utah University that reduces maintenance by two-thirds, while mitigating debris buildup.

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Salt Lake City’s multi-family market has

significantly transformed over the last

five years – think dazzling rooftop pools

and hip patio areas with spectacular

downtown views – as owners are pushing

the envelope in terms of plush amenities

and quaint social spaces for its tenants.

That was the topic at a recent

Urban Land Institute, Utah Chapter (ULI

Utah) event July 18 at the new Hardware

Apartments in downtown Salt Lake

featuring a panel that emphasized the

critical role high-end amenities play

in attracting long-term clients to their

apartment complexes.

Asked what is most appealing to

residents, Jenny Vellila, Director of Real

Estate with Greystar said simply, “Number

one is customer service. What will make my

life easier?” posed Vellila, listing off essential

items like reserved parking, pet amenities, >>

All About Amenities

Modern, high-end multi-family developments are pushing the design envelope, offering tenants rooftop pools, sleek social spaces to work and play in, and other perks aimed to create a sense of community.

Downtown Salt Lake’s west side has flourished in recent years with the advent of transformative multi-family developments like 4th West Apartments, an award-winning project that checks all the ‘hot button’ amenity options with comfortable lounge areas and a rooftop pool. (courtesy Salt Development)

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pool/spa, health and fitness club, lounge/

bar spaces – it can be a lengthy list,

especially as owners try and ‘keep up with

the Joneses’. It requires significant up-front

investment from an owner/developer, a

willingness to offer something unique that

no one else offers.

“Community engagement and live/work

interaction is key,” said David Tillotson, VP of

Development for Salt Development, which

developed 4th West Apartments. “It’s about

creating spaces to live, work and interact.

From a modeling and proforma standpoint,

we know we build a product that is more

expensive, but we’ve proven there is a

demographic and demand for that. We build

urban resorts, not (generic) multi-family.

Tillotson said it’s about trying to

capture the ‘wow factor’ in a guest/

prospective client.

“It’s that sense of arrival when people

walk in the front door, they can see living

there,” he said. “It’s about exceeding

expectations for residents, and investors.

We have typically exceeded expectations

on our underwriting. From a design and

construction standpoint, I’d put our

development up there with anybody. They

know how to spend money and how to

stretch the budget as far as it can go.” >>

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Jason Head, a young professional at

Central Real Estate Group who resides

with his girlfriend at 4th West, said vibrant

amenities create a fun social atmosphere

where tenants can engage with each other

and become friends.

“They nailed it in terms of lifestyle and

luxury,” said Head. “There was a vibe with

the design, in terms of finishes and spaces,

where residents can hang out and meet

each other. All the amenities are great; I

take advantage of them. We really don’t

spend much time in our apartment. The

community aspect is what keeps us there.”

“Residents are spending less time in

their apartment and more time in amenity

spaces,” echoed Vellila. “When marketing,

you’re trying to get that message across.

The apartment might be smaller, but

common areas are larger and more

attractive to work in.”

The latest ‘hot button’ amenity coming

to the posh downtown building: a full-

service grocery store. Tillotson said his

firm negotiated with Lee’s Marketplace to

put in a 12,000 SF store, offering the grocer

a sizzling deal – part of the cost of doing

business in today’s multi-family market.

“The number one thing for us is

profitability,” said Jonathan Badger,

President of Lee’s Marketplace. “We did a

market study on where we could pull clients

from and there are 1,000 apartments within

walking distance. Greystar and Salt have

been giving us information on occupancy

costs. Our occupancy costs are important. If

we’re going in as an ‘amenity’, we can work

with the developer. Grocery stores are the

anchor of any community.”

“We’re aiming for the top of the

market,” Tillotson added. “Rents aren’t

anything beyond what you can justify in

the market. When you deliver product that

far exceeds it. It helps to have a couple of

projects like this under your belt.” n

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The information age has made

information both invaluable and difficult

to protect. The Utah Uniform Trade

Secret Act (“Act”) protects the propriety

information and processes that your

company develops from your competitors

and former employees. This protection

extends well past the one-year limit on

non-competition prohibitions and does

not necessarily require a non-disclosure

agreement. This article will discuss what

a trade secret is, how to protect your

company’s secrets, and the common

pitfalls that you should avoid.

A holder of a trade secret can stop

others from using the holder’s trade secret

under the Act when the information is

valuable, unknown and the holder has

acted to protect that information from

entering the general knowledge of the

industry. See Utah Code Ann. §13-24- 2.

[T]he ‘threshold issue in every case is

whether, in fact, there is a trade secret to

be misappropriated. The secret is of value

only so long as it remains a secret. The

burden is upon the plaintiff[s] to prove

its existence as a secret, and there is no

presumption in [plaintiff’s] favor.’ Further,

‘[t]he subject matter of the trade secret

must be unknown; it should not be in the

public domain nor within the knowledge

of the trade....’” Jensen v. Redevelopment

Agency of Sandy City, 998 F.2d 1550,

1556–57 (10th Cir. 1993). Finally, the holder

must take reasonable efforts under the

circumstances to maintain the secrecy

of the information. See Utah Code Ann.

§13-24-2.

Simple Policy

One of the best ways to protect

your trade secrets is a simple policy your

employees can understand and follow. This

policy should focus on three elements:

1. Limit access to the information;

2. Mark the information

“proprietary” or “trade secret”; and

3. Educate your employees about the

value of the information and their

duty to protect it.

Limiting access to those who “need to

know” is a key first step. For instance, with

respect to bidding information, keep this

information on password protected devices

and share access with only those members

on the team who need to know.

Mark the information “proprietary” or

“trade secret”. This should appear on both

electronic and printed records. Should you

ever have to enter litigation to protect your

trade secrets, there is little evidence better

to prove both that the information is a trade

secret and that you have acted to protect it

than a document that is properly marked.

As part of your onboarding process

and annual briefings, every company

should consider discussing the value of its

proprietary information and have a record

of when this was done and who was there.

This can be as simple as a presentation from

a key leader discussing the information

that the company values as a trade secret

and an attendance sheet signed by each

employee. Ideally, however, especially with

employees who are entrusted with the most

precious information, this will include a

non-disclosure agreement that identifies

the types of information that the company

considers proprietary.

Finally, there are a couple of pitfalls that

you may want to avoid. First, do not claim

that all of your information is a trade secret.

This may confuse your employees and make

it more difficult to protect your proprietary

information. For instance, telling employees

that every process the company uses is

proprietary when they have seen the same

process done by your competitors will make

your policy on trade secrets seem worthless.

Second, don’t get lazy and stay vigilant. Even

the best trade-secret protocol in the world will

be of little use if you don’t follow it. Consider

putting a tickler on your calendar to hold a

short meeting every year or broadcasting an

email to remind employees of the importance

of keeping company secrets safe.

Unfortunately, even if you take these

steps, somewhere along the line, a trusted

employee may attempt to start his own

business with your most important secrets.

Or a competitor will obtain this information

through nefarious means. Should that

happen, you may want to be aggressive.

Call your attorney and start the process of

stopping the use of your trade secrets.

Although obtaining the type of court

relief necessary to stop the use of your

stolen secrets is often expensive on the

front end, the longer the person who has

stolen your trade secrets uses your trade

secrets the more difficult it becomes to stop

the use of those trade secrets. Trade secret

litigation is not for the timid, but in our

world, information means money and often

survival, act accordingly. n

Stewart O. Peay is a Partner at Salt

Lake-based Snell & Wilmer, LLP, practicing

in the construction litigation and trade

secret areas. He can be reached via email at

[email protected].

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Stewart Peay


Sizzling Silicon SlopesDevelopers are making hay while the sun shines, trying to keep pace with unprecedented demand of tech companies for high-end, Class A office space from Lehi to Midvale.

By Brad Fullmer


Editor’s Note: The term ‘Silicon Slopes’

– per myriad online definitions – is widely

credited to Josh James, founder/CEO of

Domo, an American Fork-based cloud

software firm founded in 2010. It was used

as a branding campaign to promote Utah’s

rising tech community and quickly caught

on as a slick offshoot of NoCal’s fabled

Silicon Valley. Nationally, references to

Silicon Slopes include Salt Lake, Provo and

even Park City (slopes on both sides of the

Wasatch Mountains). Locally, the 20-mile-

long stretch of I-15 between Lehi and Midvale

is considered the ‘heart’ of Silicon Slopes,

which is the primary focus of this article.

WordPerfect and Novell, Inc. are

legendary Utah County-based software

companies founded 40 years ago; other

successful local tech startups began

dotting the area, like Omniture, Ancestry.

com, Qualtrics, and many more. And make

no mistake about it, 21st Century tech

companies are fueling today’s warp-speed

growth, as just over 66% of all 2018 leases

in the greater Salt Lake area were signed by

tech companies. As Meatloaf once crooned,

“Two out of three ain’t bad.”

perfect storm of positive factors – led

by the mass influx of high-tech and

start-up companies to the Wasatch

Front since 2012 – has allowed Utah’s

much-hyped ‘Silicon Slopes’ area to remain

among the hottest commercial development

zones in the Intermountain West.

Construction activity along the 19-

mile I-15 corridor from Lehi’s Main Street

(Exit 279) to 7200 South in Midvale (Exit

297) continues to pop at a breakneck pace,

dominated by a healthy mix of swanky Class

A commercial office buildings, TOD (transit-

oriented development) multi-family/mixed-

use housing and retail projects, and large

industrial parks.

According to a March 2019 report from

Ken McCarthy, Principal Economist for

commercial real estate firm Cushman &

Wakefield, the greater Salt Lake area ranked

second nationally in 2018 to Silicon Valley

– 78.1% to 66.4% – in the percentage of tech

companies to sign major leases. >>

Silicon Slopes Impact

Sizzling Silicon Slopes

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Sweet Suites: Modern Class A TOD (Transit Oriented Development) projects like Stack’s SoJo Station in South Jordan have exploded this decade along Utah’s ever-popular Silicon Slopes zone. (photo courtesy Stack)


And while a good deal of public

attention is focused in and around Lehi

from Main Street to Thanksgiving Point

(Exit 284) – particularly right now with the

ongoing highway construction of the $415

million I-15 High-Tech Corridor project –

Midvale more than holds its own with the

rousing success of Bingham Junction the

past decade and the up-and-coming Jordan

Bluffs Redevelopment, which kicked off

with a formal groundbreaking last October.

Like a Phoenix rising from its ashes,

Jordan Bluffs is a former U.S. EPA Superfund

site that housed Sharon Steel on 470 acres

from 1906 to 1971. Bingham Junction was

also a Superfund site, home to Midvale Slag

and five separate smelters on 446 acres for

over 50 years (1906-58). Both operations,

which comprise about 20% of Midvale’s

entire city, left the land scarred and chock

full of hazardous waste like lead, arsenic

and metal tailings. It took millions of dollars

and massive environmental cleanup efforts

over multiple years to get the sites to the

point where they could even be developed.

“For the City, it’s been huge,” said

Chris Butte, Economic Development

Director for Midvale City the past 15 years,

citing the proven economic impact of

developments like View 72 and Riverwalk at

Bingham Junction, as well as myriad grand

possibilities of the 265-acre Jordan Bluffs.

“It’s the culmination of so many things

we’ve done over the years. It changes the

entire perception of the City.”

View 72 Take Two

Jordan Bluffs is a 10-year master

planned, mixed-use development being

billed as Phase II of the wildly popular

View 72, which was developed primarily by

Salt Lake-based Gardner Company. Jordan

Bluffs (dubbed View 78) is expected to have

1,000,000 SF of office space, a potentially

huge data center, retail and hospitality, and

a variety of residential components (up to

3,500 units) all connected by a mile-long

linear park.

Butte hails Midvale’s spot in essentially

the center of Salt Lake Valley and the

location of both developments as one of the

City’s biggest selling points.

“We have unmatched access to

so many things,” said Butte, ticking off

downtown Salt Lake, four world-class

ski resorts up Big and Little Cottonwood

Canyons, and Thanksgiving Point to the

south as all being within a half-hour

drive from Midvale. Jordan Bluffs “is a

slightly different animal” than Bingham


(Photo by Aaron Shaw, Endeavour Architectural Photography)


Junction, with the linear park serving as

an opportunity to differentiate itself and

provide a more connected feel throughout

the proposed development.

