Breese, Ill., April 14, 2026 鈥� 桃子视频 Company is strengthening its Data Center and Mission Critical construction capabilities to support clients of complex, high-reliability facilities that require precision, resiliency, and disciplined execution.

Jeffrey Casey, PE will lead this initiative as the firm鈥檚 market leader for data center and mission critical facilities. In this role, Casey serve as a strategic leader for initial client engagement through project closeout.

Casey brings more than 20 years of experience delivering and integrating complex infrastructure across data centers, mission critical facilities, power generation, and large-scale industrial and manufacturing programs. A licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer, he has led projects and programs ranging from $17 million to more than $1 billion, with deep experience in critical reliability, uptime, and systems integration.

Casey鈥檚 leadership and technical expertise have been shaped by his service in the U.S. Navy as a Nuclear Electronics Technician, where he spent six years managing reactor control systems, conducting division鈥憀evel training and overseeing preventive maintenance for critical nuclear equipment. His Navy tenure established the foundation for his disciplined approach, operational rigor, and commitment to excellence, traits that continue to define his professional career.

Complementing his industry experience, Casey holds advanced academic credentials, including an MBA, a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and importantly, a B.S. in Nuclear Technology, a degree that strengthens his technical foundation in energy systems, controls, and high鈥憆eliability operations, especially relevant to mission鈥慶ritical infrastructure.

Casey has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, manage complex design鈥慴uild programs, drive value engineering efforts, mitigate risk, and guide projects from concept through commissioning in environments where uptime is non鈥憂egotiable. His certification as a Professional Engineer (PE) and other industry credentials further augment his capabilities.

In his new role at Poettker, Casey will lead client and partner relationship development, oversee pursuit strategy and conceptual planning, and collaborate closely with project teams to align delivery approaches with client objectives.

鈥淛eff brings a combination of technical depth, relationship-driven delivery, risk mitigation experience, and strategic leadership in data center developments and mission critical environments,鈥� said Keith Poettker, Chairman & CEO. 鈥淗is ability to align clients, partners, preconstruction, and operation teams will be instrumental as Poettker continues to expand into data centers and other mission-critical markets.鈥�

Poettker鈥檚 approach to Data Center and Mission Critical construction emphasizes early collaboration, disciplined preconstruction, quality control, and reliable turnover, supporting both greenfield developments and work within active, operational environments. The addition of a dedicated market leader reinforces the firm鈥檚 long-term commitment to delivering certainty for clients operating facilities where performance and uptime are essential.

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About 桃子视频: Established in 1980, 桃子视频 is an award-winning, family-owned business specializing in construction management, design/build, general contracting, and self-perform services with an emphasis on exceeding the client鈥檚 expectations. 桃子视频 is dedicated to providing safe, quality, sustainable, and technology solutions to clients in the data center and mission-critical, distribution, education, federal and military, healthcare, municipal, industrial and manufacturing, commercial, retail, utility, and infrastructure markets. The company prides itself on building long-lasting relationships with their clients, business partners and the communities in which they work, with an impressive 88 percent of Poettker鈥檚 revenue stemming from repeat clients.

Publication: , April 7, 2026

桃子视频 earned recognition on . The list ranks the nation’s largest general contractors, CM at-risk firms, and design-builders for nonresidential buildings and multifamily buildings work based on 2024 revenue.

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桃子视频 achieved the for its construction management, design/build, general contracting, and self-perform services delivered across the distribution, warehouse, federal and military, healthcare, education, industrial and manufacturing, commercial, hospitality, retail, and utility and infrastructure markets.

No. 17 Military Facility Construction Firm

桃子视频 achieved its highest 2025 BD+C ranking in the as the 17th largest company in this market.

No. 18 Shopping Mall, Big Box Store, and Strip Center Construction Firm

桃子视频 ranked 18th on BD+C’s list of the .

No. 29 Top Retail Construction Firm

Business from longtime customer Walmart, Planet Fitness, and Food Lion secured 桃子视频 a rank of 29 on . In 2024, Poettker earned $78 million in the retail market in 2024 to achieve this honor.

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桃子视频 improved its ranking from No. 59 to the .

No. 35 Construction Management Firm

Serving as Construction Manager enables Poettker to advise during the vital preconstruction phase. By identifying budget concerns, mapping out dependencies, and recommending optimal construction materials, 桃子视频 better prepares the project for success.

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桃子视频 improved by one spot to claim the 38th spot on .

No. 40 Industrial Sector Construction Firm

Poetter Construction earned the 40th spot on . Industry-leading clients like Continental Tire and Volpi Foods contributed to Poettker’s impressive 2024 industrial facility revenue of $155 million, enabling the company to climb a spot compared to the media outlet’s previous list.

