Business Briefs: Tsoi/Kobus & Associates

Summer 2009
Industry News

Business Briefs: Tsoi/Kobus & Associates

Tsoi/Kobus & Associates (TK&A) announced that Jocelyn Frederick, AIA, ACHA, OAA, LEED AP has joined the firm as a principal. Frederick will lead TK&A’s core national healthcare practice, and enhance and extend its capabilities in planning and design for academic medical centers. Frederick is internationally known for her expertise in complex healthcare planning and facility design for leading institutions throughout the United States and abroad, including The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Rush University Medical Center, the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Egyptian Air Force Hospital. She comes to TK&A from the Chicago office of Perkins + Will, where she was a principal since 1995. MD

Enhancing Efficiency and Safety While Cutting Costs in Masonry

Innovation can come in the most unlikely of places, even in the masonry industry. Despite being one of the oldest trades, incremental innovation has allowed those tasked with building everlasting structures to stay more efficient and cost-effective than e

By: Shayne Sanders

Categories: Featured MAP Partner

Remembering Fred Mason Jr.

In February, the masonry industry was struck with the news of the passing of Fred Mason Jr, a well renowned masonry instructor at Columbus Career & College Academy and a person loved by everyone around him. Referred to by many as a top-tier instructor, Fr

By: Justin Stengel

Categories: Featured

Essential Apps for Modern Masonry Companies: Build Efficiency and Profitability

The rhythmic clink of trowels, the precise placement of bricks, the transformation of raw materials into enduring structures – masonry is both an art and a science. Yet, in today's fast-paced construction landscape, even the most skilled masons face chall

By: Erin Laird

Categories: MAP Partner

Handling an OSHA Inspection From A Foreman’s Perspective

Every employer should strive to maintain a good OSHA record. Not only are customers, insurers, and others increasingly scrutinizing employers’ OSHA records as a condition of doing business, but OSHA penalties and citations can be substantial—over $165,000