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# The Ruhlin Company

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- [NAIOP Awards Recognize Top CRE Professionals, Projects](https://ruhlin.com/naiop-awards-recognize-top-cre-professionals) - The NAIOP Northern Ohio Chapter recognized top projects and professionals in the region’s commercial real estate industry during its 2026 Awards of Excellence at TRUSS Event Center in Cleveland last month. Read Full Article >>
- [State Route 6 Bridge](https://ruhlin.com/state-route-6-bridge) - The State Route 6 bridge over the Chagrin River in Lake County, Ohio had reached a point where continued repairs were no longer practical. With its aging structure spanning an 8-foot drop through thick forest, the decision was made to fully demolish and rebuild the bridge. Read Full Article >>
- [McConnelsville Dam Set to Wrap Ahead of Schedule](https://ruhlin.com/mcconnelsville-dam-set-to-wrap-ahead-of-schedule) - Demolition of McConnelsville Dam in Ohio is ahead of schedule. The $26 million project, wrapping up in 2026, aims to reduce hazards and enhance water flow along the Muskingum River. Constructors praise teamwork and effort to complete the project early, emphasizing preservation of historic canal system. Read Full Article >>
- [Crews install HVAC system parts as part of 1969 Courthouse renovation](https://ruhlin.com/crews-install-hvac-system-parts-as-part-of-1969-courthouse-renovation) - MEDINA — Construction crews worked through the rain Tuesday morning as a crane was used to install HVAC system parts on the 1969 Courthouse roof. North Broadway Street's northbound lane was closed for several hours on Tuesday for the ongoing work associated with the renovation of the 1969 Courthouse for the Medina Municipal Court’s use.
- [AGC of Ohio Announces the 2025 Build Ohio Award Recipients](https://ruhlin.com/agc-of-ohio-announces-the-2025-build-ohio-award-recipients) - The Associated General Contractors of Ohio recognized six contractors for excellence in construction with Build Ohio Awards during the association’s 33rd annual Build Ohio Celebration. ​Congratulations to this year's recipients! Read Full Article >>
- [Massive Akron Beltway Project Wrapping Up](https://ruhlin.com/massive-akron-beltway-project-wrapping-up-2) - AKRON – After four years, one of the largest projects in northeast Ohio is nearing the finish line. Today, Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 4 Deputy Director, Gery Noirot and Akron Mayor Shammas Malik joined local officials, and project personnel for the ceremonial opening of the new and improved Central Interchange project, the largest project in
- [Project Spotlight Medina County Courthouse](https://ruhlin.com/project-spotlight-medina-county-courthouse) - Congratulations to the entire project team on the recent spotlight of the Medina County Courthouse Renovation project! As construction continues to move forward, we’re proud to showcase the progress and collaboration with our subcontractors on this important restoration. Watch the video to learn more about the construction phases and GMP (Guaranteed Maximum Price) packages that
- [Ohio DOT’s First Time Using Bridge Launching Method](https://ruhlin.com/ohio-dots-first-time-using-bridge-launching-method) - When the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) determined it was time to replace the State Route 8 (SR 8) bridge over the Little Cuyahoga River just north of the Akron city limits, the site presented a daunting set of obstacles to overcome. Some feet beneath the existing structural steel arch bridge built in 1953, lies not only
- [Oberlin College’s Sustainable Infrastructure Program](https://ruhlin.com/oberlin-colleges-sustainable-infrastructure-program) - The Ruhlin Company is proud to have contributed to Oberlin College’s Sustainable Infrastructure Program, which aims to convert the entire campus to geothermal heating and cooling, ultimately achieving carbon neutrality. Watch the video in the link below to see the progress and learn more about the vision for Oberlin College's future! Read Full Article >>
- [McConnelsville Dam Update](https://ruhlin.com/mcconnelsville-dam-update) - McCONNELSVILLE, Ohio – The residents of Morgan County have seen quite a bit of construction take place this year at the McConnelsville Lock and Dam. The McConnelsville Dam Replacement Project is nearing the end of its first construction season and Ruhlin Company Project Superintendent Christopher Gray talked about the size and scope of the undertaking and
- [Construction Manager at Risk for 1969 Courthouse Renovation Project](https://ruhlin.com/construction-manager-at-risk-for-1969-courthouse-renovation-project) - Medina Finance Committee passed a request for Council action on Monday, making Ruhlin Co. of Sharon Township the construction manager at risk for the Medina Municipal Court project. Medina Engineer Patrick Patton said the construction manager at risk will hire the contractor and will hold the contracts for renovations at the 1969 Courthouse. Read Full
- [Bridge Launching Begins on State Route 8 Bridge Replacement Project](https://ruhlin.com/bridge-launching-begins-on-state-route-8-bridge-replacement-project) - A major milestone was reached today on the State Route 8 bridge replacement project in Akron, as crews began erecting the new structure using the ‘bridge launching’ method. This marks the first instance of a bridge being launched on an ODOT project. The method involves crews building the bridge in sections on the ground, and
- [State Route 8 bridge replacement update](https://ruhlin.com/state-route-8-bridge-replacement-update) - The $158 million project is expected to be completed in 2028. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced a "major milestone" on the long-awaited State Route 8 bridge replacement project in Akron. The new structure is being erected using a technique called "bridge launching," the first time ODOT has used the method on a bridge project.
- [Ohio's Akron Beltway Project Is Largest in District 4 History](https://ruhlin.com/ohio-akron-beltway-project-is-largest-in-district-4-history) - In an effort to enhance transportation around the Akron Beltway, crews in Summit County, Ohio, are overseeing the pavement reconstruction of portions of I-76, I-77 and SR 8, as well as construction of two new flyover ramps at the Central Interchange. The $161 million dollar project is the largest ever for the Ohio Department of
- [Southgate Parkway Bridge in Cambridge re-opens to public](https://ruhlin.com/southgate-parkway-bridge-in-cambridge-re-open-to-public) - Community leaders and residents came together for the re-opening celebration for the Southgate Parkway Bridge on June 18. Project manager for the Ruhlin Company, Marty Fritz, addresses the crowd and receives a key to the city at the celebration. Read Full Article >>
- [Akron's Sojourner Truth Plaza](https://ruhlin.com/akrons-sojourner-truth-plaza) - Akron's Sojourner Truth Project and Legacy Plaza has made its way into the national spotlight as a project that highlights Women's History Month, a commemoration held in March every year. Smithsonian magazine’s March edition features a 12-page spread titled “The Remarkable Untold Story of Sojourner Truth.” The article focuses on Truth's life and legacy and also features her time
- [SR-8 Bridge Replacement Under Way](https://ruhlin.com/ohio_sr_8_bridge_replacement_under_way) - After a three-year delay, construction crews have begun clearing land and moving dirt on the $158 million Akron, Ohio, SR 8 bridge replacement project. "Project design was essentially complete when statewide funding priorities changed due to the pandemic-related economic shortfalls," said Ramon Marsch, spokesman of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). "This project was initially
- ['HULK' MAKES ITS DEBUT](https://ruhlin.com/hulk_makes_its_debut) - Every superhero has an origin story. So does ALL Erection & Crane Rental’s “Hulk,” the nickname for its brand new Liebherr LTM 1300-6.3. (The machine’s eye-catching green paintjob earned it the moniker.) It was late last summer when the Hulk was sent on its first mission, along with a sister crane, to the Southgate Parkway
- [Outdoor Notes: Ruhlin gets Shreve Lake Dam project contract](https://ruhlin.com/outdoor-notes-ruhlin-gets-shreve-lake-dam-project-contract) - The Ohio Division of Wildlife announced The Ruhlin Company is the contractor hired to do the Shreve Lake Dam project. The Ruhlin Company has been in business since 1915 and is based out of Sharon Center in Medina County. “We finally got the notice to proceed, and they should have surveyors out later this week,” said Scott Angelo, the Ohio Division
- [New ramp bridge from I-76 east to State Route 8 north now open](https://ruhlin.com/new-ramp-bridge-from-i-76-east-to-state-route-8-north-now-open) - The Akron Beltway reconstruction project, also known as the Central Interchange project, is set to be completed in the late summer of 2025. AKRON, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has reached a "major milestone" in its $161 million Akron Beltway (also known as the Central Interchange) reconstruction project. Last week, the new flyover ramp
- [ODOT Breaks Ground on State Route 8 Bridge Replacement Project](https://ruhlin.com/odot-breaks-ground-on-state-route-8-bridge-replacement-project/) - AKRON - Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks, District 4 Deputy Director Gery Noirot, Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan, and the construction project team broke ground on the State Route 8 bridge replacement project. "This bridge replacement project and everyone involved with it embodies the department’s mission to provide a transportation system that is safe, well-maintained,
