In the News

Below is a snapshot of MBP team members and projects featured in local and national industry publications – offering insight on industry best practices and the future direction of the built environment.

2024

Mairav Mintz  authored the blog Eight Warning Signs Your Project is at Risk Read more in the CMAA MCX

Chris Payne featured in ENR 2024 Top Professional Services Firms: Skills Shortages Raise the Stakes Read more at ENR

MBP Recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Zweig Group, Ranked #2 in the 200+ Employees category and #4 in the Multidiscipline category Read more at Zweig Group

MBP Recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work by USA TODAY Read more at USA TODAY

MBP Recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Virginia, Ranked #8 in the Large Employer Category Read more at Best Places to Work VA

2023

MBP Recognized in Building Design+Construction’s 2023 Giants 400 Report, Ranked #21 in the Top CM Agent + PM Firms list  Read more in Building Design + Construction

MBP’s Chesterfield County Public Schools Program featured in the article On Time and Under Budget: Chesterfield Building on Success in New School Construction Read more on Chesterfield County’s website

Chris Payne featured in ENR 2023 Top Professional Services Firms: Complex Challenges Stacking Up Read more at ENR

MBP Recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Zweig Group, Ranked #4 in the 200+ Employees category and #7 in the Multidiscipline category Read more at Zweig Group

Matt DeSilver, Brian Haskins, and Leonard Morgan authored the blog Good Construction Schedule Management = a Partnership Between the Scheduler and Project Manager Read more in the CMAA MCX

MBP Recognized as a 2023 Best Place to Work in Virginia, Ranked #9 in the Large Employer Category Read more at Best Places to Work VA

 

MBP Recognized in Building Design+Construction’s 2022 Giants 400 Report, Ranked #23 in the Top 90 Construction Management Firms list  Read more in Building Design + Construction

Mike Prezioso interviewed on the opening of the High Rise Bridge project in Chesapeake, Virginia Watch on 13News Now

MBP Recognized as a Washington Post 2022 Top Workplace, Ranked #41 in the Small Company Category Read more in the Washington Post

Brian Moore authored the blog Got Partnering? Why I Think We Still Need Partnering in Consruction Read more in the CMAA MCX

MBP Recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Zweig Group, Ranked #4 out of 32 in the 200+ Employees category and #5 out of 67 in the Multidiscipline category Read more at Zweig Group

Tom Mitchell authored the article Managing Material Shortage Risks for Construction Read More at ENR

MBP’s Jones & Cabacoy Veterans Care Center project was featured on local news Watch on WTKR News Channel 3

MBP Recognized as a 2022 Best Place to Work in Virginia, Ranked #9 in the Large Employer Category Read more at Best Places to Work VA

Chris Payne authored the article We Didn’t Know We Could Do That Read more in the CMAA National Capital Chapter Insights

Michael Siburt authored the blog Healthy Schedule, Healthy Project:
Four Indicators for Success Read more in the CMAA MCX

Blake Peck’s talk on values-based leadership at the Fall 2021 Kenneth Hyatt Distinguished Leadership Speaker Series was featured in Georgia Tech’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering newsletter. Read more in Field Notes

Mike Prezioso interviewed on the status of our High Rise Bridge project in Chesapeake, Virginia Watch on 13News Now

Jim Yatzeck featured in the article School Board OKs contract for new GES Read more in the Richmond Times-Dispatch

Justin Jacobsen and Chris McLuckie  co-authored Why Good Execution is Not Enough  Read more at PM World Journal

Chris Payne featured in ENR 2021 Top Professional Services Firms: Banking on a Boom Read more at ENR

Mairav Mintz authored the blog Five Hacks for Project Managers: Solutions for Maximizing Value and Minimizing Waste Read more in the CMAA MCX

Kevin Lugo and S.A. (Gator) Galbraith authored the article Not Your Typical Overhead Caution Sign Read More at ABA Under Construction

S.A. (Gator) Galbraith authored the article Recovering from COVID-Related Impact Costs Read More at ENR

Don Young authored the blog Paradigm Shift in P3 Delivery Read more in the CMAA MCX

MBP Recognized as a 2021 Best Place to Work in Virginia, Ranked #2 in the Large Employer Category Read more at Best Places to Work VA

Don Young authored the blog Hot Potato… Who Has the Risk in P3? Read more in the CMAA MCX

Don Young and Jim Yatzeck authored the blog Design-Build-Operate P3 Delivery in Sports Facilities for Municipalities Read more in the CMAA MCX

Chris Payne and Mairav Mintz authored the blog Construction in Uncertain Times (and 7 Ways to Come Back Even Stronger)  Read more in the CMAA MCX

MBP announced that after 30 years, our Chairman, Charles E. Bolyard, Jr., CCM, PSP, CFCC, and Chief Executive Officer, Blake V. Peck, PE, CCM, will transition from their company ownership positions at the end of this year  Read more at CMAA

