FEATURED POSTS
Market Outlook: Discussing the Future with Yahoo Finance
I recently sat down with Julie Hyman and Brad Smith of Yahoo Finance to discuss the state of the office and other crucial sectors driven by Bidenomics. The market has taken a significant hit from many people still working from home, leaving offices in urban cores with...
Supporting “Bidenomics” Across America
What an honor to introduce my friend, President Biden, for his economic policy speech in Chicago! So many of the Midwest’s esteemed leaders, including Governor JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, and other representatives joined to hear the president’s plan...
I Can See Clearly Now
Whenever people start a conversation about which of the five senses is their favorite, I’m baffled because there's only one that really matters to me. My sight. I'm not a foodie and could go without eating if there was a pill to replace food. I do like hearing, but...
THOUGHTS
LJC’s PopCourts! Project Earns Urban Design Award
Constructing spaces that foster community growth and connection is crucial to creating a sense of belonging that leads to stronger, more resilient communities. Clayco’s partner company, Lamar Johnson Collaborative, has done an excellent job building beyond these walls...
Discussing Innovation at Mexico GRI Real Estate 2023
There's nothing like connecting with remarkable individuals and minds from across the globe – which made the Mexico GRI Real Estate 2023 conference a premier destination last week! The event provided a dynamic platform for real estate and infrastructure executives to...
Welcoming Susan Bergdoll to CRG
As Clayco's partner company, CRG, continues to expand its national presence, it requires more creative minds and innovators to do so. In light of this, please welcome the latest addition to CRG’s leadership team, Susan Bergdoll, as Senior Vice President and Partner...
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.
Pedal the Cause
Clayco supported finding a cure for cancer as we committed to our 13th year with Pedal the Cause! Almost every member of our Clayco family has been impacted by cancer, whether it is that of a family member, friend, or colleague. Our goal as an organization is to...
Clayco Office Named One of LA’s Best Places to Work
What an incredible honor! Clayco’s Los Angeles office was named one of the best places to work in the small category at the 17th annual Best Places to Work awards. The Los Angeles Business Journal hosted the event and revealed the rankings of the Top 100 LA companies...
Celebrating the Next Generation of Innovators
Companies that don’t invest in the next generation never last long! That’s why we love celebrating National Intern Day at Clayco, to recognize and thank our hardworking interns for their various contributions. Our team works diligently to build a better future for our...
THOUGHTS
LJC’s PopCourts! Project Earns Urban Design Award
Constructing spaces that foster community growth and connection is crucial to creating a sense of...
Discussing Innovation at Mexico GRI Real Estate 2023
There's nothing like connecting with remarkable individuals and minds from across the globe –...
Welcoming Susan Bergdoll to CRG
As Clayco's partner company, CRG, continues to expand its national presence, it requires more...
IMPACT
Pedal the Cause
Clayco supported finding a cure for cancer as we committed to our 13th year with Pedal the Cause! ...
Clayco Office Named One of LA’s Best Places to Work
What an incredible honor! Clayco’s Los Angeles office was named one of the best places to work in...
Celebrating the Next Generation of Innovators
Companies that don’t invest in the next generation never last long! That’s why we love celebrating...
BUILDING
SIUE Health Sciences Complex Groundbreaking
Clayco is helping build a healthier campus at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville! Our team...
Groundbreaking at St. Louis Community College
We’re breaking ground and helping pave the way toward higher education! Construction began on...
ENTEK Groundbreaking for $1.5 Billion Production Facility
Electric vehicle manufacturing is a pivotal step toward pioneering newer, greener frontiers - and...
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
LJC’s PopCourts! Project Earns Urban Design Award
Constructing spaces that foster community growth and connection is crucial to creating a sense of...
Discussing Innovation at Mexico GRI Real Estate 2023
There's nothing like connecting with remarkable individuals and minds from across the globe –...
Welcoming Susan Bergdoll to CRG
As Clayco's partner company, CRG, continues to expand its national presence, it requires more...
The Art Collection
May’s Artist of the Month: Rashid Johnson
Rashid Johnson is a New-York based conceptual artist who was born in 1977 in Chicago, Illinois. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Columbia College in Chicago and his Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Rashid has had numerous...
April’s Artist of the Month: El Anatsui
El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor who has gained international recognition for his ground-breaking work in transforming everyday materials into stunning, monumental sculptures. Born in Anyako, Ghana, in 1944, he studied at the College of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University...
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...
Reading list
American Prometheus unveils the complexity of an enigmatic genius
While I was serving as U.S. Commissioner General at Expo 2020 Dubai, I read a remarkable book that is back in the spotlight. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, was the inspiration for the current...