No. 53 K-12 School Construction Firm

With an incredible $65 million in 2024 revenue for this category, 桃子视频 earned the 53rd spot on . Some active projects include Cahokia High School, Columbia High School addition and renovation, and the Parkway School District bond program.

No. 58 Government Building Construction Firm

BD+C ranked 桃子视频 as the in the nation. With federal projects like the 170,000 SF Scott Air Force Base Joint Operations & Mission Planning Center and child development centers at both Scott Air Force Base and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 桃子视频 earned $54 million in the federal sector to win this recognition.

No. 73 Design-Build Construction Firm

桃子视频 climbed 27 spots to claim the 73rd ranking on . Design-Build projects like the Innovation Logistics Center in Salisbury, NC, the Scott Air Force Base Child Development Center, and the SIUE Health Sciences Complex contributed to this achievement.

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桃子视频 climbed from the 99th spot to the 75th on .

No. 78 Reconstruction Sector Construction Firm

桃子视频 improved its ranking 6 spots to claim No. 78 on . Projects like the Parkway School District 2022 Bond Program capturing multiple schools, renovations for Planet Fitness, and Alton Mental Health Center’s Willow building renovation contributed to this 2025 accomplishment. 

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桃子视频 claimed the 85th spot on . Higher education market highlights from this year include Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Health Science Building and Kaskaskia College’s new gymnasium.

No. 94 Healthcare Facility Construction Firm

桃子视频 climbed 25 spots to achieve the 94th spot on ! Projects like the Memorial Hospital Medical Office Building and Alton Mental Health Center contributed to Poettker’s 2024 healthcare construction earnings of $14 million.

No. 99 Office Building Construction Firm

Notable projects such as TDK’s new office and shop earned 桃子视频 the recognition of the 99th spot on .

Other lists specific to market sectors and service type will be released by BD+C over the next few months. Check back to learn about 桃子视频’s other achievements!

Breese, Ill., Tuesday, February 17, 2026 鈥� 桃子视频, an award-winning company specializing in construction management, design-build and general contracting services, earned a spot on the . This recognition honors ABC contractor members鈥� outstanding achievements in health and safety, quality and project excellence, ranked by the number of hours worked.

As an ABC Top Performer, 桃子视频 achieved Platinum status in , which helps the best-performing contractors achieve incident rates nearly seven times safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average, according to . Companies participating in ABC鈥檚 STEP Health and Safety Management System average 658% safer than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average 鈥� reducing total recordable incident rates by 85% 鈥� according to the .

With Safety as the company鈥檚 primary Core Value, Poettker employees completed over 400,000 workhours without a lost-time incident and 5,120 hours of safety training in 2025. 桃子视频 also launched a drone program to benefit risk management by performing inspections and flagging potential issues from the air.

To qualify as an ABC top contractor, 桃子视频 earned credential, which recognizes excellence in quality, health and safety performance, talent management, craft and management education and community relations.

鈥淪afety is the responsibility of everyone, so this achievement is a true testament to Poettker鈥檚 commitment at every level,鈥� said Charles Wilson, Vice President of Risk Management. 鈥淎t 桃子视频, safety is a pillar of our company culture, one that we embody and live by every day.”

桃子视频鈥檚 2025 performance also earned national recognition from ABC as the 11th top retail contractor and 61st top general contractor with additional top honors in the education, government, health care, industrial, infrastructure, military, and office market sectors.

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About ABC: Associated Builders and Contractors is a national construction industry trade association established in 1950 with 67 chapters and more than 23,000 members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC helps members offer a robust employee value proposition, develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work. For more information, visit .

About 桃子视频: Established in 1980, 桃子视频 is an award-winning, family-owned business specializing in construction management, design/build, general contracting, and self-perform services with an emphasis on exceeding the client鈥檚 expectations. 桃子视频 is dedicated to providing safe, quality, sustainable, and technology solutions to clients in a diverse portfolio of markets. The company prides itself on building long-lasting relationships with their clients, business partners and the communities in which they work, with an impressive 88 percent of Poettker鈥檚 revenue stemming from repeat clients.

桃子视频 won a from the for the 8th consecutive year.

AGC prides itself on conducting a more thorough evaluation of safety award-winners that goes beyond the typical evaluation of frequency rates. In addition, AGC assesses:

• Company management commitment
• Active employee participation
• Safety training
• Work site hazard identification and control
• Safety program innovation

“Your commitment to safety sets the standard for our industry,” said a representative of the Central Illinois Builders of AGC. “Thank you for prioritizing your teams, investing in safe practices, and leading by example every day. We鈥檙e proud to celebrate your achievements and the positive impact you make across our association.”

