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This phrase holds two meanings for what we are trying to collectively accomplish as the most sought-after construction companies in the business.

“Here for Good” means being present in our communities for good causes.
“Here for Good” also means we are here to stay and build up our communities through charitable efforts.
Our first ever Week of Giving showed us that we can be “Here for Good” in every sense.
Thanks to all of our associates, friends, and families, who collectively donated $21,650 dollars during our inaugural Week of Giving—an amount we will match at the company level. Beyond the money donated, our team members across the country volunteered at local food banks and donated to food drives to support Feeding America and their mission to end hunger.

Here for Good.

Every wine connoisseur dreams of having their own wine cellar. Today’s wine cellars are designed to fit the style of your home, with adequate storage to house bottles, and with or without built-in bars or seating areas where you can enjoy wine tastings with family and friends.

If you don’t have a wine cellar or basement to store wine, you can create dedicated wine storage elsewhere in your home, from DIY wine racks in the pantry to an under counter wine fridge in the kitchen for those who enjoy a glass of chilled wine and don’t need a reason to crack open a bottle of Champagne. Check out these intoxicating wine cellar ideas in a range of sizes and styles for inspiration on how to showcase your collection.
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JLF Architects and construction partner Big-D Signature built a custom wine closet for the owners of a Jackson, Wyoming home who love to entertain. The space includes a custom enclosure, cooling, racks, and case storage for serious wine lovers and is lit up with dramatic purple LED lighting for a theatrical effect.

<a href="https://news.yahoo.com/30-cool-wine-cellar-ideas-204113255.html">YAHOO NEWS LINK</a>

Yahoo News: 30 Cool Wine Cellar Ideas to Showcase Your Collection

Choosing the right driveway paving will complement the architecture and surrounding landscape of your home, adding instant curb appeal. Common driveway paving materials include concrete, asphalt, gravel, or driveway pavers that range from brick to cement to cobblestone. The best option for your home depends on everything from your budget to your appetite for maintenance and the look and feel that you want to achieve.

Natural Gravel + Stone Border 
For this home located in Snedens Landing on the Hudson River, JLF Architects and builders Big-D Signature took cues from the surrounding landscape with a linear layout that naturally follows the bluff-top to make the most of its river vantage point without disturbing the wooded environment. This included a naturalistic gravel driveway outlined with stone that follows the curved yard landscaping to enhance the home&#8217;s understated rural cottage aesthetic.

<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/21-driveway-paving-ideas-curb-213534731.html">Yahoo Article </a>

Yahoo: 21 Driveway Paving Ideas to Up Your Curb Appeal

Dreamy outdoor spaces invite family and friends to gather for al fresco enjoyment

During the warm summer months, a comfortable, stylish outdoor living space becomes the family-favorite spot to relax and unwind. Whether used for cooking, dining, entertaining or simply relaxing, an inviting patio allows you to enjoy the extra hours of sun from the comfort of your own backyard. The patios featured on the following pages showcase chic furniture, inspired lighting and incredible views that combine to establish a gathering space where family and friends meet to enjoy the great outdoors long into the evening hours. 
 
A complete renovation was necessary for this expansive outdoor patio, located a mere 100 yards from bustling ski lifts in Park City, Utah. JLF Architects and Verdone Landscape Architects worked closely with the recently retired homeowners to craft an outdoor oasis featuring multiple intimate gathering spaces for summer entertaining. The homeowners enjoy endless views of the surrounding vistas while in their impressive swimming pool, which rests above a wood-planked wall with spillways. “The pool is built up above eye level so that from the main floor of the house you do not know that it is there,” explains project manager Todd Crowther of contractor Big-D Signature. “With the glass windows in the house, it looks like the pool is flowing into the water feature below.” 
 
Strategically placed outdoor plants create a nature-inspired living space that blends seamlessly into its site. “The landscaping specifications and plant selections make a big difference,” says Crowther. “The natural sod around the patio truly makes you feel like the mountains blend perfectly into the patio space.” Steel columns, moss rock and a wainscot of bonderized metal further marry the architecture to its natural setting. “The landscape designers did an outstanding job,” says the homeowner. “The in-out flow works so well.”

