๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ - ๐ต๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ : Did you know that PROCON partnered with Gordon College for more than a decade, designing and constructing over 10 projects across its campus?
In 1998, PROCON completed the Barrington Center for the Arts at Gordon College in Wenham, MA, transforming a 19,000 SF existing gymnasium into a vibrant arts center and adding a 10,000 SF mezzanine. The project included new mechanical and electrical systems and featured offices, studios, classrooms, a library, a photographic darkroom, an art gallery, a lecture hall with tiered seating, and a black box studio theater complete with dressing rooms and a box office. Specialized spaces included stone and clay studios, wood and printmaking shops, and fully equipped theater workshops.
After 35 years with PROCON, Senior Superintendent Bob Beauchemin has retired! From Arts Alley and Unitilโs corporate headquarters to countless hotels and long-standing work at Merrimack College, including his final project, an exciting new lecture hall, Bob has made a lasting impact on PROCONโs work throughout the years.
Bob is known for being a meticulous superintendent, with attention to detail and innovative problem-solving abilities second to none. He is known to create his own tools to complete difficult tasks in the field when nothing else worked. Throughout his career, Bob has also been a mentor to many up-and-coming PROCON team members, teaching them how to do things the right way and always with the right tools.
To celebrate his retirement, Bobโs team took him out to lunch at the Puritan Backroom where they shared stories and memories and celebrated whatโs next for him.
Whatever comes next, we are certain it will include camouflage and plenty of time enjoying the outdoors. Please join us in wishing Bob a very happy retirement and congratulations on an outstanding career!
Today, we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his vision for equality, service, and community. The spaces where we learn, work, and gather matter, and we reflect on how thoughtful design and construction can support access, opportunity, and stronger communities for all. PROCON remains committed to building spaces that bring people together while promoting equality and acceptance for all.
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ - ๐ต๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: In 1998, PROCON completed construction of the Killington Grand Hotel in Vermont, a full-service mountainside resort featuring convenient ski-bridge access to the slopes from December through March. The 197,000 SF resort includes 200 guest rooms and suites, a restaurant, a commercial kitchen, multiple lounges, a 10,000 SF ballroom, two smaller ballrooms, a health club with a spa deck, and an outdoor heated pool.
Congratulations to our partners at The Kraft Group on an exciting New England Patriots playoff win last night! PROCON is grateful for our longstanding relationship with The Kraft Group and proud to have designed and built two hotels at Patriot Place. Weโre honored to be part of the continued growth of the vibrant retail and entertainment destination at Patriot Place. Go PATS!
It is with immense gratitude that we share the recent retirement of PROCON Co-President, James Loft. After 29 years of dedicated service, Jim leaves a lasting legacy on our company and the many incredible projects he helped bring to life throughout his tenure. His impact can be seen in landmark developments such as Assembly Row, Tufts Universityโs Joyce Cummings Center, Tuscan Village, Portwalk Place, Arts Alley, and many, many more.
In addition to his many successful projects, Jim had an incredible impact on shaping the PROCON design and engineering team into what it is today. Many of the staff members he hired over the last 29 years remain on the PROCON team today and were present to speak at his retirement party. To Jim's surprise, his entire team stole the show at the party when they walked in as "Jim impersonators," all adorned with his signature white curly hair.
Whether Jim is surfing, playing guitar, or spending time with his family, we know this next chapter will serve him well. Thank you, Jim, for 29 years of outstanding service to PROCON, and we wish you all the best in your well-deserved retirement!
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'Innovative' is a Core Value at PROCON and one of the ways we continue to innovate is by staying on top of new technologies and methods through AIA-accredited lunch and learns. During the holiday season, we take a break from these sessions, and we were very excited to have Dave Carroll from York Flashings back at PROCON today for a great course on air barrier transitions.
Weโre excited to announce three key leadership promotions for 2026! Please join us in congratulating:
James Grant, P.E. promoted to Chief Operating Officer
Michael Yeatman promoted to Chief Construction Officer
Erik Anderson, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP promoted to Chief Design & Engineering Officer
These promotions reflect the caliber of leadership within PROCON. James, Mike, and Erik live our core values and bring the experience, trust, and insight needed to lead our integrated design-build model into the future. Congratulations!
Continue reading: https://proconinc.com/news-media/news/proconleadershippromotions2026
After almost 11 years at PROCON, Charles J. Landsman LEED-AP/BD&C, fondly known as "CJ," has retired. With more than 40 years of industry experience, CJ brought an incredible depth of knowledge to the PROCON team and left his mark on projects across every sector. Beyond his technical expertise, CJโs presence made a lasting impact on everyone around him.
We will certainly miss his smile, humor, trademark sarcasm, and his calm, steady demeanor. Thank you, CJ, for all that you have done during your tenure at PROCON. Enjoy your well-deserved retirement!
That's a wrap on 2025! ๐ As we close out the year, weโre looking back proudly on a busy year filled with designing and building beautiful projects fueled by teamwork and collaboration.
Wishing you a Happy New Year from the PROCON team!
