At its annual “Meet the Construction Chiefs” event, Professional Women in Construction featured several speakers touting the booming construction climate in New York City, as well as the benefits of sustainable design and strides made in supplier diversification. The speakers included, from left: Frank Pampalone, Wal-Mart Stores; Dan Kolakowski, Skanska USA Building; Benjamin Jones, N.Y.C. Department of Buildings; Dickie Sykes, DGS Consulting;  Marcelo Velez, Columbia University;  Maureen Henegan, Henegan Construction; Jay Badame, Tishman Construction; Lenore Janis, PWC; Bill Quinn, Phoenix Constructors JV; and Jon Reissman, Stamack Construction.

The New York Building Congress this spring hosted a breakfast forum featuring Eliot “Lee” Sander, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's new executive director, as keynote speaker. From left: Richard Anderson, the Building Congress president; Sander; MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow; and Dominick Servedio, Building Congress chairman.

The Northern New Jersey & Rockland County chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation recently held its Fifth Annual Dream Gala at the Marriott at Glenpointe in Teaneck, N.J. – an event honoring Eugene McGovern, co-founder of Lehrer-McGovern Construction and former vice chairman of Pavarini McGovern Construction, as Man of the Year. The award recognizes his support of the organization’s mission to find a cure for diabetes, and the event raised $1 million for progressive diabetes research. Pictured with Eugene McGovern, center, are Sam Stathis, founder of Polo Electric at left and, at right, Eric McGovern, CEO of Pavarini McGovern.