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Cranberry Business Park has proven to be a hotbed of activity for Cranberry / Wexford professionals. From top-of-the-line office spaces with amenities to spare to open warehouse areas bustling with success, tenants have found either their new homes or selected modern renovations to their existing spaces. The Shannon Construction team has proudly partnered with CBP owners for approximately the past 15 years to bring their visions, as well as the tenants, to fruition.

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Superintendent John Burton has been creating art with his superior carpentry skills for four decades and sharing his knowledge and expertise with apprentices and journeymen, like Mike Cataldo, for nearly as long. The North Way Christian Community Church in Wexford, PA is his most recent masterpiece which included eliminating a standard drop ceiling to install a beautiful and one of a kind Ash wood paneled ceiling. John and Mike teamed to individually cut and install over 1,200 pieces of varying lengths over the 1,600 sf ceiling with extreme precision and patience. Congratulations to John and Mike for creating a magnificent show piece for North Way Christian Community Church.

As fewer and fewer individuals apply for apprenticeships within the construction trades, our industry faces a potentially difficult future. According to the Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) February 23, 2022 news release, one in five construction workers will retire in approximately five years. With a decline of 8% in the 25-54 age range of new workers, our industry today needs 650,000 workers in 2022 and an additional 590,000 new workers in 2023 to meet the demand.

What can we do? Shannon Construction and many other General Contractors relied on the expertise of our tradesmen and women. They decided to help bring attention to the numerous career opportunities provided by our Unions. Dean of College and Career Readiness Leyna Steffen, from Peters Township High School, also recognized an opportunity for both her students and the students across the North and South Hills of Pittsburgh, PA.

Approximately 40 organizations welcomed high school students and parents from across the North and South Hills – and a few from the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, to the South Hills Trades and Tech Fair at Peters Township High School. Shannon Construction’s goal for the event was to share information, possibilities, and opportunities with a new generation of future tradesmen and women.

Shawn Bulsak, Shannon Superintendent, and Matt Miller, Shannon carpenters apprentice, regaled students and parents with their personal experiences from beginning their apprenticeships to problem-solving on project sites. Thank you, Shawn and Matt, for your dedication to your trade, Shannon Construction, and for growing the future of carpenters.

During the Decade of 2000-2009, Shannon Construction Was Impacted by Changes in the World

Economic | Climate | Scandals | Terrorism

In this decade, significant events happened both for the U.S. construction industry and for Shannon Construction.

The economic trends from 2000 to 2009 were very tumultuous and tested the construction industry. As the dot.com business model was in its infancy, there was a lot of speculation, and the stock market had many ups and downs. Due to the Enron scandal, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act emerged to expand penalties for accounting fraud and instructed accounting firms to remain independent.

From 2007-2008 the most significant impact on construction was the subprime housing crisis which affected the entire world economy, including the stock market, causing a global recession. Key additional U.S. events included 9/11 and the war on terror along with Hurricane Katrina and Rita.

The biggest world financial events of 2000-2009.

From 2000 to 2009, construction was a prime beneficiary of low-interest rates, the housing-led economic boom, and one of the most considerable casualties of the subsequent financial crisis. During this decade of ups and downs, Ken led Shannon through this rollercoaster as the President of Shannon Construction with several key projects. Ken increased sales by expanding our marketing and construction services to include luxury residential renovations, health care, and consulting with industrial pharmaceutical organizations.

3 Notable Projects for Shannon in This Decade

2003 Shannon renovated a restaurant landmark of Pittsburgh—The Colony.
View the Newspaper Article From 2003 Announcing the New Colony Restaurant Project

2005 Shannon completed the update of the Cranberry Mall Facade,
which was the largest single project for Shannon that decade.

2009 Shannon completed an office renovation for Rizzo Engineering,
one of the largest office projects in the decade.