Category: Chicago, IL

2025 TCA Alphonse Engelman Safety Award Winner

Alston Construction is proud to announce that the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA) has award us the Alphonse Engelman Safety Award for Best Tilt-Up Safety for a General Contractor with 750,000+ man-hours for 2025. As an industry-leader in tilt-wall construction, Alston Construction has been recognized multiple times for their safety program, which has included past wins [...]

Alston Construction Earns 2025 ABC STEP Diamond Level Safety Recognition

Atlanta, GA - For the second consecutive year, Alston Construction has achieved the Diamond Level in the Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) STEP Safety Management System, the program’s highest designation. Established over 30 years ago, STEP (Safety Training Evaluation Process) is a widely respected framework designed to measure, strengthen, and elevate safety practices across the [...]

Alston Construction Honored with Illinois Real Estate Journal Project of the Year Award

We are proud to announce that Alston Construction has been recognized with the Illinois Real Estate Journal’s Project of the Year award in the Industrial South category for our work on the Meats by Linz Headquarters in Hammond, Indiana. This state-of-the-art facility, designed by Arete Design Studio, spans 80,000 square feet and includes luxury office [...]

Quality that Evolves with You: How Alston Construction & AIM/a+ Embrace Lean Principles

Why Lean Matters in Today’s Construction Landscape - April Parham, Quality Manager, Alston Construction Automation Integration Management Team In traditional construction settings, quality is often treated as a final checkpoint. But in Lean quality management, quality is built into every step of the process—driven by collaboration, continuous feedback, and a commitment to reducing waste. For [...]

All in Safety – Safety Week 2025

Alston Construction is proud to be an advocate and sponsor of Construction Safety Week, championing this year’s theme: "All in Together: Plan. Own. Commit." Throughout May, every Alston jobsite and office will display our custom Safety Banners as a visible reminder of our commitment to safety. Our teams will go over topics surrounding Fall Prevention/Protection [...]

Alston Construction Ranks #7 on BD+C’s Top Industrial Construction Firms

We’re proud to share that Alston Construction has been ranked #7 on Building Design+Construction’s list of the Top 110 Industrial Sector Construction Firms for 2024! Each year, BD+C recognizes the nation’s leading contractors in industrial construction, and this year’s ranking reflects the continued strength of Alston’s performance across the country. From advanced logistics parks and [...]

Together We Rise: Building the Foundations of the Future

At Alston Construction, we believe the strength of our industry lies in the people who build it—pour by pour, beam by beam, and idea by idea. As we continue to shape the Foundations of the Future, we recognize that progress, connection, and growth are not just about the projects we complete but about the people [...]

Strengthening Foundations: The Path Forward for Construction in 2025

Each year for the past decade or so, we have provided our construction outlook for the new year. It is interesting to review the older versions as it provides insights into the changing market conditions and the key drivers of the macroeconomic trends. Our outlook for the past couple of years has been marked with [...]

Alston Construction’s Dalania LaSorella Hosts CREW Chicago Golfing Network Event at The Glen Club

Dalania LaSorella from our Chicago office hosted a CREW Chicago Golfing Network event at The Glen Club in Glenview, Illinois. With guests from Choose DuPage and Beat the Streets Chicago, it was a day of networking and support for women in commercial real estate. CREW Chicago connects and empowers women in the industry, Choose DuPage [...]

Alston Construction’s Safety Excellence Recognized with ABC STEP Diamond Level

Atlanta, GA - Alston Construction has reached the Diamond Level in Associated Builders and Contractors’ STEP Safety Management System. Founded more than three decades ago, STEP is a proven system that provides the framework to measure, strengthen and build industry-leading safety programs that enable top-performing ABC members to achieve incident rates nearly six times safer [...]