Infrastructure investment has been a

critical factor of this project, Butte added,

with the City investing in off-site water

capacity improvements, while planning

for improvements to Bingham Junction

Boulevard and other road upgrades.

Midvale is also a UTOPIA city, he noted,

with 100 GB redundant capacity being a

key amenity in attracting new high-tech

businesses.

At the groundbreaking last October,

Christian Gardner, CEO of Gardner Company,

reflected back a dozen years to when

he first stood at 7200 South looking at

acquiring the first part of Bingham Junction,

and mentioned the incredible partnership

Gardner has developed over time with

Dell Loy Hansen of Wasatch Commercial

Development, along with many positive

relationships with Midvale City executives.

Gardner was effusive in his praise of all

entities who have participated in View 72

and its success, replete with an EPA Region

8 ‘Excellence in Site Reuse’ award presented

in April 2015.

“We’ve had a great partnership with

Midvale, the EPA, the local (Department

of Environmental Quality)…we could not

do what we have done without everybody

working together collaboratively and

having a shared vision of what this site

could become,” said Gardner. “We take an

enormous amount of pride, and we share

it with everybody, that we’ve helped to

redevelop a Superfund site into a major

economic driver that houses major

corporations, housing, retail, and that has

a lot of uses that contribute to building up

the community. On this site (Jordan Bluffs),

we have that same vision. There are lessons

learned from (View 72), things we want to

improve upon and develop this site even

better.

“We see this as being the best mixed-

use development in the state,” Gardner

added. “Midvale City has an excellent

business climate and that makes a

difference. They’ve been responsive and

great to work with, and you need that when

trying to attract companies to your city.”

“One of the EPA’s major goals is to find

the best and brightest Superfund sites and

highlight them, so we can share lessons

learned around the country and help

communities figure out how to do their re-

use projects,” said Melissa Friedland, EPA >>

Adobe’s first building on its 38-acre Lehi Campus in 2012 was one of the first notable projects within the Silicon Slopes area during this recent sizzling seven-year stretch of new projects totaling literally billions of dollars and millions of square feet. Adobe Phase II is slated to finish in Fall 2020.


National Program Manager for Superfund

Redevelopment. “Midvale wowed the nation

by finding a way to return the Bingham

Junction site; we’re poised to repeat that at

(Jordan Bluffs). You’re taking a site that was

almost impossible to use for anything and

breathing new life into the property.”

According to Ryan Bevan, President

of Construction for Gardner Company,

Wasatch is looking to wrap up construction

on a 1,000-unit apartment complex in

September, a traffic signal was recently

installed at 7800 South as part of continuing

infrastructure work, and the first 150,000 SF

office building will likely break ground in the

next 6-9 months.

EDCU President/CEO Theresa Foxley

also expressed delight at the future

economic development prospects of Jordan

Bluffs.

“As someone who grew up in the

area, it’s exciting to see this redevelop

from what it was into something that is

a major part of our marketing efforts as

it turns into a tech-empowered center,”

said Foxley. “Our organization is tasked

with attracting capital investment and

jobs into our community and we work

with all partners in marketing sites like

this to potential users, employers that will

create jobs and capital investment. We’ll

work closely with Cushman & Wakefield

and the Gardner Company in making

sure both Utah companies know this is a

fantastic asset, and also companies that

are considering the state from outside of

Utah. It’s an exciting time to be involved in

this work.”

Wadsworth Development Group (WDG)

of Draper has also thrived in Bingham

Junction with its Riverwalk II development,

which according to CEO Kip Wadsworth

has steadily progressed since 2010 and

includes several notable tenants spread out

in more than 500,000 SF of combined space,

including WinCo Foods, Presidio, Top Golf,

Maverik, Culver’s and Costa Vida.

“When we looked at Midvale just after

the recession started, we knew it was a

good piece of property given its location in

the center of the valley,” said Wadsworth.

“At that time things were distressed and

the seller wanted to get out from under it,

and looking at it long-term, they don’t make

property like that. It was a no-brainer…it just

took a little while to develop.” >>

“Midvale wowed the nation by finding a way to return the Bingham Junction site; we’re poised to repeat that at (Jordan Bluffs). You’re taking a site that was almost impossible to use for anything and breathing new life into the property.”

– Melissa Friedland, EPA National Program Manager for Superfund Redevelopment.


Key infrastructure projects – roads and utility systems – are progressing nicely at Jordan Bluffs, aptly dubbed ‘View 78’ by primary developer Gardner Company, as it represents the second major phase of development in Midvale for the firm, after its wildly successful View 72 (along with other developments) at Bingham Jct. (photos by Don Green Photography)


Lehi: From Rural to High-Tech

It’s been nearly a quarter century since

WordPerfect founder Alan Ashton and his

wife Karen founded the Thanksgiving Point

development in Lehi in 1995. That project

has grown to include the renowned Ashton

Gardens (renamed from Thanksgiving

Gardens in 2016 to honor its founders),

the Museum of Ancient Life, the Museum

of Natural Curiosity, and a 7,700-yard golf

course designed by PGA legend Johnny

Miller that is the longest in the state.

And while Thanksgiving Point

and subsequent developments like

Thanksgiving Park deserve credit for

beginning the transformation of Lehi City –

from sleepy farm community to a whirling

bastion of high-tech business parks – it

was the arrival of tech powerhouse Adobe

and the completion of its Lehi Corporate

Office at the end of 2012 that ushered in the

‘Silicon Slopes’ revolution.

According to Marlin Eldred, Economic

Development Director for Lehi City, more

than 2 million square feet of commercial

office space has been completed since 2013,

boosting Lehi’s Class A inventory to over 4.1

million square feet, with another one million

square feet currently under construction.

“We’re anticipating by December

31 that Lehi will have about five million

square feet of Class A office space

completed,” said Eldred, who credited City

officials for streamlining the permitting

process years ago to facilitate the

tremendous amount of permit applications

flowing through the doors. “We’re in a

good situation. The housing market has

exploded, retail is following and we’re

getting a good (retail) base. We’ll probably

add two to three million square feet more

of office space, depending on the market,

in the next 5-7 years.”

Lehi-based Stack Real Estate has

been one of the more active developers

within Silicon Slopes; in the past dozen

years the company has completed 14

office buildings (with three more currently

under construction) comprising 2.5 million

square feet and more than $600 million

in construction and design costs. Stack

has also built 16,500 SF of retail and two

hotels, according to Andrew Bybee, who co-

founded Stack with Nathan Ricks.

Stack has been actively planning

and developing properties within Silicon

Slopes for a dozen years. Bybee said he

and Ricks were optimistic when the firm

closed its first construction loan for its

first Class A project in August 2007, and by

the time it had finished in September 2008,

the economy was in a tailspin, with a grim

outlook on the horizon.

“No explanation needed, times were

rough,” said Bybee. “We were fighting hard

for any deal we could get in order to hit

specific loan covenants we had coming due.

We were fortunate to have landed some

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awesome tenants in that building.”

Stack survived the recession and in

time has built an enviable portfolio by

staying aggressive and adapting to market

demands for nicer buildings.

“In the early years we focused on the

look of the buildings and less on the quality

of the amenities; not because we wanted

cheap amenities, but because they just

weren’t the focus,” said Bybee. “As time

has gone on, we’ve pushed the envelope

with amenities. We were the first to add

gyms, showers/lockers, secure bike storage,

basketball courts, playgrounds, EV chargers,

and connecting lobby staircases in a multi-

tenant suburban office. That kind of forward

thinking has definitely paid off.”

Adding amenities increases project

budgets, but that doesn’t mean developers

aren’t requiring designers and contractors

to keep the per square foot costs at a

number that ensures a healthy return on

investment (ROI).

Working for a developer “is a different

animal” said Jory Walker, a Principal with

Beecher Walker Architects of Salt Lake who

has been heavily invested in the commercial

office market for more than decade, and

enjoys the unique challenges associated

with modern Class A office projects.

“It’s got to pencil, it’s got to hit the

lease rates,” said Walker. “We’re designing

projects between $95 to $115, maybe $120

per square foot (core and shell), that’s where

a developer needs to be. That’s a challenge.”

Stack keeps a tight reign on budgets by

doing design-build and utilizing essentially

the same teams from project to project,

even if a building design changes to suit a

specific client.

“We’ve definitely stuck with the team

mentality,” said Bybee. “As of late we’ve

been broadening design relationships to

make sure we don’t get too predictable.”

Stack has nine active developments

in the works, all within the Silicon Slopes

corridor. Bybee is cautiously optimistic

about the future, but admits it’s been a

good ride to this point. He worries about the

continued effects of a tight labor market,

along with rising material costs.

“We are managing our supply very

closely, so as to not get too far over our skis

and have too much inventory available if

the ‘music starts’,” said Bybee, referring

to any potential economic slowdown. “So

far, we see good demand and deal flow,

but have noticed moments of slowing.

Construction costs are out of this world;

something has to give. Subs are too busy

and that causes problems in hitting

deadlines. To counter those problems, we

are managing schedules tighter, giving >>

Examples of new corporate offices in Lehi include Younique’s HQ (top), Vivint Solar (bottom left) and NUVI. (top photo by Corey Middleton; bottom photos by Dana Sohm)


a little more time than we normally would

and making sure we have sub buy-in before

we begin.”

The Boyer Company of Salt Lake City

has been another prominent developer

within Silicon Slopes the past five-

plus years, said Pat Moffat, Director of

Construction.

“You could argue we were one of

the front runners, developing projects

like Jordan Valley Tech Center and other

buildings in Sandy; we were there before

anybody,” said Moffat. “In 2014 we started

thinking seriously that there was some

runway and we developed Vista Station

and Entrata. There’s a lot going on there,

still. It’s a busy time.”

Moffat said local developers have

fared well this decade in filling vacancies

and securing solid long-term leases, and

even though activity for Boyer isn’t as

robust within Silicon Slopes as it was 3-4

years ago, it’s an area the firm keeps a

close eye on for future opportunities.

“We’ve had a fair amount of success

with spec buildings; we don’t build four or

five of those, but we’re okay with that type

of strategy,” said Moffat. Boyer has three

projects currently under construction,

including Lehi Spectrum No. 2 and Health

Equities No. 3.

Bevan said Gardner has developed

eight major projects totaling 1.1 million

square feet in Lehi since 2012, starting with

the signature Adobe Phase I project (Phase

II is under construction and slated for

completion by the end of 2020) and including

the likes of Vivint Innovation Building, and

Lehi Station, and Ancestry.com.

“There are still a lot of opportunities

for us,” Bevan said of the entire SS corridor,

mentioning Gardner’s involvement in

View 21 in Lehi at 2100 North Redwood

Road, an approximate 40-acre mixed-use

development. “Business is good; we’re

crazy busy right now.”

Sandy and Draper have had several

major projects built in their respective

cities as well the past five-plus years, lest

you think Midvale and Lehi are the only

hotbeds of construction activity.

Wadsworth said his firm is developing

the sixth and final building of The


Stack’s Thanksgiving Station I (TSTAT 1) houses Vivint Solar’s corporate headquarters and breaks the mold on office design with its futuristic dark grey concrete and glass façade. (courtesy Beecher Walker)

The Argent Group and DLM Development recently saw the completion of Innovation One, a 150,000 SF building within Innovation Pointe, a development that will ultimately include four (4) five-story buildings totaling 600,000 SF. The building was designed by Salt Lake-based MHTN Architects and built by Layton Construction of Sandy.


Exchange office park in Draper (site of

WDG’s offices), and it just cut the ribbon

on a new Marriott Town Place Suites to the

northwest of Harmon’s in Draper. WDG

also recently completed the first building

within The Schoolyard development in

Sandy, as Shake Shack opened August

3 in an 8,000 SF space, part of a 24,000

SF restoration of the former Crescent

Elementary, originally built in 1930 and on

the National Register of Historic Places.

