CCI Recognized for Two Stand-Out Projects Corporate Contractors Inc. (CCI) is proud to celebrate the recognition of two standout projects at The Daily Reporter Top Projects of 2025 event held on May 7th. Both Henry Dorrbaker’s Pub & Play and the ABC Supply Learning Center were honored among Wisconsin’s top 42 construction projects, highlighting the collaboration, craftsmanship, and innovation that continue to drive meaningful development across the region. Henry Dorrbaker’s Pub & Play Located in downtown Beloit, Wisconsin, Henry Dorrbaker’s Pub & Play is a one-of-a-kind adaptive reuse project that transformed an historic building into an exciting entertainment destination. The project blends bowling, arcade games, dining, social gathering spaces, and immersive design elements into a vibrant experience that has quickly become a community favorite. This project required thoughtful coordination and creative problemsolving to preserve the original structure’s character while introducing modern amenities and entertainment features. The result is a destination that not only revitalizes a downtown space but also creates new energy and activity for residents and visitors alike. Project Facts • Owner: Hendricks Commercial Properties / Geronimo Hospitality • Architect: Angus-Young • Adaptive reuse renovation located in downtown Beloit, Wisconsin • Multi-level entertainment venue featuring duckpin bowling, arcade games, restaurant, and bar spaces • Featured custom finish installations and detailed coordination between multiple trades • Focused on preserving the character of the original building while delivering a modern guest experience • Project emphasized downtown revitalization and long-term community impact Recognition at The Daily Reporter Top Projects event reflects the dedication of the entire project team and the Corporate Contractors, Inc. main office: 3800 Milwaukee Road, Suite 200 | Beloit, Wisconsin 53511 phone: 608.362.2912 | fax: 608.362.8970 | email: info@cciwi.com | website: cciwi.com Spring 2026 continued on page 2 (L-R) CCI associates Darren Moore, Michael Norris, Ryan Phillips, and Clint Wallisch
Two Projects… impact adaptive reuse projects can have on communities when vision and construction expertise come together. ABC Supply Learning Center The ABC Supply Learning Center was also recognized as one of Wisconsin’s top projects for 2025. Designed to support education, collaboration, and innovation, the Beloit, Wisconsin facility provides a modern training and development environment that reflects ABC Supply’s continued investment in its employees and company culture. The project included high-quality finishes, advanced technology integration, collaborative learning environments, and flexible meeting spaces designed to support ongoing growth and professional development. Throughout construction, the focus remained on delivering a facility that balanced functionality, efficiency, and long-term value. Project Facts • A corporate learning and training facility was developed for ABC Supply • Designed by EUA to support employee education, leadership training, and collaboration • Included advanced audiovisual and technology integration throughout the building • Construction included premium interior finishes and modern architectural detailing • Emphasis is placed on long-term durability, efficiency, and functionality • Built to support the continued growth and workforce development initiatives of ABC Supply The recognition of the ABC Supply Learning Center adds to the project’s growing list of achievements and reinforces the importance of creating spaces that empower organizations and the people within them. Building Projects That Make an Impact At CCI, great projects are measured not just by what is built, but by the value they provide. They create environments that strengthen communities, support organizations, and leave a lasting impression. Being recognized alongside some of Wisconsin’s best construction projects is an honor and a testament to the partnerships, teamwork, and dedication shared by owners, architects, subcontractors, and field teams throughout every phase of the work. We are grateful to The Daily Reporter and to everyone involved in these projects. The CCI team proudly congratulates our clients, project stakeholders, and construction partners for their trust, collaboration, and dedication in bringing Henry Dorrbaker’s Pub & Play and ABC Supply Learning Center visions to life. Considering A Project? Discover The CCI Difference! CCI is a leading commercial, institutional, and industrial general contractor with design-build, construction management, and renovation and adaptive re-use capabilities. Our team is focused on making every project we undertake an example of inspired design realized by purposeful construction that reflects our clients’ vision. We are proud to be your trusted, singlesource provider for all your building needs. Whether expanding, renovating, or creating new, the dedicated and hardworking professionals at CCI are uniquely qualified to provide a full range of innovative solutions. Contact us today! (L-R) CCI associates Darren Moore, Michael Norris, Ryan Phillips, Clint Wallisch, and (middle) Zaidoon Thanoon from Pierce Engineers
