We're excited to share that our CEO and President Mark Inboden was featured this week on Blair Koch's blog, "Biz Sense with Blair." As CEO of TAB – Denver West, Blair leads facilitated peer group forums of presidents, CEOs and business owners. Mark is Blair's first guest on a new series on her blog called "Voices."
Read MoreAt UCEC, we strive for expert craftsmanship in every area of our panel projects. One of those areas is bundling. At first, one might think there’s not much to it: grab a bunch of wires, strap them together and call it a day.
Read MoreIf you are a sports fan, the title of this blog post most likely made you think about a “batting average” or “points per game average," or perhaps some other numerical average that reflects a player's abilities. That’s the way I would have thought if I hadn’t come across this quote from motivational speaker Jim Rohn, who passed away in 2009. He said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”
Read MoreYears ago, I had a manager tell me that in business, “You Treasure what you Measure."
Read MoreI am sure that everyone looks at a house or wall sometimes and thinks, “ A coat of paint will make that look like new." In most cases it does, but for how long? Sometimes the wall or house needs more attention. If the underlying structure has problems (termites, water damage, etc.) no matter how many new coats of paint are applied, the real problem is still there.
Read MoreA Denver engineer recently told us that visiting the UCEC shop was always a pleasure because he was bound to run into engineers from other firms and it was fun to catch up for a few moments.
Read MoreAlmost 40 years later, I realized what an important part of my life mowing lawns was, and still is today. I still mow my own lawn at home, and as recently as this week, I was tasked with mowing the lawn at work. Those one to two hours of “focused work” mean a lot to me for several reasons.
Read MoreI just got back from a golf trip to one of my favorite destinations on earth...Bandon Dunes in Oregon. My good friend Evan and I played five rounds in 2½ days. The weather was really good for the Oregon coast in the middle of April, except for one round.
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