Draper will also be the future home to

rising tech power Pluralsight on a 30-acre

site off the 146th South exit. Phase I calls

for a 350,000 SF building to accommodate

2,000 employees. The company aims to

add additional buildings to its campus to

accommodate future growth, with a total

footprint of 800,000 to 1 million square feet

and up to 5,000 employees.

The Sandy City Council also

unanimously approved in April a $500

million multi-use development in the City’s

downtown Cairns District. The project will

include an 18-story corporate tower (10

story Class A office building atop a high-

end 8-story hotel, making it the tallest

building in Sandy), an 8-story Class A office

building, retail and restaurant spaces, a

large multi-family complex and parking

structure. n


Bird’s-Eye View: The massive 263,000 SF, five-story structure makes a bold aesthetic statement with its combination of curves and sharp angles, making it one of the most unique corporate headquarters in the state. (photo by Aaron Shaw, Endeavour Architectural Photography)


[OIL IS WELL]Young Living’s stunning new Global Headquarters in Lehi is a testament to founder D. Gary Young’s unquestionable vision, and his passion for the essential oils industry.

By Brad Fullmer

Young Living Global Headquarters


oung Living Essential Oils founder

D. Gary Young was a one-of-a-kind

visionary who dreamed big and lived

a bold, adventurous life, with health

and wellness an underlying theme in his

pursuits and passions.

And while Young didn’t get to realize

the July completion of his company’s

brilliant new five-story, 263,000 SF global

headquarters in Lehi – he passed away

May 12, 2018 at the age of 68 due to

complications from a series of strokes – the

project will stand for decades as a symbol

of his overarching vision.

As the company celebrates its

25th Anniversary this year (its 2019

International Grand Convention was July

17-20 in Salt Lake City) his widow, Mary

Young, said the new headquarters has

been at the forefront of Gary’s interests

going back more than a decade, and is a

project he invested tremendous time and

energy to. She said Gary would be ecstatic

with the final result.

“From the early days of Young Living,

Gary always talked about the global

headquarters he was going to build,”

Mary Young said via email. “I watched him

draft and re-draft the design, and I sat in

many meetings with the architect as his

plan progressed. It is a thrill to see this

magnificent building become a reality

knowing this is what he expected.”

Mary vividly recalled the last time she

toured the project in Spring 2018, and her

husband’s genuine gratification in how

construction was progressing.

“The last time Gary and I were in the

building, we walked around (concrete)

pillars and stepped over miles of wires

running along the walls, and yet, in his mind,

he could see it finished. He had that all-

knowing look on his face, with a smile that

showed his satisfaction,” recalled Mary.

CONNECTING WITH NATURE

Gary Young wanted a building that

inspires a connection to nature and an

appreciation of the beauty of the world,

with an open, airy central lobby space

highlighted by large windows and skylights

that allow for maximum daylighting

throughout interior spaces.

Design and construction team

members were consulted early and often,

dating back a dozen years even, according

to Jeff Davis, President of Construction

Management Consultants of South Jordan.

Davis said Young Living executives started

talking to him about this project in 2007;

the recession pushed the timeline back a

few years, but never tempered the Youngs’

vision. >>


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A giant oval skylight offers copious natural daylighting throughout the visually eye-popping central lobby, the cornerstone design element envisioned by founder D. Gary Young, and executed brilliantly by Springville-based Scholz Architects. Other images include a second skylight (circular), hip collaboration spaces, and a spacious outdoor patio. (photos by Jake Davis, courtesy Construction Management Consultants)


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“We envisioned this project about 10

years ago, and have been actively working

on it the last four years,” said Ron Harris,

VP of Real Estate, Construction & Facilities

for Young Living. Harris said it was vital for

design aesthetics to make a “statement of

our connection with nature. Our products

are natural, it was important to have that

feel, to have a central space with water,

plant life and ponds, and we wanted a lot of

light to come into the building.”

To that end an RFP was circulated

among a half dozen architecture firms and

a design competition ensued. Kevin Scholz,

Principal Owner of Springville-based Scholz

Architects, submitted an “organic design” of

a building with a dynamic five-story atrium

in the central lobby, with myriad plants,

indoor water features (including a towering

waterfall), and a giant central skylight.

“Gary wanted a design around the idea

that this is a natural products company,”

said Scholz. “One of the company’s main

slogans is ‘essential oils are nature’s

living energy’, so we came up with design

elements with a sense of wellness and

nature. That’s why the building looks like a

flower.”

Rare and exotic plants (frankincense,

myrrh, among others) are scattered

throughout the lobby, and two giant ‘living

walls’ with purple and green foliage greatly

enhance the natural vibe, and are also

meant to help educate distributors.

“Gary wanted everyone to feel the

beauty of Mother Nature,” said Mary Young.

“He designed the atrium to be in the middle

of our building, which seems to give you

a blast of rejuvenating, life-giving energy

as you walk by the massive waterfall. The

building is open and spacious, with natural

light everywhere.”

Scholz said beyond aesthetics, the

building offers optimum functionality,

“The very best architecture is expressed by three principles; when all three are addressed properly, you come up with the best solution, the one that expresses the story the best.”Kevin ScholzScholz Architects

Aerial from the northwest corner shows complex radiuses of this uniquely shaped building. (photo by Aaron Shaw, Endeavour Architectural Photography)


and will house nearly 1,000 employees.

Harris said the building has 1,010 work

stations, and could have had up to 1,300,

but executives didn’t want employees to

be crammed into tiny spaces and opted for

more spacious 6 ft. x 8 ft. work zones, and 14

inch glass to mitigate noise.

And like other 21st Century, tech-

inspired office spaces in Lehi’s Silicon

Slopes area, this building offers all the

trendy, Millennial-enticing amenities that

are becoming standard fare: a full-service

café with healthy menu options, a state-of-

the-art gym and spa area, adjustable work

stations, and hip, collaboration-inspiring

areas.

Scholz said he was deliberate in

creating a balance between function and

form.

“The very best architecture is

expressed by three principles,” he said.

“One is the appropriate aesthetic for the

overall story – it’s 100% about the story

you’re telling. Second is the context in

which it sits – it should look like it fits in

the environment. Third is the functionality.

When all three things are addressed

properly, you come up with the best

solution, the one that expresses the story

the best.

“This project is about Young Living’s

story – the materials, the forms, the layouts,

the amenities,” he added. “It’s about what

they believe in.”

Harris also stressed the importance of

the project team keeping to a tight budget,

which offered many challenges along the

way, given that some design elements were

added and changed at the 11th hour.

“We tried to be careful with money and

produce something unique and maybe even

iconic,” said Harris. “We had some great

value engineering ideas on how to make

things better.”

UNIQUE CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES

Because the building is a curvilinear

structure with very few straight lines,

it tested the skill and craftsmanship of

various construction crews, according to

Bret Vargason, Project Manager for Salt

Lake-based Okland Construction.

“From the foundation to the roof and

everything in between, we were forced

to think curves,” said Vargason. “Layout

was a very important task for all trades as

the typical square gridline layout did not

apply. With up-to-date layout equipment we

were able to ensure that the building was

built per the curvilinear design, with very

few layout mistakes.”

Okland self-performed all concrete

work, including the meticulous, pain-

staking nature of the lobby reflecting

pools, the design of which was inspired

by the shape of the Young Living logo – a

leaf connecting to a drop of essential oil.

Vargason said crews were concerned from

the outset when constructing the intricate

forming system for these pools; it required

the stealth effort of some of Okland’s best

concrete workers to pull off the final result.

“It was slow, methodical and in all

honesty did not turn out perfect,” he

said. “Through some grinding and patching

work after the forms were removed we were

able to comfortably deliver the curvilinear

walls to the tile subcontractor for tile

placement. The final product looks beautiful

and is a focal point of the central court.”

Another noteworthy construction

aspect was the installation of the giant

rectangular skylight (there is a second

circular skylight as well), which appears as

an oval, thanks to the giant curved soffit,

a design element that really adds a ‘wow’

factor to the lobby.

Vargason said the main skylight was

constructed and welded on the ground in

sections before being flown into place. The

apex of the skylight stands more than 80

ft. above the reflecting pools. Crews had

to leave two 85 ft. boom lift cranes in the

center court for six months as framing,

drywall, painting and glasswork was

finished. The main entry was left open so

the lifts could be moved out once interior

finish work was sufficiently completed. Two

swing stages were connected to permanent

ceiling mounted anchors to build the two

large video screens and the living plant

walls.

The unique shape of the building

required an equally unique structural

system, according to Josh Ogle, Project

Manager for Salt Lake-based Dunn

Associates. The building envelope was built

on a curve using two sets of radial grids,

which required significant studies for the

structural layout to allow for proper space

planning while minimizing costs. A steel

moment frame structural system was laid

out along the perimeter of the building and

at the five-story interior courtyard. Since

beams don’t naturally come radiused, it

made sense to fabricate beams straight

then use radial bent plates to achieve the

sleek interior and exterior. The design is 25%

higher than code per owner request, a nod

to its interest in employee safety.

Ogle said the main skylight is arched,

which allowed for steel sections to be

lighter and smaller, and opened it up for

better lighting and views. Smaller purlins

between the main beams are tied together

into a three-dimensional space frame,

which created the necessary support

system for expected wind and seismic

loads. Additional braces prevent the arched

beams from thrusting outward when

loaded to their maximum design loads.

Special consideration was given to the

unique lighting, power and data needs >>


Sleek furniture greets visitors in the main lobby waiting area. (photo by Jake Davis)


of this global headquarters. Designers

from BNA Consulting Engineers of Salt Lake

designed optimal task lighting for work

areas such as research labs, an employee

fitness center, retail store, and a full-size

commercial kitchen, while softer ambient

lighting was provided for dining and other

common areas, according to Justin Fawson

of BNA. Electrical, telecommunication and

security infrastructure was designed not

only to accommodate current operating

needs, but also allow for future growth and

communication between various Global

Campus buildings.

The custom audio and video

distribution system allows for a system-

wide takeover, which consists of over 100

displays and all audio systems throughout

the facility. The creation of this system

spreads news, events, and achievements

speedily through the five-story building to

unify and inform employees all at once.

The building also contains over 80

conference rooms, which allow product

representatives from around the world

to have a space they can easily connect

their devices into a user-friendly video

conferencing system.

Another unique feature is the in-house

auditorium system that is designed for

even coverage throughout the audience.

It features a custom projector screen that

encompasses the stage wall, which allows

the firm to provide personalized content

along with live broadcasting capabilities.

Throughout the design process, Young

Living representatives repeatedly informed

designers of their desire to be responsible

stewards of the environment. To that

end, hundreds of solar panels and several

electric vehicle (EV) charging stations were

installed on the premises.

Glass is a prominent feature

throughout, particularly in the Oculus and

large conference rooms where crews placed

140 panels (3,800 SF) of tempered glass,

along with ½-inch doors with patch fittings

that were incorporated into the walls.

LEGACY BUILDING

For project team members, final

completion of a project of this scope and

magnitude is beyond rewarding. Davis,

who views the last four years as a labor

of love and considers the project as a

“pinnacle” to his 30-year career, said work

continues on a major T.I. renovation of

the building that served as the former

headquarters in Lehi, along with a 200,000

SF warehouse addition in Spanish Fork.

“I think it’s the most amazing office

building in the state,” gushed Davis. “We feel

blessed to have a client like Young Living. A

developer does not have the capacity to do

a project like this. One of the best decisions

we made was hiring an architect who could

bring Gary and Mary’s vision to life.”

“They’re great people and it’s a great

story,” added Scholz of the Youngs. “It’s

just been a very enjoyable project. We’ve

done some big projects in the past, but this

is the biggest project; it wasn’t a gigantic

leap. We have a great staff, people who

have been with me for 25 years. We won

the project based on design – that’s a

wonderful compliment. The general idea,

the form was the same; it got refined and


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much bigger (from 150,000 SF to 263,000 SF) as

it progressed.”

Scholz said a second “twin” building

is slated to be added to the YL Campus at

some point in the future; that project is in

preliminary design.

Vargason said this project ranks at the

top for him in terms of the ‘wow factor’.