Blake Peck featured in ENR 2020 Top Professional Services Firms: Planning for a Post-Crisis Future Read more at ENR

John MacKay Promoted to Executive Vice President of Operations and Finance Read more at CMAA

MBP Named a 2020 Best Firms to Work For, Ranked in the both the 200+ Employees and Multi-Discipline Category by Zweig Group Read more at Zweig Group

MBP Recognized as a 2020 Best Place to Work in Virginia, Ranked #14 in the Large Employer Category Read more at Best Places to Work VA

Mairav Mintz authored A Modern Day Look at Partnering: 5 Strategies That Will Reduce Conflict and Improve Project Outcomes  Read more at Partnering Magazine

Kevin Wills and Steve Pancham authored Construction Management at Risk (CM@Risk) Delivery Method from an Owners Representative Perspective (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly)  Read more at PM World Journal

Top 10 Roads of 2019 – No. 8 Road: A Bettered Blacksburg Read more at Roads & Bridges

Challenges Faced When Coordinating Varying Interests on a Major Project in Virginia Read more at Roads & Bridges

MBP Named a 2019 Best Firms to Work For, Ranked in the Multi-Discipline Category by Zweig Group Read more at Zweig Group

MBP Recognized as a 2019 Best Place to Work in Virginia, Ranked #7 in the Large Employer Category Read more at Best Places to Work VA

Immediate Past Chair of CMAA Board of Directors Chris Payne Named President and Chief Operating Officer of MBP Read more at CMAA

Overview of As-Planned Versus As-Built Forensic Schedule Analysis: AACE International Recommended Practice No. 29R-03 Forensic Schedule Analysis MIP 3.1 and 3.2 Read more at AACEI

MBP Named a 2018 Best Firms to Work For, Ranked in the Multi-Discipline Category by Zweig Group Read more at Zweig Group

MBP Awarded the 2018 Prime Consultant of the Year Award from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Read more at Virginia DBE Transportation

Jim Yatzeck interviewed about our involvement in the 2018 CHKD Run-Walk on The Hampton Roads Show Read more at Wavy

The Stryker Center: Managing Risk Through Private Sector P3 Experience Read more in the CMAA Advisor

MBP Recognized as a 2018 Best Place to Work in Virginia, Ranked #8 in the Large Employer Category Read more at Best Places to Work VA

Blake Peck featured in PE: The Magazine for Professional Engineers Read more in the Magazine for Professional Engineers

Roadway expansion on schedule Read more at Suffolk News-Herald

MBP Named 2017 Top Workplace by The Washington Post Read more at Washington Post

Engineering News-Record Ranks MBP #33 in the 2017 Top 100 CM-for-Fee Firms List Read more at ENR

Road widening project on schedule Read more at Suffolk News-Herald

MBP Named a 2017 Best Firms to Work For, Ranked #4 in the Multi-Discipline Category Read more at Zweig Group

Tour gives officials peek at fourth middle school construction Read more at The Virginia Gazette

MBP Designated a Certified Commissioning Firm Read more at Building Commissioning Certification Board

W-JCC construction projects progressing Read more at The Virginia Gazette

Data Mining Gains More Cachet in Construction Sector Read more at ENR

MBP Recognized as a 2017 Best Place to Work in Virginia, Ranked #8 in the Large Employer Category Read more at Best Places to Work in Virginia

8News gets first look inside Hanover County’s new state-of-the-art courthouse Read more at WRIC 8News

Demolishing the glass ceiling: 5 women transportation execs share their experience Read more at Construction Dive

Engineering News-Record Ranks MBP #36 in the 2016 Top 100 CM-for-Fee Firms List Read more at ENR

MBP Named 2016 Top Workplace by The Washington Post Read more at The Washington Post

Chesterfield OKs outsourcing school construction management Read more at Richmond Times-Dispatch

Steel Drawbridge Now Just a Memory: Hazardous Two-Lane Road Gets Facelift Read more in the ASHE Scanner

WJCC School Board Awards Construction Management Contract for Fourth MS Read more at Williamsburg Yorktown Daily

Creative Solutions Make Needed Chesapeake Bridge a Reality Read more at ENR

Evolving construction technology: A boon for business — or a liability? Read more at Construction Dive

Engineering News-Record Ranks MBP #36 in the 2015 Top 100 CM-for-Fee Firms List Read more at ENR

MBP’s Kevin Lugo featured in the Fayetteville Observer for Hope Mills Lake Dam Project Read more at Fayetteville Observer

Engineering News-Record Ranks MBP #45 in the 2014 Top 100 CM-for-Fee Firms List Read more at ENR

MBP featured in Tyron Daily Bulletin Read more at Tyron Daily Bulletin

Don Young featured by The Virginia Engineer for SAME Fellowship Read more at The Virginia Engineer

MBP’s Washington Redskins Training Center project featured by Richmond Times-Dispatch Read more at Richmond Times-Dispatch

Don Young featured by the Suffolk News-Herald for SAME Fellowship Read more at Suffolk News-Herald