- [Cleveland Pedestrian Drawbridge](https://ruhlin.com/cleveland-pedestrian-drawbridge/) - Earlier this year, the North Coast Harbor pedestrian bridge opened to the public, connecting the Great Lakes Science Center to Voinovich Bicentennial Park in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Plans for the structure were solicited in 2019. The city of Cleveland and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) chose Creative Composites Group’s (CCG, Alum Bank, Pa., U.S.) fiber-reinforced polymer
- [First flying causeway at Akron's Central Interchange taking shape](https://ruhlin.com/first-flying-causeway-at-akrons-central-interchange-taking-shape/) - The most spectacular part of construction on Akron's Central Interchange is happening at night between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., as workers have begun placing giant beams that will support a new ramp linking Interstate 76 East to state Route 8 North. While the beams were being placed, traffic on Route 8 southbound to I-77 was being
- [Construction of Sojourner Truth Memorial Plaza marks decades-long dream](https://ruhlin.com/construction-of-sojourner-truth-memorial-plaza-marks-decades-long-dream/) - While there is no transcript of the famous speech given by abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth, her impact will soon be realized in a public space meant to bring people together, beyond gender and race, in the heart of the city. Nearly 100 people were on hand for the groundbreaking of the Sojourner
- [Historic Muskingum River Lock Opens to Public](https://ruhlin.com/historic-muskingum-river-lock-opens-to-public/) - One of the most historic river locks in the country is once again open to the public. Primarily used for recreational travel, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has completed the reconstruction of the Beverly Lock on the Muskingum River. “This reopening will mean so much for the boating community that has not been
- [Fundraise for Heart Care at Akron General](https://ruhlin.com/fundraise-for-heart-care-at-akron-general/) - The 7th annual Ruhlin Clays Classic will take place Wednesday, August 31, at Hill ‘N Dale Club in Medina, Ohio, hosted by The Ruhlin Company. Proceeds from the sport shooting event will benefit the Heart & Vascular Department Fund at Cleveland Clinic Akron General. The Heart & Vascular Department Fund supports research that analyzes patient data
- [Big Road Project In Summit: Akron Beltway Paving, Central Interchange Ramps](https://ruhlin.com/big-road-project-in-summit-akron-beltway-paving-central-interchange-ramps/) - AKRON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Nearly $300 million in ODOT roadwork in Summit County this summer, and the big one is the Akron Beltway project. The two sharp-curved left-turn ramps at the Central Interchange are being replaced. They will swing out wider, taking away the sharpness of the curve, allowing for higher speed
- [Iron workers keep the swing in century-old rail bridge](https://ruhlin.com/iron-workers-keep-the-swing-in-century-old-rail-bridge/) - NEARLY TO THE DAY that the Norfolk Southern bascule railroad bridge celebrated its 100-year anniversary (it opened on Jan. 26, 1922), Iron Workers Local 25 members employed by the Ruhlin Co. began a month-long project to replace two key components of the historic bridge. Spanning the Rouge River, and shown with a section of I-75
- [Hargus Lake Update, Waters Up! Time for Fishing?](https://ruhlin.com/hargus-lake-update-waters-up-time-for-fishing/) - CIRCLEVILLE – Ohio DNR gave us an update today on what is going on at our local state park, Hargus Lake. If you have been to Hargus Lake the last year you would notice that the water is much lower than normal, and this is on purpose. In 2021, ODNR reduced the water in the
- [Six State DOTs Win Regional Transportation Project Awards](https://ruhlin.com/six-state-dots-win-regional-transportation-project-awards/) - State departments of transportation in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin earned regional recognition in the America’s Transportation Awards competition for eight projects that quickly restored safe access to a fire-damaged bridge, used drones to increase staff safety while also improving travel efficiency, and expanded a picturesque pedestrian and bike path to improve community connections, among
- [North Coast Harbor pedestrian bridge opens connecting Great Lakes Science Center to Voinovich Park](https://ruhlin.com/new-pedestrian-bridge-coming-to-north-coast-harbor-2/) - CLEVELAND —Since Voinovich Bicentennial Park opened in 1988 there has been a missing piece connecting the Great Lakes Science Center to the park itself. On this day the link was completed. Outgoing Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson helped to cut the ribbon on this $12.3 million pedestrian bridge completing the harbor loop. "This is an iconic
- [Ruhlin Co. starts transition in top leadership](https://ruhlin.com/ruhlin-co-starts-transition-in-top-leadership/) - Another Ruhlin family member, Jim Ruhlin Jr., has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of The Ruhlin Company, which puts him in position to succeed his father as the diversified heavy construction contractor and building services company's CEO. Read Full Article >>
- [Local history: Cascade Holiday Inn checked in 50 years ago](https://ruhlin.com/local-history-cascade-holiday-inn-checked-in-50-years-ago/) - Rooms were reserved before beds were assembled. Banquets were scheduled before cooks were hired. Conventions were booked before tables were purchased. The Cascade Holiday Inn was a success before it even opened in 1971. Fifty years ago, Akron officials hailed the 20-story hotel at 20 W. Mill St. as a cornerstone in the revitalization of
- [Improving Akron Beltway](https://ruhlin.com/improving-akron-beltway) - In Summit County, Ohio work has begun on a $161 million project that will make significant improvements around the Akron Beltway. The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is overseeing the work, the largest in District 4 history, which includes a mix of roadway improvements and bridge replacements on I-76, I-77 and Route 8 in Akron.
- [RTA suspends Waterfront Line service](https://ruhlin.com/rta-waterfront-line-service) - CLEVELAND, Ohio - Just ahead of the start of the Cleveland Browns season, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has announced an indefinite suspension of service on its Waterfront Rapid Line that serves FirstEnergy Stadium, other lakefront attractions and the Flats. RTA cited concerns over safety for a bridge west of the stadium in making
- [Major construction closures expected in Akron for road improvements](https://ruhlin.com/major-construction-closures-expected-in-akron-for-road-improvements/) - CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Beginning Thursday night, the Ohio Department of Transportation will begin work to make major improvements in the Akron area. As a result, many ramp closures are set to close through mid-August. In the first phase, work will be focused on two areas: I-76/I-77 near the Kenmore Leg between East Avenue and
- [Akron Beltway project to bring new road closures](https://ruhlin.com/akron-beltway-project-to-bring-new-road-closures/) - AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – The Ohio Department of Transportation kicked off the Akron Beltway project Tuesday. The $161 million project will reconstruct portions of Interstates 76 and 77, as well as State Route 8. Read Full Article >>
- [New Pedestrian Bridge Coming to North Coast Harbor](https://ruhlin.com/new-pedestrian-bridge-coming-to-north-coast-harbor/) - CLEVELAND — A new walkway is coming to North Coast Harbor in Cleveland. According to the iconic Northeast Ohio location, development and construction is currently underway for a pedestrian bridge that will allow freer access to the various establishments that surround the harbor, including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Great Lakes
- [OCA grant helps KCCC kick off student service project](https://ruhlin.com/oca-grant-helps-kccc-kick-off-student-service-project/) - MOUNT VERNON – The Ohio Contractors Association (OCA) and the Knox County Career Center building trades lab kicked off a student service project at the Mount Vernon Fire Station on Oct 21. The OCA donated a $2,000 grant for the project in which the students built a patio for the firefighters to enjoy leisure time
- [ODOT Reconstructs, Widens Portion of I-76 in Akron](https://ruhlin.com/odot-reconstructs-widens-portion-of-i-76-in-akron/) - ODOT is investing $25,500,000 to reconstruct and widen close to 1 mi. of I-76 between Central Avenue and the Kenmore Leg in the cities of Akron and Barberton (Summit County). The project, which was awarded to The Ruhlin Company, also includes: the reconstruction and reconfiguration of the East Avenue/Wooster Road/State Street interchange; removing the bridge
- [Charles Berry Bascule Bridge gets new streetlight posts](https://ruhlin.com/charles-berry-bascule-bridge-gets-new-streetlight-posts/) - Lorain's Charles Berry Bascule Bridge has new street lights installed. The week of May 4, a crew from Perram Electric Inc. of Wadsworth installed the new streetlight posts on the north side of the bridge over the Black River.
- [Lorain's Bascule Bridge machinery receives replacement](https://ruhlin.com/lorains-bascule-bridge-machinery-receives-replacement/) - Crews are installing the equipment that lifts and lowers the Lorain’s Charles Berry Bascule Bridge decks. The major rehabilitation of the landmark over the Black River is inching closer to completion. The $26.3 million job is overseen by the Ohio Department of Transportation and being completed by The Ruhlin Company of Sharon Center.