“Standing in that Central Court is a sight

to behold,” he said. “It’s very unique, very

impressive.” n

YOUNG LIVINGGLOBAL HEADQUARTERSLocation: Lehi

Cost: N/A

Square Feet: 263,000

Levels/Stories: 5

PROJECT TEAM

Owner: Young Living

Owner’s Rep: Construction Management

Consultants

DESIGN TEAM

Architect: Scholz Architects

Civil: CIR Engineering

Electrical: BNA

Mechanical: Van Boerum & Frank

Structural: Dunn Associates

Landscape: Arcsitio

Interior Design: Scholz Architects

Furniture: Workspace Elements

CONSTRUCTION TEAM

GC: Okland Construction

Plumbing: Archer Mechanical

HVAC: Cherrington’s

Electrical: Wasatch Electric

Concrete: Okland Construction

Steel Fabrication: GEM Buildings

Steel Erection: Unlimited Steel

Glass/Curtain Wall: Mollerup; Noorda;

Western Interior Services

Masonry: IMS Masonry

Drywall/Acoustics: Standard Drywall, Inc.

Painting: CDR

Tile/Stone: Metro Tile

Carpentry: Boswell Wasatch

Flooring: Design Team

Roofing: Superior Roofing

Waterproofing: USI

Excavation: Hadco

Landscaping: Great Western


Okland Construction’s concrete team was

uniquely challenged with a one-of-a-kind

curvilinear structure on Young Living’s

HQ that looks more like a spacecraft than

a modern office building. The structure

flows inside and out, with curved features

that climb from the curvilinear concrete

foundation to the metal paneled roof

parapets.

The spacious five-story lobby is the

star of the building, and while the grand

skylight sets the tone of the entire space,

the curved concrete features – including

radiused and battered water features and

retaining walls – demand recognition for

their remarkable aesthetic qualities.

The spectacular concrete water

feature at the grand entrance was round in

plan, angled in section, sloped in elevation,

and required a form that couldn’t be

affordably cut on a CNC machine. So, a

team of craftsmen built the form by hand,

carefully crafting each of 100 pieces of

plywood to assure all lines were vertically

plumb and horizontally level.

A Xypex additive was mixed into

concrete for the three-story interior

waterfall, in addition to all other water

features, to make them waterproof.

Crews placed more than 11 miles of

structural steel, 8,120 yards of concrete, and

32 miles of rebar throughout the project.

Keeping a project of this magnitude on

schedule – one where the scope increased

nearly 40% – required construction to

start well before all design elements were

finalized. Some keys included:

• Reinforcing the footings that

supported the main water features

and central court. Since the footings

were already in place, the team

relied on detailed planning with key

subcontractors to augment them.

• Connecting steel quickly and

accurately was exacerbated by a

curved lined grid with no square

corners. Steel fabrication and

erection subcontractors worked

together to ensure every anchor

bolt setting was tested at least

three times before placing it in the

concrete.

• Expediting steel detailing and

fabrication. The steel contractor and

structural engineer formed a team

that spent 9,000 hours detailing the

steel.

• Using Geofoam expanded

polystyrene throughout the building

exterior as lightweight void fill

to reduce lateral pressure on the

concrete.

Another key was upping the speed of

glazing installation by deploying a pre-

fabricated, unitized window wall system.

Panels were bunked and shipped to the

site, and quickly erected into place saving

significant time and requiring less labor.

Crews placed 1,450 panels (52,000 SF total)

at a rate of 1,000 SF per day.

Another intricate challenge was

pouring the glass-polished concrete floor

in the museum section, with floor in this

visible space featuring inlaid glass and

metal, giving a punch to the visual appeal.

To ensure optimal amounts of glass and

metal were added, crews divided the floor

into 49 separate sections to calculate how

many pounds of glass each section needed,

then simply added that weight of crushed

glass to the mix. After the floor cured, it

was ground down to expose the inlaid

glass. n


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Three decades in, Hadco founder John David Hadfield is supremely confident in his firm’s short-term growth and long-term future.

By Brad Fullmer

STEADY AT THIRTY

It’s been three decades since John David

Hadfield founded Lehi-based Hadco

Construction, one of the more unique

firms in Utah with a diverse range of

services covering heavy/civil construction

in both commercial and residential

markets.

From his sprawling Lehi headquarters

– situated in the heart of the southern end

of ‘Silicon Slopes’ just north of the 2100

North exit, a bustling three-mile stretch

of road from I-15 to Redwood Road his

firm built at the beginning of the decade

– Hadfield has had a prime view of myriad

commercial office and retail projects

that have sprouted up around him since

Adobe’s first office building finished in

December 2012.

Factor in the $450 million I-15 Tech

Corridor project that includes upgrades

to SR-92 and 2100 North Interchanges

along with 17 bridges, and it’s safe to say

construction activity has never been busier

than right now in the Lehi area. Hadco has

more than held its own during this period

with robust growth in employees (300 to

600) and annual revenues ($50 million to

$100 million), which have climbed roughly

$10 million per year the past five years –

incredible growth by any measure.

“Our goal is to continue to get better,”

Hadfield says firmly, and in talking to key

leaders at the 30-year-old company it’s

apparent their President/CEO backs up

his goals with rigorous – and consistent –

planning and training every month. This

includes not only top executives and field

superintendents, but anyone within the firm

Company founder John David Hadfield has learned to better delegate responsibilities to employees manning key leadership roles, which he admitted wasn’t always a strength. Through steady training and a commitment to hitting ambitious monthly goals, Hadco has become a force in residential infrastructure and commercial site development, along with other related heavy/civil construction services.


who has a desire to improve their position

within the growing company. Hadfield

makes no bones about the fact that he is

more than happy to reward people who

invest time and effort into growing the

company and making it more efficient.

“We’re doing more in-house training

in an effort to bring people up to (leaders’)

level,” said Hadfield, mentioning specifics

like role-playing in a trouble-shooting

situation, face-to-face communication

with clients, not over-relying on email, and

consequences of social media posts.

He mentions the four ‘E’s’ – Energy,

Energize, Execute, Edge – and a theme of ‘H’

to the third power – Hungry, Humble and

Hadco-Smart, which he defines as being

competent to do your job technically, but

also being adept at working with people

and maximizing their output.

“We always set goals. When I was in

college (BYU, Construction Management)…

there was always a goal to become

more, to become better. So I’ve always

approached it as ‘why can’t we be the

best?’ It’s about improving processes,

holding people accountable, making sure

you only do things once. 30 years ago when

we had four employees that wasn’t one

of the dreams. But now? It’s achievable.

We’re not the biggest, but we want to be

a preferred contractor, one that people

choose to work with.”

Improvement Starts at the Top

Hadco has five primary divisions:

Residential, Development, Concrete,

Trucking, TM Crushing, the latter a fully

operational gravel pit at Talon’s Cove

at Eagle Mountain. 80% of its work is

negotiated, a nod to decades of working

directly with clients, including many of

the largest homebuilders in the state,

including Ivory Homes (one of Hadfield’s

first clients and likely its biggest year-to-

year), Richmond American, Perry Homes,

Oakwood, and others. Hadfield says the

firm provides full infrastructure for 2,500

homes annually, a volume he couldn’t

fathom even a decade ago.

In addition to the residential

homebuilding market, Hadco is working

primarily in office, K-12, heavy/highway,

and industrial markets, with work

currently plentiful across all markets,

including work at The New SLC Airport.

Diversity is a company staple.

“We need to stay balanced so if one

market goes south, we have work in other

places and can move crews,” says Hadfield

He is also quick to point out that he

looks at his own self-improvement as

a vital aspect of the company’s overall

health and performance.

In the 90s while Hadfield was slowly

growing his business, he was involved in

literally every decision, no matter how

minute or trivial. He realized years ago – 15

or so by his estimation – that he needed to

learn to become a better delegator, and to

make company-wide decisions with plenty

of key input from others. It wasn’t always

easy to cede control and put faith in

others, but it made the company stronger.

“At first he micro-managed – he

wanted to know everything that was going

on,” said Erik Peterson, Residential Division

Manager and 25-year Hadco vet. “Once you

grow to a certain size you need to rely on

people more, that’s where his management

style changed.”

“There is a never-ending drive to

be better,” said Ryan Lund, CFO. “He

emphasizes the fact that we can overcome

any obstacles that arise on jobs.”

“There is very little he’s not aware of;

he’s not afraid to take on new adventures,”

added Fred Bond, Concrete Construction

Manager. “He evolved over the years. John

can be very personable.” >>

Hadco: 30 Years

“It’s about improving processes, holding people accountable, making sure you only do things once. 30 years ago when we had four employees that wasn’t one of the dreams. But now? It’s achievable. We’re not the biggest, but we want to be a preferred contractor, one that people choose to work with.”

– John David Hadfield

Hadco’s leadership team includes (left to right): Ryan Lund, CFO; Jeremy Witt, Maintenance Manager; Jeff Seliger, General Superintendent; Erik Peterson, Residential Division Manager; Fred Bond, Concrete Construction Manager; Brady Barney, Operations Manager, TM Crushing; Tanya Smith, Scheduling Manager; Kendall Page, Chief Estimator; John David Hadfield, President/CEO; Scott Bale, Trucking Division Manager; Dixon Downs, Operations Manager.


Hadfield is also very much a no-

nonsense, nitty-gritty business owner, one

that cringes at careless mistakes in the

field, primarily injuries of any kind. A few

years ago after a rash of reported injuries,

Hadfield hired a second full-time safety

professional and insisted that every single

injured employee have a personal, one-on-

one sit down meeting with Hadfield in his

office. It didn’t take long to see a dramatic

improvement in overall safety.

“Any damage over $500, utility hit or

injury, and they get a personal meeting

with me,” said Hadfield. “Nobody wants

to be there. The goal before they leave my

office is to get them to own it. It lowered

incident rates 40% the first year.”

Hadfield also brought in experts to

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help him with the process of making the

business more transparent to other execs

and future leaders, as he eyes a succession

plan. Hadfield is only 51, and will likely

work for another 15 to 20 years full-time,

before transitioning to the next generation

of leaders, which could include one or

more of his five children. Ashley, 24, his

oldest, has done marketing and business

development in the past for Hadco and

recently took a job at the University of

Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute after

graduating from the U in 2018. Son J.D., 22,

is a laborer on one of Hadco’s residential

crews; son Josh is on an LDS mission. Each

child, he assured, will have to go through

the ranks and learn the business from the

ground up (or below ground, factoring in

excavation work) before being handed the

keys to the company. Hadfield is confident

the firm is in moving in a good direction.

“Five years ago I had to change,”

he says. “I had to set up a deferred

compensation plan, and it’s the best thing I

ever did. The plan rewards employees well.

We have a good succession plan in place. The

economy plays a large part in our success,

and we’ve been able to grow our base to

handle that much work. We’re at a size that

allows us to handle most any project. The

credit goes to our great staff.” n



CONTROLLING YOUR DESTINYMorgan Asphalt’s new state-of-the-art asphalt plant positions the company for greater future success via total material independence.

By Brad Fullmer

Morgan Asphalt executives (left to right) Thom Morgan, Spencer Parkinson, and Matt Morgan at the firm’s new asphalt plant in Magna on SR-201 at 7600 West. The plant features a complex blue smoke capture system that funnels exhaust into the kiln, where it’s vaporized.


When Thom Morgan returned from a

three-year stint as President of the

Missouri St. Louis Mission for the

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

in July 2016, it didn’t take long for him and

son Matt to sit down and start formulating

a long-term business plan to ensure future

success of their asphalt paving company.

As the owners/top executives at Salt

Lake-based Morgan Asphalt, Thom (CEO)

and Matt (President) knew their top priority

revolved around becoming completely

material independent – which meant first

acquiring a gravel pit, and then assembling

a hot mix asphalt (HMA) plant.

“Through the evolution of that

discussion it became apparent to us that

the only way in the contracting industry to

secure your future is to have some sort of

independence – to control your product,

control your resources and really, control

your destiny,” said Matt, so the company

“is not beholden to anybody else and we

can control our own material.”

Morgan Asphalt officially opened its

HMA plant at 7600 West SR-201 in Magna

on June 14 with the production of its first

asphalt, at a location Thom believes is ideally

situated for the future growth of the valley,

including the hotly anticipated Inland Port.

