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Clayco Announces CEO Succession Plan, Executive Leadership Changes

Retiring CEO Russ Burns Succeeded by New CEO Anthony Johnson CHICAGO, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayco, a leading design-build firm, today announced the retirement of its esteemed CEO, Russ Burns. After more than 17 years of dedicated service at the company, Burns retired, effective December 31, 2024, although he will continue to lend his expertise and guidance as Chairman of the Board of Advisors for Clayco, helping to shape the company's strategic growth. Succeeding Burns as CEO is...

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Clayco Announces Launch of Advanced Technologies Construction Business Unit, Clayco Compute

Clayco Compute Poised to Lead the High-Growth Data Center and Advanced Technology Markets CHICAGO, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayco, a leading design-build firm, today announced the launch of Clayco Compute, an integrated data center delivery business unit focused exclusively on highly specialized construction of advanced technology centers. Clayco's strategic expansion will capitalize on the rapidly growing demand for advanced data center and quantum computing construction projects. The...

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NEW SURVEY FINDS MOST AMERICANS SUPPORT DATA CENTERS - IF THEY CREATE JOBS, BOOST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REDUCE TAX RATES

CHICAGO, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As demand for data centers continues to grow across the United States, a new survey conducted by top design-build firm Clayco finds that Americans overwhelmingly support the construction of data centers in their states due to the many economic benefits the advanced technology facilities bring in the form of jobs, infrastructure investment, and reduced taxes. Clayco's survey found that nearly 3 in 4 U.S. adults (73%) would support building a new data...

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SIX IN 10 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS EXPERIENCE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVES ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE WHO SEEK HELP OFTEN FACE STIGMA, DISCRIMINATION

Clayco Calls on Construction Sector to Establish Best Practices to Address Industry-Wide Mental Health Crisis CHICAGO, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sixty-four percent of U.S. construction workers report experiencing anxiety or depression in the last 12 months, up from 54% in 2024, according to new data released today by top design-build firm Clayco. The findings are the result of Clayco's second annual industry-wide survey of more than 2,000 construction workers and executives across the...

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