<a href="https://www.mountainliving.com/patio-inspiration-just-in-time-for-summer-and-warmer-weather/">Mountain Living Article </a>

Patio Inspiration Just in Time for Summer and Warmer Weather

52 Courtyard Ideas to Maximize Your Outdoor Space 
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Residential courtyards come in many shapes and sizes. From classic gathering spaces at the center of the home to gated front courtyard entrances, pass-through courtyard flower gardens, and backyard lots enclosed by high walls with outdoor kitchens, living rooms, or pools. Whether you’re looking to optimize an existing courtyard or convert the backyard into a structured multipurpose space, here are some ideas to help you choose the perfect layout, finishes, hardscaping, and landscaping to turn your home courtyard into an outdoor oasis and a bonus room.
Concrete walkways that appear to float above the water give this Park City, UT courtyard a contemporary feel, creating a central focal point that echoes the glass-and-steel grid windows of the home designed by JLF Architects.
This Park City, UT home designed by JLF Architects is built around a central courtyard that includes multiple water features to cultivate a sparkling, flowing micro-environment for the house—including a mining sluice box-style waterfall that cascades down the sloping site to flow into the courtyard area and out 
under the dining room.

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Yahoo Life: 52 Courtyard Ideas to Maximize Your Outdoor Space

Richard Whitney is the vice president of local construction company Big D Signature. It was brought in by the state to repair damage caused by the collapse. 
 
“It was basically a complete collapse for about a third of the building,” Whitney said.

Beyond that, the electric and gas lines were shot, and other parts of the roof were stretched and ripped. Whitney said the response from the Park City Fire District helped stop water flowing throughout the building, which occurred due to a sprinkler being damaged. He said the fire district likely saved a lot of merchandise.
First, contractors worked to stabilize the roof to ensure it wouldn’t completely collapse. That included clearing what Whitney said was over three feet of dense snow.
“We had people working on that, 16-hour days, all day Saturday and Sunday,” Whitney said.
The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system had to be completely replaced as well.
“We had to redo the gas lines,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We had to redo the fire lines. We had to remove all the electrical panels, rewire everything.
&#8220;We had probably in the area of anywhere between 40 and 50 men there.”
After that, employees of the Department of Beverage Services were able to come in to clean and organize the inventory. A DABS spokesperson said licensees can start picking up products at the store on Monday.
As a warehouse store, it’s not open to the general public and is only for restaurants and bars with liquor licenses.
While it’s able to open, Whitney said there’s still more work to be done.
“We haven’t totally repaired it yet, we’ve stabilized it,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;The collapsed area — we’ve completely isolated it so they can open back up again.”
Whitney thanked partners and contractors for helping with repairs.

<a href="https://www.kpcw.org/park-city/2023-02-10/park-city-dabs-warehouse-to-reopen-monday-after-quick-work-by-local-firm">KPCW ARTICLE</a>

Park City DABS warehouse to reopen Monday after quick work by Big-D Signature

WORK TRUCKS, GIFTED FROM FRIENDS AT BIG-D SIGNATURE CONSTRUCTION

For those of you who have seen us driving from trailhead to trailhead, you’ve probably noticed your donations aren’t going towards the latest vehicles. Our ’98 Toyota is a great example, providing 24 years of hard service and not winning any beauty contests.
With that context, it’s easy to imagine our excitement when Big-D Signature donated two new-used trucks from their fleet to serve our mission. Thanks to their generosity, the money and time that would have gone into sourcing trucks will now go directly towards building, maintaining and protecting the trails we love!

<a href="https://mountaintrails.org/work-trucks-a-gift-from-friends-at-big-d-construction/">Article </a>

Mountain Trails Truck Donation

The exquisite 4-bedroom, 8-bathroom estate is located at 3853 E Rockport Ridge Road in Park City. Cascade is recognized for its flowing steel, concrete, glass, and stone features that seemingly “cascade” into the mountainside. The 8,000-square-foot home is also surrounded by 5.6 acres of private land and is accessed by an adjacent 37-acre corridor to protect the stunning views of the Park City mountains.

<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-wallace-cunningham-designed-park-city-home-lists-for-29-million-11667856612?st=70mvfrb9ukhgfoq&amp;reflink=article_email_share">WALL STREET JOURNAL</a>

Signature Home Lists for $29M

We are honored to share that Big-D Construction Salt Lake and Big-D Signature made UC&D '2022 Most Outstanding Projects' list

Congratulations to our Big-D family on the following projects:
• Westminster College Florence J. Gillmor Hall &#8211; Higher Education (Big-D Salt Lake) 
• King’s Crown – Hospitality/Resort (Signature)

We are honored to share that Big-D Construction Salt Lake and Big-D Signature made UC&D ‘2022 Most Outstanding Projects’ list

Big-D Construction Joins Forces with Colorado Based CFC Construction.

