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TFMoran adds Nicholas Golon as Principal

TFMoran announces the addition of Nicholas Golon, PE as a principal of the firm. Mr. Golon joined TFMoran’s Civil Engineering Department in July 2006.  He holds a BS in Civil Engineering Technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology, is a licensed Professional Engineer in New Hampshire and Maine, and holds an NHDOT LPA certification among others.

“We are pleased to welcome Nick into our ownership team.  His 20 years of diverse experience includes some of the most important energy, industrial, commercial, and residential projects in the state”, said Robert Duval, president of TFMoran.  “With his energy and enthusiasm, he thrives on fast-paced, multi-discipline projects.  Nick is a seasoned manager who builds and maintains strong client relationships while delivering cost-effective and comprehensive solutions”, continues Duval.

Mr. Golon also serves on the Board of Directors of the NH Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and has participated in the ASCE Legislative Fly-In program in Washington, DC. He recently helped ASCE-NH raise $20,000 for the Scholarship Fund for current and prospective New Hampshire engineering students.

Mr. Golon was recently recognized as one of the state’s standout young professionals in the 2020 Class of “40 Under Forty” by the New Hampshire Union Leader, and in 2015 was selected for the Leadership Greater Manchester Program by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. A strong believer in giving back to the community, he chairs the Manchester Conservation Commission’s annual fundraiser “Tour De Manch”, a 30-mile bike tour around the Queen City, and he actively mentors numerous New Hampshire students interested in science, engineering, and construction.

Mr. Golon lives in Bedford, NH with his girlfriend and three children.

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BOB Awards Voting is Now Open!!! Please Vote Question 11, NH’s Best Engineering Firm: TFMoran

TFMoran is honored and proud to be the recipient of the New Hampshire Business Review’s BOB (Best Of Business) Award for the past 8 consecutive years, and we would love to make it 9, with your vote!         DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2021

BOB Awards 2021 Vote TFMoran

Please consider voting for TFMoran in the Engineering category, Question 11 in the on-line survey. You must vote for at least 15 questions for the entry to count, and only one vote per person is allowed. The ballot is open until January 15, 2021. So, please hurry and place your vote!

The BOB Awards is an annual New Hampshire Business Review awards program recognizing the Granite State’s exceptional businesses. The businesses recognized are the ones that offer the best service, pay attention to details, and have the most helpful and eager employees. BOB Award winners from over 90 different categories, ranging from “Best Accounting Firm” to “Best Engineering Firm” to “Best Business Place for Lunch”, are considered to be New Hampshire’s highest caliber businesses offering nothing less than outstanding products and services.

Winners will be notified by early February 2021.

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TFMoran gives $3,000 to help with NH hunger during the Holidays

This year has been a challenging one for many businesses, families, and individuals due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. With statewide social distancing guidelines in place, TFMoran’s annual company holiday lunch for more than sixty employees was unable to take place. Instead, TFMoran’s principals donated what would have been the cost of the holiday lunch to local food banks. It is estimated that this contribution will provide approximately 6,000 meals in total, to New Hampshire people in need.

On December 8th, Abby Sprackland from The New Hampshire Food Bank visited TFMoran’s Bedford office receiving a check from Dylan Cruess, TFMoran’s COO and Principal for $2,000. The New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of Catholic Charities New Hampshire, has been working to relieve hunger in the Granite State since 1984. The New Hampshire Food Bank procures and distributes food through more than 400 non-profit registered agencies including food pantries, low-income housing sites, family crisis centers, soup kitchens, senior nutrition centers and emergency shelters. Since the spread of COVID-19 there are approximately 1 in 7 men, women and children in New Hampshire who are food insecure, a projected 55,500 additional people and in total more than 181,090 across the state, a 69% increase.

“We are grateful to TFMoran for their generous donation which will help to provide approximately 4,000 meals this holiday season,” said Eileen Liponis, Executive Director, New Hampshire Food Bank, “The pandemic has brought on many unprecedented challenges for our neighbors this past year. No one should have to worry about where their next meal is coming from, especially around the holidays.”

On December 9th, TFMoran’s Portsmouth office staff and its Division Manager and Principal, Corey Colwell, presented a $1,000 check to the seacoast food pantry Gather.  On behalf of Gather,  Seneca Adam Bernard, Associate Executive Director, and Arthur Cousins, Pantry/Warehouse Manager, accepted the donation.

Gather is based in Portsmouth, NH and serves all ages in the Greater NH Seacoast region including Rockingham and Strafford Counties. Gather’s mission is to make the Greater Seacoast a hunger-free community by distribute nourishing food to people who do not have enough to eat; take a leadership role in building an equitable and sustainable regional food system; and galvanize public support for ending hunger. Gather is also the Seacoast’s only preventative health-focused food pantry, meeting the hunger needs of this community through the provision of fresh healthy food.

