For the eighth time since 2009, Slayden took home 1st Place in the Utility Infrastructure Division for the AGC’s Oregon-Columbia Chapter’s ROSE (Recognition of Safety Excellence) Award, this time for 2022. The award recognizes chapter leaders in safety programs and processes and rewards safety excellence and outstanding performance. The judges acknowledged Slayden’s understanding of and commitment to a strong safety plan and appreciated our frank talk and real-world examples.
Senior Project Manager Ryan Imel, Superintendent Kenneth Pollard, and Corporate Safety Director Lendel Del Cid. With this win, Slayden is now competing for the national AGC Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA), sponsored by Willis Towers Watson. Winners will be announced in 2023. Congratulations to all our safety, craft, and project management personnel for keeping the Slayden job sites safe.
Slayden Constructors was further honored recently with the ‘PRIDE Designated Safety Status’ for 2022-23! Big thanks to the crews at Rock Creek AWWTF, Salmon Creek Phase 5B, and Grants Pass WTP Replacement projects, whose project audits qualified Slayden for the status! The AGC Safety PRIDE (Program Recognition Indicating Dedication & Excellence) designation aims to recognize members who demonstrate continuous improvement and innovation in their industry. OR-OSHA recognizes this program under Program Directive A-264 (Focused Inspections in Construction). The PRIDE status further underscores Slayden’s ongoing dedication to safety practices to keep all project personnel safe daily.
Slayden Constructors and Jacobs Engineering recently completed a $78 million expansion of the Robert A. Duff Water Treatment Plant for the Medford Water Commission. The project boosts capacity from 45 to 65 million gallons per day and adds advanced filtration, a new reservoir, a modern pump station, and seismic‑resilient redundancies. This upgrade strengthens long‑term water reliability for Medford and the greater Rogue Valley, supporting regional growth and public health.
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Slayden earned First Place in the 2025 AGC Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA) in the Utility Infrastructure Category — Under 500,000 Work Hours.
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Slayden has been concentrating its recruitment efforts at university career fairs renowned for their construction programs. During the fall and winter career fairs, Slayden worked hard to recruit and place nine interns for the summer of 2024. The students come from George Fox University, Boise State, Oregon State University (OSU), Oregon Institute of Technology, and Boston University. Slayden is excited to welcome Nina Le Brun, Lauren Wilder, Jaden Notehelfer, Owen Haugh, Jayce Clevenger, Nate Smith, Kellen Westbrooks, Hannah Song, and Evan Dela Cruz to its internship program.
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