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VERTICON, LTD. ADDS DEVENS TO GROWING STAFF

Dan Devens brings over 25 years of general construction experience

Monroe, N.Y. – Aug. 23, 2010 - Verticon, Ltd., a leading general contractor in the Hudson Valley, is pleased to announce the hiring of Dan Devens as general superintendent.

Devens, of Rhinebeck, N.Y., has over 25 years experience developing, implementing and managing a wide variety of construction projects. In his new position, Devens is charged with construction of the new Sullivan County Transfer Station, from breaking ground to completion. Devens will work alongside Verticon Co-President and Project Executive, Alan Zuckerman.

“The Sullivan County Transfer Station project requires the talent and expertise of many professionals on our staff,” said Zuckerman. “Dan’s extensive experience in our industry is a true asset to Verticon. His skill set and leadership ability will assist in the safe and successful completion of the project and help us continue to grow as a company.”

Devens previously served as a project manager for Pizzagalli Construction Company in South Burlington, Vt. for 10 years. At Pizzagalli, Devens supervised several million-dollar projects, working extensively with IBM in East Fishkill and the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y.

Devens began his career as lead foreman for K&J Devens Construction Co., specializing in commercial and residential construction, from 1988-93. He has completed several OSHA Health & Safety Courses and regularly attends management and safety training seminars required by Verticon.

Verticon, Ltd., headquartered in Monroe, N.Y., with a satellite office in Monticello, is a general contracting and full-service construction firm with 65 years of industry experience. Family-owned and operated by Irving and Alan Zuckerman, Verticon, Ltd. is solidly rooted in the Hudson Valley and responsible for many of its most recognizable construction and development projects.

VERTICON MAKES YEARLY DONATION TO INSPIRE, GROWS COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY

Monroe, N.Y. – February 19, 2010 – Once again, Verticon Ltd. has demonstrated their commitment to the community, this time with its yearly substantial charitable donation to Inspire, a Goshen-based not-for-profit that helps children and adults with disabilities and challenges.

“We continue to have a great relationship with Inspire that reaches back many years,” said Irving Zuckerman, principal at Verticon. “We believe the organization’s mission is invaluable to the community and the services they provide are truly essential. Contributing to such an important cause is the right thing to do when you care about the local community.”

Marcel Martino, president and CEO of Inspire, added, “Knowing that a company has made a meaningful gift year after to a nonprofit organization on your behalf gives you a feeling for its social conscience. Verticon’s holiday gift to Inspire supports our important work and is reflective of the Zuckerman Family’s compassion for its community.”

This is the eighth year Verticon has made a financial contribution to Inspire. Verticon first interfaced with Inspire in the late 1990s, when the organization underwent a $1.6 million expansion project that increased the size and functionality of its pre-school building. Since that venture, Verticon and Inspire have built a wonderful friendship that continued with the construction of the Inspire Kids Preschool just across the street from Verticon’s own offices on Gilbert St. Ext. in Monroe, N.Y this past fall.

“There’s something to be said about your company when clients keep coming back and referring us to friends,” said Alan Zuckerman, principal at Verticon.

Rita Frey, director of organizational support for Inspire, added, “Verticon has helped with creative fund-raising, and friend-raising, so Inspire can provide life-changing services for people with disabilities long into the future. The Zuckerman’s set the example for giving back to the community."

Inspire was founded in 1950 as the Orange County Cerebral Palsy Association. Although specializing in early childhood development, faculty and staff at Inspire also offer outpatient services, educational and support services for people of all ages. Donations to Inspire help provide important programs and services for more than 160 pre-school students and 3,500 outpatient clients each year. To learn more about how you can make a tax-deductible gift, please visit www.inspirecp.org.

VERTICON, LTD. ADDS TO ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
Nicole Kuklis brings leadership and organizational experience

Monroe, N.Y. – February 4, 2010 - Verticon, Ltd., a leading general contractor in the Hudson Valley, welcomes Nicole Kuklis to its administrative team.

Kuklis, of Highland Mills, N.Y., brings valuable administrative and management experience to her new position as Project Manager Assistant at Verticon, where she will assist with contract documentation and administrative duties.

Most recently, Kuklis held the position of Executive Assistant to Executive Vice President of Construction at Ginsburg Development Companies in Valhalla, N.Y. In this capacity, she performed extensive administrative duties, including daily interaction with municipal leaders and contractors regarding numerous construction phase operations. Kuklis also managed accounting reports for vendors and contractors and assisted with budgeting and day-to-day operations.