“The attractiveness of this plant is

purely its location, and the easy access to

many freeway systems,” said Thom, noting

the future connection of the Mountain

View Corridor to SR-201, as well as a future

I-80/7200 West connection. “We’re at the

southern end of the Inland Port and feel

there will be good opportunities there.”

It’s been an 18-month whirlwind

getting to this point, starting with the

acquisition in January 2018 of a 620-acre

aggregate pit on the outskirts of Grantsville

(approximately 25 miles from its plant).

The next land acquisition occurred

last December, with Morgan purchasing

the plant’s 40-acre parcel from Kennecott

Utah/Rio Tinto. After figuring out design

details – which emphasized efficiency and

environmental compliance – the company

obtained a permit to build February 22,

going full-bore over the next 16 weeks to

its June completion.

Morgan hired Salt Lake-based

Jacobsen Construction for concrete

footings and foundation work; it hired

Tekko, Inc. of Tooele for the erection of steel

and building components. Manufactured

by Orlando-based Gencor Industries, the

new asphalt plant is capable of producing

400 tons per hour and features six 300-ton

storage silos (1,800-ton capacity), three oil

silos, two 180-foot-long scales (installed

by D&G Scale of West Valley; large enough

to weigh a full double-belly trailer), and

a control tower that oversees the entire

operation. >>


The highlight of the plant is its blue

smoke recovery system, which pulls all

smoke from the operations through a

complex horizontal drag slab duct work

system and into the asphalt drum, where it

is vaporized. The drum features the state’s

first ‘Ultra Low NOx’ burner, which Thom

said emits one-quarter of the emissions as

the next most efficient asphalt plants in

Utah, and up to 1/40th of the emissions of

the worst plants. In addition, a giant ‘bag

house’ is equipped with 1,100 micro-veneer

bags to capture dust, further mitigating

emissions.

“It is the lowest emitting asphalt plant

in Utah – that is a fair claim,” said Brian

Mensinger, Managing Consultant for Trinity

Consultants, an environmental consultant

that helped Morgan obtain an air quality

permit, which included various modeling

procedures to predict pollutant outputs

and ensure the plant met national ambient

air quality standards. “Thom decided

to take it a step above (state air quality

requirements) to ensure that there is no

odor, very low air emissions, and it’s very

efficient.”

“Our plant would meet California air

standards, which I expect Utah will adopt

in the next couple of years,” said Thom.

Matt added that the company is

busy finishing up an automated conveyor

system (aiming for completion at the end

of August) for material off-loading, which

will reduce labor costs by eliminating two

positions, while minimizing the number of

times the material is handled before being

processed into asphalt.

“It will be interesting to see how

the industry uses technology to address

labor shortages,” he said. “Our automated

system will be efficient, super clean, and

smooth as can be.”

Matt emphasized that these moves

would not be possible without Morgan’s

dedicated crew of 220 employees.

“None of this works without the right

people,” he said. “When we’re one person,

we can only do so much. The human

capital, more so now than ever in the

history of our company, we have the right

people in the right seats on the bus. The

credit goes to our people – they have made

this project happen.”

Morgan will ultimately move its entire

operations from its current 1970 North

Redwood Road location to the 40-acre

parcel. The company is planning to build

a new 22,000 SF office, a 14,000 SF shop,

and a 4,000 SF materials lab. Its concrete

recycling operation was also relocated to

the site recently.

Currently, the company is producing

asphalt for the majority of its own projects,

while selling small quantities to local

independent contractors. The Morgan’s

are confident their substantial investment

will yield a solid ROI, and that production

will ultimately ramp up to where the

firm is providing asphalt for contractors

and owners, including cities, counties,

municipalities and UDOT.

Matt concluded: “We’ve been around

for more than 20 years and we want to be

around for another 20 years, and longer.” n

MORGAN ASPHALTLocation: Salt Lake; Magna (HMA Plant)

Year Founded: 1996

Sr. Management: Thom Morgan, CEO; Matt

Morgan, President; Dan Frost, Operations

Manager; Brice Butler, Equipment

Manager; Jake Ward, Safety Manager;

Evan Stewart, Materials Manager

Peak No. of Employees: 220

Services: Asphalt Paving, Pipe/Utility,

Excavating/Grading, Material Recycling,

Roto-Milling, Hot Mix Asphalt

Motto: “Morgan Means More”


“It will be interesting to see how the industry uses technology to address labor shortages. Our automated system will be efficient, super clean, and smooth as can be.”

– Matt Morgan,President, Morgan Asphalt


Geneva Rock’s proposed expansion

last October of its Point of the

Mountain aggregate pit operations

received more than its share of attention –

and negative public backlash – prompting

Draper City Council to instead pass a

resolution restricting all future mining

within city limits.

The resulting ‘dust up’ between

Geneva Rock and Draper City – hardly

the first time a local community has

complained about gravel pits being

nothing more than an eyesore, health

hazard or general nuisance – sparked

action during Utah’s 2019 Legislative

session that resulted in the passage of H.B.

288 Critical Infrastructure Materials.

The bill, at its core, provides basic

protections for aggregate pit owners by

limiting cities’ ability to impose undue

or unnecessary regulations and/or

restrictions on existing operations, said its

sponsor, Rep. Logan Wilde of District 53.

“I’m happy we got it through – it was

a heavy lift to get to where we are,” said

Wilde, who represents rural counties

including Rich, Daggett, Duchesne, Morgan

and Summit. “We’re trying to get it into the

general land use portion of the code; that

will take some time.”

“Our industry is at a crossroads,”

said Stewart Lamb, Manager, Business

and Development for Salt Lake-based

Kilgore Companies, which owns Altaview

Concrete and operates several aggregate

pits throughout the state. “There is an

interesting debate. What prevails when,

as an industry, we have vested assets with

long-term goals and objectives – backed by

constitutional private property rights – yet

we’re subject to the ever-changing whims

of statutory laws and local ordinances? Our

[ PIT POLITICS]

Geneva Rock invested $11 million in its Overland Conveyor System in 2014, part of $30-plus million the company has spent in recent years to upgrade its mining operations by reducing environmental impact at its Point of the Mountain aggregate pit in Draper, at the southern border of Salt Lake County. (courtesy Clyde Cos.)


point is to make sure we’re in a position of

predictability, not only from an ownership

standpoint but a legislative standpoint.”

“It’s a property rights issue,” said Dave

Kallas, Director of Communications and Sr.

Advisor for Orem-based Clyde Companies,

owner of Geneva Rock Products and

operator of the Point of the Mountain (POM)

pit, located prominently along I-15 at the

line dividing Salt Lake and Utah Counties.

“When you are permitted and operating

within the law, that is a fundamental right

in our country. We’re seeing attempts by

local governments to undermine that. It got

to a point where that last chip caused an

avalanche. As an industry, we can’t sit back

and do nothing and not defend ourselves.

We need to work together, those in the

construction industry who rely on this

product – to step up.

“Every business, every construction

company, and anyone who relies on

aggregates in Utah should be really

concerned about what is happening,”

Kallas emphasized. “H.B. 288 sought to

bring certainty back to that, and frame

that as a regional issue.”

“The challenges we have are typical

of industry activity in proximity to

neighborhoods and being good neighbors,”

said Jake Goodliffe, Vice President, North

Wasatch Front for Ogden-based Staker

Parson Companies. “It’s an ongoing

challenge in the sand and gravel industry.

It takes constant effort and campaigning

in keeping information accurate.”

“What’s happening at the Point of the

Mountain is happening in other places to

varying scales and degrees,” said Lamb.

“We work hard to develop and maintain

good relationships, but there are changes

in how the public and local approval >>

UAPA 2019 Conference

[ PIT POLITICS]The passage of H.B. 288 was a positive step in preserving the rights of Utah aggregate pit owners, who face a steady uphill battle in combating negative perceptions of residents and municipal authorities.

By Brad Fullmer


bodies see us as an industry. We’re trying

to figure out how to cohabitate.”

“It’s a far-reaching issue that affects

not just construction firms, but all

developers and the economy as a whole,”

added Rich Thorn, President/CEO of the

Associated General Contractors (AGC) of

Utah. “For gravel pit owners it’s about

their property rights…it goes back to

constitutional rights of land ownership.”

N.I.M.B.Y. (Not in My Back Yard)

Tooele County added to the aggregate

pit debate last December when its

commissioner took what Kallas said was

an “unprecedented step” in passing a new

ordinance requiring aggregate pit owners to

have yet another new permit on top of their

existing conditional use permit or legal non-

conforming (grandfathered) permit.

Lamb said officials are concerned that

some existing pits didn’t have permits, and

others don’t have reclamation plans, and

the County wants all operators to be on the

same plane. In addition, Tooele County feels

like aggregates mined from its land ends up

building projects in other counties.

“They wanted everyone to come into a

new standard, but it leapfrogs traditional

vested rights, and you should be allowed

to operate within those vested rights,” said

Lamb. “From their perception they have

materials for mining, and they perceive that

the (aggregate) industry doesn’t benefit

them as much as Salt Lake.”

Kallas said Tooele’s new permit

requirements will have negative impacts on

all pit owners in the County.

“Tooele is saying that they are just

adding new requirements…in reality (they)

are adding a new permit and making it

so difficult, we don’t know if we will be

in business in Tooele a year from now,”

said Kallas. “We’ve all been given as of

December 2018 an 18-month deadline (to

comply). At the time, they didn’t even have

a staff member to approve new excavation

permits, yet they’re going to have dozens

and dozens of new (permit applications).”

Tooele County and Draper City officials

did not respond to repeated requests for

comment.

Gravel pit owners have been proactive

in keeping their operations running

efficiently and within environmental

regulations.

“We’ve invested $30 million in the last

few years on sustainability, dust mitigation,

emission reduction and power consumption

reduction,” said Kallas. “Geneva is putting

their money where their mouth is, in terms

of being a good steward.”

The phrase ‘Not in My Backyard’

(N.I.M.B.Y) is heard all too often in the

aggregate industry. Local officials bring up

concerns about hours of operation, dust

mitigation, traffic and haul routes – it makes

compliance an unenviable task on many

levels.

“It’s a factor in any business, not just

gravel pits,” said Wilde. “People get tired of

growth and there are some concerns. At the

same time, every (community) is looking for

the next Wal-Mart. You’ve got to have some

sort of (economic) expansion.”

“The application and governance

process are high hurdles,” Kallas added.

To combat future issues from arising

with Utah communities, aggregate pit

owners teamed up in March to create the

Critical Infrastructure Materials Coalition

(CIMC), a group that will work with other

local construction entities in lobbying

state political officials to keep onerous

regulations in check and allow pits to

remain operating within their permit.

Lamb was quick to point out that not

all local municipalities are anti-growth or

particularly against having aggregate pits

in their communities.

“We appreciate communities where

we function well and have no issues,” he

said. “There are many along the Wasatch

Front that understand our industry and are

willing to work with us.”

“We actually have a good working

relationship with the City of Eagle Mountain

and its residents,” said Brady Barney,

Operations Manager for TM Crushing in

Talon’s Cove, a division of Lehi-based Hadco

Construction. “They come out anytime we

have blasting. They let us know if there

are issues that come up with residents. It’s

an open door relationship. We have extra

(environmental) policies in place – ‘good

neighbor’ policies – like if we feel the wind is

too high we’ll shut it down, even if we’re still

allowed by law to operate.”

Near ‘Perfect’ Aggregate

Sources, Locations

Critics of aggregate pits located in the

heart of vibrant communities – the Point of

the Mountain pit and the pit located next

Aggregate Pits

The gravel pit adjacent to the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon is a prime example of where aggregates naturally developed in Utah thousands of years ago – along the eastern benches of the Wasatch Front range – left behind by the drainage of Lake Bonneville. (photo by J.P. Flank)


to the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon

on Wasatch Blvd. are prime examples –

cite potential air quality hazards for local

residents as reason enough to want them

shut down. They also contend that sand and

gravel can be mined virtually anywhere, so

why keep these urban gravel pits operating?

