a:25:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:0:"";s:6:"sticky";s:0:"";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2011-08-23 05:34 AM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:1:{i:0;s:1:"4";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"4";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:38:"PRIDE to Honor Jones Co., Four Leaders";s:9:"url_title";s:36:"pride_to_honor_jones_co_four_leaders";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Submit";s:11:"field_id_26";s:38:"PRIDE to Honor Jones Co., Four Leaders";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:311:"For the fourth year in a row PRIDE of St. Louis, Inc. will pay tribute to leadership in the St. Louis construction industry. The labor-management organization will honor three local construction leaders and one company for advancing St. Louis as the best place to build in its annual awards luncheon on Sept. 8.";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:46:"PRIDE, Frey, Broccard, Hassinger, Edward Jones";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:1874:"<p>For the fourth year in a row PRIDE of St. Louis, Inc. will pay tribute to  leadership in the St. Louis construction industry.  The labor-management organization will honor three local construction leaders and one company for advancing St. Louis as the best place to build in its annual awards luncheon on Sept. 8.  The event will be held at the The Cedars at St. Raymond\'s in Downtown St. Louis.</p>
<p>Edward Jones Co. will be honored with the PRIDE Industry Impact Award. St. Louis-based Jones is one of the nation\'s largest investment firms, serving nearly seven million investors.           \"Edward Jones is ingrained in our community and has been a great partner in ensuring its projects are built with the highest skills, safety and proficiency,\" said Jim LaMantia, executive director of PRIDE.<br /> Jones employs more than 5,300 associates in 100-plus offices in metro St. Louis.  Since October 2006, it has invested more than $260 million to expand its facilities, employing nearly 400 union builders to construct three new buildings - totaling nearly one million square feet - and three parking structures at its north campus in Maryland Heights and south campus headquarters in Des Peres.</p>
<p>Other honorees are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Jim Frey, a senior vice president of Alberici Group, Inc., a diversified St. Louis-based international construction services firm.  Frey served as PRIDE management co-chair from 2006 to 2010.  He will receive the Al Fleischer Management Award.</li>
<li>Nathan Broccard, retired former business manager for Operating Engineers Local 513.  Broccard served on numerous committees as a member of the PRIDE board from 1994 to 2003.  He will receive the Dick Mantia Labor Award.</li>
<li>Edward Hassinger, district engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation.  He will receive the Joe Rinke Owner Award.</li>
</ul>
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