Salt Lake City, UT (October 5, 2022) – Big-D Construction, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, announced today it has acquired CFC Construction. Based in Golden, Colorado, CFC Construction has served the state for 45 years. Under new ownership, the company will continue to be locally managed and operate under the same name. Chairman and Founder, EJ Olbright, will continue in his role with CFC, along with CFC President Pat Smith
“We are excited about CFC joining the Big-D family of companies.  We chose them because we found we have perfectly aligned values, culture, and vision for the future of CFC.  Our collective strength will allow us to grow while continuing to provide the very best-in-class construction management services in the Colorado market. It will also ensure we take care of our greatest asset, our associates, who will be able to further expand and develop their careers,” said Olbright.
After four decades in the Centennial state, CFC Construction has left its footprint through hundreds of unique, challenging, and successful projects, including office, resort, hospitality, and multi-family. This transaction will allow CFC to better serve its clients by enabling the company to take on larger, more complex projects in Colorado while increasing its bonding capacity and resources.
“This acquisition is part of Big-D’s vision to strengthen our company through alliances with premier builders and talented project teams in selected markets. CFC has a reputation for providing clients innovative solutions and strong leadership. We are honored to be partners and excited to be a part of their future,” said Chairman Jack Livingood, Big-D Construction.​​​​​​​
ABOUT BIG-D COMPANIES
Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Big-D Companies is one of the largest groups of contractors in the United States. Combined, Big-D has thousands of successfully completed projects with over $2.5 billion of annual revenue.  Strengthened by more than 1,400 associates, Big-D has 16 offices in nine states from Minnesota to California. Regional offices are in Salt Lake City, Ogden, Lindon and Park City, Utah; Jackson, Wyoming; Pleasanton and Irvine, California; St. Paul, Minnesota; Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Tempe, Arizona. Other owned affiliates include Martin Harris in Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada; Dovetail in Bozeman, Montana; McAlvain Companies Inc. in Boise, Idaho; and CFC Construction in Golden, Colorado. For more information, please visit big-d.com. ​​​​​​​
ABOUT CFC CONSTRUCTION:
Since 1977, CFC Construction’s honest, hardworking, and highly respected teams have consistently delivered results at job sites throughout Colorado — from the plains to the peaks. We understand the challenges unique to building in Colorado, delivering the benefit of our specialized expertise in the design and construction methods, timing, and approaches that work best here. We bring a true field-first focus, providing the right solutions to get your buildings built. For more information, visit www.cfcc.com.

Big-D Companies Joins Forces with Colorado Based CFC Construction

Above all else, this home pays homage to its location. After spending years in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the homeowners sprang into action when they found this property, which offers grand views of both the Snake River and the Grand Tetons. “We knew where we wanted to be,” the wife says. “We wanted those views, and we wanted to be on the river—we were drawn to this specific site.”

Architect John Lauman of JLF Architects planned the house around those views. Lauman and his team studied the property and designed the home to maximize views of its sublime landscape. “Planning and drawing are more affordable than realizing you put the house in the wrong place,” he says. The homeowners also collaborated with interior designer Kate Binger, who understands the importance of surrounding location. “When I am working in my hometown of Jackson, there is the constant of our landscape being a massive source of inspiration—and an element to succumb to,” she says.
Like other designs by JLF Architects, this home features rustic finishes. “When we’re done, the idea is that the house has always been there,” Lauman says. In this case, Lauman believes the design depends on the home’s idyllic location. “It doesn’t make a statement on its own,” he says. “It needs its surroundings. It’s kind of symbiotic in that the site informs the house.”
Inside, the homeowners took a more modern approach, adding steel and other contemporary materials. “I wouldn’t classify it as rustic in the interior,” the wife says. The home’s modern finishes complement the reclaimed wood. “The beauty of this rustic wood is its inherently dynamic nature,” Binger says. “It’s earthy, visually warm and plays well with a plethora of other materials.”
The primary bedroom is a compilation of rustic and modern elements. The room pairs barnwood with honed limestone on the fireplace and in the bathroom. The juxtaposition creates balance in a peaceful space, and the art brings everything together. “In the bedroom, we specifically picked artwork with more serene tones,” the wife says. “This space is elevated and calming,” Binger adds.

<a href="https://www.mountainliving.com/a-retreat-with-dual-views-in-jackson-hole/?utm_source=second-street&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Hight+Points+9%2f8%2f2022">Full Mountain Living Article</a>

A Retreat With Dual Views in Jackson Hole

Excited to announce the official start of construction by Big-D Signature for the National Ability Centers' new 9,400 sqft McGrath Family Mountain Center at the base of Park City Mountain, a vail resort. The groundbreaking celebration is the first step to building the nonprofit’s long-awaited adaptive ski-in ski-out facility!

