Posts by Jodi Snyder

York City’s Kiwanis Lake has suffered several issues in recent years that have affected both water and park life quality. These issues were caused by increased pollutants from wildlife and upstream sources that were getting caught in the lake. The lake was no longer able to regulate itself because its floodgate and fountains had failed…

In yet another 2020 change to “business as normal,” the Baltimore Building Congress & Exchange (BCEX) has limited its annual Craftsmanship Awards to only 15, far fewer than in years before. Unlike other awards that honor the General Contractor/Construction Manager, Design Team or Trade Contractor Firm, the BCEX awards honor the actual Craftsmen who work…

Lewis Contractors has recently completed the most recent, and perhaps grandest, phase of a $105M Campus Improvement Plan for the Maryland School for the Blind (MSB) in Nottingham, MD. Lewis has served as the Construction Manager leading MSB’s six-year comprehensive 100 acre campus-wide improvement program for the school. Work was inclusive of multiple multi-phased projects…

York, PA based-Stewart & Tate Construction has commenced work on an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in Jessup, MD, for Bioenergy Devco. This AD facility will transform organic waste once destined for incineration or already crowded landfills into renewable gas and a soil additive using microorganisms. There are a number of benefits of anaerobic digestion, such…

Congratulations to Julia Neideigh, the 2020 winner of the Richard D. Poole Scholarship! This $1,000 scholarship is given by Stewart & Tate in honor of Rick Poole, the founder of Poole Construction, which is now Stewart & Tate Construction’s Building Group. Julia grew up on her family’s farm and has been very active in the…

At first glance, a lobby renovation within an existing building—even a two-storied lobby—might be considered standard work for a construction manager such as Lewis Contractors. However, when that renovation is for the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) located on the Homewood campus of Johns Hopkins University, the project takes on a whole new meaning. Several…

Lewis Contractors is honored to have been chosen as the Construction Manager to renovate the residence and support areas for St. Mary’s Seminary and University. Founded in 1791, St. Mary’s Seminary is the first Catholic Seminary in the United States, from which more priests have been ordained for service than any other seminary in the…

After serving as general contractor for renovations to two floors of classrooms and construction of four new science lab classrooms with support storage areas at York Catholic High School, Stewart & Tate Construction was contracted to renovate and repurpose two major areas in the school: the lobby and the cafeteria. The lobby was reconfigured to…

Stewart & Tate Construction recently completed construction of a 35,000 SF pre-engineered building for a truck storage and maintenance facility for Met-Ed in Reading, PA. In addition to construciton, the project also included all sitework, compaction grouting, and the expansion of two existing parking lots. The building features administrative space, a lunch room, outside storage…

Stewart & Tate Construction was awarded a contract for the construction of a new branch of Members 1st Federal Credit Union in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County. The 2,626 SF building features a masonry exterior and an open lobby with glass doors and skylights.