Lets start with the most basic reason:

bottom-line cost. Industry professionals

across the board say it costs an extra $2-$3

per mile to haul aggregates from point A

to point B. Not only that, having aggregate

sources near construction zones reduces

diesel truck traffic and fuel emissions.

There is a reason contractors set up ‘batch

plants’ for concrete and asphalt projects

right at job sites.

“The public doesn’t understand the

impact to traffic and air quality if we had

gravel pits located 50 miles outside the

Wasatch Front,” said Thorn. “The additional

expense just to haul materials from that

type of distance would drive construction

costs up astronomically on all project

types.”

Having the POM pit located a stone’s

throw from the bustling construction

activity within the 20-mile Silicon Slopes

corridor has been a godsend for keeping

budgets in line and construction schedules

on time.

“You have to mine it where the

material exists,” said Kallas. “Most

aggregates lie on the east bench of the

Wasatch Range and as you get further

out in the west desert, there are just not

the same aggregate sources. The first (pit)

operator to move 50 miles into the desert is

the first to go out of business.”

“We know it’s not realistic to have

sand and gravel resources near every

development in every community, but

you’re not going to truck aggregates from

St. George to Utah County,” said Goodliffe.

“The further away it is, the more cost

prohibitive it is.”

Another factor lost on the general

public is the quality of natural aggregate

mined from POM, Big Cottonwood Canyon,

and other east bench pits along the

Wasatch Range.

According to a 2001 article by William

Case of the Utah Geological Survey, the

abundance of ‘good’ aggregate deposits

along the Wasatch Front is a result of

a billion years of geological processes

including 1) deposition of limestone and

sandstone in shallow oceans, 2) uplift of

mountain ranges, 3) fracturing and erosion

of rock, and 4) transport and deposition of

sand and gravel by streams, glaciers and

lake processes.

Lake Bonneville, an Ice Age lake

roughly the size of Lake Michigan that once

covered the entire state of Utah, rose to its

highest level about 15,000 years ago and

then drained away, leaving behind vast

sand and gravel deposits along shorelines

that make up ‘bathtub rings’ around the

Wasatch Front.

The quality of the aggregate in

these pits is considered excellent, with

properties that allow for easy crushing,

while being ideal for ready-mix concrete

and asphalt paving applications because

of its hardness, which improves long-term

durability. n


early two-thirds of the way through

2019, the construction and design

industry in the Beehive State continues

to operate at near-record levels in

most major building markets, energized by

two huge generational projects (The New

SLC Airport, Utah State Prison) and a steady

stream of big money being poured into

cutting-edge commercial developments in

Downtown Salt Lake, Silicon Slopes, and the

greater Wasatch Front at large.

And despite continued pressures on

contractors to adequately staff project

teams in virtually every trade and keep pace

with rising construction budgets and torrid

fast-track schedules, activity will likely not

slow much looking ahead to the next 18-

plus months.

“I think Utah’s construction industry

should remain solid for the foreseeable

future, at least through the end of 2020,”

said Rich Thorn, President/CEO of the

Associated General Contractors (AGC) of

Utah. “We’re seeing some indicators that

it could slow some the last quarter of

2020, but nothing substantial. Manpower

continues to remain the biggest concern for

most firms, especially skilled trades.”

And The Fed cutting its benchmark rate

by a quarter point July 31 to a range of 2%

to 2.25% – its first rate cut since December

2008, when the recession was wreaking

havoc on the A/E/C industry – is yet another

positive economic indicator heading into

the first year of a new decade.

A total of 23 general contractors with

Utah-based headquarters submitted

surveys (only one did not disclose

revenues) for UC&D’s 2019 Top Utah

General Contractor Rankings (based on

2018 income), including 18 general builders

(vertical) and 5 heavy/highway/civil

(horizontal) contractors. The rankings are

split into two categories: Overall (revenues

from all U.S. offices); Utah (revenues from

in-state offices, listed by GC type).

Sandy-based Layton Construction

secured the No. 1 position in combined

office revenues with a record $1.804 billion

(with a B) from 2018, a respectable $380

million jump, and a testament to its growing

national reach from 10 office locations. Salt

Lake-based Big-D Construction is at No. 2

with $1.516 billion from eight offices (six

Big-D, two Big-D Signature) in four primary

regions, a slight dip from its record of $1.637

billion in ’17 when it ranked first overall.

Okland Construction of Salt Lake

comes in at No. 3 with $1.092 billion total

from three western offices, after initially

cracking the billion-mark ($1.03 B) in ’17. Salt

Lake-based Jacobsen Construction is fourth

again with $627.4 million overall, down from

a top mark last year of $770.3 million, but its

third straight year over $600 million.

The next three spots belong to heavy/

highway firms that all show slight bumps

in revenue from ’17 to ‘18: No. 5-ranked

Clyde Companies or Orem ($475 million);

No. 6 Staker Parson Companies of Ogden

($460 million); No. 7 Ralph L. Wadsworth

Construction of Draper ($345 million).

Eight general builders follow at Nos.

8-15, with eighth-ranked R&O Construction

of Ogden reporting overall revenues of

$319.8 million ($26 million increase) from

offices in Ogden and Las Vegas. Rimrock

Construction of Draper is ninth at $318.9

Revenue numbers remain robust for most Utah-based commercial general contractors, who continue to report healthy backlogs, a favorable building climate, and no shortage of diverse, challenging projects in both the public and private sectors.

By Brad Fullmer

N

ALL SYSTEMS GO


million, up $42 million. Hogan & Associates

of Centerville rounds out the Top 10 at

$305.7 million, up from $290.2 million in ’17.

No. 11-ranked Westland Construction

of Orem reports a record $287.2 million,

up a healthy $66 million, while Ascent

Construction of Farmington is at No. 12

with $223.9 million, essentially flat from

’17’s record $227.5 million.

Ogden-based Wadman Corporation

ranks 13th with $170 million (a modest

$10 million gain), while Hughes General

Contractors of North Salt Lake is 14th

with $158.2 million, its best-ever mark and

$30 million up from the previous year. No.

15 Zwick Construction of Midvale reports

a company-best $157 million combined

(other offices in St. George, and Irvine,

Calif.), an impressive $40 million gain.

Whitaker Construction, a municipal/

utility GC from Brigham City, comes in at

No. 16 with $109.8 million, a 45% spike of

$35 million from the previous year. Four

general builders close out the second ten:

Ogden-based Kier Construction at 17th

with $102 million; Pentalon Construction

of Murray at 18th with $89 million,

Cameron Construction of South Salt Lake

at 19th with $36.5 million, and Stacey

Enterprises of Ogden comes in at No. 20

with $30 million.

The final two positions go to

21st-ranked St. George-based Watts

Construction at $24.7 million, and No. 22

Murray-based Stallings Construction at

$24.6 million.

Lehi-based Hadco Construction,

primarily a Heavy/Civil contractor,

submitted a survey but chose not to

disclose specific revenues from ’18.

Modest Tweaks to Utah List

The rankings change slightly when

looking only at revenues earned from

general builders with Utah-based offices,

with Big-D placing first with $850.7 million, a

nearly $100 million increase year-over-year.

Okland Construction is second at

$752.6 million, Jacobsen third with $473

million, and Layton fourth at $408.5 million.

Nos. 5-8 go to firms with just Utah-only

offices: Rimrock at No. 5 ($318.9 million);

Hogan at No. 6 ($305.7); Westland at No. 7

($287.2); Ascent at No. 8 ($223.9). R&O ranks

No. 9 in Utah-revenue with $204.6 million,

and Wadman is No. 10 at $170 million.

Analysis of Non-Residential

Construction from 2018-19

According to statistics provided by

David J. Benway, Research Analyst at the

Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the

University of Utah, the number of non-

residential construction permits in Utah

from January-June (2018-19) dropped from

6,731 to 5,901 (-17%), but ’18 values rose to

$1.649 billion, from $1.451 billion (+13.6%)

in ’17. This illustrates higher average

valuations per project across all markets,

the result of increased material costs and

higher labor wages.

Top markets included Tenant

Improvements ($498 million, covering

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NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION BY CITY, JANUARY - JUNE 2018-19

CITY 2019 2018 YOY CHANGE

Salt Lake City $243,912,473 $317,874,147 -23.3%

Draper $174,397,242 $46,240,783 277.2%

Eagle Mountain $101,028,047 $6,534,399 1446.1%

Logan $89,608,783 $23,401,270 282.9%

Lindon $88,102,007 $15,164,816 481.0%

South Jordan $79,785,000 $31,831,000 150.7%

Orem $77,996,212 $20,223,327 285.7%

Sandy $65,842,019 $72,419,202 -9.1%

Layton $48,759,371 $7,278,321 569.9%

Lehi $45,985,850 $136,024,021 -66.2%

St. George $40,561,558 $100,931,551 -59.8%

West Jordan $39,290,674 $35,874,947 9.5%

West Valley City $38,900,269 $67,903,210 -42.7%

Spanish Fork $37,331,996 $8,199,149 355.3%

Washington $36,789,993 $7,002,791 425.4%

Ogden $34,057,952 $25,199,632 35.2%

Herriman $29,715,716 $18,434,319 61.2%

Pleasant Grove $28,861,985 $86,361,683 -66.6%

Saratoga Springs $24,653,138 $3,864,956 537.9%

Cottonwood Heights $21,158,574 $26,686,645 -20.7%

Roy $19,938,489 $1,891,830 953.9%

Other Salt Lake Co $14,743,600 $4,298,648 243.0%

Farmington $13,947,980 $9,584,994 45.5%

Springville $12,684,055 $4,737,185 167.8%

Taylorsville $12,406,176 $6,033,048 105.6%

Vineyard $10,800,695 $6,378,279 69.3%

Murray $10,042,441 $16,146,894 -37.8%

Tooele $9,987,336 $1,396,225 615.3%

Kaysville $9,804,423 $19,464,210 -49.6%

Hurricane $9,322,374 $10,072,717 -7.4%

Grand Total $1,649,302,572 $1,451,930,361 13.6%

Source: Ivory-Bolyer Construction Database

all building types), Office ($332 million),

Industrial ($296 million), Structures ($106

million), Retail ($88 million).

Salt Lake County tops Non-Res

spending by county at $753 million (up

7.8%), while Utah County is second at $440

million (up 31.3%), a nice jump from ’17 of

over $105 million. Davis County was third at

$102 million (up 11.9%), while Cache County

showed the biggest increase at a whopping

208%, going from $32 million to over $100

million in permit values. Washington County

($92 million, down 27% from $127 million) is

fifth, followed by Weber County in sixth ($87

million, up 52%).

Labor Woes Restricting Growth

According to federal employment data

released at the end of July by the Associated

General Contractors (AGC) of America,

construction employment grew in 253 out

of 358 metro areas (71%) between June 2018

and June 2019. Gains would have been even

higher in many cities, if firms could find

qualified workers.

“Demand for construction remains

robust in most metro areas,” said Ken

Simonson, Chief Economist for AGC. “But,

with record job openings in construction and

the lowest overall unemployment rate since

1969, it is likely even more metros would be

adding construction workers if there were

enough qualified jobseekers available.”

Part of the problem is the nation’s higher

education system not placing career and

technical education on an equal footing

with traditional college education. For

example, federal Pell grants cannot be used

for construction-focused training programs

offered by community and technical

colleges. The AGC called on Congress and

the administration to pass the bipartisan

JOBS Act, which would remedy the Pell grant

problem.