- [Crews Make Steady Progress on Akron's Romig Road](https://ruhlin.com/crews-make-steady-progress-on-akrons-romig-road/) - The city of Akron is investing $12.8 million to reconstruct a 1.5-mi. section of Romig Road, a north-south four-lane, concrete paved artery, from Vernon Odom Boulevard in Akron to Central Avenue in Barberton, close to I-76.
- [Rebuilt Cleveland-Massillon Road bridge reopens](https://ruhlin.com/rebuilt-cleveland-massillon-road-bridge-reopens/) - The county on Friday re-opened the newly rebuilt bridge, which goes over Wolf Creek in Copley Township and typically is used by 4,500 motorists daily.
- [Copley bridge set to reopen this week](https://ruhlin.com/copley-bridge-set-to-reopen-this-week/) - The Cleveland-Massillon Road bridge over Wolf Creek is set to reopen five months after it was closed. The bridge spanning Barberton’s drinking water reservoir is tentatively expected to reopen Friday.
- [Busy Copley bridge expected to reopen next month](https://ruhlin.com/busy-copley-bridge-expected-to-reopen-next-month/) - The Cleveland-Massillon Road bridge over Wolf Creek is expected to reopen in late September.
- [Tallmadge school projects on target despite rain](https://ruhlin.com/tallmadge-school-projects-on-target-despite-rain/) - That’s how Superintendent Jeff Ferguson summarized this summer for the Tallmadge City Schools, which are seeing the construction of two new school buildings, a new field house and stadium, and the demolition of the former middle school and Munroe Elementary School.
- [Summit County decides to replace Cleveland-Massillon Road bridge](https://ruhlin.com/summit-county-decides-to-replace-cleveland-massillon-road-bridge/) - The Summit County Engineer’s Office plans to hire Ruhlin Co. of Sharon Township this week to replace the Cleveland-Massillon Road bridge over Wolf Creek in Copley.
- [Tallmadge gets sneak peek at new middle school](https://ruhlin.com/tallmadge-gets-sneak-peek-at-new-middle-school/) - TALLMADGE — A steady stream of parents, grandparents, children, and current and retired school staff came to take a look at the new middle school Tuesday. “It’s been nonstop, and we are only 45 minutes in,” said Steve Wood, chief operating officer with the Tallmadge City Schools. He was greeting those visiting the new middle
- [Ruhlin Replaces 178-Year-Old Dam](https://ruhlin.com/ruhlin-replaces-178-year-old-dam/) - The $33 million construction of a new East Reservoir dam for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) in Portage Lakes State Park in Coventry Township, Summit County started last December and is expected to be completed this spring.
- [East Reservoir Dam project progressing](https://ruhlin.com/east-reservoir-dam-project-progressing/) - As 2018 comes to an end, soil-cement drilling will conclude along three embankments — the south embankment, the main embankment and the north embankment — of the East Reservoir, as part of ongoing improvement efforts to the Portage Lakes’ dams.
- [Cleveland Clinic Akron General expands, modernizes with new $49.3 million ED](https://ruhlin.com/13003-2/) - Three years ago, the Cleveland Clinic officially planted its flag in Summit County when it completed a landmark merger, taking ownership of the entire Akron General Health System, including Akron General Medical Center in downtown Akron, plus Lodi Hospital and three health and wellness centers. In announcing the deal, the Clinic pledged that the arrangement
- [The Secret to 100 Years? It Comes Down to Service & People](https://ruhlin.com/the-secret-to-100-years-it-comes-down-to-service-and-people/) - Not many construction companies last 50 years. An even smaller number get to celebrate their 100th birthdays. The Ruhlin Company in Sharon Center, Ohio - in the Cleveland MSA and just 17 miles or so from Akron - is a rarity. The construction firm is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, commemorating that August 4th day in
- [East Reservoir Dam Project Underway and On Schedule](https://ruhlin.com/east-reservoir-dam-project-underway-and-on-schedule/) - The East Reservoir dam restoration began later than expected but contractors still anticipate wrapping up on time early next year. The $30 million project involves building an unusual and massive underground wall and soil cement block to protect the existing and aging embankment along Portage Lakes Drive. The levee prevents water from spilling toward Akron.
- [Ruhlin Company Builds on 100 Years of Construction History](https://ruhlin.com/ruhlin-company-builds-on-100-years-of-construction-history/) - Some 100 years ago, John G. Ruhlin and brothers Charles and Edward, all masons, submitted the winning bid for their first major project: Creston School. The fledgling Ruhlin Brothers Construction Co. erected the 29,000-square-foot building in Wayne County for $30,000 — by one calculation that’s $701,438 in today’s dollars.
- [ODOT's I-77 Bridge Replacement Project Tackles Obstacles, Progresses](https://ruhlin.com/odots-i-77-bridge-replacement-project-tackles-obstacles-progresses/) - As part of the Cleveland Urban Core Projects, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has what it calls the Cleveland Innerbelt Modernization Plan. One of the initiatives in the work is the widening and reconstruction of the I-77 bridge over I-490 and the improvement of I-77 south of I-490 — a $25.6 million contract that was awarded to
- [East Reservoir dam project progressing well](https://ruhlin.com/east-reservoir-dam-project-progressing-well/) - COVENTRY TWP.: Ken Gerstenslager has a perfect view from his backyard of the ongoing construction of the East Reservoir dam. He can look over the water and watch the $30 million project, which got underway in December, take shape. From his vantage point — and in the opinion of many others who live and work
- [Buckeye Lake ready for rebirth](https://ruhlin.com/buckeye-lake-ready-for-rebirth/) - BUCKEYE LAKE — The Buckeye Lake waterfront is starting to transform from a construction site to a 4.1-mile scenic shoreline for public use as the four-year project to build a new dam nears completion. Crews are putting the finishing touches on the estimated $110 million project, which is scheduled to be done in late autumn,
- [Cleveland Clinic Akron General Unveils Its New, Upgraded Emergency Department in Downtown Akron](https://ruhlin.com/cleveland-clinic-akron-general-unveils-its-new-upgraded-emergency-department-in-downtown-akron/) - Cleveland Clinic Akron General unveiled its new state-of-the-art emergency department that greatly expands the hospital’s ability to treat people with life-threatening injuries. The head of the emergency department, Dr. Steven Brooks, led a tour of the gleaming white 67,000- square-foot facility. The new ER is a stand-alone building across the street from the existing ER
- [Rebuild and Reuse](https://ruhlin.com/rebuild-and-reuse/) - Not many older hospitals have — or can afford to buy — the additional property for expansion, so they are forced to renovate and reconstruct the space they already have. In fact, the 2015 Hospital Construction Survey by Health Facilities Management (HFM) and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association
- [Ohio Span Nears End of Life, Receives Revamp](https://ruhlin.com/ohio-span-nears-end-of-life-receives-revamp/) - The replacement of the 3,000 ft. (914.4 m) long deck of the six-lane bridge (three northbound and three southbound) on the I-77 in Independence (a suburb of Cleveland) for the Ohio Department of Transportation should be completed by The Ruhlin Company by June 2016. The bridge, built in 1965, has 121,000 vehicles cross it daily
- [Historic Railway Bridge Rebuild Right on Track](https://ruhlin.com/historic-railwaybridge-rebuild-right-on-track) - Crews from The Ruhlin Company, based in Ohio, began work on the reconstructifon of Norfolk Southern Railway's bridge in Michigan's Monroe County last April and they are looking at completing the nearly $10 million project in May 2015. The 450 ft. (137 m) bridge (single track), built in 1887, spans the Raisin River. The structure

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## Portfolio

- [Statewide Dam Improvements](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/statewide-dam-improvements) - Ruhlin was hired as the Construction Manager-At-Risk by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to update a series of Statewide Dam Projects. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) wanted to implement various Class I (high-hazard potential) and Class II dam risk-reduction projects statewide. These projects were necessary to reduce risk and to ensure
- [West Side Expansion - Cleveland Clinic Middleburg Heights](https://ruhlin.com/west-side-expansion-cleveland-clinic) - This 93,000 SF Cleveland Clinic renovation project consisted of a fit out of approximately 168 exam rooms plus office areas at the Middleburg Heights location. 28 procedure rooms and 11 physical therapy exam rooms were also included in the fit out. The exterior included façade improvements, civil site renovations, and a full-service drive through pharmacy.