ABC4 &#8211; 8/9/22
PARK CITY, Utah (ABC4) – Construction of a $6.5 million National Ability Center (NAC) has officially begun after years of planning, preconstruction, and design efforts.
The “Mcgrath Family Mountain Center” is located at the base of Park City Mountain, a Vail Resort, located in Park City, Utah. As part of the non-profit organization NAC, it will reportedly provide “world-class adaptive recreation and outdoor adventures” to individuals and families of differing abilities, including military veterans.
The center hosted a groundbreaking celebration at the construction site of the project on Tuesday, which included partners and community members alike.
“We are excited that after four years of working with the National Ability Center, Architectural Nexus, Vail Resorts and Park City Mountain this project is coming to fruition,” said Michael Kerby, Big-D Signature President. “The ‘temporary’ mountain center put in place over 20 years ago is long overdue for replacement. This new facility will positively impact the adaptive community both logistically and operationally.”
The facility, which is set to be 9,400 square feet, will be ski-in, ski-out, and serve as a “home base” for the organization’s ski and snowboard programs.
The ability to serve significantly more people with disabilities in NAC’s ski and snowboard programs. 
Adequate indoor space to properly fit participants in mono and bi-skis. Once fitted, participants will slide on an artificial surface directly to the snow! 
Storage space for specialized adaptive ski equipment. 
Locker rooms for instructors as well as separate locker rooms for adaptive competitive athletes. 
Reception area, instructor kitchen, office, uniform storage room with laundry facilities, specialized sensory room for calming and multi-purpose rooms for training and education. 
Restroom facilities on-site for NAC participants and their families: a major upgrade from the current reliance on public restrooms, which are a short walk from the existing center.
“This permanent adaptive sports home will be a beacon showcasing the opportunities for those with all abilities to ski, snowboard and mountain bike at Park City Mountain Resort,” said Jeffrey Tuft, Project Designer for Architectural Nexus.
Construction on the McGrath Family Mountain Center is anticipated to be complete by summer 2023.

Big-D Signature for the National Ability Centers’ new McGrath Family Mountain Center

“Our first project began with a cabin on a Montana ranch and a challenge to match existing log structures on the property, which had been homesteaded nearly a century earlier. … Standing amongst those ruins of 80-year-old log buildings with wood that was still usable sparked an idea to reuse the old materials."

<a href="https://www.cowboysindians.com/2022/08/building-the-west/">Read the full Cowboys &amp; Indians Article </a>

Building The West

Thanks to community members who love history, the structure was restored in time for the summer season thanks to Big-D Signature!

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Although not quite biblical in proportion, a flood from a broken water main filled the basement of the historic Echo Church last winter and caused more than $50,000 worth of damage.
Thanks to community members who love history, the structure was restored in time for the summer season, said Sandra Morrison,a longtime volunteer of the Echo Community and Historical Organization, the nonprofit that oversees the church and local post office.
The church, accessible from the Echo exit on Interstate 80 at the mouth of Echo Canyon, is now open from 11-4 p.m. every Saturday through Labor Day weekend for free self-guided tours, according to Morrison.
The church is able to offer free tours thanks to support from the Summit County RAP Tax, Morrison said.
“We will also be open on Labor Day, so the public can come visit us on two days that weekend,” she said. “Docents, who all live in Echo, will be on hand to answer any question regarding the church and the history of the town.”
The flood was discovered in January after Chad Harper, Echo Community and Historical Organization board chair, checked on the church, Morrison said.
“It had been really cold and a pipe in the women’s restroom had burst, filling the basement with more than two feet of water,” she said. “Chad called another board member, J.J. Trussell, and they called the North Summit Fire Department who came over and pumped all the water out for us.”
The Echo Community and Historical Organization worked with the insurance company and found a disaster-cleanup company, Morrison said. 
“They got on site and they loaded the church up with fans and dehumidifiers,” she said. “The water had soaked the historic plaster walls and all the flooring had popped up.”
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While the main floor’s walls, pinewood floors and benches weren’t damaged, water caused the paint to bubble and peel and soaked the kitchen cupboards in the lower level to the point they had to be removed, according to Morrison.
“Luckily the basement wasn’t part of the original church’s construction,” she said. “It was hand dug in the 1920s, and the cabinets and linoleum were put in the 1940s or 50s.” 
After the church finally dried out in February, Morrison began looking for contractors to help with repairs.
“Since the construction business is booming now, all the contractors we called said they couldn’t come out for another six months,” she said.
With the summer season approaching, Morrison decided to call Rory Murphy, a friend and local developer she has known for years.
“I know he loves historic buildings, and he told me he was going to make some phone calls,” she said.
The next thing Morrison knew, she was talking with Michael Kerby, President of Big D Signature Construction.
A few days later, Big D’s Vice President of Operations Dick Whitney and one of his foremen, Lorin Madsen, visited the church for a walkthrough, Morrison said.
“Lorin has been working with the subcontractors and worked with the insurance company,” she said. “They started work at the beginning of March and completed it at the end of May.” 
The church opened for the summer over Memorial Day weekend.
“The only thing that wasn’t quite finished were the stairs, but they are finished now,” she said.
While the doors were still in good shape and just needed new paint, contractors repaired the walls and cut a hole in the basement’s concrete floor for a sump pump, according to Morrison.
“That’s in case we have another flood,” she said. “The water will activate the pump that will move the water into the sewer.”
Contractors also installed a valve to shut off the building’s water when the church isn’t being used, Morrison said.
“During all of this, we took down the exhibits in the basement and rehung them,” she said. “We are also taking this time into looking to create some new exhibits for the future.”Although the contractors have agreed to repair the church with insurance money, donations will be accepted and appreciated, Morrison said.
“The insurance is only covering the building, but not the contents,” she said. “We will eventually have to get new cabinets, and there was a stove and fridge in the basement as well. We haven’t even thought about replacing them at this point, but we will.”
Donations can be made by mailing checks to the Echo Community and Historical Organization at P.O. 46, Echo, Utah, 84024, Morrison said.
“Yes, we do still accept checks through the mail,” she said with a laugh. “Our organization also runs the post office, so we’re still pretty simple in rural Utah.”
The Echo Church was built in 1876 and is the second oldest building in Summit County, after the Kimball Stage Coach station, which was built by William H. Kimball in 1862 by Overland Trail, Morrison said.
The church, which measures about 1,000 square feet, had different owners, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, throughout its history. The Echo Community Historical Organization (ECHO) was formed in 1982 as a nonprofit to preserve and protect the historic structure.