Wishing all of our employees, friends, partners, and clients a wonderful holiday spent with family and loved ones. PROCON will be closed on December 25, 2025, to allow our team well-deserved time with their families.
The PROCON holiday season would not be the same without the annual Ugly Sweater Contest during our Holiday Lunch. We had two identical sweaters for the Jonathans, teddy bear overalls, a custom-printed sweater (that was pretty cool, Al), and then just ugly, ugly, ugly! Thanks to everyone who participated.
With just one week left until Christmas, the holiday lights are shining bright at PROCON HQ every evening thanks to The New England Holiday Light Company. In addition to our annual staff โDeck the Hallsโ event each November, the New England Holiday Lights team stops by every year to decorate our iconic red archway for the holidays.
Fun fact: The co-founder of the company that lights up PROCON each season is Doran Dal Pra, a former PROCON IT team member and the son of PROCON legend Dan Dal Pra, who served as Executive Vice President and retired after 47 years with the company three years ago.
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ - ๐ต๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: In 2023, PROCON was recognized for its outstanding design-build work on the Joyce Cummings Center at Tufts University in Medford, MA. The 150,000-square-foot, seven-story academic buildingโdesigned and constructed by PROCONโfeatures classrooms, seminar rooms, meeting spaces, research laboratories, offices, and a 160-seat auditorium. This project earned PROCON both the national Excellence in Constructionยฎ (EIC) Eagle Award and the National Design-Build Award. Presented to 82 of the nationโs top construction projects of 2022, the EIC Awards represent the construction industryโs highest honor, celebrating general and specialty contractors for delivering safe, innovative, and exceptional work across the country.
Our new jobsite trailer is on its way to its next destination! In celebration of our 90th anniversary, our jobsite trailer was redesigned earlier this year as part of an in-house contest with our talented design team. It was later brought to life by Lifesize Wraps. Keep an eye out for our new trailer in Portsmouth, NH!
We are grateful for our long-lasting partnership with Merrimack College.
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ - ๐ต๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: For more than 12 years, the PROCON team has come together each holiday season to support the YMCA of Downtown Manchester's Holiday Giving program. Community giving is a cornerstone of PROCONโs culture โ we believe in paying it forward by sharing our time, talents, and compassion with those in need. This year, our team shopped for gifts for 132 children in the Greater Manchester area, ranging in age from 4 months to 17 years.
Special thanks to the PROCON team, Tidemark team and the Coolcore team for contributing this year!
Please join us in congratulating the Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. team on the opening of their new Shared Services Operations building at their Milford, NH headquarters. Designed and built by PROCON, the 57,000 SF facility completes the companyโs Elm Street Campus and marks an exciting next step in their long-term growth strategy. This state-of-the-art building consolidates Hitchinerโs value-added services, previously dispersed across multiple locations. Centralizing these operations streamlines workflows, enhances quality control, and supports the continued expansion of Hitchinerโs aerospace and commercial programs.
Congratulations to Hitchiner on this impressive milestone!
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ - ๐ต๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: In 2014, PROCON completed one of its most significant projects, Portwalk Place, in Portsmouth, NH. Covering a full city block, Portwalk Place is an urban development in historic downtown Portsmouth that provides hotels, restaurants, an event center, office space, apartments, and two underground parking garages.
We are excited to share an update from our Merrimack College jobsite. Check out the time-lapse installation of the tiered stadium seating in one of the classrooms within the new Lecture Hall building. This new lecture hall will significantly expand Merrimack Collegeโs academic space and will feature 700 seats across five lecture halls in a 19,205 SF, two-story facility.
Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving! Today and every day, we are grateful for our entire team, incredible clients, and wonderful partners.
PROCON is closed today (11/27) and tomorrow (11/28) in observance of the holiday, allowing our employees to spend time with their families. PROCON will reopen on Monday, December 1.
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ - ๐ต๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: In 2023, PROCON invested in Solar Panels for our Hooksett, NH headquarters. Over the last two years, this upgrade has enabled us to enhance our energy independence and create a positive environmental impact through reduced carbon emissions and a decreased reliance on fossil fuels.
On Friday, the PROCON team gathered for a yummy pizza lunch from Nanaโs Kitchen & Pizzeria and to help spread holiday cheer across the office. In less than 60 minutes, the PROCON office was transformed - from beautifully decorated trees to bright lights hung far and wide - there was holiday cheer as far as the eye could see and lots of fun to be had. PROCON's "Deck the Halls" is an annual tradition we look forward to each year, bringing our employees together to celebrate the joy of the holiday season.
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ - ๐ต๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐: In December 2019, PROCONโs Architecture Team was recognized as a winner of the 2019 Argentum Senior Living by Design Award. The 168,000 SF design was featured in the December 2019 issue of Senior Living Executive Magazine. The community was selected from among national submissions for its embodiment of Argentumโs 2019 theme โA Certain Sense of Place.โ The community is lodged in the Connecticut countryside adjacent to Wells Hollow Farm between New Haven and Bridgeport. https://bit.ly/3LLWN7T