- [Behavioral health unit upgrades Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/behavioral-health-unit-upgrades) - The Ruhlin Company provided Pre-Construction and Construction phase services for the renovation of the Behavioral Health Unit. This project scope was to upgrade two existing Behavioral Health Units and the adjacent administrative core on the 6th floor of Cleveland Clinic Akron Hospital. The approximate square footage of renovation is 24,000 sq. ft., and is planned
- [Oak Clinic Renovations](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/oak-clinic-renovations) - In order to accommodate the 250+ patients who visit the clinic for infusions a larger space was needed. Office space was also needed for the clinic nurse practitioners. Offices were removed and three new smaller offices were created. A new MRI consult room was built and a wellness area was created that will welcome patients
- [Summa Health Systems - Fishcreek Medical Center](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/summa-health-systems-fishcreek-medical-center) - The new two story outpatient medical office facility for Summa Health is 58,000 SF with an outpatient clinic and urgent care. The urgent care center is located on the first floor adjacent to the main entrance. Medical office spaces are included throughout the building and there is also potential for future space for MRI services.
- [Romig Road Improvements](https://ruhlin.com/romig-road-improvements) - The project consisted of full pavement replacement from I-76 at the southern limits, to Vernon Odom Boulevard at the intersection of Wadsworth Road (SR261), at the northern limits. Improvements included concrete pavement with concrete curbs, sidewalk replacement on the east side of Romig Road and new sidewalk constructed on the west side, water main replacement,
- [The Davey Tree Expert Company - Corporate Headquarters Renovation and Addition](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/davey-tree-expert-company-headquarters) - The Ruhlin Company was hired by The Davey Tree Expert Company as the Construction Manager at Risk for their corporate headquarters expansion and renovation project. The project consists of two phases, the first will increase parking by approximately 200 spaces and the construction of a new 38,400 SF plus 14,000 SF basement 3rd wing addition.
- [IR 90 CCG2 "George V. Voinovich Bridge"](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/ir-90-ccg2-george-v-voinovich-bridge/) - Ruhlin, as part of a joint venture team, performed the demolition of the existing 1959 Innerbelt Bridge and constructed the new eastbound George V. Voinovich Bridge in its place. The new eastbound George V. Voinovich Bridge project located in Cleveland, Ohio is a 4,000 foot long main viaduct structure which spans the Cuyahoga River Valley
- [Hope Memorial Bridge Rehab](https://ruhlin.com/hope-memorial-bridge-rehab) - Known for the guardians of traffic carved into the pylons on both ends of the bridge, the Lorain Carnegie bridge has served as a landmark of downtown Cleveland since its completion in 1932. Coming in at just under a mile in length and spanning over 100 feet above the Cuyahoga river, this steel structure has
- [North Coast Harbor Bridge](https://ruhlin.com/north-coast-harbor-bridge) - The Ruhlin Company constructed a new movable two span bascule pedestrian bridge over a boat water passageway. During the project, all boat traffic was maintained without interruption. The highly visible and occasionally congested location required coordination with the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Great Lakes Science Center, The City of Cleveland and the Downtown
- [Wellsville Conveyor System](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/wellsville-conveyor/) - This project was part of the Bulk Materials Operations at the Wellsville Intermodal Industrial Park dock located in Wellsville, Ohio. It included the construction and installation of the landside pile foundations with concrete caps. Also, included was the design, fabrication, delivery and installation of the conveyor steel support structure, the conveyor system (two new belt
- [South Field Energy – Administration & Water Treatment Buildings](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/south-field-energy-admin-water-buildings/) - The Ruhlin Company was awarded a contract for the design, furnishing and installation of two pre-engineered metal buildings for the South Field Energy Project in Columbiana County, Ohio. This 1,182-megawatt facility will use clean-burning U.S. natural gas to produce power for American homes and businesses. Ruhlin scope of work includes: Administration/Control/Warehouse Building - 14,000 SF
- [Morton Salt - Steam Pipe Modifications](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/morton-salt-steam-pipe-modifications/) - The Ruhlin Company performed steam piping modifications to the steam powered turbine generator at Morton Salt. In a previous project, Ruhlin installed the steam turbine generator and steam piping that generates electricity from the steam generated by the salt evaporation process. The modifications performed during this project improve the efficiency of the steam turbine generator.
- [BASF Corporation](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/basf-corporation/) - The Ruhlin Company performed this fast-track interiors fit-out package at a new lithium-ion battery facility at the Elyria Plant. The project was funded by the Department of Energy, requiring adherence to strict reporting requirements. Ruhlin assigned full-time site safety personnel to oversee subcontractor compliance with stringent safety criteria. Scope of work included: HVAC Overhead doors
- [Bridgestone Americas – WT6 Test Building](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/bridgestone-americas/) - The Ruhlin Company constructed a tire test building within the Bridgestone test facility. Ruhlin provided labor and materials for the installation of a new machine pit & foundation, walls, doors, windows, ceilings, handrails, ladders, stairs and paint for the WT6 test area. In addition, modifications to the existing HVAC duct system, re-routing electrical / mechanical
- [Carroll County Energy - Blackstart Building](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/carroll-county-energy-blackstart-building/) - The Ruhlin Company furnished and self-performed the installation of a pre-engineered metal building and foundation to accommodate a Tier 4 diesel generator which provides black start capacity, peak shaving capacity, and emergency/standby capacity at the Carroll County Energy Power Plant. To support the three main modes of operation, modifications to the existing 4160V plant switchgear
- [Mahoning Creek Dam – Hydropower Plant](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/mahoning-creek-dam/) - The Mahoning Creek Dam, a flood control structure, was constructed in 1941 to help protect the lower Allegheny River valley. Built by the US Army Corps of Engineers, this dam included forward-thinking features, such as two water conduits in the south abutment which allowed for this hydroelectric development. The project involved connecting the existing dam
- [Carroll County Energy - Buildings](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/carroll-county-energy-buildings/) - The Ruhlin Company designed, furnished, and installed nine pre-engineered metal buildings ranging in size from 1,000 SF to 15,000 SF. All buildings were completed under a tight schedule that required installation to take place in a 9-month timeframe. Ruhlin was responsible for everything from the foundations through the mechanical, fire protection, and electrical work.
- [American Axle - Colfor Manufacturing](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/building-addition/) - The Ruhlin Company provided Construction Manager at Risk services for American Axle - Colfor Manufacturing’s 2-story office addition. The project included: a new two-story 3,100 SF addition to the existing office renovations of the existing 6,000 SF office space; including painting, new ceiling tiles, and new flooring new HVAC & lighting designed & installed for
- [Wellsville Crane System](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/wellsville-crane/) - This project was a part of the Bulk Materials Operations at the Wellsville Intermodal Industrial Park dock located in Wellsville, OH. It included the design, fabrication, delivery, assembly, installation and mounting of the Articulating Boom Pedestal Mounted Crane on the existing captive barge structure floating on the Ohio River. Since the Articulating Boom Pedestal Mounted
- [The Lubrizol Corporation - Renovation](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/lubrizol-renovation/) - The scope involved a multi-phased renovation of Lubrizol’s occupied testing facility in Wickliffe, Ohio. The 30,000 square foot testing facility remained operational during the three-year duration of the project. The early construction phases entailed renovations to the lobby, restrooms, and control corridor. The later construction phases were limited to specific testing areas and as Lubrizol
- [Distribution Center](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/gojo-industries-distribution-center/) - Construction consisted of building a 382,000 SF distribution center located on an 18-acre plot. Jobsite was adjacent to GOJO’s manufacturing campus. New site infrastructure and utilities were required. Ruhlin focused on the Owner’s primary objectives: (1) meeting the requirements of their business plan and (2) keeping the project within budget. Project Details: • 110,500 SF
- [Process Water Pump Removal & Re-installation](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/process-water-pump-removal-re-installation/) - The Space Propulsion Research Facility (B-2) at NASA’s Plum Brook Station in Sandusky is designed to test rocket engines and upper stage launch vehicles with up to 890,000 N force (200,000 lb force). The facility features NASA’s third largest vacuum chamber, which is capable of simulating the environmental conditions of outer space - extreme temperatures,
- [Steel Processing - Pickling & Slitting Operations](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/steel-processing-pickling-slitting-operations/) - The Ruhlin Company erected a 266,000 SF facility located in Cleveland, Ohio. The main pre-engineered metal building measured 1,200 feet by 210 feet with additional out-buildings. This facility houses Worthington Samuel Coil Processing’s pickling and slitting operations mill. Ruhlin self-performed all steel erection, siding, roofing, and installation of eight overhead bridge cranes.
- [Cleveland Clinic Express Care Facility](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/express-care-facility-2/) - Project scope involved renovation of existing space into a new express care facility.
