Breaking Ground

Dear Readers,

May marked the official 20th Anniversary of Mainstay Engineering. During a luncheon with our employees last month, I was presented with a gift commemorating the occasion. I am very humbled in regards to what Mainstay has become. I gave a small thank you speech, with one key point that I want to repeat again. It is the fact that our success is about the enthusiasm and commitment of everyone at Mainstay, not just myself. Thank you to all those who have contributed to the vision to be the preferred provider of services.

Best Regards,

IN THE NEWS

United States Air Force Base Project Wins Merit Award

rendering courtesy of Kezlo & Associates

On May 18th, The Delaware Valley Association of Structural Engineers held its annual awards dinner in person for the first time in three years. Mainstay took home a Merit Award for Other Structures over $1 Million for the Tyndall Air Force Base Project.

Tyndall AFB tasked the project team with providing support for two new hangar doors. The new doors are approximately 100-feet wide. One side of the building is bi-parting doors and the other side is single parting. Mainstay was the Engineer of Record for both civil design and structural design.

PROJECT PROFILE

CLIENT: United States Air Force

LOCATION: Panama City, FL

PRIME PROFESSIONAL: SES Group

PROJECT ARCHITECT: Kezlo & Associates

MAINSTAY TEAM MEMBERS:

Lead Engineer:

Alex Thompson, PE

Project Manager:

Justin Ruby, PE

Principal in Charge:

Matthew Hilbush, PE

NEWSWORTHY

Giving Chicago Students Hope

Pete Kadens, Chairman of The Kadens Family Foundation and CEO of Katalyst Capital, with whom Mainstay has formed a private equity partnership, was recently featured on 60 Minutes for his outstanding philanthropic endeavor - Hope Chicago.

Hope Chicago is a non-profit organization seeking to reduce economic and social inequity by funding post-secondary scholarships and non-tuition costs for Chicago Public School graduates and adult family members eager to return to school and update their skills. Founded by businessman Ted Koenig and entrepreneur Pete Kadens, Hope Chicago has a goal of raising and investing at least

$1 billion dollars over the next decade to help tens of thousands of Chicago students and family members earn post-secondary credentials.

Click to watch Pete's interview: Hope Chicago - 60 Minutes

Mainstay gifted $1,000 to Hope Chicago. If you would like to donate, click the 'Give Hope' button below.

GIVE HOPE

EVENTS

Spring Highlights

It's been great to get out of the office and get back to some annual events we've been missing. From the DVASE awards, to scholarship ceremonies, ISPE DelVal Symposium to the ISPE CaSA spring golf outing and last but not least, The Chamber of Commerce of Greater Montco's Night at the Reading Phillies. It sure has been good to reconnect with our partners and clients and have a little fun in the process.

Pictured above from top to bottom, left to right:

Pictures #1-5: Members of the Mainstay team enjoying the annual DVASE Awards Dinner along with Justin Ruby accepting The Merit Award for the Tyndall Airforce Base from DVASE President and Mainstay Project Manager,

Dan Wertz

Pictures #6-7: Mainstay's Accounting Clerk, Jessica Colligan's induction into the Sigma Beta Delta Honor Society

Picture #8: (left to right) Joe Nihill of IPS-Integrated Project Services, David Butler of GSK, Mark Paige and

Matthew Hilbush of Mainstay Engineering after finishing a round of golf at ISPE CaSA's spring golf outing in

Raleigh, NC

Picture #9: Mainstay kids catching the fireworks at Night at The Reading Phillies