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March 26, 2021

Project Spotlight: Westerville Police Station Shoring

Righter is installing a beam and lagging shoring system with helical tiebacks for Pepper Construction for an addition to the new Westerville Police Station.  Righter’s on-site field personnel are Brandon Lowery, Pete Fink, Rob Richmond, Jim Richmond, and Derick Bendickson.  Project Manager is Mike Killilea and Assistant Project Manager is Jacobi Schmalenberger.  Completion is set […]

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March 16, 2021

Welcoming Another Generation To The Team

The Field Supervisor on Century Acres Pump Station is Tom Ison, who has been with the company for 35 years.  The Operator on Century Acres is Tom’s son, Shawn, who has been with us for going on 24 years.  Righter is pleased to welcome another Ison — Shawn’s son, Brayden, who is now working alongside […]

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March 10, 2021

Celebrating Women In Construction Week 2021

When you think of an industry dominated by men, construction might be one of the first that comes to mind.  Of all the people working in construction, women comprise only 10.3%.  Even smaller is the number of women on the front lines of a job site—only one for every 100 employees in the field.  Considering […]

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February 25, 2021

Righter Celebrates Black History Month

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.  Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans.  Since 1976, every U.S. […]

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February 17, 2021

Project Spotlight: Century Acres Pump Station

In the first picture, we are in the process of installing a slide rail system.  This system is used for deep excavations and allows the workers to enter safely.  The next picture shows the partial install of the wet well and manhole.  This work is part of the Century Acres Pump Station project which includes […]

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February 10, 2021

Project Spotlight: Mohican Cable Pedestrian Bridge

The Mohican Cable Pedestrian Bridge project in Loudonville, Ohio, is an ODNR Design-Build project that Righter has partnered with Woolpert for the design and construction of a suspension bridge over the Clear Fork tributary of the Mohican River at the Hemlock Gorge Trail.  Mike Killilea is the Project Manager, Jacobi Schmalenberger is the Assistant Project […]

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January 28, 2021

Ladder Inspections & Safety

This week, Righter’s crew at the Century Acres Pump Station project – Robert Ward, Josh Priest, Shawn Ison, and Supervisor Tom Ison – discussed ladder inspections and safety during their weekly safety talk.  According to the World Health Organization, the United States leads the world in ladder deaths.  Each year, there are more than 164,000 […]

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January 22, 2021

Project Spotlight: Griggs Boat Launch Improvements

Under the direction of Foreman Dwayne McVey, the Righter crew at the Griggs Boat Launch Improvements project has been busy undercutting weak subgrade and installing aggregate fill in preparation for abutment construction.  The Righter Company is pleased to be working again with the City of Columbus Department of Recreation and Parks.         […]

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