Kuklis earned an associate's degree from Rockland Community College in Suffern, N.Y. and is skilled in a variety of administrative programs.

Verticon, Ltd., headquartered in Monroe, N.Y., with a satellite office in Monticello, is a general contracting and full-service construction firm with 65 years of industry experience. Family-owned and operated by Irving and Alan Zuckerman, Verticon, Ltd. is solidly rooted in the Hudson Valley and responsible for many of its most recognizable construction and development projects.

YMCA of Middletown begins CONSTRUCTION Of THE SOUTH ORANGE FAMILY YMCA Verticon, Ltd of Monroe selected as project manager

December 21, 2009 – Monroe, N.Y. – Construction has officially started on the new 23,000-square-foot South Orange Family YMCA in the Village of Monroe. 

In its first phase, the South Orange Family YMCA will encompass a gymnasium, an aerobics studio, a spinning room and youth and family locker rooms. The Y will also provide after school programs in basketball and other sports, as well as classes in yoga and a weight training area.  The multi-use facility will also serve as a youth and teen center plus a meeting space, available to community members. The new South Orange Family YMCA is conveniently located adjacent to the Heritage Trail access point.  

Randy Grant, executive director of the YMCA of Middletown and Sullivan County, stated: “I have been very impressed by all of the community support for this project, all of the volunteers and community leaders who have come forward for the benefit of everyone. Without the help of the leadership of our board, especially our board chairman, Jim Tarpey, this would have proven to be a more difficult task.” 

Grant added that the South Orange Family YMCA’s goal has always been to create a community center of relevance that benefits the residents of southern Orange County.

With help from Verticon Ltd., the project’s general contractor, the South Orange Family YMCA is redeveloping a portion of and creating additional space in the K&M Newspaper Services building at 45 Gilbert Street Ext. in the Village of Monroe to accommodate the new facility.

“We are pleased to be a part of the expansion of the South Orange Family YMCA and working with them during the pre-construction selection of an architect, engineers and design aspects as well as guiding them through the entire planning board process,” said Irving Zuckerman, who is co-president along with his brother Alan Zuckerman at Verticon Ltd. “We are also proud to act as the Y’s County Representative.”

New York State Senator William Larkin stated: “I am very honored to be a part of this greatly needed facility for the Monroe area.  I hope all will join the ‘Y’ for the betterment of our communities.”

New York State Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt stated: “The opening of the new YMCA in Monroe is a great gift to the youth and families of our Orange County community. I applaud the YMCA’s mission of building stronger hearts and great minds through physical education and development.  I look forward to working closely with this organization in the years to come and I support the continued good works of every YMCA in the Hudson Valley.”
Town of Monroe Supervisor, Sandy Leonard stated: “I am thrilled and excited that the South Orange Family YMCA is coming to Monroe. We’ve waited a long time and it will really be the best thing for the community.”

Village of Monroe Mayor John M. Karl stated: “I fully support the expansion of the South Orange Family YMCA. The facility will benefit the Monroe area and its surrounding towns and I look forward to the YMCA being a staple in our community.” 
The South Orange Family YMCA is anticipating opening its doors in Summer 2010 and will have more information on the YMCA’s website in January 2010.

About YMCA of Middletown, South Orange and Sullivan County
The YMCA of Middletown, with a branch in Sullivan County and now constructing its newest branch in Southern Orange County, is a not-for-profit community based organization providing social, health, physical education and recreation services to the residents of the Greater Hudson Valley and the Catskills. YMCA programs include school-age child care, health enhancement/fitness classes, nursery school, summer camps, swim lessons for all ages, special scholarship programs for low-income youth and families and physical rehabilitation programs.

About Verticon, Ltd.

Verticon, Ltd., headquartered in Monroe, N.Y., with a satellite office in Monticello, is a general contracting and full-service construction firm with 65 years of industry experience. Family-owned and operated by Irving and Alan Zuckerman, Verticon, Ltd. is solidly rooted in the Hudson Valley and responsible for many of its most recognizable construction and development projects.