- [Wadsworth City Schools - Art Wright Stadium Renovation](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/art-wright-stadium-renovation/) - The Ruhlin Company was awarded a Design-Build contract for multiple improvements at Wadsworth High School’s Art Wright Football Stadium. This project included leveling and expanding the playing field, installing a drainage system, and installing a new artificial turf surface. Within the rest of the stadium, new visitor bleachers were installed as well as new restrooms,
- [Cloverleaf Local Schools - PK-4th Grade School](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/pk-4th-grade-school/) - This new 128,000 SF, two-story building houses the district’s 2,000 PK-4th grade students and staff. The new building is located on 24 acres, giving the students and staff a tranquil place to learn. Building Amenities: Gym Full stage with stage rigging Art and music rooms Independent living lab for special needs students Athletic fields State-of-the-art
- [McDowell Law Center](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/engineering-research-building-2/) - This project involved renovation of an existing three-story brick building and the addition of a state-of-the-art courtroom. The renovation took two years while classes, the library, and administration remained in the building. Four phases were developed and coordinated with the University to ensure the safety and comfort of those in the occupied spaces. Planning for
- [Cleveland Clinic Downtown Express Care](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/downtown-express-care/) - Project scope involved renovation of existing retail space into a new express care facility in downtown Cleveland near Public Square. The 3,600 SF facility occupies empty retail space along Euclid Avenue, on the ground floor of the parking garage at the 200 Public Square office tower. It contains 6 exam rooms and provides walk-in attention
- [Portage County Courthouse - Kent Branch](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/portage-county-commissioners-portage-county-courthouse-kent-branch/) - The project involved construction of a new courthouse to serve Portage County. The three-story building includes two large courtrooms, men's and women’s holding cells, as well as meeting rooms, arbitration rooms, and staff offices. The facility includes the latest in surveillance and security equipment to ensure segregation of staff, prisoners, and the general public.
- [Kent Police Department](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/kent-police-department/) - Project involved construction of a new 34,000 SF Kent Police Department headquarters and jailhouse. The jail building houses 14 temporary and a dozen 12 day detainee cells and is made of concrete block, concrete plank and brick. The headquarters houses offices, dining, dispatching, weapons rooms, evidence storage, emergency operations center, fitness room and meeting rooms.
- [Tallmadge Elementary School](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/tallmadge-elementary-school) - The Elementary School will house 1,011 students in grades PK-5 and contains 110,000 SF including a pre-kindergarten space, team/presentation studios, art/music areas, gymnasium, collaboration stair, media center and dining with a full prep kitchen. The design is based on a 21st century learning environment with a modern exterior made up of brick, metal panels and
- [Tallmadge Middle School](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/tallmadge-middle-school) - The Middle School will house 538 students in grades 6-8 and is 78,000 SF. The building includes a technology lab, team/presentation studios, art/music areas, competition gymnasium, collaboration stair, media center and dining with a full service prep kitchen. The highly flexible learning environments are connected with overhead doors and operable partitions, which facilitate frequent redefinition
- [Tallmadge High School](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/tallmadge-high-school) - Inspired by the city’s historic “Tallmadge Circle”, the Greek revival circular design honors the city’s architecture. The center rotunda with clerestory windows serves as the commons area. From the commons, traffic is directed to “avenues” separating academics, arts and athletics into wings. This design minimizes disruption in the academic spaces. The facility also features a
- [Western Reserve Academy - Seymour Hall](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/western-reserve-academy-seymour-hall) - The Ruhlin Company renovated this 37,000 SF, 100 year old Seymour Hall academic building and re-purposed the space into 29 classrooms (up from 24 originally), four shared office spaces for faculty, and a conference room for meetings. Other improvements include the addition of an elevator, modern heating and cooling system, technological advancements, updating the building’s
- [Western Reserve Academy - Athenaeum Renovation](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/western-reserve-academy-athenaeum-renovation/) - The Ruhlin Company was awarded this project consisting of a complete renovation of the existing student dormitory/staff apartment building. Renovation of this facility includes a total interior “gut” of the building, including structural framing while maintaining the shell of the building, excavation to lower the basement elevation to create more space, and a complete rebuild
- [Western Reserve Academy - President's House](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/western-reserve-academy-presidents-house/) - Project scope involved renovation of the historic President’s House into Admissions offices.
- [Akron General Medical Center Emergency Department](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/akron-general-medical-center-emergency-department/) - The new Emergency Department building for Akron General Medical Center in downtown Akron will provide more than three times the space and will help enhance patient experience. The Emergency Department will be located on the first floor of the new building, with a bridge connecting it to the main hospital. The second floor will house
- [Bud & Susie Rogers Garden](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/bud-susie-rogers-garden/) - Funded by Bud and Susie Rogers, great supporters of the Akron Art Museum, this 1 acre garden is a very unique space for downtown Akron close to The Knight Center and The Akron Public Library. The garden consists of 4 main areas. The lower area on the west High Street side is called The Event
- [US 422 Emergency Repair](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/us-422-emergency-repair/) - US 422 Bridge over Harper Road was struck by a piece of equipment, causing damage to the fascia beam and cross bracing severe enough to close the right eastbound lane. The original plan called for heat straightening the damaged beam, necessitating closing Harper Road northbound and blocking the on-ramp for westbound US 422 for a
- [Bridge Over Train Avenue](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/bridge-over-train-avenue/) - Scope involved refurbishing roller bearing, jacking, and temporary support bridge on West 25th Street over Train Avenue.
- [Park Street Demolition](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/park-street-demolition/) - Scope involved demolition of Park Street Bridge in downtown Akron.
- [Lockbourne Bridge Replacement](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/lockbourne-bridge-replacement/) - Project scope involved replacing existing double track, thru plate girder, open deck bridge with ballast deck thru girder bridge in a 24-hour closure. The new 300-ton bridge, including ballast, ties, and rail was erected next to the existing bridge on six Hillman Rollers supported by two 20-ton 150 ft long falsework bents. The existing 200-ton
- [East 71st Street and Quincy Bridge](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/east-71st-street-and-quincy-bridge/) - Rehabilitation of Norfolk Southern’s Railway Bridge over East 71st Street and Quincy Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio.
- [Amherst Bridge Replacement](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/amherst-bridge-replacement/) - This project involved the replacement of the superstructure of Bridge CD-214.3 over North Lake Street. The new bridge was built in two halves on temporary falsework. In order to maintain traffic (94 trains daily), two 24-hour outages were utilized to replace each half of the bridge while one main line track remained operable. Large excavators
- [Monroe Bridge Replacement](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/monroe-bridge-replacement/) - This project included the replacement of Norfolk Southern Bridge in Monroe, Michigan. The existing structure was a three span ballasted deck through truss built in 1894. This line of tracks carries freight and supports the Detroit automakers. The new structure is a four span through girder bridge. The project included the installation of three new
- [Memphis Road Emergency Bridge Repair](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/memphis-road-emergency-bridge-repair/) - Project scope involved emergency work for damaged bridge over Memphis Avenue where Ruhlin replaced the torn beam.
- [ODOT 5003](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/odot-5003/) - The Ruhlin Company repaired impacted steel plate girders, replaced the steel x-frames, and painted the steel once complete.
- [Lorain-Carnegie Bridge](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/lorain-carnegie-bridge/) - This project involved hanging debris netting on the Lorain Carnegie Bridge over the tow path, Scranton Road, West 3rd Street, and Canal Road. The netting prevents spalling concrete from the underside of the bridge deck from landing on the roadway below, keeping the traveling public safe. Ruhlin performed this work as a subcontractor to Miller
- [Railroad Bridge Repair over Route 94](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/railroad-bridge-repair-over-route-94/) - This project was an emergency repair of the railroad bridge over Route 94 after a truck strike.
- [Pedestrian Bridge](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/pedestrian-bridge/) - Project involved rehabilitation of the Exeter Road pedestrian bridge.
- [Willow Island Hydroelectric Powerhouse](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/willow-island-hydroelectric-powerhouse/) - The project will divert water from Willow Island Locks and Dam through two horizontal 17.5-MW bulb turbines and generate an average annual output of about 239 million kilowatt-hours (kWh). The site will include an intake approach channel, a reinforced concrete powerhouse and a tailrace channel. The gross head of the project is 20 feet. Ruhlin
- [US 23 Bridge Repair Rehabilitation](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/us-23-bridge-repair-rehabilitation/) - This project involved bridge repair and substructure rehabilitation including grading, draining, and paving. Also included were lighting updates and traffic control.
- [SR 821 Slide Repair](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/sr-821-slide-repair/) - The project involved a slide repair on SR 821 in Washington County.
- [SR 556 Slide Repair](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/sr-556-slide-repair/) - ODOT contracted with The Ruhlin Company to perform a slide repair on SR 556.
