This entry was posted in Uncategorized on February 3, 2021
December 8, 2020 Congratulations to G. William Quatman, Esq., FAIA, FDBIA ,General Counsel & Senior Vice President at Burns & McDonnell for being honored at DBIA National’s Virutal Conference with the Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the highest individual honor DBIA bestows. It is presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to the design […]
Read MoreThis entry was posted in Uncategorized on September 3, 2020
Brittany Jobker September 2, 2020 The final session of the Regional DBIA Virtual Conference Week wrapped up last week, featuring a panel of local leaders who shared lessons learned over their careers. Panelists included Maria Maffry, principal with BNIM; Andy Heitmann, vice president & operations manager with Turner Construction; Robert D. Regnier, executive chairman and […]
Read MoreThis entry was posted in Uncategorized on October 14, 2019
It’s no surprise — design-build qualifications help drive our industry’s most successful teams. As the use of design-build continues to grow nationwide, so has the competition and that means teams must demonstrate in quantifiable ways their design-build expertise. DBIA Certification has become a vital part of how successful design-build teams win projects. In this month’s […]
Read MoreThis entry was posted in Iowa, News, Regionwide on October 10, 2019
DBIA-MAR is excited to announce our membership in an exciting new coalition fighting to bring collaborative project delivery methods like design-build and CMAR to Iowa. Iowans for Innovative Projects is a diverse group of Owners and industry organizations who support APD legislation in Iowa. As you probably already know, Iowa is now one of only two states […]
Read MoreThis entry was posted in Iowa on August 15, 2019
Article by Roch Player, guest columnist at The Gazette Click here to read the full article. Change is hard — especially in a state accustomed to delivering infrastructure projects the same way for generations. With our infrastructure needs, Iowa can’t afford to continue to sit on the sidelines while the rest of the nation delivers projects more […]
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DBIA National Executive Director/CEO, Lisa Washington, visited with our St. Louis Chapter on April 24, 2019 to share new Design-Build Tools, Resources and Updates. Click here to download her presentation.
Read MoreThis entry was posted in News, Regionwide on April 24, 2019
Please join the Design-Build Institute of America’s Mid-America Region (DBIA-MAR) in welcoming its new Executive Director, Sara Craig. After a thorough search to attract the brightest talent to lead our organization, the DBIA-MAR leadership team is pleased to have selected Sara Craig as Executive Director. Sara will succeed Oretta Smith, who is retiring at the […]
Read MoreThis entry was posted in Uncategorized on February 19, 2019
The DBIA-MAR Executive Director Search Committee has received several great candidates who are interested in the open position, so the application period will be closing on February 22, 2019. Interviews with top candidates will follow and our hope is to introduce the new Executive Director in early April 2019. If you or someone you know […]
Read MoreThis entry was posted in News, Regionwide on January 23, 2019
Oretta Smith to Retire in 2019 — and Will Be Greatly Missed! It is with mixed emotions that the 2019 DBIA-MAR Board of Directors announces the retirement of our illustrious Executive Director, Oretta Smith. While we are thrilled for Oretta to signify the end of her remarkable career with a well-deserved break — we are […]
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