The Battle of the Businesses Winner = The Special Olympics
For the past 12 years, LJB has participated in the Dayton Battle of the Businesses, an eight-day co-ed sports competition between more than 30 area companies. These sporting events develop good-natured rivalries and bragging rights among the companies, but the real goal is to raise money to support the Special Olympics of Greater Dayton. The […]
Not Your Father’s Tilt-Up Office
When developers and tenants think of Class A office space, they envision high-end, state-of-the-art, architecturally attractive space. A generation ago, tilt-up construction would not be in the conversation for such a project. Today, tilt-up is delivering these spaces faster, better and cheaper than competing construction methods. Riverside Five, a Class A office space in Frederick, […]
LJB Team Puts Pedal to Pavement
The roads may have seemed a little less congested last week as thousands of people across the country took to their bikes as part of National Bike to Work Week. In support of this initiative, Five Rivers MetroParks organized a free pancake breakfast for commuters. More than 575 participants converged at the bicycle hub at Riverscape […]
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Not Your Father’s Tilt-Up Office
When developers and tenants think of Class A office space, they envision high-end, state-of-the-art, architecturally attractive space. A generation ago, tilt-up construction would not be in the conversation for such a project. Today, tilt-up is delivering these spaces faster, better and cheaper than competing construction methods. Riverside Five, a Class A office space in Frederick, […]
The Battle of the Businesses Winner = The Special Olympics
For the past 12 years, LJB has participated in the Dayton Battle of the Businesses, an eight-day co-ed sports competition between more than 30 area companies. These sporting events develop good-natured rivalries and bragging rights among the companies, but the real goal is to raise money to support the Special Olympics of Greater Dayton. The […]
Are You a Good Fall Protection Consumer?
Smart consumers do their homework to ensure they get what they need at a fair price. Even those of us who don’t regularly research and compare will do so for significant purchases—especially if the health or well-being of our loved ones are on the line. If your job involves purchasing fall protection equipment, you need […]
LJB Selects New CEO
Yesterday at the company’s annual meeting of shareholders, Rod Sommer was selected to serve as LJB’s new CEO. Mark Thompson, who served LJB as president and CEO for the past 14 years, will be transitioning to a business advisor position with Aileron. Fittingly, Mark’s transition was sparked by LJB’s commitment to community. All LJB employees […]
LJB Toastmasters Club Celebrates Five Years
As it says on the wall of LJB’s Learning Center, “each employee is challenged to continually develop.” By forming a Toastmasters club five years ago, LJB made a commitment to provide employees with an opportunity to practice and improve their communication and leadership skills. The founder of Toastmasters, Dr. Ralph Smedley, said, “The Toastmasters club […]
Pay It Forward: Tornado Safety Tips
With the recent news coverage of the devastating tornado in Oklahoma, it is impossible to ignore the incredible destruction tornadoes can cause. As a board member of the local Red Cross chapter, I wanted to pass along some helpful information about tornado preparedness. The Red Cross is one of many local community boards that our […]
Tilt-Up Innovation Showcased in CON/STEEL Building of the Year Competition
Tilt-up construction has been used throughout the United States for nearly a century, but every year contractors push the envelope of what can be built with tilt-up. The 2013 CON/STEEL Building of the Year competition showcases tilt-up innovation, marketplace diversity and architectural versatility. Two winners were selected from this year’s finalists: Architectural Achievement – Grenville […]
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LJB Team Puts Pedal to Pavement
The roads may have seemed a little less congested last week as thousands of people across the country took to their bikes as part of National Bike to Work Week. In support of this initiative, Five Rivers MetroParks organized a free pancake breakfast for commuters. More than 575 participants converged at the bicycle hub at Riverscape […]
Award Proves Ohio Winters Are No Match for ODOT
It’s nearly summer, and the last thing on our minds is whether snow and ice will affect our commute. Even for the five or so months a year that snow is a possibility in Ohio, efficient snow and ice removal is a luxury most of us take for granted. Fortunately, the hard work the Ohio Department of Transportation […]
Near-Miss Reinforces LJB’s Core Purpose
LJB’s core purpose is to improve the quality of life. While I truly believe this focus on impacting our world drives our staff, it can also become somewhat abstract in the face of day-to-day work tasks. That is, until it gets personal. LJB’s core purpose got personal for me when I learned about a close […]
Wright-Patt Credit Union and WDTN visit LJB’s office
Earlier this week, Wright-Patt Credit Union, along with WDTN Channel 2 News, filmed a TV segment for the credit union’s promotion Savings Race 5, the College Bound Edition at LJB’s corporate headquarters office. Brandon, a senior at David H. Ponitz High School in Dayton, is a participant in this year’s Savings Race contest. Brandon and […]
Bike to Work on May 17
In celebration of National Bike to Work Day, Five Rivers MetroParks is hosting its annual pancake breakfast event to promote bicycling as a viable means of transportation and recreation. The event will be held Friday, May 17 from 7 to 9 a.m. at RiverScape MetroPark’s Bike Hub. Best of all, the whole event is free. […]
Testing your fall protection systems: Any volunteers?
You can’t judge a book by its cover, and you shouldn’t judge a fall protection system from its appearance either. In the course of our fall protection consulting work, we’ve seen a lot of really bad systems—some that were obviously wrong and some that looked great, but were easily failed. When you require your workers […]
“Give ‘em a Brake” – National Work Zone Awareness Week
The highway construction season is underway and April 15-19 is “National Work Zone Awareness Week” – a week focused on saving lives and preventing injuries in work zones. The week is sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), FHWA, and the American Traffic Safety Services Association and includes several public […]
Area Students Do the Twist….O-Rama
It’s amazing what can happen when you let kids push the limits of their creativity and discover new potential. Recently, Sinclair Community College hosted the annual Ohio Destination Imagination tournament for students in Preble and Montgomery Counties. Destination Imagination is a non-profit worldwide program that encourages teams of K-12 students to have fun, take risks, focus, […]
Five Rivers MetroParks Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Did you know that Dayton, Ohio, is known as “The Adventure Capital of the Midwest?” When a group of forward-thinking citizens created Five Rivers MetroParks in 1963, they were concerned with quickly disappearing green space in the area, not in developing a nickname for the city. For the past 50 years, Five Rivers has grown […]
Theme Parks: A Model for Urban Planning?
In honor of National Public Works Week (yes, this is a real thing), I wanted to share an interesting article that relates theme parks to public works. I have never really thought of theme parks and public works in the same context, but Rollins College, a liberal arts school in Winter Park, Fla., offers students a […]
Are You a Good Fall Protection Consumer?
June 4, 2013 By Thom Kramer Leave a Comment
Smart consumers do their homework to ensure they get what they need at a fair price. Even those of us who don’t regularly research and compare will do so for significant purchases—especially if the health or well-being of our loved ones are on the line. If your job involves purchasing fall protection equipment, you need […]