Historic Echo Church Survives

Touch-A-Truck is a beloved Jackson Hole tradition.  This FREE family event draws over 1,200 locals and visitors for the opportunity to touch the levers, switches and gears that make construction, emergency, law enforcement, food service, and recreation vehicles move.  

Touch-A-Truck also shows support for the vehicle operators who build, serve and protect our community every day and is an important fundraiser for the Jackson Hole Children&#8217;s Museum.
The Touch-a-Truck event will have a special element honoring the businesses, organizations, first responders, and medical personnel that have been on the front lines, serving our community during this pandemic.

Jackson Hole Children’s Museum – Touch a Truck

PC Tots is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing high quality, affordable, and safe child care and early education for the workforce of Park City and greater Summit County, Utah.

PC Tots was developed by community members who recognized the critical need to establish high quality, enriching, multicultural, and affordable childcare accessible to all populations in Park City.  As a collective, members of Mountainlands Community Housing Trust, Holy Cross Ministries, United Way, Intermountain Healthcare, Summit County Library, and the previous the owner of Keystone Montessori Community School joined together to form PC Tots in 2015. Today, PC Tots is comprised of two learning centers and is an active participant in the Summit County Early Childhood Alliance being led by the Park City Community Foundation. PC Tots helps to address one of the key disparities in our community: the lack of early childhood care.

PC Tots

We play a vital role in solving Park City’s greatest challenges. 
The Community Foundation brings together local nonprofits, caring donors, and community leaders to contribute financial resources and innovative ideas to benefit all the people of Park City—now and in the future. Give back to the community that’s given you so much. With Park City Community Foundation, you can have a big impact right where you live, work and play.

Love Park City? We do too. 
Park City Community Foundation plays a vital role in solving our community’s most challenging problems. As the philanthropic hub of greater Park City, they help people give back to the place they love and Big-D Signature is proud to support them.
Community foundations like Park City Community Foundation exist to make it easy for people to be philanthropists, to help address challenging issues, to support the nonprofits that are tackling those issues, and to build an endowment to help meet changing needs over time.
By constantly identifying gaps and issues within our community, they have a keen understanding of Park City’s most pressing needs. They operate several initiatives and funds that address the issues where we can have a direct and positive impact in our community.

Park City Community Foundation

The National Museum of Wildlife Art, founded in 1987, is a Jackson Hole museum holding more than 5,000 artworks representing wild animals from around the world. 

Featuring work by prominent artists such as Georgia O’Keeffe, Andy Warhol, Robert Kuhn, John James Audubon, and Carl Rungius, the Museum’s unsurpassed permanent collection chronicles much of the history of wildlife in art, from 2500 B.C. to the present. Built into a hillside overlooking the National Elk Refuge, the Museum received the designation “National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States” by order of Congress in 2008.

National Museum of Wildlife Art

Founded in 1985, the National Ability Center is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that has united around a collective vision to inspire individual achievement and create a global impact for people of all abilities.