For more information, please visit www.nhfoodbank.org and www.gathernh.org

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TFMoran is Proud to be on Two 2020 Award-Winning Project Teams

Congratulations to 2020 Plan NH Merit Award project Bank of NH Stage and ABC NH/VT Excellence in Construction Award project The Derryfield School Wellness Center/Science & Innovation Center, and their project teams!

 

Plan NH 2020 Merit Award – Bank of NH Stage in Concord, NH
Each year, Plan NH holds its annual Merit Award Program to honor exemplary built environment projects that have a positive impact on the community.

TFMoran is honored to be a part of the award-winning project team for the renovation and rehabilitation of the historic Concord Theatre, now known as Bank of NH Stage. The theatre, owned by the Capitol Center for the Arts, was a recent recipient of the Plan NH 2020 Merit Award of Excellence.  The project team included the developer The Duprey Companies;  construction manager Milestone Engineering and Construction; and architect Dennis Mires, PA The Architects. TFMoran provided both civil and structural engineering services for the preservation of the 140-year-old building located on South Main Street.

 

ABC NH/VT 2020 Excellence in Construction Award – The Derryfield School Wellness Center/Science & Innovation Center in Manchester, NH
Associated Builders and Contractors of NH/VT held their 2020 Excellence in Construction Awards virtual celebration in October honoring 12 companies with 15 awards.  The Excellence in Construction Awards honor the region’s most innovative and high quality construction projects, safety programs and diversity programs.

TFMoran is proud to be on the Excellence Award-winning Eckman Construction Team for The Derryfield School Wellness Center/Science & Innovation Center in Manchester, NH. This new 2-story, 42,000± sf facility was part of a comprehensive campus Master Plan that houses the school’s basketball courts, locker rooms, weight room, and offices for the athletic director and trainers. Cowan-Goudreau Architects designed the new Center to complement the school’s existing facilities, with a shingle-clad exterior and multi-level footprint stepped into the sloping topography of the site. TFMoran provided civil/ site design, structural design, permitting, landscape architecture, and surveying services for the project.

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Alexander Croteau joins TFMoran’s Civil Engineering Department

Alexander Croteau has joined TFMoran as a Civil Project Engineer in the Bedford office. Mr. Croteau recently graduated from the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, where his studies included project engineering; transportation engineering; engineering materials; green building design; and structural analysis.  As an intern while attaining his degree, Mr. Croteau gained valuable hands-on experience in site and building construction and failure investigation.  He is a proud Eagle Scout recipient of bronze and gold palm awards.

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Congratulations to the Eckman Construction Team for ABC NH/VT 2020 “Excellence in Construction” Award for The Derryfield School project!

Associated Builders and Contractors of NH/VT held their 2020 Excellence in Construction Awards celebration on Thursday, October 29th.  This year’s event was held virtually honoring 12 companies with 15 awards.  The Excellence in Construction Awards honor the region’s most innovative and high quality construction projects, safety programs and diversity programs.

The Derryfield School Athletic and Wellness Center, Manchester, NH

TFMoran is proud to be on the Excellence Award-winning Eckman Construction Team for The Derryfield School Wellness Center/Science & Innovation Center in Manchester, NH. This new 2-story, 42,000± sf facility was part of a comprehensive campus Master Plan that houses the school’s basketball courts, locker rooms, weight room, and offices for the athletic director and trainers. Cowan-Goudreau Architects designed the new Center to complement the school’s existing facilities, with a shingle-clad exterior and multi-level footprint stepped into the sloping topography of the site. TFMoran provided civil/ site design, structural design, permitting, landscape architecture, and surveying services for the project.

To watch the YouTube presentation of the project, click here.

Congratulations to the Eckman Construction Team and All the Award-winning Teams!

Click here to view the entire list of Award-winning teams and projects.

Thank you to the ABC NH/VT chapter for recognizing the great work that our New Hampshire and Vermont construction companies do.

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TFMoran proudly sponsored the Greater Manchester Chamber Virtual NH Gubernatorial & Congressional Forum

TFMoran is proud to be a “season sponsor” for the Greater Manchester Chamber’s Fall 2020 lineup of virtual programs. (Due to COVID-19, the Chamber decided to bring their normal programs into the virtual world by live streaming with unlimited viewership.) 

We didn’t want you to miss out on the first Fall-sponsored Virtual Program, streamed live on October 26th, The Gubernatorial and Congressional Forum.

Click this link  The Gubernatorial and Congressional Forum to view on YouTube. (The Forum is approximately 2 hours long including intermissions.)

The Forum starts with Greater Manchester Chamber’s president Mike Skelton interviewing the First District Congressional Candidates, Democratic Congressman Chris Pappas, and Republican Candidate for Congress Matt Mowers. The topics covered included Federal Covid-19 Response; Leadership and Collaboration; Transportation and Infrastructure; and Healthcare.