- [SR 164/39](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/sr-16439/) - The project involved a pavement relocation and concrete barrier wall on SR 164/39 in Columbiana County.
- [SR 89 Bridge Repair](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/sr-89-bridge-repair/) - ODOT contracted with The Ruhlin Company to perform a bridge repair. The project consisted of rehabilitating and widening a 4-span steel beam bridge on SR-89 over IR-71 in Ashland County by removing the existing bridge deck and abutments, installing new abutments, and extending existing piers. Two beam lines of new structural steel were also added,
- [SR 39 Slide Repair](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/sr-39-slide-repair/) - The project involved a slope repair on SR 39 in Columbiana County by excavating 130,000 cy of material, most of which was shot rock. The emergency project was constructed to safely remove loose earthen materials that were sliding onto an active state highway. The road bed and surface was reconstructed to meet current standards.
- [SR 14 Steel Sheet Pile Walls](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/sr-14-steel-sheet-pile-walls/) - This project involved replacing metal bin walls with steel sheet piles on SR 14 in Portage County, Ohio.
- [SR 14 Emergency Bridge Repair](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/sr-14-emergency-bridge-repair/) - The project involved a Type A Emergency bridge repair on SR 14 in Portage County.
- [SR 7 Slide Repair](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/sr-7-slide-repair/) - The project involved a slide repair on SR 7 in Columbiana County.
- [IR 75](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/ir-75/) - The project involved improvement of 1.21 miles of Interstate 75 by adding an additional lane in each direction and replacement of structures over Stewart, Germantown, Albany, and Washington Streets; over CSX and Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks; and over Edwin C. Moses Boulevard. The project also included partial replacement of bridges over Cincinnati Street and US-35
- [IR 77](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/ir-77/) - This project consisted of the replacement of the 3,000 foot long, six-lane bridge deck over Granger and Canal Rds, the Cuyahoga River, and CSX Railroad in multiple phases while maintaining traffic for 121,000 vehicles a day. ODOT’s original plan called for six major phases of work over three construction seasons. Ruhlin utilized ODOT’s Value Engineering
- [Buckeye Lake Dam Improvements](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/buckeye-lake-dam-improvements/) - This project involved receiving, stockpiling, loading, transporting, and grading 150,000 CY stability berm from one location to another. Scope also included removal, disposal, and storage of marine docks and structures, installation of cofferdams, and demolition of concrete structures. The project consisted of placing Embankment Stability Berm (ESB) material along the existing dam to allow the
- [Portage Lakes East Reservoir Dam Rehabilitation](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/portage-lakes-east-reservoir-dam-rehabilitation/) - This project involves rehabilitation of the East Reservoir Dam, a Class I high-hazard-potential structure, comprised of an earthen embankment which impounds 235 acres of water at normal pool located near Barberton, Ohio. The dam consists of three separate embankment areas: south embankment (100 feet long), main embankment (825 feet long), and the north embankment (175
- [Willow Island Cofferdam & Excavation](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/willow-island-cofferdam-excavation/) - The Ruhlin Company was the Design/Build contractor and was supported by a design team consisting of Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers and E.L. Robinson Inc., and GeoComp Corporation. This team was responsible for the design and construction of cellular cofferdams, dewatering and instrumentation systems, seepage cutoff wall that facilitates construction of the powerhouse in the dry.
- [Norwayne Local Schools](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/akron-public-schools-2/) - Construction of new 72,000 SF elementary and renovation/addition to high/middle school added 108,000 SF to the existing building. Ruhlin also performed abatement and demolition of Burbank Elementary, Sterling Elementary, and the Creston Building (built in 1915 by The Ruhlin Company). The elementary school is located on the same campus as the district’s middle/high school and
- [Akron Public Schools](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/akron-public-schools/) - The Ruhlin Company is the lead CM on this multi-segmented project. We are providing construction management services to the OSFC and Akron Public Schools with varying degrees of building programs from renovation and restoration to construction of new elementary, middle and high school buildings. The program was started in June 2003 (preconstruction) and will finish
- [Research and Graduate Education Building & Comparative Medicine Unit](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/research-and-graduate-education-building-comparative-medicine-unit/) - The project consisted of three additions to the existing NEOMED campus in Rootstown, OH. The additions included a four-story Research and Graduate Education Building (RGE) of 83,000 SF, a Comparative Medicine Unit (CMU) of 20,400 SF, and renovations to 8,000 SF of existing research space. The original scope for this project provided for a 2-story
- [Engineering Research Building](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/engineering-research-building/) - The new 35,000 SF, three-story engineering research building has been designed to provide flexible laboratories to accommodate a wide variety of engineering disciplines under one roof. These spaces accommodate the staff and equipment necessary to facilitate faculty and graduate student research being underwritten by corporate sponsors, creating a win-win environment for all parties involved. Tribology,
- [Surgery Suite Renovation](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/surgery-suite-renovation/) - This project involved remodeling surgical suites at the Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital: Phase 1a and 1b Demolition two operating/miscellaneous rooms Created state-of-the-art operating room Phase 2 Demolition and renovation of existing operating rooms 3 and 4/ miscellaneous in phases New rooftop air handler and chiller Scope was added during construction, including an additional operating room.
- [Cancer Center & Pharmacy](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/cancer-center-pharmacy/) - The Cancer Center involved the initial demolition of four separate suite areas for preparation of new construction. Scope then included a medical oncology suite on the 6th floor, a conference center on the 8th floor, and a radiation oncology suite in the lower level. Other interior work involved nurse stations, reception desks, and other public
- [Children's Hospital Renovations](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/childrens-hospital-renovations/) - Multiple projects completed for the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, including: Renovations and exam room additions to the Juvenile Dialysis Unit Renovations to common spaces Parking lot expansion
- [Austen BioInnovation Institute](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/austen-bioinnovation-institute/) - This project creates a world-class facility for collaboration in biomedical research and education, commercialization, and community health in Akron’s Biomedical Corridor. The facility consists of redeveloping and improving approximately 40,000 SF and the installation of computer-based simulation mannequins, task trainers, and state-of-the-art audiovisual and education tools. The facility houses the Center for Clinical and Community
- [Ambulatory Surgery Addition](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/ambulatory-surgery-addition/) - 18,000 SF outpatient surgery addition and renovation to the existing Wooster Family Health Center. The 16,500 SF addition included three outpatient surgery suites with complete stand-alone MEP systems and one shelled suite for future expansion. Work included renovations to the existing endoscopy suite and the addition of a pathology lab. Along with the surgery suites,
- [Emergency Department Expansion](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/emergency-department-expansion/) - This project consisted of the expansion and renovation to the emergency department at Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio. This job was a 3 phased project with miscellaneous sub phases mixed into the major phases. Phase 1 consisted of creating a new security office, a new main lobby for the hospital, a new admitting suite,
- [Health & Wellness Center South](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/health-wellness-center-south/) - The Green Health & Wellness Center is a 96,000 SF building that combines a conventional fitness center with diagnostic imaging, physical therapy and emergency care facilities. The integration of these facilities provides convenient access for both emergent care and wellness services in a centralized location for southern Summit County residents. Members of the fitness center
- [Akron-Summit County Public Library Main Library](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/akron-summit-county-public-library-main-library/) - The 247,000 SF library building project involved the addition and renovation of Akron-Summit County Library’s existing 135,000 SF Main Library Building built in 1970. The new addition negotiates the 25 foot difference in elevation between High and Main Streets. A three-story atrium along High Street affords natural light to the lower Main Street level. The
- [Health, Wellness & Medical Education Center](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/northeast-ohio-medical-university-neomed/) - This project is a new Health & Wellness Center on the NEOMED campus in Rootstown, Ohio. The building ties into an existing building on campus and features a fitness area, pools, atrium, conference center, back-of-house facilities, meeting and office spaces, and a STEM+M school. Ruhlin was very involved in budget development, scheduling, and constructability reviews.
