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Group of smiling volunteers from LJC, Clayco, and CRG wearing hard hats and neon green Women Build 2025 shirts during Habitat for Humanity Chicago’s Women Build Day.

GO GIRL: Women Build 2025

Clayco, LJC, and CRG joined Habitat for Humanity Chicago for Women Build Day 2025, working alongside future homeowners to help construct affordable housing for women-led households in Greater Grand Crossing.

Leaders from Clayco, Related Digital, and local officials participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for a 115-acre data center campus in Cheyenne, Wyoming, standing under two excavators holding an American flag.

Breaking Ground in Cheyenne: Innovation at Every Layer

In Cheyenne this week, we broke ground on a large-scale data center campus being developed by our client, Related Digital. The site spans 115 acres. The first phase includes a 184,000-square-foot building with 88 megawatts of capacity, already leased by CoreWeave, with plans to scale that to over 300 megawatts. These numbers are big, and they're part of an even bigger shift. Data infrastructure is accelerating, and Cheyenne is becoming a key stop on that digital map.

Bob Clark standing on a train platform in Japan beneath a departure sign for Shin-Osaka and Hakata, wearing sunglasses and a navy jacket.

World Expo Osaka 2025

Bob Clark shares reflections from his visit to Expo 2025 Osaka, highlighting conversations with global leaders, key pavilions, and the thoughtful design that made this World Expo unforgettable.

Collage of photos from an AI + Pizza event showing people collaborating on laptops, group discussions, and presentations. A large central graphic reads “AI + Pizza” with a note “No coding skills needed.” Winners of an in-person AI challenge are announced on stage, while attendees enjoy networking, teamwork, and casual conversations in a modern office setting.

AI is Shaping Clayco’s Future. Connection Keeps Us Grounded.

Clayco’s AI + Pizza event highlights hands-on learning, collaboration, and innovation—where AI meets people, teamwork, and real-world problem solving.

40 Years & Drop the Mic: Nancy Russell

How a 25‑year‑old dropout founded Clayco — and how Nancy, hired as a receptionist, became Bob’s trusted right hand over 40 years of grit, loyalty, and impact.

A group of eight people in business attire and construction gear participate in a groundbreaking ceremony at a construction site. They are holding shovels and tossing dirt, standing in front of construction equipment. Behind them hangs a large banner that reads: “ALBION | west end, GROUNDBREAKING, September 18, 2025. The Art & Science of Building. CLAYCO + LJC.” The banner also shows a rendering of a tall modern glass building.

Breaking Ground in the West End

Groundbreaking of Albion West End in St. Louis—a 30-story residential tower built with pride, community, and purpose by Clayco, LJC, and Albion Residential.

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The concept of earning is an instinct of mine

My first job was stamping cans at a little grocery market in exchange for candy at about 10 years old. The concept of earning was an early instinct of mine.

During my teen years, I had a car wash on my home driveway, after which I started doing small painting and odd jobs at neighbors’ homes for extra money, but mainly to avoid mowing my own yard by paying the kid down the street to do it. I could make more money doing the other jobs, which allowed me to pay him very little to do something I didn’t want to do that was much more time-consuming. Looking back, that was an entrepreneurial experience.

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