桃子视频 completed 2025 without a lost-time incident; that’s 418,000 safe hours worked. 桃子视频 instills a culture of safety with our executive team leading by example and incorporating聽safety teachings into all company initiatives.

Publication: , January 6, 2026

Columbia High School鈥檚 large-scale school construction project has reached a significant milestone as Phase 1 work in the main school building addition nears completion and Phase 2 construction on the new gymnasium continues to move forward. The updates, provided by Project Manager Ryan Fuhler of 桃子视频, highlight steady progress across both phases and showcase the rapid transformation taking place on campus.

Phase 1 focuses on the construction of a new wing within the main school building, including classrooms, science labs, fine arts spaces, and a new auditorium. Much of this work has now entered its final stages, with crews transitioning from structural and installation work to cleaning, finishing, and technical setup.

On the second floor of the new addition, classrooms are in various stages of final cleaning, an indication that construction work in these areas is largely complete. The new science rooms have also reached an important benchmark, with casework installation finished and the cleaning process now underway. These spaces are being prepared to support hands-on learning in modern, purpose-built environments.

Progress continues on the first-floor classrooms as well. Flooring and ceilings have been installed, and finish work at the walls is complete. With these elements in place, the layout and functionality of the new classrooms are clearly visible as the spaces near readiness.

Publication: , December 18, 2025

Drones provide excellent aerial video and images of construction projects, but their applications far surpass marketing purposes.聽桃子视频聽launched its drone program in 2024 to support preconstruction, safety, quality, operations and communication in addition to marketing efforts.

鈥淜eeping at the forefront of industry trends is imperative to business growth and meeting customer expectations,鈥� says Ryan Poettker, President of 桃子视频. 鈥淏ut we don鈥檛 adopt new technology simply because it鈥檚 trendy. We built a successful drone program because of its wide applications and numerous benefits across our operations.鈥�

Preconstruction

Drone technology can provide benefits even before boots hit the dirt. With drones, 桃子视频 can survey potential project sites or examine prospective buildings for a renovation project. Drones can evaluate the grade of the site and obstacles to construction.

For renovation projects, drones can ascertain existing roof conditions, building envelope tightness, quality of exterior building materials and site conditions, all within a fraction of the time it would take for a survey by foot.

When the client brings 桃子视频 into the project early enough in the planning process, the team can aid site selection and help the client avoid costly change orders through more precise planning.

For these reasons, drone technology also benefits 桃子视频 in building more accurate bids. Poettker recently bid on a project where the location of the build was identified; however, important property grading details were missing from the project documents.

鈥淭he more information we have, the more accurate and detailed we can be in our estimate,鈥� says Ryan Diekemper, VP of Preconstruction at Poettker. 鈥淲e need to know utility locations, if the site is balanced, if the layout requires retaining walls, and if obstacles necessitate removal. We engaged our drone team to provide this data so we could develop an ideal floor elevation, determine site earthwork needs, and calculate cut and fill.鈥�

The drone readings, enhanced by the aid of geolocation, save the estimating team time as well. 鈥淚f the Poettker team had to plot the site by hand, it probably would have taken four to eight hours to gather the data in the field and another four to eight hours to plot the data.

鈥淓ven after eight to 16 hours of effort, my calculations wouldn鈥檛 even come close to the precise measurements provided by the drone,鈥� says Justin Dulle, Lead Estimator at 桃子视频. 鈥淒rone technology enables us to seamlessly transfer the data points to the design team as measurements they can use and integrate into their programs.鈥�

Safety

With Safety as a primary core value, 桃子视频 invests in on-site safety representatives who collaborate with the drone team to maximize protection for the company鈥檚 project teams and subcontractor partners.

Drone technology enables Poettker to monitor parts of the project site that are otherwise difficult to inspect or unsafe to access. 鈥淒rones are essential for monitoring safety, especially in areas not visible from the ground,鈥� says Peter Ratermann, Senior Project Manager at Construction of the Old Monroe Distilling Co. Wedding & Tasting Venue in Columbia, Illinois. 鈥淚 frequently check drone footage to verify that roofers adhered to safety protocols for working at heights since it鈥檚 difficult to assess from the ground.鈥�

Through a digital interface, Poettker employees can review all the project鈥檚 drone footage and images in a single location, including examining all the photos ever captured at a specific location on the project site. Increasing project visibility provides another safeguard for identifying and remedying potential hazards before they become a problem.