The National Ability Center empowers individuals of all abilities by building self-esteem, confidence and lifetime skills through sport, recreation and educational programs.
They are the seekers and explorers, the fun-makers and adventurers. They believe life doesn’t stop unfolding just because we have a disability. They&#8217;re adaptive. Our NAC family draws from decades of experience working with people of all abilities, harnessing the power of specialized equipment, techniques, teaching methods and over 1,900 volunteers.

Tim Rote & Kevin Sullivan, Dovetail Founders

National Ability Center

KPCW's Mission is to serve Summit and Wasatch Counties with local news, information, entertainment and emergency alerts through its broadcast signal and digital media platforms.  The station is also committed to provide its communication abilities to help other non-profit organizations in our community succeed.

On-air since July 2, 1980, KPCW 91.7 FM reaches 73% of all adults in the Summit and Wasatch counties in Utah at least once a week, 12 times more than any other radio station in the area.  For 55% of the “Wasatch Back” population, KPCW is the “most trusted” news source and serves as the only daily source of local information.
KPCW dedicates five hours a day to award-winning, in-depth local news and interviews, with a particular emphasis on reports from city and county government meetings. KPCW broadcasts up-to-the minute information on local emergencies, road conditions and weather.  The station also offers critical support to local not-for-profit organizations, providing interviews and airing over 26,000 free public service announcements each year to promote their events and programs.

KPCW Morning Broadcast

The mission of Best Friends Animal Society is to bring about a time when there are No More Homeless Pets. The organization is doing this by helping end the killing in America's animal shelters through community programs and partnerships across the nation. 

Best Friends Animal Society is the only national animal welfare organization focused exclusively on ending the killing of dogs and cats in America&#8217;s shelters. To this end, Best Friends works with shelters, rescue groups and our members nationwide on a variety of grassroots programs. By implementing targeted spay/neuter and community cat programs – trap/neuter/return (TNR) programs – to reduce the number of animals who enter shelters, and by increasing the number of people who adopt pets, we know we can end the killing. We know we can Save Them All

Best Friends Animal Rescue

Saving land 
is a good thing for us all. 
Summit Land Conservancy works with our communities to protect and preserve land and water for the benefit of people and nature.

People from around the world come here because of what our open lands offer: awe-inspiring views, incredible scenery and wildlife, world-class outdoor recreation, and an unparalleled lifestyle you can find nowhere else.
The Summit Land Conservancy works tirelessly to protect these lands and our communities. We hustle, we fundraise, we problem-solve, we negotiate, and we collaborate on agreements—everything it takes to preserve what we love about this place. This community, our donors, our landowners, and our visitors all depend on us to do it. And we relish the task.

Summit Lands

Lucky Ones Coffee was started by Taylor Matkins and Katie Holyfield. Both have worked in adaptive recreation and saw the need for more job opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Today, Lucky Ones Coffee has created a place for everyone!

Statistics show that 70% of individuals with disabilities are unemployed.  We saw an opportunity to change that!  We get to experience every day the passion and love these individuals exude and we would like to share that with you.

Lucky Ones Coffee

For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 5 through 18, in communities across the country. 

We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people. Our one-to-one mentoring relationships support the critical social and emotional development needed to help build resilience and promote the mental health and well-being of thousands of children we serve across America. Now more than ever, Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies across the country are stepping up to find innovative ways in serving our communities to #KeepKidsConnected.

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Dovetail Construction, a Bozeman-based construction company, has announced a new strategic partnership with Big-D Signature and its parent company, Big-D Construction, one of the nation’s largest construction companies.

Dovetail Construction is owned by childhood friends Tim Rote and Kevin Sullivan, and together with their internal team of skilled carpenters, subcontractors, and network of architects and engineers, Dovetail has built numerous private residences and spearheaded several light commercial projects in and around southwest Montana.
Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Big-D Construction has successfully completed hundreds of construction projects across the country. The firm is currently working on its largest project to date – The New SLC Airport Redevelopment Program. The project is part of a joint venture with Holder Construction. Big-D Signature, with offices in Jackson Hole and Park City, specializes in building resorts and private estates.
While the partnership is new, Big-D and Dovetail’s connection began years ago, when Mike Kerby (now Senior Vice President of Big-D Signature) and Dovetail’s Tim Rote worked together on a large construction project in Hawaii, developing a friendship that has lasted over the years.
“While this is a great professional opportunity for us, I’m personally excited to be working with Mike again,” explains Rote. “Big-D Signature and Dovetail share a similar business philosophy that puts priority on mutual respect, clear communication, quality results — and an enjoyable process for everyone along the way.”
Additionally, Dovetail and Big-D Signature will be working closely with JLF Architects, an award-winning architecture firm based in Bozeman with extensive experience in commercial and luxury home design in the West and across the country. Big-D Signature already enjoys a successful partnership with JLF’s Design Build entity, having built many of the firm’s projects in Jackson Hole, Bozeman, and Park City, among other locations.
Rote and Sullivan point out that the partnership will give both entities an opportunity to expand their reach: for Dovetail, the support of a larger company with national experience holds appeal, while Big-D Signature, gains dedicated access to a trusted resource with an understanding of the Montana market and strong ties to the Bozeman community.
“From our standpoint, we don’t see Dovetail straying all that far from the path we’re on,” says Sullivan. “We’re the same guys, same group, same approach to business — but now, that path has widened significantly, giving us all more opportunity for growth and shared success.”
The design build team will begin working on several custom residential projects in the Bozeman area next year.