- [Parking Deck](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/the-city-of-medina-parking-deck/) - The City of Medina contracted The Ruhlin Company to design and construct their new 350-car parking deck. This parking deck services the Medina County Courthouse, as well as the surrounding building patrons. The structure was constructed of cast-in-place post-tensioned concrete with an in-laid masonry brick exterior finish. Additionally, as required by the City of Medina,
- [Broadway Street Parking Deck & Pedestrian Bridge](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/the-city-of-akron-broadway-street-parking-deck-pedestrian-bridge/) - The City of Akron contracted with The Ruhlin Company for Construction Management Services for the new 700 car South Broadway Parking Deck and Mill Street Pedestrian Bridge. The deck and bridge serve the John S. Knight Convention Center. Due to the location of the deck and bridge being in downtown Akron, the construction site was
- [Medina County District Library](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/medina-county-district-library/) - The Medina County District Library began its county-wide facilities upgrade in 2004. Work included additions and renovations to Medina’s Main Branch, Seville, and Brunswick libraries. The Lodi, Highland, and Buckeye branches constructed new facilities. The Medina Main Library, the Seville Library and the Brunswick Library remained in operation during construction. Construction considerations were given to
- [Emmett J. Bean Federal Center](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/emmett-j-bean-federal-center/) - This project involved four phases with a scope of work that included: 154 new storm water structures 9,057 LF of under drainage or 1.7 Miles 13,250 LF of new storm sewer piping or 2.5 miles 4 sediment and oil separator chambers 34,200 SF of underground detention basins (3 basins total) 47,055 SF of above ground
- [Springfield Branch Bike Path](https://ruhlin.com/portfolio-item/springfield-branch-bike-path/) - The Ruhlin Company was contracted to rehabilitate the old six-span railroad bridge over State Route 23 and convert it into a bike path. Repairs included web repairs, lateral repairs, and abutment jacking and patching.

## Timeline Stories

- [Completed the new Tallmadge Elementary and Middle Schools](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - The Ruhlin Company provided preconstruction and construction services for the construction of the new Elementary and Middle Schools in Tallmadge, Ohio. The project also includes the demolition of existing school buildings to provide space for new construction. The design is based on 21st century learning environment with a modern exterior made up of brick, metal
- [Ruhlin builds New Emergency Department for Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - The new Emergency Department building for Akron General Medical Center in downtown Akron will provide more than three times the space and will help enhance patient experience. The Emergency Department is located on the first floor of the new building, with a bridge connecting it to the main hospital. The second floor houses administrative offices,
- [NEOMED Health, Wellness & Medical Education Center Completed](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/) - $52 million, 176,600 SF building combining fitness areas, meeting and office spaces, and the first STEM+M school in the state in Rootstown, Ohio.
- [Ruhlin makes national news as part of bridge demo team](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - History was made in under 5 seconds as the I-90 Innerbelt Bridge skeleton was imploded to make way for the new structure in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Ruhlin and joint ventures begin construction of new eastbound George V. Voinovich Bridge in its place.
- [Completed Mahoning Creek Dam](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2/) - $13 million, low head hydro project in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
- [NEOMED Research & Graduate Education Building & Comparative Medical Unit Completed](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - $38.8 million addition to the existing Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) campus in Rootstown, Ohio.
- [I-75 Improvement Project Completed](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/) - $58.7 million in improvements to 1.21 miles of I-75 by adding an additional lane in each direction and replacing structures over multiple streets and railroad tracks in Dayton, Ohio.
- [Completed Akron General Medical Center Green Health & Wellness Center](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - The $22 million project for the Green Health & Wellness Center is a 96,000 SF building that combines a conventional fitness center with diagnostic imaging, physical therapy and emergency care facilities. The integration of these facilities provides convenient access for both emergent care and wellness services in a centralized location for southern Summit County residents.
- [Akron Technical Center Completed](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - The $44 million Bridgestone Akron Technical Center project was a 260,500 SF facility consisting of office and laboratory spaces. The project was completed in multiple phases, with the final phase completed in February 2012.
- [Awarded Willow Island Hydroelectric Powerhouse Project](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - The project diverted water from Willow Island Locks and Dam through two horizontal 22-MW bulb turbines and generated an average annual output of about 239 GWh. The site included an intake approach channel, a reinforced concrete powerhouse and a tailrace channel. The gross head of the project is 20 feet.
- [Cleveland Clinic Wooster Ambulatory Surgery Addition Completed](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - $5.2 million, 18,000 SF outpatient surgery addition and renovation to existing Wooster Family Health Center.
- [Willow Avenue Lift Bridge Completed](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/) - $3.9 million project performing repairs to bridge in Cleveland, Ohio.
- [First LEED Project for Akron Public STEM School](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - The Ruhlin Company provided Construction Management Services to the Ohio School Facilities Commission and Akron Public Schools to construct Northeast Ohio’s third STEM school. The National Inventors Hall of Fame in downtown Akron was renovated to accommodate the new school. This school is unique as it had been constructed to obtain a LEED Silver certification
- [Completed The City of Medina Parking Deck](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2/) - $4.8 million, 350 car parking deck in Medina, Ohio.
- [Completed Rimer Elementary School](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/) - 80 years after building the first Rimer Elementary School for Akron Public Schools, Ruhlin completes the replacement building as part of a district-wide improvements program.
- [Mercy Medical Center ICU Addition & Parking Deck Completed](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - $15.5 million project involving a three-level parking deck and a new 24-bed ICU addition in Canton, Ohio.
- [I-90 Innerbelt Bridge Stabilization](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - The Structural Erection Division was brought in to move the ten million pound structure four inches West, freeing an expansion joint pushed shut by the bridge's movement. The project won a Build Ohio Award in 2009 from the Associated General Contractors of Ohio (AGC).
- [High Street Parking Deck Completed](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - $14.5 million, 650 car parking deck with pedestrian bridges and retail space in Akron, Ohio.
- [Massillon City Schools Completed](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - $24 million, 195,000 SF middle school in Massillon, Ohio.
- [Summa Health System Completed](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - $25 million, 160,000 SF Center of Excellence Medical Office Building and pedestrian bridge in Akron, Ohio.
- [Completed American Red Cross Headquarters](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - $5.5 million, 41,500 SF Summit County Chapter Headquarters in Akron, Ohio.
- [Completed Medina General Hospital-Phase II](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - This was a $22 million, 80,000 SF new and 20,000 SF renovation project to the hospital in Medina, Ohio.
- [Established Employee Advisory Team (EAT)](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Employee Advisory Team (EAT) Chartered.
- [Vic Cestar becomes President & CEO](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - Vic Cestar President & CEO of Ruhlin (1994 to 1996).
- [James Ruhlin becomes President & CEO](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - James Ruhlin President & CEO (1996 to present).
- [Completion of Portage County Jail](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - $15 million, 102,000 SF jail.
- [Completed Medina General Hospital - Phase 1](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - $20 million, 100,000 SF addition and 57,000 SF renovation to hospital in Medina, Ohio.
- [Completion of Vern Riffe Center](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - $138 million, 34-story high-rise office building.
- [John B. Ruhlin, Jr. becomes President](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - John B. Ruhlin, Jr. named President (1988 to 1994). Also served as CEO (1990 to 1994).
- [Completion of Metro V Office Park](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Metro V Office Park - $10 million, 240,000 SF office building.
- [Completion of AEP Rockport Plant](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - American Electric Power Rockport Plant - $30 million project involving erection of four Wheelabrator-fly electrostatic precipitators in Rockport, Indiana.
- [Completion of Paragon Center](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/) - $20 million, 12-story office building and parking garage in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- [Ruhlin Completes Atlantic Bank Building](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/) - $20.6 million, 16-story office tower in Orlando, Florida.
- [Joe Girard becomes President](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - Joe Girard was named President 1982 - 1988
- [Ruhlin completes Shenango Dam](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - This concrete dam has 300 feet of spillway and was located in Shenango, Pennsylvania. It contained seven sluiceways which were electrically operated and two railroads were relocated to make way for the resulting lake. Construction of this dam project required the removal of 60,000 cubic yards of rock. The 60,000 cubic yards of concrete
- [Ruhlin creates Heavy Civil Division](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-3/) - The Heavy Civil Division is established in 1955 at Ruhlin.
- [Ruhlin completes Barberton High School](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2/) - Completed Barberton Industrial Arts High School in 1940.
- [Anheuser-Busch Companies](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/) - Multiple projects completed over several years for Anheuser-Busch Companies totaling $6.7 million.
- [Completed John S. Knight Convention Center](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - $35 million, 123,000 SF convention center in Akron, Ohio.
- [Completed Washington High School](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/) - $12.5 million, 290,000 SF high school for Massillon City Schools.
- [Ruhlin Headquarters moves to Medina County](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - Ruhlin Corporate Headquarters moves to 6931 Ridge Road, Sharon Center, Ohio.
- [Ruhlin Logo changes](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Ruhlin Logo changes from Orange to Red under new leadership.
- [Completed Northshore Expressway](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - $25 million project involving roadway and bridges along I-279 for PennDOT in Pittsburgh, PA.
- [Completion of Akron Baptist Temple](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/) - This was a $7.4 million, 45,000 SF sanctuary addition. The Main Sanctuary of the Akron Baptist Temple features seating for 4,000, state-of-the-art lighting and acoustics, and full TV/radio production facilities. This clear span structure also includes a complicated (and beautiful) ceiling design.