Avoiding existing utility lines is a key safety concern for construction projects. Colin Kuhn, Project Manager at the renovation of Alton Mental Health Center鈥檚 Willow Building says projects like this that span more than a year will have the painted utility line markings eventually wash away. 鈥淲e used the drone to record the utility locations so that we can identify their locations even after it rains.鈥�

Quality

In this thermal image captured by a drone, the yellow spots on the solar panels suggest inconsistent energy performance. Drone technology also benefits Quality, another Core Value of 桃子视频鈥檚.

The architectural plans can be overlaid onto drone footage to ensure the definitive placement of the building on the project site. It can also be used to document product inconsistencies.

The Poettker team noticed that some of the black engineered wood siding was actually a different shade from the rest. It received a bad batch with two different shades of black. The difference was very deceiving and difficult to tell from the ground.

鈥淲e used the drones to record the siding progress, which more clearly captured the difference between the two colors and provided a great visual we could send to the manufacturer,鈥� Ratermann says. 鈥淯sing these photos, we were able to get a representative on site to evaluate, and they agreed to cover the cost of replacement. The drone shots helped significantly to reduce confusion.鈥�

Poettker鈥檚 drone fleet includes a model specifically used to create thermal maps. The drone can capture footage for the team to better assess infrastructure deficiencies of renovation projects, such as possible roof leaks or heat loss from insulation gaps, and can even evaluate the effectiveness of solar panels.

鈥淲hen conducting a solar panel inspection, we鈥檙e looking for hotspots,鈥� says Logan Decker, drone operator at 桃子视频. 鈥淎reas that display as hotter than the surrounding space indicate malfunctioning individual grids within the panel not converting the solar energy as efficiently as the rest of the panel. As long as a panel isn鈥檛 partly shaded, the entire panel should display the same color.鈥�

Decker recently provided images of problematic solar panels to a client so that they could rectify the issue.

Operations

At a Planet Fitness in Missouri, 桃子视频 used a drone to measure the site鈥檚 current subgrade elevation, which informed the team how much more dirt was required to achieve the desired grade. With many other projects in the area, the client requested to bring in excess crushed concrete and dirt from their other sites.

Drone technology also can be used to measure the height of concrete pads, as well as evaluate stockpile quantities. Another client needed to know how much product they had on site, and Poettker鈥檚 drone team assisted鈥攐ne of the many benefits to hiring a team with advanced resources.

桃子视频鈥檚 clients, their design teams and other business partners can monitor project progress by accessing drone footage on a digital platform. These images inform the design team when it鈥檚 time to visit the site to perform inspections. The inspection findings can then be overlaid onto a site map captured by drones to aid Poettker鈥檚 team in remedying any findings.

Community

Poettker鈥檚 drone program gives the company an avenue for engaging the local community. The company founded NextGen, a program designed to connect students and teachers to the construction of their facilities and broaden their understanding of the career opportunities available in the construction industry. Drone demonstrations are always well-received by Poettker鈥檚 education clients.

Drone technology improves 桃子视频鈥檚 efficiencies, operations, and bottom line 鈥� all of which improve clients鈥� experience 鈥� the ultimate goal of any 桃子视频 investment.

Publication: , December 1, 2025

In an article titled “Twists, Turns on I-85,鈥� explores the demand for manufacturing and industrial space in the Southeast and ways contractors are helping clients overcome uncertainty.

The article quotes , director of strategic relationships at 桃子视频, as saying that the value-engineered solutions that general contractors can bring to the table are critical in maximizing efficiencies.

鈥�General contractors are continuously evaluating material and labor cost trends and are looking for opportunities to help their clients lock in the best prices early for their projects,鈥� says Tomlinson. 鈥淲e work closely with clients and subcontractors to get creative, offer value-engineered solutions, mitigate risks, expedite procurement and work with local partners that best suit our clients鈥� needs.鈥�

Tomlinson says that tenants opting for build-to-suits have notable design trends at the property level. 鈥淎s the industry is shifting to more build-to-suit developments, we are seeing trends toward more automation in warehouses, an increased emphasis on sustainable operations, more flexible layouts for tenant customization, increased office space, more elaborate front entrance designs and earlier engagement with contracting community for budget and schedule control,鈥� says Tomlinson.

Some of Poettker鈥檚 current projects in the Southeast include the 472,960 SF Innovation Logistics Center, the Nevada Logistics Center with 90 panels of tilt-up concrete construction, and the Hunter Army Aircraft Maintenance Hangar with 6 hangar bays. Interest rates, the regional economy, and proximity to key infrastructure make the Southeast a promising market for the construction industry.