By April Willoughby | Oct 10, 2019

On October 10th, Healthcare Project Executive Jason Fox and Lean Guru Andreas Phelps presented with Todd Henderson of Boulder Associates at the Kaiser Permanente 2019 Preferred Provider Symposium. Our presentation tackled the “Encouraging a Lean Culture” theme from both a design and construction perspectives. The presenters introduced Agile and Lean approaches, provided tools and how […]

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Tags: building to improve lives | healthcare | innovation | collaboration

By April Willoughby | Jul 01, 2019

XL Construction, an award-winning Bay Area general contractor, has announced the promotion of industry veteran, Richard Walker, to President and COO. The appointment expands Walker’s responsibilities to leadership of all company operating units. Eric Raff, a founder and former President / CEO, will remain in the position of CEO, focusing on corporate and organizational strategy. […]

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Tags: people | best places to work | News | promotion

By April Willoughby | Jun 27, 2019

The new Animal Services Center will provide best-in-class shelter facilities and community space   XL Construction breaks ground on the new County of Santa Clara Animal Services Center in San Martin, California. The new facility will replace an outdated, undersized facility with a new state-of-the art center featuring kennel space, an animal clinic, community space, […]

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Tags: building to improve lives | community | Groundbreaking

By April Willoughby | Apr 19, 2019

We are so proud to have been named the #1 Best Place to Work AND #1 Healthiest Employer by the Bay Area by the Silicon Valley Business Journal / San Francisco Business Times! Thanks to the entire XL team for your votes and for making our workplace so great! This is the third time in […]

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Tags: culture | people | best places to work | building to improve lives

By April Willoughby | Mar 29, 2019

On May 21st, Project Manager Erin Allred and Superintendent Mitch McDonald accepted the national ENR Best of the Best Project Award for the Design Tech High School project at the annual ENR Awards of Excellence Gala in New York. ENR’s annual Best Projects awards program annually recognizes the best construction projects in the U.S. and […]

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Tags: building to improve lives | Education | collaboration | design thinking