- [Completion of Crosstown Boulevard Bridge](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - Crosstown Boulevard Bridge is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- [The Ruhlin Company moves into new building](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Ruhlin constructs and moves to a new office on North Cleveland-Massillon Road in Akron, Ohio.
- [Establishes New Company Name](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Company changes its name to "The Ruhlin Company"
- [Ruhlin completes AEP Mitchell Plant](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Ruhlin completes the $15 million precipitator erection for American Electric Power in Moundsville, West Virginia.
- [Ruhlin completes Akron Innerbelt Phase I](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Ruhlin completes the $4 million limited access roadway for The Ohio Department of Transportation in Summit County, Ohio.
- [Ruhlin completes addition at Children's Hospital Medical Center](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - $6.8 million project involving an 8-story addition and alterations.
- [Ruhlin completes OSU Parking Garage](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Ruhlin completes the $1.3 million, 670 car parking garage.
- [Ruhlin opens Sharon Manufacturing subsidiary in Sharon Center](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - This wholly owned Ruhlin subsidiary established itself as a custom close tolerance fabricator and began providing special machinery for the steel mill industry.
- [Ruhlin completes Firestone Tire & Rubber](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - The Firestone Tire & Rubber project was a $4 million plant in New Albany, Georgia.
- [Ruhlin completes Conservatory of Music](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - This $2.3 million project for Oberlin College Conservatory of Music consisted of a 157,801 square foot teaching library and assembly building. The structure was of reinforced concrete construction with architectural precast finish.
- [Ruhlin makes forward thinking acquisition](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - The company purchased 75 acres in Sharon Center, Ohio which later becomes the current location of our headquarters.
- [Ruhlin's first highway project](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2/) - First highway work – SR 5 bridges near Easton, OH; subcontract to Herman H. Miller & Son, Inc.
- [Ruhlin builds Rimer Elementary School](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school/) - Completed Rimer Elementary School for Akron Public Schools in 1929. Ruhlin later completed its replacement in 2009.
- [Completed Medina County District Libraries](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Completed county-wide facilities upgrades.
- [Akron-Summit County Public Library Completed](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - $57 million, 112,000 SF addition and 135,000 SF renovation to the main library in Akron, Ohio.
- [Highland Local Schools Completed](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2/) - $35.2 million program including new high school and renovations to the existing high school and elementary schools in Medina, Ohio.
- [Wadsworth City Schools](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - $29 million program which included a new middle school and two new elementary schools in Wadsworth, Ohio.
- [OSFC Emergency Repair Program](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2/) - $14.6 million project involving 39 Ohio districts to perform "Warm, Safe & Dry" repairs.
- [Broadway Street Parking Deck & Pedestrian Bridge](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - $10 million, 700 car parking deck and pedestrian bridge serving the John S. Knight Convention Center.
- [Completed Medina Achievement Center](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2/) - $10.8 million, 90,000 SF school/sheltered workshop in Medina County, Ohio.
- [New Brighton Hydroelectric Plant](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - $8 million, two-turbine generator project for the Beaver Falls Municipal Water Authority in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.
- [Ruhlin completes II Nationwide Plaze](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - $30 million, 18-story office building for Nationwide Insurance Company in Columbus, Ohio.
- [Ruhlin establishes Vector Constructors Inc.](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/) - Ruhlin opens subsidiary with offices in Orlando and West Palm Beach, Florida.
- [W.T. Love Hydroelectric Station](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - $40 million, 75 megawatt low-head hydro project for the City of Vanceburg, Kentucky.
- [Midwest Power, Inc. established as a subsidiary by Ruhlin](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Ruhlin established Midwest Power, Inc. as a subsidiary.
- [ENR Top 400](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - Ruhlin ranks 295th in Engineering News Record's Annual Top 400 Contractors list.
- [Jim Ruhlin Corporate Citizen of the Year](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2/) - The Medina County Economic Development Corporation named Jim Ruhlin as Corporate Citizen of the Year.
- [Headquarters expansion](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Headquarters expansion at the Ruhlin Facility located in Sharon Center, Ohio.
- [Demolition of first project](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/) - After providing services for the district-wide updates for Norwayne Local Schools (formerly Creston), the 1915 building was partially demolished and repurposed to serve as district administrative offices and other facilities for community use.
- [Major reconstruction on I-71 at SR-224](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Major reconstruction on I-71 at SR-224 - Medina County, Ohio.
- [Completed Akron Public Schools, Segment 1](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/) - $114.9 million program including construction, renovation and/or addition to 13 buildings in Akron, Ohio.
- [Completed Canton City Schools](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - Completed facilities upgrades to 18 buildings in the district.
- [Landscape for Learning Completed](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/) - Completed multiple buildings for The University of Akron, including: Polymer Engineering Annex; Arts & Sciences Building; Student Union; Recreation Center & Field House; and the East Parking Deck.
- [Industrial Division Created](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - Industrial Division formalizes.
- [I-76 East Leg Expressway Completed](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Two phase project in Akron, Ohio spanning from the Route 8 interchange East to the Gilchrist Road exit. Received a Smooth Pavement Award (1994) and a National Award of Excellence (1997).
- [Completed Summit County Jail](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - $26.5 million, 194,000 SF facility in Summit County, Ohio.
- [Republic of Cape Verde, West Africa](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - $10 million desalination and power plant for the Economy and Finance Ministry in Cape Verde.
- [Ruhlin completes multiple projects at Akron General Medical Center](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - $6 million ambulatory care facility and parking garage in Akron, Ohio.
- [Ruhlin becomes an ESOP company](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - Ruhlin is now established as an ESOP company.
- [Ruhlin completes ACME CLICK](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - $2 million, 140,000 square feet retail grocery store.
- [Ruhlin completes Maag University Library](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2/) - $6.7 million library for Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio.
- [Ruhlin issues first formal Safety Policy](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3/) - Bill Ruhlin issues first Safety Policy Manual.
- [Ruhlin completes General Tire & Rubber Company](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Ruhlin completes General Tire & Rubber Company, which was an $11 million tire plant in Mount Vernon, Illinois.
- [Ruhlin completes Kolbe Hall, Liberal Arts Building](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2/) - Ruhlin completes Kolbe Hall, Liberal Arts Building, which was a $1.1 million project for The University of Akron.
- [Many Changes for Ruhlin](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2/) - The company was incorporated under its new name "The John G. Ruhlin Construction Company." In the same year, the office and yard were relocated to 1024 Home Avenue in Akron, Ohio, and John G. Ruhlin was named President & Chairman (1948-1960).
- [Rehabilitation of the Portage Lakes East Reservoir Dam](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Ruhlin provided services for rehabilitation of the Portage Lakes East Reservoir Dam, which was built in 1840.
- [Ruhlin celebrates 100 years](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Ruhlin celebrates 100 years of Great People and proven Results.
- [Named Corporate Citizen of the Year](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - The Medina County Economic Development Corporation named The Ruhlin Company as Corporate Citizen of the Year.
- [Structural Erection Division created](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Creation of Structural Erection Division.
- [Medina Justice Center](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - $14.5 million, 93,000 SF jail in Medina County, Ohio.
- [Ruhlin goes Hollywood](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - A Ruhlin coffee cup is included as a prop in the movie "The Slience of the Lambs" starring Jodie Foster and Sir Anthony Hopkins.
- [Roadway Services](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Roadway Services - $19.4 million, 200,000 SF office addition and 71,000 SF computer center in Akron, Ohio.
- [Ruhlin's headquarters moves to Akron, Ohio](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Ruhlin's headquarters moves to III Cascade Plaza in Akron, Ohio.
- [Ruhlin completes Schrank Hall](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Community and Technical Building for The University of Akron.
- [Ruhlin appears in ENR inaugural Top 400 Contractor List](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Ruhlin ranks 263 on this national list of the top contractors in the nation.
- [Profit Sharing Plan Established](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - Profit Sharing Plan begins with 53 employee participants.
- [Change in Leadership](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2-2-2-2/) - William "Bill" R. Ruhlin President 1960 - 1982; Chairman 1960 - 1989
- [Ruhlin receives first ODOT prequalification](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-builds-rimer-elementary-school-2-2-2/) - ODOT prequalifies Ruhlin to bid on work up to $800,000.
- [Ruhlin Wins First Project](https://ruhlin.com/cool_timeline/ruhlin-wins-first-project/) - Founded by John G. Ruhlin, a bricklayer, with brothers Charles and Edward, Ruhlin Brothers Construction Company wins bid to build Creston School (value $30,000)

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