And The Winner Is: Why I Look Forward To ENR's Award of Excellence

The recognition program, set for March 21 in NYC, still gives me a thrill

As risk editor in a contentious industry, I sometimes fail to appreciate all the good work going on in construction. The brains. The innovation. The work ethic. The team dynamics.

Want to feel good about construction? This is your chance.

At ENR’s Award of Excellence luncheon and dinner recognition events, the industry comes together once a year to acknowledge a diverse group of people who represent the best in global construction.

Please mark your calendar now and join us on March 21-22 in New York City!

There’s no other industry gathering that connects contractors, engineers, architects, owner executives, public works managers, labor leaders and others to connect under one roof.

We consider this three-part, two-day event—the Top 25 newsmakers lunch and the black-tie dinner to celebrate the Award of Excellence winner on March 21, and best projects award breakfast on March 22—a way to showcase key industry accomplishments for the broad construction marketplace. You can come to one or all of the programs.

Bring your colleagues and clients. Bring your family. Share what you're doing with industry peers and the editors of ENR.

Take a look at the fascinating list of Top 25 Newsmakers here.

One of them will be ENR's next Award of Excellence winner.

Also, preview the top projects of the year here.

Over the years, we’ve heard stirring words at these events from winning skyscraper designers, contracting executives, architects, urban planners, bridge engineers, developers, philanthropists, craftworkers, educators, trainers, equipment makers and union leaders.

Yes, there's food and lot's of laughing. But I just need the juice.

Be part of the excitement and cheer for construction.

Deputy Editor Richard Korman helps run ENR's business and legal news and investigations, selects ENR's commentary and oversees editorial content on ENR.com. In 2023 the American Society of Business Publication Editors awarded Richard the Stephen Barr Award, the highest honor for a single feature story or investigation, for his story on the aftermath of a terrible auto crash in Kentucky in 2019, and in 2015 the American Business Media awarded him the Timothy White Award for investigations of surety fraud and workplace bullying. A member of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Richard has been a fellow on drone safety with the McGraw Center for Business Journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. Richard's freelance writing has appeared in the Seattle Times, the New York Times, Business Week and the websites of The Atlantic and Salon.com. He admires construction projects that finish on time and budget, compensate all team members fairly and record zero fatalities or serious injuries.

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