News & Insights

  • Flintco Surpasses 12 Million Work Hours without a Lost Time Incident

    With the conclusion of a successful Construction Safety Week in early May, we have another reason to celebrate safety — Flintco surpassed 12 million work-hours without a Lost Time Incident on May 24, 2022! Reaching 12 million work-hours represents an hour-by-hour commitment to the Flintco 4 LIFE program, and to keeping safety top of mind.

  • Steve Eikanger Promoted to President of Flintco

    Steve Eikanger was promoted to President for Flintco and will lead the company to be on the forefront of the construction industry. Eikanger joined Flintco in 2018 as Vice President, Area Manager in Denver and was promoted to President, Southwest Region in 2020. During his time with Flintco, Eikanger has demonstrated the ability to penetrate…

  • Converting a 1940s Factory into a Modern Arts Venue

    Challenge The Momentary transforms a 65,000 SF former Kraft cheese factory into a dynamic arts destination with galleries, performance spaces, outdoor areas, and an artist-in-residence program that blends visual and performing arts, culinary experiences, and a relaxed, interactive visitor experience. Constructed in 1942 and abandoned for years, the structure presented significant challenges. Floors were uneven,…

  • Construction Layout Will Never Be the Same

    Flintco is an early adopter of the LightYX technology, which makes the layout process much more efficient, accurate, and integrated. The application and hardware use a visible laser to project plans on any surface for use during layout. Changes in the field are integrated into the plans electronically for approval by the design team, keeping…

  • The First Americans Museum Awarded ENR Best of the Best

    The First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City, which opened in September and celebrates the legacy of Native people from Oklahoma, was selected by Engineering News-Record from over 800 regional submissions in 20 categories as the Best of the Best in Government/Public Buildings. The ENR award for the Flintco / Manhattan Construction Group joint venture project…

  • Flintco Adopts New Construction Technology, Touchplan

    It’s always amazing to watch the speed of technology like Touchplan evolve and scale firsthand. The enterprise-wide agreement provides Flintco and their trade partners unlimited use of Touchplan’s intuitive daily planning software to improve certainty and predictability across all of their projects. Adopting new technology defines what we mean by continuous improvement and respect for others….

  • Building Through Crisis: Delivering Memphis’s Hyatt Centric Amid Pandemic Disruption

    Challenge In August of 2019, Flintco broke ground on the eight-story, 227-room Hyatt Centric Beale Street Memphis—a project blending contemporary hotel construction with the preservation of the historic 1878 Wm. C. Ellis & Sons Ironworks and Machine Shop. Working closely with local preservationists, the team planned to integrate salvaged industrial elements from the original blacksmith…

  • Using Laser Scanning to Protect Crews from High-Voltage Risk

    Challenge When high-voltage transmission lines intersect the envelope of an 11-story downtown tower, there is no margin for assumption. At the 222 North Detroit Office Building in Tulsa, Flintco identified a potential life-safety hazard early: three active 130-kilovolt high-voltage transmission lines running along the building’s east side. With the structure already framed and façade installation…

  • Solving Hidden Utility Conflicts on a Live Airport Project

    Challenge Modernizing Concourse B at Memphis International Airport meant performing complex construction in a fully operational, high-security environment—where every delay creates a ripple effect on the client’s ongoing operations. Early site work revealed that existing underground utilities, including sanitary and sewer lines, were inaccurately documented, creating immediate risks to both the project schedule and airport…