Real Estate 2023: DONALD D. GRAUL
With nearly 40 years of industry experience, Graul joined Branch in 2020 from Centreville-based Parsons Corp., where he was president of construction and a senior executive for alternative project delivery. He also worked previously for AECOM. Founded in 1963, Branch has 1,100 employees and reported $509 million in revenue for fiscal 2022. In August 2022, […]
Branch Group promotes SVP to chief HR officer
Roanoke-based construction firm The Branch Group Inc. has promoted Tina Pfalzgraf to chief human resources officer, the company announced Wednesday. Pflazgraf previously served as senior vice president of human resources. Her department established corporate initiatives in employee development, retention, benefits and recruitment that resulted in record employee retention rates and record employee[...]
Branch builds career pipeline for girls
Women made up about 11% of the construction workforce in 2021, but that doesn’t mean they were all on site wearing a hard hat. That percentage includes women in office and administrative roles, positions more traditionally filled by females, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. And so, many recruiters see women as an […]
The Branch Group moving into former Roanoke Kroger division HQ
Construction company The Branch Group Inc. is relocating its corporate headquarters to a larger building within Roanoke, the company announced Monday. The company sold its current headquarters for $2.9 million in September. It has purchased the former Kroger Co. mid-Atlantic division’s headquarters, a 58,000-square-foot building on Peters Creek Road for $3.125 million, to expand and [&hellip[...]
Branch Civil appoints new executive VP
Brian J. Quinlan has been appointed to serves as executive vice president of Roanoke-based Branch Civil Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Branch Group specializing in site development, civil construction and heavy highway infrastructure projects. In his new role, Quinlan will be responsible for Branch Civil’s overall financial and operational leadership, as well as […]