“It’s time to reverse the federal funding

bias against career and technical education

and allow students interested in vocational

education to have the same opportunities

available to students attending four-

year colleges,” said Steve Sandherr, AGC

President/CEO. “Creating a level playing

field will help introduce more young adults

to the many opportunities that await in the

construction industry.” n


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Annual Revenues (millions)Firm Name Year Est. Top Executive Largest Project 2018 2017 2016 Top Markets %Address (HQ) # of Employees Title Completed in 2018 (Utah offices)Phone (Utah/ALL) Years at Firm Largest Project started in 2019 (All U.S. offices) Website #LEED AP

Layton Construction Co. 1953 David S. Layton Amazon Fulfillment Center - SLC, UT $408.5 $503.9 $457.7 Healthcare 33%9090 S. Sandy Parkway 375/900 President/CEO St. Lukes Medical Center - Boise, ID $1,804.2 $1,425.3 $1,347.5 Industrial 24%Sandy, UT 84070 DND 33 Office 12%(801) 568-9090 Multi-Family 10%laytonconstruction.com

Big-D Construction Corp. 1967 Rob Moore Metro Airpark - Sacramento, CA $850.7 $752.3 $805.8 Comm/Retail 30%404 W. 400 S. 720/1,499 CEO Park Avenue Residential - SLC, UT $1,516.2 $1,637.1 $1,365.9 Civic/Inst. 29%SLC, UT 84101 35 44 Multi-Family 20%(801) 415-6000 Healthcare 7%big-d.com

Okland Construction Co. 1918 Brett Okland Dixie Regional Med. Center - St. George $752.6 $756.4 $721.5 Healthcare 25%1978 S. West Temple 549/777 President IHC Spanish Fork Hospital $1,092.0 $1,030.0 $914.4 Office 21%SLC, UT 84115 48 26 Civic/Inst. 17%(801) 486-0144 Industrial 12%okland.com

Jacobsen Construction Co. 1922 Douglas Welling IHC Layton Hospital $473.0 $577.9 $421.1 Healthcare 33%3131 W. 2210 S. 487/521 President/CEO $627.4 $770.3 $621.3 Comm/Retail 27%SLC, UT 84119 40 31 Higher Ed 19%(801) 973-0500 Industrial 7%jacobsenconstruction.com

Clyde Companies 1926 Wilford Clyde I-15 NB add lane at Leeds, W.W. Clyde $390 $350 $380 DND730 N. 1500 W. 3000/3400 Chairman/CEO 4100 S Rehab. from Bangerter Highway $475 $400 $400Orem, UT 84057 42 (801) 802-6900 clydeinc.com

Staker Parson Companies 1952 Scott Parson Project Husky - SLC, UT $331 $342 $317 Highway 46%2350 S. 1900 W. 2,087/2,706 President/CEO Jordanelle Parkway - Wasatch County, UT $460 $445 $394 Civic/Inst. 14%Ogden, UT 84401 35 Office 9%(801) 731-1111 Industrial 5%stakerparson.com

Ralph L. Wadsworth Const. 1975 Brandon Squire Bangerter 4 Intersections Design Build $292 $290 $191 Highway 60%166 E. 14000 S. Ste 200 500/550 President I-15: SR 232 to I-84 - Davis County $345 $338 $233 Comm/Retail 20%Draper, UT 84020 12 Underground 10%(801) 553-1661 Multi-Family 10%wadsco.com

R&O Construction 1980 Slade Opheikens Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center $204.6 $213.5 $198.3 Comm/Retail 39%933 Wall Avenue 130/189 President/CEO The Green on Campus Drive - Orem, UT $319.8 $293.5 $300.1 Multi-Family 25%Ogden, UT 84128 20 30 Office 17%(801) 627-1403 Civic/Inst. 8%randoco.com


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Rimrock Construction 1999 Scott Miner Fireclay - SLC, UT $318.9 $276.1 $224.4 Multi-Family 55%11635 S. 700 E. 62/DND President Longmont Comm/Retail 15%Draper, UT 84020 DND 12 Resort/Hosp. 15%(801) 676-7625 Industrial 10%rimrock.us

Hogan & Associates Const. 1945 Cris Hogan Farmington High School - Farmington, UT $305.7 $290.2 DND DND940 N. 1250 W. 241/257 President Spring Canyon Middle School - Springville, UT Centerville, UT 84014 6 29 (801) 951-7000hoganconstruction.com

Westland Construction 1950 Chris A. Houghton Provo High School Replacement DND DND DND K-12 48%1411 W. 1250 S. Ste 200 162/192 CEO Hillcrest High School - Midvale, UT $287.2 $221.0 $178.3 Religious 22%Orem, UT 84058 7 19 Healthcare 14%(801) 374-6085 Higher Ed 8%westlandconstruction.com

Ascent Construction 2000 Brad Knowlton Rocky Mountain Care Center - Heber City $223.9 $227.5 $156.7 Multi-Family 35%310 W. Park Lane 100+ President/CEO South Jordon Police and Fire Facility K-12 25%Farmington, UT 84025 1 20 Civic/Inst. 15%(801) 299-1711 Healthcare 15%ascentconstruction.com

Wadman Corporation 1951 David Wadman Liberty Boulevard Apartments - SLC, UT $170 $160 $158 DND 2920 S. 925 W. 124 CEO The Exchange - SLC, UT Ogden, UT 84401 11 36 (801) 621-4185wadman.com

Hughes General Contr. 1958 Todd Hughes Lincoln Elementary School - SLC, UT $157.7 $127.5 $134.5 K-12 57%900 N. Redwood Road 194/196 President Alta High School - Bluffdale, UT $158.2 $127.5 $134.5 Comm/Retail 26%North Salt Lake, UT 84054 13 36 Civic/Inst. 14%(801) 292-1411 Sports/Rec 3%hughesgc.com

Zwick Construction Co. 2007 Darin Zwick Incline Village Community - Herriman, UT $96 $93.2 $66.4 Multi-Family 40%434 W Ascension Way Ste 150 62/85 CEO 7Empire - San Jose, CA $157 $117 $73.2 Civic/Inst. 19%Midvale, UT 84047 11 Industrial 11%(801) 484-1746 Resort/Hosp. 8%zwickconstruction.com

Whitaker Construction Co. 1953 Michael Whitaker Cisco Road Improvements - Bear Lake, UT $109.8 $74.7 $87.5 Underground 35%44 S. 1050 W. 400 President 700 S Pump Station - SLC, UT Wastewater 20%Brigham City, UT 84302 38 Water 20%(435) 723-2921 Highway 15%whitcon.com

Kier Construction 1986 Steve Kier Hardware Village West - SLC, UT $102 $134 $128 Multi-Family 78%3710 Quincy Avenue 82 CEO The Harvest at Marmalade - SLC, UT Comm/Retail 20%Ogden, UT 84403 4 33 Higher Ed 2%(801) 627-1414 kierconstructioncorp.com

Pentalon Construction 1993 Carl Tippets City View Apartments - Provo, UT $89 $94 $90 Multi-Family 90%4376 S. 700 E. 42 President Point of View Apartments - Draper, UT Healthcare 5%Murray, UT 84107 1 25 Office 5%(801) 619-1900 pentalon.net

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Cameron Construction 1973 Kevin Cameron Maverik - Sparks, NV $36.5 $51.6 $60.3 Comm/Retail 90%573 W. Billinis Rd. 26 President Les Schwab Tire - Saratoga Springs, UT Office 5%South Salt Lake, UT 84115 46 25 Civic/Inst. 5%(801) 268-3584 cameronconstruction.com

Stacey Enterprises 1962 Scott Dixon Parker-Hannifin $30 $48 $40 Industrial 50%3768 Pacific Ave. 25 President Stone Hill Office 30%Ogden, UT 84405 37 Healthcare 20%(801) 621-6210 staceygc.com

Watts Construction 1968 Doug Watts RAM Manufacturing - St. George, UT $24.7 $36.4 $15.7 Resort/Hosp. 51%795 E. Factory Dr., Ste B 16 CEO Tuacahn Terraces, Actor Housing - Ivins, UT Industrial 37%St. George, UT 84790 34 Office 7%(435) 673-9096 Comm/Retail 5% wattsconst.com

Stallings Construction 1951 Reed Stallings SLCo Parks & Rec.Center - West Jordan $24.6 $25.7 $23.9 Comm/Retail 100%4733 S. Commerce Dr. 25 Principals Holladay Library Addition & Remodel - Holladay, UT Murray, UT 84107 1 49801-266-1174 stallings-construction.com

Hadco Construction 1989 John D. Hadfield DND DND DND DND Underground 40%1850 N. 1450 W. 497 President DND Water 15%Lehi, UT 84043 30 Wastewater 15%(801) 766-7611 Residential 11%hadcoconstruction.com

Big-D Construction Corp. 1967 Rob Moore Metro Airpark - Sacramento, CA $850.7 $752.3 $805.8 Comm/Retail 30%404 W. 400 S. 720/1,499 CEO Park Avenue Residential - SLC, UT $1,516.2 $1,637.1 $1,365.9 Civic/Inst. 29%SLC, UT 84101 35 44 Multi-Family 20%(801) 415-6000 Healthcare 7%big-d.com

Okland Construction Co. 1918 Brett Okland Dixie Regional Medical Center $752.6 $756.4 $721.5 Healthcare 25%1978 S. West Temple 549/777 President IHC Spanish Fork Hospital $1,092.0 $1,030.0 $914.4 Office 21%SLC, UT 84115 48 26 Civic/Inst. 17%(801) 486-0144 Industrial 12%okland.com

Jacobsen Construction Co. 1922 Douglas Welling Intermountain Healthcare Layton Hospital $473.0 $577.9 $421.1 Healthcare 33%3131 W. 2210 S. 487/521 President/CEO $627.4 $770.3 $621.3 Comm/Retail 27%SLC, UT 84119 40 31 Higher Ed 19%(801) 973-0500 Industrial 7%jacobsenconstruction.com

Layton Construction Co. 1953 David S. Layton Amazon Fulfillment Center - SLC, UT $408.5 $503.9 $457.7 Healthcare 33%9090 S. Sandy Parkway 375/900 President/CEO St. Lukes Medical Center - Boise, ID $1,804.2 $1,425.3 $1,347.5 Industrial 24%Sandy, UT 84070 DND 33 Office 12%(801) 568-9090 Multi-Family 10%laytonconstruction.com

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Rimrock Construction 1999 Scott Miner Fireclay - SLC, UT $318.9 $276.1 $224.4 Multi-Family 55%11635 S. 700 E. 62/DND President Longmont Comm/Retail 15%Draper, UT 84020 DND 12 Resort/Hosp. 15%(801) 676-7625 Industrial 10%rimrock.us

Hogan & Associates Const. 1945 Cris Hogan Farmington High School - Farmington, UT $305.7 $290.2 DND DND940 N. 1250 W. 241/257 President Spring Canyon Middle School - Springville, UT Centerville, UT 84014 6 29 (801) 951-7000hoganconstruction.com

Westland Construction 1950 Chris A. Houghton Provo High School Replacement DND DND DND K-12 48%1411 W. 1250 S. Ste 200 162/192 CEO Hillcrest High School Replacement $287.2 $221.0 $178.3 Religious 22%Orem, UT 84058 7 19 Healthcare 14%(801) 374-6085 Higher Ed 8%westlandconstruction.com

Ascent Construction 2000 Brad Knowlton Rocky Mountain Care Center $223.9 $227.5 $156.7 Multi-Family 35%310 W. Park Lane 100+ President/CEO South Jordon Police and Fire Facility K-12 25%Farmington, UT 84025 1 20 Civic/Inst. 15%(801) 299-1711 Healthcare 15%ascentconstruction.com

R&O Construction 1980 Slade Opheikens Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center $204.6 $213.5 $198.3 Comm/Retail 39%933 Wall Avenue 130/189 President/CEO The Green on Campus Drive - Orem, UT $319.8 $293.5 $300.1 Multi-Family 25%Ogden, UT 84128 20 30 Office 17%(801) 627-1403 Civic/Inst. 8%randoco.com

Wadman Corporation 1951 David Wadman Liberty Boulevard Apartments - SLC, UT $170 $160 $158 DND 2920 S. 925 W. 124 CEO The Exchange - SLC, UT Ogden, UT 84401 11 36 (801) 621-4185wadman.com

Hughes General Contr. 1958 Todd Hughes Lincoln Elementary School - SLC, UT $157.7 $127.5 $134.5 K-12 57%900 N. Redwood Road 194/196 President Alta High School - Bluffdale, UT $158.2 $127.5 $134.5 Comm/Retail 26%North Salt Lake, UT 84054 13 36 Civic/Inst. 14%(801) 292-1411 Sports/Rec 3%hughesgc.com