Life 3.0 explores the exhilarating future of AI and humanity
I recently read the exhilarating (and terrifying) book Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (2017) by the Swedish American Max Tegmark, a professor of physics at MIT and president of the Future of Life Institute. The book explores the impact of...
Recent Books Highlight the Legacies of Two Great American Heroes
I recently read two truly inspiring biographies on American heroes, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle, by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham and King: A Life, by Jonathan Eig. Reading these acclaimed authors' latest books back to...
BUILDING
SIUE Health Sciences Complex Groundbreaking
Clayco is helping build a healthier campus at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville! Our team...
Groundbreaking at St. Louis Community College
We’re breaking ground and helping pave the way toward higher education! Construction began on...
ENTEK Groundbreaking for $1.5 Billion Production Facility
Electric vehicle manufacturing is a pivotal step toward pioneering newer, greener frontiers - and...
Creating a winning way is about developing a culture of community service and impact through purposeful action.
BUILDING
SIUE Health Sciences Complex Groundbreaking
Clayco is helping build a healthier campus at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville! Our team recently celebrated the groundbreaking of SIUE’s new health sciences complex, where we are working...
Groundbreaking at St. Louis Community College
We’re breaking ground and helping pave the way toward higher education! Construction began on September 8th on the Center for Emerging Technologies and the Financial Services & Enrollment...
ENTEK Groundbreaking for $1.5 Billion Production Facility
Electric vehicle manufacturing is a pivotal step toward pioneering newer, greener frontiers - and Clayco and ENTEK are at the forefront! ENTEK, the only US-owned and operated manufacturer of...
ARCHITECTURE
August’s Architect of the Month: Jean Nouvel’s dynamic vision
Jean Nouvel is one of the most important architects of the past 50 years. His style fuses innovation, contextual awareness, and a willingness to defy conventions. I admire his work because it...
July’s Architect of the Month: SHoP
SHoP Architects was founded in New York City in 1996 by five partners — Gregg Pasquarelli, Christopher Sharples, Coren Sharples, William Sharples, and Kimberly Holden. The firm is renowned for its...
May’s Architect of the Month: Donald Wexler
I have always admired the work of Donald Wexler (1926-2015), an architect known for his significant contributions to modernist architecture in the mid-20th century. Wexler was born in Sioux Falls,...
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
May’s Artist of the Month: Rashid Johnson
Rashid Johnson is a New-York based conceptual artist who was born in 1977 in Chicago, Illinois. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Columbia College in Chicago and his Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Rashid has had numerous...
April’s Artist of the Month: El Anatsui
El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor who has gained international recognition for his ground-breaking work in transforming everyday materials into stunning, monumental sculptures. Born in Anyako, Ghana, in 1944, he studied at the College of Art, Kwame Nkrumah University...
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...
ARCHITECTURE
August’s Architect of the Month: Jean Nouvel’s dynamic vision
Jean Nouvel is one of the most important architects of the past 50 years. His style fuses innovation, contextual awareness, and a willingness to defy conventions. I admire his work because it...
July’s Architect of the Month: SHoP
SHoP Architects was founded in New York City in 1996 by five partners — Gregg Pasquarelli, Christopher Sharples, Coren Sharples, William Sharples, and Kimberly Holden. The firm is renowned for its...
READING LIST
American Prometheus unveils the complexity of an enigmatic genius
While I was serving as U.S. Commissioner General at Expo 2020 Dubai, I read a remarkable book that is back in the spotlight. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, was the inspiration for the current...
Life 3.0 explores the exhilarating future of AI and humanity
I recently read the exhilarating (and terrifying) book Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (2017) by the Swedish American Max Tegmark, a professor of physics at MIT and president of the Future of Life Institute. The book explores the impact of...
Recent Books Highlight the Legacies of Two Great American Heroes
I recently read two truly inspiring biographies on American heroes, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle, by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham and King: A Life, by Jonathan Eig. Reading these acclaimed authors' latest books back to...
READING LIST
American Prometheus unveils the complexity of an enigmatic genius
While I was serving as U.S. Commissioner General at Expo 2020 Dubai, I read a remarkable book that is back in the spotlight. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, was the inspiration for the current...
Life 3.0 explores the exhilarating future of AI and humanity
I recently read the exhilarating (and terrifying) book Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (2017) by the Swedish American Max Tegmark, a professor of physics at MIT and president of the Future of Life Institute. The book explores the impact of...
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.
Pedal the Cause
Clayco supported finding a cure for cancer as we committed to our 13th year with Pedal the Cause! Almost every member of our Clayco family has been impacted by cancer, whether it is that of a...
Clayco Office Named One of LA’s Best Places to Work
What an incredible honor! Clayco’s Los Angeles office was named one of the best places to work in the small category at the 17th annual Best Places to Work awards. The Los Angeles Business Journal...