VERTICON, LTD. COMPLETES NEWEST INSPIRE KIDS PRESCHOOL Former Straus Newspapers’ building fit-up for new classrooms, therapy rooms, offices and more 

Monroe, N.Y. – September 8, 2009 – Verticon, Ltd., a leading provider of construction services in the Hudson Valley, recently completed the construction of the newest Inspire Kids Preschool at 45 Gilbert St. Extension in Monroe

The Inspire Kids Preschool officially opened its doors on Sept. 2 and includes three classrooms for up to 35 children, three dedicated rooms for speech, occupational and physical therapy, a multi-purpose kitchen, teachers’ lounge, administrative offices and a lobby area. The 4,000-square-foot space is part of the former Straus Newspapers building. Due to licensing regulations from New York State Department of Health and New York State Department of Education, Verticon had only three months to complete the project from start to turn-key.

Verticon, Ltd. Co-President Irving Zuckerman stated, “There were many unique factors to this project regarding the design and the very short window of opportunity we had to complete it. I believe the fact that we completed the job on-time and under budget is a testament to the quality services we offer.”       

Inspire CP President and CEO Marcel Martino added, “Verticon’s principals, and professional and experienced staff were critical to the project’s success. They were with us every step of the way and that was vital to making sure the doors opened on time.

On Aug. 12, Inspire hosted the grand opening of Inspire Kids Preschool, dedicated to the memory of Joshua Stamm, a long-term client of Inspire and friend to all. The preschool offers full day classes, an integrated half-day class, a creative curriculum, a full-time nurse, Committees on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) evaluations on-site, yoga, music and an outdoor play area! Inspire Kids Golden Apple will offer an integrated classroom in which typically developing preschoolers and children with developmental delays learn in the classroom together. Inspire Kids also offers preschool services in Goshen and Newburgh.

Inspire is a non-profit charitable organization, officially known as Orange County Cerebral Palsy Association, Inc., celebrating 60 years of service to residents of Orange County in 2009/2010. Inspire specializes in early childhood development & outpatient diagnostic services for people of all ages. Inspire Kids is a special education preschool for children ages 2 ½ to 5 years of age with developmental delays. Inspire also provides Medicaid service coordination, respite, social programs, and more.  For more information, please visit Inspire online at www.inspirecp.org and view a 7-minute DVD highlighting its services.

Verticon, Ltd., headquartered in Monroe, N.Y., with a satellite office in Monticello, is a general contracting and full-service construction firm with 65 years of industry experience. Family-owned and operated by Alan and Irving Zuckerman, Verticon, Ltd. is solidly rooted in the Hudson Valley and responsible for many of its most recognizable construction and development projects. For more information, visit www.verticon.net.

VERTICON, LTD. ADDS TO GROWING ESTIMATING DEPARTMENT
General Construction firm adds Andrew Maloney to its staff

Monroe, N.Y. – April 27, 2009 - Verticon, Ltd., a leading general contractor in the Hudson Valley, welcomes Andrew Maloney to its estimating department.

Maloney, of Lake Hiawatha, N.J., has accumulated nearly 40 years of experience within the construction industry and has been hired to the position of senior estimator/project manager at Verticon, Ltd. Most recently, Maloney served as senior estimator for Damon G. Douglas Co., a general contracting firm, from 2004-2007, and then as chief estimator at Woodmont Properties, a real estate development firm.

As president/owner of A.M. Associates, Inc., Maloney was responsible for the construction of several large-scale projects, including expansion of Mercer Mall in Lawrenceville, N.J., where he supervised a 100,000 square-foot addition of retail space over seven buildings and a complete remodeling of the existing 300,000 square-foot mall. Maloney has also undertaken projects ranging from 25,000 square-foot warehouse-to-office conversions, to multi-story apartment building renovations.

Maloney joins Martin Feldberg, chief estimator; Joe D'Angelico, senior estimator; and Fred Schaper, estimator/project manager, within Verticon's estimating department. Since joining Verticon, Maloney has estimated numerous public sector renovations, in addition to taking on the project management role for Inspire C.P. Center, a healthcare facility that provides outpatient, educational, and support services for challenged children and adults.

Maloney earned a bachelor's degree from Villanova University in Pennsylvania, and has completed the OSHA Health & Safety Course.

Verticon, Ltd., headquartered in Monroe, N.Y., with a satellite office in Monticello, is a general contracting and full-service construction firm with 65 years of industry experience. Family-owned and operated by Irving and Alan Zuckerman, Verticon, Ltd. is solidly rooted in the Hudson Valley and responsible for many of its most recognizable construction and development projects.