Trivial Pursuits 1. Which animal has the highest blood pressure of any creature on Earth? a) Elephant b) Giraffe c) Blue whale d) Tiger 2. Approximately how long does it take sunlight to reach the surface of Mars? a) 3 minutes b) 13 minutes c) 30 minutes d) 3 hours 3. What is the most common element in the human body (by mass)? a) Carbon b) Hydrogen c) Nitrogen d) Oxygen 4. Which country consumes the most coffee per capita in the world? a) Italy b) Brazil c) Finland d) United States 5. What year was the first modern traffic light installed? a) 1868 b) 1914 c) 1923 d) 1931 Answers: 1) b – Giraffe (can reach 280/180 mmHg); 2) b – About 13 minutes; 3) d – Oxygen (about 65% by mass); 4) c – Finland (roughly 12 kg per person per year); 5) b – 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio The Two-Minute Procrastination Rule A professor named David Allen popularized a simple rule that has helped thousands of professionals stop putting things off. If a task will take less than two minutes, do it immediately. Do not add it to a list. Do not schedule it for later. Just do it. Reply to that short email. File that document. Put away that pen. Send that quick confirmation. Why does this work? Most procrastination is not laziness. It is the mental weight of unfinished tasks. Each small undone task sits in the back of your mind, taking up energy. Psychologists call this the Zeigarnik effect: the brain remembers unfinished tasks better than completed ones. By clearing two-minute tasks immediately, you free up mental space for bigger, more important work. Try this tomorrow morning: Look at your inbox or your desk. Identify three things that will take under two minutes each. Do them before you even sit down. You will be surprised how much lighter the day feels. A word of caution: Do not use the rule to avoid real work. Clear the small stuff, then close your email and spend time on what actually moves your business forward. The next time a tiny task appears, do not negotiate with yourself. Just do it. Two minutes now beats having it nag you all day. Which country consumes the most coffee per capita in the world? The Power of a Sneeze A sneeze is more powerful than most people realize. When you sneeze, droplets exit your mouth at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour—roughly the same speed as a cheetah running at full sprint. Those droplets can travel up to 25 feet from your body and can linger in the air for up to 10 minutes. How AI Will Help You (Not Replace You) There is no shortage of hype about artificial intelligence. But for most business professionals, the real question is not “Will AI take my job?” It is “How do I use this tool to work better?” The most effective use of AI in business right now is not automation. It is augmentation—helping humans do their existing jobs faster, smarter, and with less grunt work. Three practical ways AI is already helping: 1. Summarizing the unreadable. Long email threads, dense reports, meeting transcripts: AI can digest them in seconds and give you the three things you actually need to know. You still make the decision. You just do not have to read 47 messages to get there. 2. First-draft drafting. Blank pages are painful. AI is excellent at generating a mediocre first draft of an email, a proposal outline, a marketing blurb, or a meeting agenda. You edit and improve it. The result is faster than starting from scratch and better than staring at a cursor. 3. Finding what you cannot find. “What was the name of the client who asked about that thing last March?” AI search tools can find the needle in your haystack of emails, documents, and chat histories. Minutes become seconds. What AI is not good at (yet): Judgment, relationships, reading a room, understanding sarcasm, building trust, or knowing when to break the rules. Those are still human jobs. The business professionals who thrive in the next few years will not be the ones who ignore AI or fear it. They will be the ones who treat it like a very fast, very literal intern that is useful for speed, but useless for wisdom. Use it for the grunt work. Save yourself for the thinking.