Kier Construction 1986 Steve Kier Hardware Village West - SLC, UT $102 $134 $128 Multi-Family 78%3710 Quincy Avenue 82 CEO The Harvest at Marmalade - SLC, UT Comm/Retail 20%Ogden, UT 84403 4 33 Higher Ed 2%(801) 627-1414 kierconstructioncorp.com

Zwick Construction Co. 2007 Darin Zwick Incline Village Community - Herriman, UT $96 $93.2 $66.4 Multi-Family 40%434 W Ascension Way 62/85 CEO 7Empire - San Jose, CA $157 $117 $73.2 Civic/Inst. 19%Midvale, UT 84047 7 11 Industrial 11%(801) 484-1746 Resort/Hosp. 8%zwickconstruction.com

Pentalon Construction 1993 Carl Tippets City View Apartments - Provo, UT $89 $94 $90 Multi-Family 90%4376 S. 700 E. 42 President Point of View Apartments - Draper, UT Healthcare 5%Murray, UT 84107 1 25 Office 5%(801) 619-1900 pentalon.net

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Cameron Construction 1973 Kevin Cameron Maverik - Sparks, NV $36.5 $51.6 $60.3 Comm/Retail 90%573 W. Billinis Rd. 26 President Les Schwab Tire - Saratoga Springs, UT Office 5%South Salt Lake, UT 84115 46 Civic/Inst. 5%(801) 268-3584 cameronconstruction.com

Stacey Enterprises 1962 Scott Dixon Parker-Hannifin $30 $48 $40 Industrial 50%3768 Pacific Ave. 25 President Stone Hill Office 30%Ogden, UT 84405 37 Healthcare 20%(801) 621-6210 staceygc.com

Watts Construction 1968 Doug Watts RAM Manufacturing - St. George, UT $24.7 $36.4 $15.7 Resort/Hosp. 51%795 E. Factory Dr., Ste B 16 CEO Tuacahn Terraces, Actor Housing - Ivins, UT Industrial 37%St. George, UT 84790 34 Office 7%(435) 673-9096 Comm/Retail 5% wattsconst.com

Stallings Construction 1951 Reed/Don Stallings SLCo Parks & Rec. Operations Center $24.6 $25.7 $23.9 Comm/Retail 100%4733 S. Commerce Dr. 25 Principals Holladay Library Addition & Remodel - Holladay, UT Murray, UT 84107 1 49801-266-1174 stallings-construction.com

Clyde Companies 1926 Wilford Clyde I-15 NB add lane at Leeds, W.W. Clyde $350 $380 DND DND730 N. 1500 W. 3000/3400 Chairman/CEO 4100 S Rehab. Bangerter Highway $475 $400 $400Orem, UT 84057 42(801) 802-6900 clydeinc.com

Staker Parson Companies 1952 Scott Parson Project Husky - SLC, UT $331 $342 $317 Highway 46%2350 S. 1900 W. 2,087/2,706 President/CEO Jordanelle Parkway - Wasatch County $460 $445 $394 Civic/Inst. 14%Ogden, UT 84401 35 Office 9%(801) 731-1111 Industrial 5%stakerparson.com

Ralph L. Wadsworth Const. 1975 Brandon Squire Bangerter 4 Intersections - SL County $292 $290 $191 Highway 60%166 E. 14000 S. Ste 200 500/550 President I-15: SR 232 to I-84 - Davis County $345 $338 $233 Comm/Retail 20%Draper, UT 84020 12 Underground 10%(801) 553-1661 Multi-Family 10%wadsco.com

Whitaker Construction Co. 1953 Michael Whitaker Cisco Road Improvements - Bear Lake $109.8 $74.7 $87.5 Underground 35%44 S. 1050 W. 400 President 700 S Pump Station - SLC, UT Wastewater 20%Brigham City, UT 84302 38 Water 20%(435) 723-2921 Highway 15%whitcon.com

Hadco Construction 1989 John D. Hadfield DND DND DND DND Underground 40%1850 N. 1450 W. 497 President DND Water 15%Lehi, UT 84043 30 Wastewater 15%(801) 766-7611 Residential 11%hadcoconstruction.com

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Capitalizing on a revitalized residential

and commercial construction market

in Southern Utah, Henriksen/Butler

(H/B) opened its stylish new 22,500 SF

showroom in June, the first of three planned

buildings on a 7-acre development off Dixie

Drive in St. George.

The building offered H/B CEO Dave

Colling and his team the ability to design

a project that consolidated its operations

from three buildings into one, and also

gave the firm significant design freedom

in creating a facility the Salt Lake-

headquartered firm is betting will inspire

the local design community in both the

commercial and residential markets. The

goal is to the “raise the bar” on the quality

of local design with this new development.

H/B Envisions ‘Design Destination’ with New St. George Development Investment signals the firm’s overall growth and bullish outlook on future development in Southern Utah.

By Brad Fullmer


“We were spread out in three

spaces – a furniture showroom on Main,

a floor covering showroom on St. George

Boulevard, and a warehouse by the

freeway,” said Colling, whose firm opened

its local office in 2007, followed by its H/B

Flooring Solutions division in October

2015. After initially looking at land in the

Fort Pierce Industrial area, “we found land

on Dixie Drive, (882 West 1600 South, near

Tonaquint Park) and it was more fitting to

our brand and allowed us to still be in the

city. What it does is let the market know

our footprint is continuing to increase. It’s a

unique showroom.”

The firm has been steadily gaining

flooring market share since it ventured into

that arena, said Dallan Robinson, General

Manager for H/B Flooring Solutions, with

75% of sales in residential markets and 25%

in commercial, with both expected to be

solid over the next 18-24 months.

“Business has been absolutely great

– we’re growing year over year 25%,” said

Robinson. “The first couple of years the

market was just coming back and it’s been

flat, but we just continue to take more

market share.”

Robinson said several developers

and large homebuilders are “making huge

investments in (residential) infrastructure”

with goals of building giant 10-year master-

planned subdivisions with up to 3,000 units,

and looking optimistically at the St. George

area as a potential hotbed for growth over

the next decade. H/B’s facility represents

the firm’s faith in a strong future economy

for Southern Utah.

“We stuck our neck out and went above

and beyond on this investment, and we

hope it pays off,” said Robinson.

H/B partnered with local firms MRW

Design Associates and Riverwoods Mill,

along with Rick Edwards Design of Holland,

Mich., on the development, which is owned

by Colling, Riverwoods Mill owner Chris

Peterson, and other minority investors.

In addition to HB’s building,

Riverwoods Mill is nearing completion on

its 40,000 SF building, slated to open in early

fall. The third building - a 30,000 SF multi-

tenant space – breaks ground in August >>

Henriksen/Butler Showroom

“We want to create the kind of workspace and showroom that local leaders, designers and builders can look to for inspiration.”– Dave Colling, CEO, Henriksen/Butler


and will be geared to attract design and

construction-related firms, with a summer

2020 opening.

Located by the Santa Clara River,

the modern glass and concrete building

was designed to respect the ecology and

inherent beauty of its natural surroundings,

both with interior and exterior design

elements.

Colling said a project of this caliber

is exactly what the St. George community

needs to boost its design image as it

progresses into the 21st Century.

“As one of the country’s fastest

growing economies, we’re welcoming

exciting new companies and a diverse

workforce,” said Colling. “We want to create

the kind of workspace and showroom that

local leaders, designers and builders can

look to for inspiration.”

The H/B showroom, office, and

warehouse features modern and classic

furnishings by Herman Miller, storage

solutions by Spacesaver and prefabricated

interior construction innovations by DIRTT.

A large studio-style showroom offers

extensive categories of residential and

commercial flooring.

Henriksen/Butler was established in

Salt Lake City in 1980 and offers a diverse

range of furniture, accessories, specialty

storage, flooring and custom manufactured

interior construction. It has showrooms in

Salt Lake City, St. George, Boise, Reno and

Las Vegas, and employs more than 200

people in four states.

The project was designed by St.

George-based MRW and built by North Salt

Lake-based Hughes General Contractors,

which has a local office in Washington. n

Henriksen/Butler Showroom

The project allowed H/B to consolidate its operations from three buildings into one, while raising the bar for the local design market. (all images courtesy H/B)

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..........................................................................................................................................69CCI Mechanical .......................................................................................................................................................39 ...Century Equipment ............................................................................................................................................... 8CSDZ ...............................................................................................................................................................................64Dunn Associates, Inc. .........................................................................................................................................75Endeavour Architectural Photography ................................................................................................22Forterra .......................................................................................................................................................................19Geneva Rock .............................................................................................................................................................80Great Western Landscape ................................................................................................................................ 6GSL Electric ...............................................................................................................................................................34Hadco Construction ............................................................................................................................................. 9Harris .............................................................................................................................................................................78Hogan & Associates Construction ...........................................................................................................27Honnen Equipment .............................................................................................................................................73Hughes General Contractors .......................................................................................................................61Hunt Electric ............................................................................................................................................................71Industrial Supply .................................................................................................................................................... 3Jacobsen Construction ....................................................................................................................................... 3Kilgore Companies ................................................................................................................................................ 5Layton Construction ..........................................................................................................................................19Midwest Commercial Interiors ...................................................................................................................53Millcreek Tile & Stone ........................................................................................................................................33Monsen Engineering ..........................................................................................................................................76Mountain States Fence ....................................................................................................................................49New Star General Contractors ....................................................................................................................24Okland Construction ........................................................................................................................................... 6Parr Brown Gee & Loveless ............................................................................................................................23R&O Construction .................................................................................................................................................. 4Ralph L. Wadsworth ...........................................................................................................................................13Reaveley Engineers .............................................................................................................................................10Richards Brandt Miller Nelson ....................................................................................................................24SBR / Vision Graphics .........................................................................................................................................57Staker Parson Companies ..............................................................................................................................47Steel Encounters ...................................................................................................................................................52UDOT (Zero Fatalities)........................................................................................................................................21W.W. 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Recognizing Talented A/E/C ProfessionalsI’ve said before (and likely will repeat it again…

in a future column 20 years from now) that one of the coolest aspects of my job is the opportunity to interview sharp people with diverse backgrounds and personalities, and get a slight glimpse into what makes them tick. Like snowflakes (not the ones keeping right-wing, faux news TV hacks like Sean Hannity up at night), we’re all uniquely different, and everyone has a story to tell.

Utah’s local design and construction industry employs a bevy of talented folks, and our A/E/C People section (page 14) features several prominent folks moving up the corporate ladder, assuming key association leadership positions, or starting a new company.

Three people – Vinnie Figlioli of Harris, Inc., Ibi Guevara of Hunt Electric and Cody Thorn of Thorn Construction – have been spotlighted in our popular annual ’40 & Under’ section in the past (coming in September/October issue; please

email nominations by Oct. 1), and a fourth – Dustin Olson of W.W. Clyde – was a ’40 & Under’ profile in IC in 2008. (Side note: I remember profiling Dustin because I spelled his last name wrong – e instead of o in Olson. He was cool about it, but ugh…that is the cardinal sin for a journalist).

Another talented professional who has built a sizeable construction firm is John David Hadfield, founder and President/CEO of Lehi-based Hadco, which is marking its 30th anniversary this year. Hadco has doubled in size the past five years, a testament to Hadfield’s hard work and vision.

Other A/E/C People news includes: three promotions at Layton; six promotions at Cache Valley Electric, with Nate Wickizer named President and five others assuming top company roles; a reshuffling of top brass at Clyde Companies after the departure of Rhys Weaver, former President/COO, who left on a three-year LDS mission in July.

Enjoy the rest of this issue, including a feature on the brilliant new corporate HQ for Young Living

Essential Oils (page 52, seriously go check it out), the impact of Silicon Slopes development (page 34) from Midvale to Lehi, and the state of the aggregates industry and its at times challenging relationship with local communities (page 58).

Regards,

Brad Fullmer

P.S. Speaking of misspelled names, I want to acknowledge that I pulled a ‘Costanza’ in my previous column (May/June) and spelled Costanza wrong (although it was spelled correctly in the article on UVU’s new Performing Arts Center, so I can almost live with it). #factcheck n

Looking Back 10 Years;Shout Out to Talented PeopleContinued from page 12


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