PORTLAND, MAINE – Director of Human Resources, Suzi Benoit, was featured on a panel of experts sharing key qualities that make Wright-Ryan a standout employer. The event took place on September 13th at the Portland Public Library and was part of the Portland Press Herald’s Business Breakfast Forum series. Excerpt from the article: “Maine’s 3…

PORTLAND, MAINE – Maine Public’s Fred Bever shares how multifamily housing developments such as Village Centre Apartments in Brewer and the new Bayside Anchor in Portland, both built by Wright-Ryan Construction, are helping put Maine, “on the leading edge of a surge in,” Passive House development. The following are excerpts from the story: “It takes…

PORTLAND, MAINE – A June 6, 2017 article by the Portland Press Herald highlights energy-efficient Passive House design elements and other details that make Bayside Anchor, Portland Housing Authority’s first new development in 45 years, so unique. The following are excerpts from the story: “The Portland Housing Authority and Avesta Housing partnered to build the…

PORTLAND, MAINE – A June 5, 2017 article featured in the Bangor Daily News discusses the critical goals the Bayside Anchor project team needed to achieve to meet rigorous Passive House design standards. Wright-Ryan Construction served as Construction Manager on the Bayside Anchor project. Excerpt from the story: “[Jesse Thompson, Kaplan Thompson Architects] says the…

PORTLAND, MAINE — Strong leadership and collaboration is vital to the success of any organization. On Thursday, May 4th, 2017 Wright-Ryan celebrated these characteristics as demonstrated by a core contingent of its Employee Owners – the women of the firm. Female team members represent nearly 15% (14.7%) of the firm’s total workforce. This figure far…

Wright-Ryan Construction is celebrating women in construction the week of March 5-11. The focus of Women in Construction (WIC) Week is to highlight women as a visible component of the construction industry. Led by the National Association of Women in Construction, WIC Week also provides an occasion to raise awareness for the opportunities available to…

PORTLAND, Maine – Bayside Anchor, one of the city’s newest multifamily housing communities, is generating a lot of buzz. Co-developed by Portland Housing Authority and Avesta Housing with design by Kaplan Thompson Architects and Wright-Ryan serving as the Construction Manager, the project is a mixed-income, mixed-use community featuring 45 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments, as…

PORTLAND, Maine (11/4/2016) – The view of downtown in 2016 shows a wide range of construction activity, including renovations and new developments. One new project in the city’s East Bayside neighborhood which opens its doors later this month, the 45-unit Bayside Anchor multifamily housing community, is helping lead an emerging trend in affordable housing… [Original…

BREWER, Maine – “The 54,000-SQUARE-FOOT VILLAGE Centre Apartments in Brewer, Maine—developed and owned by Community Housing of Maine (CHOM)—was just awarded its final PHIUS (Passive House Institute U.S.) certification after opening its doors in May. And the best news? It’s an affordable project. The 48-unit building—designed by CWS Architects with sustainability consulting by Thornton Tomasetti…

PORTLAND, Maine — The same core values that helped make Wright-Ryan Construction what it is today, more than 30 years after its founding in 1984, guided the company’s thinking as it considered the options available for transition of ownership from the company’s President, John Ryan. “We made team, culture, and clients our highest priorities,” commented…