THOUGHTS
ENR Op-Ed: Work From Home? Maybe if You Want to Kill Your Culture
I recently wrote an op-ed article featured in Engineering News-Record to discuss a topic I am very passionate about – moving away from the falsely-idolized “work from home” era and migrating back to the tried-and-true ways of working in traditional offices. This is a...
March Inspiration of the Month: Lauren Underwood
My inspiration of the month is the really impressive Lauren Underwood. The Illinois Democrat Representative is a registered nurse from Chicago who set out to make a difference in the healthcare system. She’s also the first woman, the first person of color, and the...
Remote Work Kills Company Culture
The concept of working from home has been a hotly debated topic over the past few years, and some institutions have (falsely) claimed that remote work is the new normal. As someone with a long history of workplace strategy expertise and success, I can say without a...
Creating a winning way is about developing a culture of
community service and impact through purposeful action.
IMPACT
Adventurer in Hope
It’s important to prioritize how you spend your time carefully. I spend most of my time focusing on our foundation work and joining impactful community efforts. I created Bob Clark Beyond as a space to share my thoughts, impressions, and lessons I’ve learned. I also highlight our work and encourage others to “go beyond” in the ways they transform our world.
Celebrating International Women’s Day with Clayco (NOW)
Our team at Clayco is working to build meaningful change from the ground up in everything we do across our offices, job sites, and beyond. Although diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental values we hold to the highest priority every day, it’s important to...
Recognizing Rare Disease Day
Every year on February 28th, individuals and institutions worldwide amplify their efforts to raise awareness for Rare Disease Day. 400 million people worldwide live with a rare disease, and far more are impacted daily by them. By some estimates, rare disease affects...
Supporting Black Communities with Clayco Initiatives
Black History Month is a powerful reminder of Black Americans’ critical contributions to creating America as we know it – and the unjust, widespread adversity they still face despite it. Understanding and celebrating Black history is critical to the unification and...
THOUGHTS
ENR Op-Ed: Work From Home? Maybe if You Want to Kill Your Culture
I recently wrote an op-ed article featured in Engineering News-Record to discuss a topic I am very...
March Inspiration of the Month: Lauren Underwood
My inspiration of the month is the really impressive Lauren Underwood. The Illinois Democrat...
Remote Work Kills Company Culture
The concept of working from home has been a hotly debated topic over the past few years, and some...
IMPACT
Celebrating International Women’s Day with Clayco (NOW)
Our team at Clayco is working to build meaningful change from the ground up in everything we do...
Recognizing Rare Disease Day
Every year on February 28th, individuals and institutions worldwide amplify their efforts to raise...
Supporting Black Communities with Clayco Initiatives
Black History Month is a powerful reminder of Black Americans’ critical contributions to creating...
BUILDING
IDENTITY Eugene
The student community in Eugene, Oregon is receiving an incredible upgrade – thanks to Clayco’s...
We Love Clayco Cranes!
To the average person, a Clayco crane may only seem like just that – a crane. But to me, they...
The Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center
The Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s...
EXPO 2020 DUBAI
The Expo’s core message of “Connecting Minds and Creating the Future” with a sub-focus on sustainability, mobility, and opportunity reflected the priceless values and goals of so many innovative leaders. We collaborated together as colleagues, explorers, and adventurers in each other’s cultures and values in a hopeful and diplomatic spirit.
THOUGHTS
ENR Op-Ed: Work From Home? Maybe if You Want to Kill Your Culture
I recently wrote an op-ed article featured in Engineering News-Record to discuss a topic I am very...
March Inspiration of the Month: Lauren Underwood
My inspiration of the month is the really impressive Lauren Underwood. The Illinois Democrat...
Remote Work Kills Company Culture
The concept of working from home has been a hotly debated topic over the past few years, and some...
The Art Collection
March’s Artist of the Month: Mickalene Thomas
There's something really special and different about Mickalene Thomas’s art. An African-American contemporary artist and filmmaker from New Jersey, she studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2000, and later received...
February’s Artist of the Month: Derrick Adams
A person whose work I truly admire is Derrick Adams, a multidisciplinary New York-based artist. His installations include painting, collage, sculpture, performance, video, and sound. Through his art, he looks at how popular culture influences people’s views of...
January’s Artist of the Month: Myrlande Constant
Myrlande Constant is a Haitian textile artist born in 1968 specializing in Vodou-themed flags. Constant was born in Port-au-Prince, where she learned the art of beading while working with her mother in a wedding dress factory. After quitting that job because her...
Reading list
Freedom’s Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
This is great storytelling about winning WWII, American ingenuity, innovation, and how many of the great engineering and construction firms grew into the powerhouses they still are today. I wish this book would have been around when I started Clayco. “Freedom's Forge:...
2022 Reading List
I always enjoy using my downtime or travel time to immerse myself in a good book. It’s important for me to stay current with ongoing affairs, whether that’s related to politics, business, or interesting historical stories. Take a look at my 2022 reading list here:...
Book Review: URGING endless United States support to see Ukraine purge Putin from the West
The Splendid and the Vile Book ReviewThere are few things more terrifying than watching history repeat itself – especially when that history is rooted in death, war, and xenophobia. After reading “The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance...
