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Jamar begins intense training
March 15, 2010 - The Jamar Company breaks new ground as the first and only construction company in Duluth, Minn., to begin intensive training in strategic sustainability planning with local nonprofit, Sustainable Twin Ports (STP). Jamar hopes to set precedence for sustainable practices within the construction sector. STP is dedicated to further economic, environment and social sustainability through education, networking and action. The predecessors from STP's original pilot training achie
APi Group earns AGC safety award
March 10, 2010 - APi Group Inc. earned the eighth annual Jeff Jensen Memorial Construction Safety Excellence Award during the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Minnesota's Duluth Safety Day. This is the first year the AGC divided the award into three categories. APi received its award for Category II (50,000 to 299,000 hours worked). "We're very honored to be one of only three companies to receive the award in the state, especially since Minnesota is known for having solid safety
Jamar celebrates 25 years with APi
Feb. 1, 2010 - Back on February 1, 1985, most of us might remember going to top movies such as Beverly Hills Cop or Back to the Future. On television we were entertained by The Cosby Show, Cheers and Cagney & Lacy. Sending a letter cost $.20, “New Coke” was hitting the shelves (only to be dumped less than three months later) and the the comic strip Calvin & Hobbes was published for the first time. At The Jamar Company, long-time staffers remember this date as the day Jamar became a p
CIO Julius Chepey joins APi Group
January 31, 2010 - On February 1, Julius Chepey will join APi Group as its new chief information officer (CIO). Julius will be responsible for the strategic leadership and value generation of the Information Technology function at APi. Julius was the vice president of information technology at J.D. Irving Limited in New Brunswick, Canada, and prior to that was the CIO and vice president of information technology at M.A. Mortenson Construction in Minneapolis. Julius holds a Master of Business