In the second half of the program, Mike Skelton interviews Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Dan Feltes and New Hampshire Republican Governor Chris Sununu.

The Forum was presented by Bellwether Community Credit Union. Other program sponsors were Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Eversource, and TFMoran.

Studio Lab in Derry, NH did a great job on the production of the program.

For more information on the upcoming fall virtual programs, click here.

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TFMoran Sponsors Greater Manchester Chamber’s Fall 2020 Virtual Programs

TFMoran is proud to be a “season sponsor” for the Greater Manchester Chamber’s full Fall 2020 lineup of virtual programs. Due to COVID-19, the Chamber decided to bring their normal programs into the virtual world by live streaming with unlimited viewership. Each event has an Event Sponsor from our local community.

The event lineup according to the Chamber website is as follows:

October 26……………Gubernatorial and Congressional Forum, featuring the 1st Congressional District and NH Gubernatorial candidates.
Hear from the 1st Congressional District and the NH Gubernatorial candidates for an afternoon of virtual interviews and discussions. This program will be streamed live from StudioLab

November 16-19…..Economic Development and Infrastructure Summit
(TFMoran is an Advocate Sponsor of this event.)
Hear from a panel of experts covering niche economic development topics. This program will be delivered online during the lunch hour for 4 consecutive days and recorded for your viewing leisure! Each day a different speaker will take the virtual stage to cover a specific topic. Registered attendees will be sent additional information as the date approaches including keynote speakers and topics as well as a streaming link the the EDI summit sessions

December 4…………..Legislative Symposium
This event brings together leaders of the business community and elected officials to help form productive relationships that will enhance the legislature’s ability to enact sound policies. Our program will feature a moderated panel discussion between members of the House and Senate. Each legislator will have the opportunity to give brief remarks followed by a panel discussion on the key policy issues in front of the legislature this year. Attendees will be able to submit or ask questions of the panel in advance of the live streamed event. The event also gives attendees the opportunity to become more familiar with the Chamber’s priorities in the area of government affairs and advocating for our member businesses.

December 9………….Winter Forum
Hear from leaders on a special topic specific to the Greater Manchester area that is affecting the business community and city at large. Special topic to be announced.

If you would like to register for any or all of these events, please visit http://www.manchester-chamber.org/events/fall-2020-virtual-programs/.

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Congratulations to Bank of NH Stage for receiving a Plan NH 2020 Merit Award of Excellence

TFMoran is honored to be a part of the award-winning project team for the renovation and rehabilitation of the historic Concord Theatre, now known as Bank of NH Stage. The theatre, owned by the Capitol Center for the Arts, was a recent recipient of the Plan NH 2020 Merit Award of Excellence.  The project team included the developer The Duprey Companies;  construction manager Milestone Engineering and Construction; and architect Dennis Mires, PA The Architects. TFMoran provided both civil and structural engineering services for the preservation of the 140-year-old building located on South Main Street.

Plan NH describes the award-winning Bank of NH Stage:

“In spite of the challenges of working with such an old building to get it to where they wanted, today the venue is eclectic and flexible.  It can easily be walked or biked to from within the downtown, and it is on a bus route.  In addition, its flexible space means that a younger generation can stand and move with its music – or, other performances can be done in a more intimate setting.  It is a welcome addition to an already-vibrant downtown.”

Each year, Plan NH holds its annual Merit Award Program to honor exemplary built environment projects that have a positive impact on the community. All nominations are reviewed by a jury of engineers, planners, architects, and others. The jury selects projects that demonstrate social responsibility, Smart Growth principals, and creative approaches to collaboration and cooperation. This year, due to covid-19 pandemic, the presentation was held virtually.

Congratulations to the other 2020 recipients of the Plan NH Merit Award of Excellence:  MoCo Arts (Keene)23 Ammonoosuc (Littleton);  and Madbury Public Library

Click here to view the Plan NH Virtual Merit Award Presentation.

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Environmental Permitting Specialist, Jason Aube joins TFMoran’s Seacoast Office

TFMoran announces that Jason “Jay” Aube has joined our team in Portsmouth as an Environmental Permitting Specialist. Mr. Aube has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Plymouth State University. His twenty years of experience includes twelve years in the public sector as an employee of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, where he was responsible for Shoreland Program outreach, wetlands and shoreland permitting, and compliance. He also served as a science teacher in the Pittsfield, NH school district, where he developed and implemented a new science curriculum for the 7th and 8th grades in accordance with state guidelines.

Mr. Aube serves as a member of the City of Dover Conservation Commission, is the Vice Chair of the Cocheco River Local Advisory Committee and is a member of the New Hampshire Association of Natural Resource Scientists.