Real Estate Journal — Pennsylvania — May 16 - 29, 2014 — 19C
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Benchmark Construction, Dutch Gold Honey and Gamber Container turn dirt at the groundbreaking on April 8, 2014.
ENNSYLVANIA — BenchmarkConstruc- tion announced that Dutch Gold Honey and Gamber Container are constructing a new 100,000 s/f facility to cen- tralize its honey storage and allow additional capacity for Gamber Container. The new facility broke ground at the end of March and will be completed by October of this year. The new storage facility will extend off the western elevation of the existing facility into the open field area adjacent to the exist- for engaging young people in the fields of engineering and design, have helped ACE and its Eastern Pennsylvania Af- filiate achieve a high level of success. About the ACE Men- tor Program The ACE Mentor Program engages and encourages high school students to consider careers in design and construc- tion through mentoring, schol- arships, and grants. Students participate on interdisciplin- P
ing loading areas. Benefits of the new facility reach beyond those to Dutch Gold and Gamber Container. As a result of this expansion, the new centralized storage will mean tractor trailers no longer have to move product between the current storage facilities located throughout the county, alleviating tractor trailer traf- fic on Rohrerstown Rd. to and from the plant. Additionally, neighboring St. Leo the Great Catholic Church will get a new baseball field. ary projects led by volunteer mentors from firms represent- ing architects, construction managers, engineers, and owners. FromNovember until May, teams meet biweekly to experience the entire design and construction process, in- cluding site and office visits. “The annual breakfast is ACE’s main fundraiser, pro- viding financial support for the program, scholarships for students, and exposure to mentoring,” said ACE Eastern
Developments Construction Renovations Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal Contact: Elaine Fanning 800-584-1062/781-871-5298 Ext. 212 EFanning@mareJournal.com Pennsylvania Affiliate Direc- tor Heidi van Steenburgh . “We encourage Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal readers to consider becoming mentors.” Author Bio: AmandaGibneyWeko pro- vides writing and communi- cation strategy for thedesign andconstructioncommunity as a principal of AGW Com- munications. She is a board member of the ACE Mentor Program Eastern Pennsyl- vania Affiliate. n The new facility will be fully protected by a sprinkler system that will be serviced by a 100,000 gallon on-grade water storage tank. The 75,100 s/f honey stor- age portion of the building will accommodate storage for 440 loads of honey. Each load con- tains approximately 60 55-gallon barrels of honey, which makes 1,452,000 gallons or 17,424,000 pounds of honey! Dutch Gold Honey packages more than 50 million pounds of honey annu- ally. Its 55 employees think that’s a pretty sweet deal! n
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Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal Contact: Elaine Fanning 800-584-1062/781-871-5298 Ext. 212 EFanning@mareJournal.com
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