Construction company names new president
Former president Jeff Deswert will operate as chairman of the board of directors. After starting his career working at Mt. Bachelor, Deswert began his commercial construction career in 1986 as one of the first employees of Kirby Nagelhout working out of founder Kirby Nagelhout’s house in Bend
2 firms collaborating on sizable project in Central Oregon
The city of Bend has selected Hennebery Eddy Architects and Kirby Nagelhout Construction to design and construct the new 26.5-acre Juniper Ridge Public Works Campus.
Bond-funded Beaverton school project progressing
With eight planned phases of construction, the Five Oaks Middle School expansion is a bigger management and logistics challenge than most.
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