Tim Rote & Kevin Sullivan, Dovetail Founders 

Community Prepares to Welcome New School

Big-D Signature recently announced it broke ground on the inaugural Summit County Clubhouse, a facility located in Park City, Utah. The facility will focus on creating an inclusive community for adults with mental illness diagnoses.

Big-D Signature, a subsidiary of Big-D Construction, recently announced it broke ground on the inaugural Summit County Clubhouse, a facility located in Park City, Utah. The facility will focus on creating an inclusive community for adults with mental illness diagnoses.
The expedited project which officially began the first week of May is expected to be completed this July – in just under three months. Located at 6304 Highland Drive, Park City, UT, the new center will be roughly 2,000 square feet. The house used for the facility was donated to Park City Community Foundation by the Grossman Family for exclusive use by Summit County Clubhouse and is being renovated to comply with all ADA regulations.
“This marks a momentous occasion as we begin work on such a necessary and impactful development in our community,” says Mike Kerby, president of Big-D Signature. “The Big-D Signature team could not be more thrilled and honored to work with such a community-engaged non-profit organization such as Summit County Clubhouse, as it is committed to making a lasting positive impact on so many people’s lives. We look forward to the valued partnership.”
The new clubhouse will offer a variety of recovery-based services for up to 25 clients per day. Their overall goal is to create an inclusive community for adults living with mental illness, helping them to rejoin the worlds of friendships, family, employment, education and to receive the support they may individually need. Summit County Clubhouse follows the Clubhouse International model of psycho-social rehabilitation, a highly tested method of treatment developed over seventy years.
“We thank Pat and Tom Grossman for their extraordinary generosity. Their contributions will strengthen Summit County Clubhouse for years to come and will allow our members to reach their full potential,” says Amber Mackay, executive director of Summit County Clubhouse. “We also want to express our great appreciation to Park City Community Foundation. In addition to introducing us to the Grossmans, Park City Community Foundation has been invaluable in guiding us through the many important strategies as a new nonprofit.”
As a relatively new organization, this is the first official clubhouse in Summit County and is Big-D Signature’s first project with the nonprofit. Currently, Summit County Clubhouse serves 17 members, with the goal of eventually being able to accommodate any adult in Summit and Wasatch County with a history of mental illness.
“Every aspect of the Clubhouse program is designed to draw our members out of the isolation of mental illness. It supports them as they develop their skills, talents, and abilities so that they can fully engage in the community,” says Mackay. “In our new location, our members will discover the joy of being good neighbors. At the same time, we expect that our contributions to the neighborhood will serve as examples to change hearts and minds and fight the stigma that is too often attached to mental illness.”
Big-D Signature is expected to quickly complete renovations to the space, allowing for a rapid turnaround and faster access to care. Upon completion of the renovations later this summer, Summit County Clubhouse will host a ribbon-cutting event open to the public.

Big-D Signature breaks ground on Summit County Clubhouse

JLF Architects and Signature’s beautiful design-build project was featured in the new Big Sky Journal HOME issue titled “Balancing Act,” written by Chase Reynolds Ewald and photographed by Audrey Hall photo. We are always delighted to partner with JLF Architects to create another remarkable home. Check out the article at https://bigskyjournal.com/balancing-act/

