September 21, 2005 • Union League Club, Chicago

O’HARE UPDATE HEADLINES CBC’S SEASON OPENER!

In June, 2003, Mayor Daley appointed Rosemarie Andolino as the new Executive Director of the O’Hare Modernization Program Office, which was created to oversee the upgrading and expansion of the “World’s Busiest Airport”.

O’Hare plays an major role in the global aviation system, and it is truly a dynamo for the region and the state. The airport generates over 450,000 jobs and adds $38 billion in economic activity every year. However, delays at O’Hare have a ripple effect throughout our region, nation, and beyond...underscoring the need for major facilities updates.

The planned Modernization Program envisions reconfiguring O’Hare’s current intersecting airfield layout into a more modern, parallel configuration, necessary to increase efficiency, improve access, (particularly from the western suburbs), provide new terminals, and build additional parking.

When fully implemented, this Program could reduce delays and increase capacity, by saving an $370 million for the airline industry and $380 million for customers. It is expected to create 195,000 jobs and generate an additional $18 billion in economic activity.

Join us for lunch on September 21, 2005, as Ms. Andolino reports to CBC on how the O’Hare Modernization Plan could substantially reduce delays and ease congestion at the airport, while meeting regional aviation transportation needs well into the future! For more information, or to register for this event, contact the CBC office at 630/393-1313, or visit our Website at www.chicagobuildingcongress.org. Either way, don’t miss this great educational opportunity.

Rosemarie S. Andolino, Executive Director, O'Hare Modernization Program Office

Rosemarie S. Andolino, Executive Director of the O'Hare Modernization Office, will be our featured Speaker at the September 21, 2005, CBC Membership Meeting, planned to be held at the Union League Club in chicago at 11:30 A.M. Ms. Andolino served in the City Department of Planning and Development from 1999 until her appointment to the O'Hare Program in 2003.

These will be my first official words in this space as your new President, so perhaps I should begin the next two years by thanking you for the confidence to elect me to this important position within the association.

I will do my best to serve the Congress and advance the interests of the building industry in Chicago.

Of course, we all stand on the shoulders of those who precede us, and CBC has a long line of leaders dating back to 1939. In fact, this issue of The Edifice contains a list of all the Presidents who have served the CBC since its inception.

On another note, CBC’s founding meetings took place in 1938 and 1939 and were held at Chicago’s Union League Club. As you know, the CBC maintains that tradition by hosting its monthly lunch meetings at that very same locale. Not many organizations can make that claim after all of these years.

The history of the CBC has also expressed itself in yet another way this past year with the return of the CBC Annual Golf Outing following its absence over the past few years. With attendance dwindling at our June luncheons over the last couple of years, it was proposed that we end our year in June with a great outdoor social event, and apparently, we made the right decision!

The recent CBC Golf Outing, held on June 22nd at Bloomingdale Country Club, was a great success, selling out all but two of its 144 golf slots and also garnering substantial sponsorship participation. The course was in good condition, the service was truly excellent, and the food was terrific. Hats off to Don Helmig and his great staff at BGC for treating us like royalty. I’m confident that this event will continue to gain momentum and popularity in coming years.

Our September 21st meeting kicks off a new year at the CBC. Since CBC is really more about the future than the past, your participation will allow us to keep our sights focused forward and to realize the benefits of sharing valuable information that keeps Chicago’s building industry in the forefront of the future.

CBC’s kick-off program in September features Ms. Rosemarie Andolino of the O’Hare Modernization Office in the City of Chicago, who will provide an inside perspective of developments that will impact our local economy and our businesses. O’Hare really holds great promise to keep Chicagoland’s dynamic economy moving forward, and this meeting will overview the plans currently underway.

On October 19th, the program will feature our association’s Award of Honor. Nominations soon close for the 2005 Award, and I urge you to submit a candidate for consideration in order for the CBC to recognize a lifetime of accomplishment within Chicago’s building industry community.

Until next time, enjoy the balance of your summer season, and we surely hope to see you at the CBC’s September 21, 2005 meeting!

LAST CALL: AWARD OF HONOR NOMINATIONS

Each year, CBC recognizes the life achievments of a senior industry leader through the “Award of Honor” Program. This year, the Award of Honor will be presented at the October 19th CBC Membership Luncheon at the Union League Club. Consider now whom you could nominate as the next AOH honoree. A Nomination Form is available now on-line at www.chicagobuildingcongress.org.

HONOR ROLL OF PAST AOH RECIPIENTS

Richard S. Pepper (Pepper Construction)
John E. Kenny, Sr. (Kenny Construction)
Melvin Gray (GRAYCOR)
Adrian Smith (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)
Raymond A. Worley (Morse Diesel International)
Eli W. Cohen (Thornton-Tomasetti Engineers)
Parker R. Thorne (Thorne Associates, Inc.)
Robert Wislow (U. S. Equities Realty, LLC)
Sidney Epstein (A. Epstein & Sons International)
Alvin Gorman (Power Construction Company)

The Chicago Building Congress hosted a successful Golf Outing at the Bloomingdale Country Club on June 22nd...the first in many years. Over 140 golfers enjoyed a round of golf played during a beautiful, mild, dry day, three course games, and a festive barbecue lunch sponsored by LaSalle Bank. We must thank 36 Sponsors for helping make the day so successful, particularly our Gold and Platinum Sponsors:

LaSALLE BANK
JENKENS & GILCHRIST
RSM McGLADREY
McSHANE CONSTRUCTION
NAVIGANT CONSULTING
PEPPER CONSTRUCTION
FIFTH THIRD BANK
CISCO

CHICAGO BUILDING CONGRESS 2005 GOLF OUTING PHOTOS

UNION PAINTING CONTRACTORS CHARITABLE PAINTING PROJECT BENEFITS ACE TECH HIGH SCHOOLHeeding the call for support from Ace Tech High School, Chicago PDCA (the Painting & Decorating Contractor’s Association) sent in a team of three painters to conduct an Ace Tech Charitable Painting Project. Painters included (left to right) Ray Gonzalez (Bobbe & Company/Fort Sheridan Painting), Wally Majszuk (J.M. Brennan & Company), and Armando Flores (Bobbe & Company/Fort Sheridan Painting). Marty Tew, President of Chicago PDCA and owner of J. M. Brennan & Company (right, rear) and Terry Bobbe, of Bobbe & Company/Fort Sheridan Painting, joined the painters and Ace Tech Business Manager Lois Johns for a group photo.

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