Event Recap
MWM Staff
2024 KCADC Annual Meeting highlights $1.8B of ...
2024 KCADC Annual Meeting highlights $1.8B of new investment across the region
Q & A
MWM Staff
Sustainable, resilient, and tech-driven: ESS on ...
Sustainable, resilient, and tech-driven: ESS on the future of heavy civil construction
Urban Redevelopment
Marcia Charney, MWM Contributing Writer
Kansas City's vision for South Loop Park ...
Kansas City's vision for South Loop Park becomes reality
2024 KC Industrial Summit
Marcia Charney, MWM Contributing Writer
Kansas City industrial experts tackle land ...
Kansas City industrial experts tackle land scarcity, utility access and market opportunities
Retail Groundbreaking
MWM Staff
Karats Jewelers breaks ground on new 20,000 SF ...
Karats Jewelers breaks ground on new 20,000 SF headquarters

Greg Graves

Reflecting on retiring Burns & McDonnell CEO Greg Graves

Reflecting on retiring Burns & McDonnell CEO Greg Graves

Greg Graves is heading into retirement, relinquishing his duties as CEO of Burns & McDonnell, a title he's held at the engineering company since 2004. During his tenure, he quadrupled the company's employee count, and taken sales from $387 million to a projected $2.8 billion in 2016.

Greg Graves on leadership, STEM, and the recipe for success

Greg Graves on leadership, STEM, and the recipe for success

Greg Graves is the outgoing chairman and CEO of Kansas City-based Burns & McDonnell. After 13 years at the helm of the company during a time of impressive growth, Graves is now headed for retirement. This week, he sat down with members of the Urban Land Institute to share some of his biggest business lessons learned and give a glimpse into what his retirement will entail. As far as we can tell, he isn’t slowing down anytime soon.

Burns & McDonnell, VanTrust showcase $80M HQ project

Burns & McDonnell, VanTrust showcase $80M HQ project

The expansive new headquarters building -- developed by VanTrust Real Estate and designed, engineered and constructed by Burns & McDonnell -- made its debut last week. The four-story 310,000-square-foot facility increases the firm's headquarters by 74 percent and adds 1,400 employee-owners.