IT’S ONE THING TO CREATE A COMPOUND ON THE SPRAWLING acreage of a ranch. But it’s quite another to create a compound-like setting on a site that sits at the edge of a golf course. However, says John Lauman, of JLF Architects, in this case, his clients were specifically not interested in a starter castle. Rather, they were seeking a more modestly scaled presence for what was to be their full-time home. They would use a layout of buildings to create a sense of arrival, screen out neighbors, and direct one’s gaze to the primary southern views over open space toward the Teton Mountains. And the multiple structures, mostly attached, would create privacy and a sense of remoteness.
Originally conceived as a U-shaped structure with a parking courtyard, big views over the open landscape to the south, and a guest cabin connected by a covered walkway, the design expanded and evolved over the course of the project. The intended guesthouse became the husband’s office and retreat, and the guest quarters moved across the driveway to the corner of the property. Meanwhile, the covered walkway became a glassy connector to offer shelter from the elements and a major “Aha!” moment as one glimpses the mountain views en route.
The arrival sequence leads guests to the front door, which is located under a gabled porch in the center of the main mass of the reclaimed-timber and cedar-shake-roofed house. A low stone wall creates a division between the structure and the driveway, and a barn-like garage wing sits off to the right. To the left, the attached log cabin retreat has its own entry, and a glass-walled, metal-roofed connector links it to the main house and lightens the mass by offering transparency and views to the mountains.
Interior designer Jet Zarkadas, of the Santa Fe-based Los Griegos Studio, helped the owners balance the masculine and feminine, the heavily rustic with the more refined, and the family’s East Coast past with its New West present. She assisted the husband in creating his retreat, which features an elaborate bar, cigar-smoking accoutrements, and animal mounts.
Having master craftsmen — such as those with Big-D Signature (JLF’s construction partner) — executing the details accentuates this project, as does the sense of place conveyed by the work of Wyoming blacksmith Jeff Morris, who created much of the hardware, light fixtures, chandeliers, and fireplace doors. The solidity and tactile nature of hand-forged metal and antique materials imbues the home with a palpable regional authenticity and helps this cabin-like compound celebrate its spectacular Wyoming setting.

Balancing Act – Big Sky Journal

Our team had the opportunity this morning to help raise awareness and funds for the KPCW 2020 Winter Pledge Drive.

KPCW’s mission is to serve Summit and Wasatch Counties with local news, information, entertainment, and emergency alerts through its broadcast signal and digital media platforms. The station is also committed to provide its communication abilities to help other nonprofit organizations in our community succeed. We are proud to be a regular sponsor of the station.
Our Big-D Signature team is currently remodeling the KPCW office building and giving it a modern upgrade!
Check out the picture of team from this morning’s broadcast including Mike Kerby (Big-D Signature Sr. Vice President), Natalia Earl (Project Engineer), Dave Hernandez (Superintendent), and Dick Whitney (Project Manager).
See how you can get involved at https://www.kpcw.org/post/pledge-drive-day-one-learn-about-your-local-nonprofits-and-support-kpcw

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Right To Play empowers children to rise above these challenges and find their way back to hope.

Right To Play is harnessing one of the most powerful and fundamental forces in every child’s life, the power of play. Our programs protect, educate, and empower children to heal from the harsh realities of war and abuse, to change their behavior and protect themselves from disease, to go to school, graduate and create a better future.
Children are amongst the most vulnerable people in the world. For many, their futures are limited by violence, child labor, early marriage, illiteracy and inequality. They fight to attend and stay in school, to be treated with dignity and respect and to be safe.

Right To Play

Storm clouds didn’t stop groundbreaking ceremonies on Big-D Signature’s newest project at the National Ability Center in Park City, Utah.

The expansion project includes a new two-story expansion to the facility’s existing equestrian building. Big-D Signature will add new entrances to the equestrian building, as well as meeting rooms, physical therapy rooms, office and multi-purpose space. During construction, Big-D Signature will also build a new recreation center. The new 8,355 square-foot center will feature meeting space and site improvements.
The National Ability Center provides adaptive recreation and outdoor activities for individuals and families of all abilities. The National Ability Center has been providing these services in Utah for more than 30 years with facilities in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Moab. Construction is expected to be complete next year.

Groundbreaking on National Ability Center Expansion Project

A grand opening celebration was held this week for the new Mercill Early Childhood Learning Center in Jackson, Wyoming. 

The new Center began serving the community earlier this year. But now that spring has arrived, the building was ready to be officially unveiled to the City of Jackson and families that it will serve.
Construction of the new facility deviated from conventional construction. Big-D Signature crews “stitched” the building together piece-by-piece using a process called Modular Construction.
Modules of the building were fabricated in Idaho by Nashua Builders. The modules were then delivered to the construction site in Jackson, where they were stitched together.
The new Childhood Learning Center has seven classrooms, as well as administrative offices. The Center serves more than 100 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
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Signature Completes Work on New Childhood Learning Center

Partnership Announced Between Big-D Signature and Dovetail Construction

At Big-D Signature, we take great pride in being a part of the communities in which we work and live. Some of the many ways we do this include giving our time, talents, and resources to the people, teams, and programs in these areas we value so much. Having a positive impact on our communities is an integral part of the Big-D legacy and part of who we are at our core. We believe it is our responsibility, and a privilege, to build a better future, for ourselves and for generations to come.

Big-D Signature proudly participates in various local fundraisers and event sponsorships that hold personal significance for our employees and our communities.