BUILDING
IDENTITY Eugene
The student community in Eugene, Oregon is receiving an incredible upgrade – thanks to Clayco’s...
We Love Clayco Cranes!
To the average person, a Clayco crane may only seem like just that – a crane. But to me, they...
The Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center
The Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s...
Creating a winning way is about developing a culture of community service and impact through purposeful action.
BUILDING
IDENTITY Eugene
The student community in Eugene, Oregon is receiving an incredible upgrade – thanks to Clayco’s partner company Lamar Johnson Collaborative! LJC is helping to create IDENTITY Eugene, a facility...
We Love Clayco Cranes!
To the average person, a Clayco crane may only seem like just that – a crane. But to me, they symbolize so much more. Our cranes represent the hard work, determination, energy, and bold commitment...
The Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center
The Henry Dale and Betty Smith Football Center is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s 107,650-square-foot football facility adjoining the south end of the Irwin Indoor Practice...
ARCHITECTURE
In Memory of Rafael Viñoly
I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing of one of the great architects and thinkers of our time, the renowned architect Rafael Viñoly. Rafael was an Uruguayan-born architect based in New...
February Architect of the Month: Daniel Libeskind
Bold, innovative designs often challenge traditional architectural conventions. Daniel Libeskind, known for his distinctive, avant-garde projects, is an architect, artist, and friend whose...
January’s Architect of the Month: HDR
A design-firm specialized in architecture, engineering, environmental and construction services whose work I have admired for many years is HDR Inc. The company’s history spans more than 100 years....
EXPO 2020 DUBAI
The Expo’s core message of “Connecting Minds and Creating the Future” with a sub-focus on sustainability, mobility, and opportunity reflected the priceless values and goals of so many innovative leaders. We collaborated together as colleagues, explorers, and adventurers in each other’s cultures and values in a hopeful and diplomatic spirit.
THE ART COLLECTION
March’s Artist of the Month: Mickalene Thomas
There's something really special and different about Mickalene Thomas’s art. An African-American contemporary artist and filmmaker from New Jersey, she studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2000, and later received...
February’s Artist of the Month: Derrick Adams
A person whose work I truly admire is Derrick Adams, a multidisciplinary New York-based artist. His installations include painting, collage, sculpture, performance, video, and sound. Through his art, he looks at how popular culture influences people’s views of...
January’s Artist of the Month: Myrlande Constant
Myrlande Constant is a Haitian textile artist born in 1968 specializing in Vodou-themed flags. Constant was born in Port-au-Prince, where she learned the art of beading while working with her mother in a wedding dress factory. After quitting that job because her...
ARCHITECTURE
In Memory of Rafael Viñoly
I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing of one of the great architects and thinkers of our time, the renowned architect Rafael Viñoly. Rafael was an Uruguayan-born architect based in New...
February Architect of the Month: Daniel Libeskind
Bold, innovative designs often challenge traditional architectural conventions. Daniel Libeskind, known for his distinctive, avant-garde projects, is an architect, artist, and friend whose...
READING LIST
Freedom’s Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
This is great storytelling about winning WWII, American ingenuity, innovation, and how many of the great engineering and construction firms grew into the powerhouses they still are today. I wish this book would have been around when I started Clayco. “Freedom's Forge:...
2022 Reading List
I always enjoy using my downtime or travel time to immerse myself in a good book. It’s important for me to stay current with ongoing affairs, whether that’s related to politics, business, or interesting historical stories. Take a look at my 2022 reading list here:...
Book Review: URGING endless United States support to see Ukraine purge Putin from the West
The Splendid and the Vile Book ReviewThere are few things more terrifying than watching history repeat itself – especially when that history is rooted in death, war, and xenophobia. After reading “The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance...
READING LIST
Freedom’s Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
This is great storytelling about winning WWII, American ingenuity, innovation, and how many of the great engineering and construction firms grew into the powerhouses they still are today. I wish this book would have been around when I started Clayco. “Freedom's Forge:...
2022 Reading List
I always enjoy using my downtime or travel time to immerse myself in a good book. It’s important for me to stay current with ongoing affairs, whether that’s related to politics, business, or interesting historical stories. Take a look at my 2022 reading list here:...
IMPACT
Adventurer in Hope
We get to choose our priorities and how we spend our time. Over the course of my life, my priorities have shifted immensely, and I now spend a large amount of my time focusing on the work that our foundation is doing, as well as being engaged in impactful community efforts. I’ve created Bob Clark Beyond as a space where I share my thoughts, impressions, and the lessons I’ve learned; but also to share about the work we are doing and encourage others to “go beyond,” joining with me in creating impact beyond our own walls.
Celebrating International Women’s Day with Clayco (NOW)
Our team at Clayco is working to build meaningful change from the ground up in everything we do across our offices, job sites, and beyond. Although diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental...
Recognizing Rare Disease Day
Every year on February 28th, individuals and institutions worldwide amplify their efforts to raise awareness for Rare Disease Day. 400 million people worldwide live with a rare disease, and far more...