SPEED BUMP Dave Coverly The Post-It Note Was a Failed Super Glue One of the most ubiquitous office products in the world exists because of a failure. In 1968, a scientist at 3M named Dr. Spencer Silver was trying to create a super-strong adhesive. Instead, he accidentally created a very weak, pressure-sensitive adhesive that could be peeled off without leaving residue. For five years, nobody knew what to do with it. Then a colleague named Art Fry grew frustrated that the small slips of paper he used to mark pages in his church hymnal kept falling out. He remembered Silver’s weak adhesive and realized it was perfect for bookmarking without damage. And so, the Post-It Note was born. It took another five years to convince 3M to manufacture them. Today, Post-It Notes are sold in more than 150 countries. Not every failed project is worthless. Sometimes the “wrong” result is exactly what someone else needs. The trick is staying curious long enough to find that someone. Why Airplane Cabin Air Makes You Tired You have probably stepped off a flight feeling exhausted and blamed jet lag or bad sleep. But there is another culprit: cabin air pressure. At cruising altitude (35,000 feet), the air pressure inside an airplane cabin is equivalent to being on top of an 8,000foot mountain. At that pressure, the oxygen level in your blood drops by about 4%. That is not enough to cause serious medical issues, but it is enough to make your brain work harder. Your heart beats faster. Your body feels mildly fatigued. Simple tasks feel slightly more difficult. This effect is compounded by low humidity (often below 20%, compared to a comfortable 40-60% at ground level), which dehydrates you faster. If you travel for work, drink more water than you think you need. Skip the extra coffee. And know that the exhaustion you feel is not in your head, it’s in the physics of the cabin. The 10,000-Step Myth You have probably heard that you should walk 10,000 steps per day for good health. It appears on fitness trackers, wellness challenges, and workplace health campaigns. But the number has no scientific origin. The 10,000-step target was invented in 1965 by a Japanese company selling a pedometer called Manpo-kei, which translates to “10,000 steps meter.” The company chose the number because it sounded good and the Japanese character for 10,000 looks vaguely like a person walking. There was no medical research behind it. Recent studies have found that health benefits level off much earlier. One major study showed that women who walked about 7,500 steps per day had similar longevity benefits to those who walked 10,000 or more. The difference between 5,000 and 7,500 steps was significant, but the difference between 7,500 and 10,000 was minimal. Moving more is the goal. But do not stress about hitting an arbitrary number. A 20-minute walk at lunch is more valuable than obsessing over the last 2,000 steps before bed. The goal is motion, not a marketing slogan. Not every failed project is worthless. Sometimes the “wrong” result is exactly what someone else needs. Fast Facts: Construction • The Panama Canal was originally attempted by the French in the 1880s. They lost more than 22,000 workers to disease and landslides before giving up. The United States finished it 10 years later, but not before spending the equivalent of nearly $10 billion in today’s money. • The Empire State Building has its own zip code (10118). It also has 102 floors, 1,860 steps, and was built in just 410 days—roughly one floor every four days. • Canada’s CN Tower in Toronto was the world’s tallest freestanding structure for 34 years (1976–2010). The concrete pour for the base did not stop for 24 hours a day for several months. If it had stopped, the concrete would have set unevenly and cracked. • Brasília, the capital of Brazil, was designed and built in just 41 months (1956– 1960). The entire city was planned on paper before a single shovel broke ground—an almost unheard-of feat for a major capital.
Visit us online at cciwi.com for more information about Corporate Contractors, Inc., our people, our services and our projects. Visit us online at cciwi.com Fontana, Wisconsin The Residences of Geneva Lake This exclusive luxury townhome development offers 19 luxury townhomes. Currently, three of the five buildings have been completed, and the CCI and LCH construction team is about to wrap up building two within the next few months. Aside from building one, which currently has a waiting list, all units have been sold. Beloit, Wisconsin Ho-Chunk Gaming Development This remarkable gaming complex, pictured above, is on track for a September 2026 opening of the 240,000-square-foot casino and a 2027 opening of the 18-story, 312-room hotel. Currently, the casino interior gaming floor is nearing completion, and the punch list process has started at the lower level. Several of the slot machine bases will be installed beginning in mid-June. The Ho-Chunk team is currently hiring. Visit https://www. ho-chunkgaming.com/beloit/ to learn more. Madison, Wisconsin The View at Huxley Yards The View at Huxley Yards is ready for tenants! This 303-unit apartment community was designed to provide quality, income-restricted housing for families and residents across the region. Located within the former Oscar Mayer site, The View at Huxley Yards and the neighboring senior community, The Victoria, are helping address the growing need for affordable housing in Madison. The CCI team is honored to help build spaces that make a lasting difference. For leasing information and to learn more, visit: https://www.viewathuxley.com/ CCI Project Updates
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