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As the vice president of St. Louis construction company Tarlton Corp., Edwardsville resident Matthew Pfund is a mover and shaker in the local building industry.

His company has been involved in some high-profile projects including the Saint Louis Art Museum expansion and its current project: the construction of the Olin School of Business for Washington University.

His rise in the company's rank from starting as an intern 18 years ago to being in charge of multi-million-dollar construction projects has resulted in Pfund being named one of the 2013 40 under 40 by the St. Louis Business Journal. Pfund (pronounced fund)took some time last week to chat about who he is and what he does.

Question: Why did you choose Edwardsville as a community to live in?

Answer: I was drawn to Edwardsville by the university (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville). Edwardsville reminds me a lot of the Sycamore/Dekalb area in which I grew up: small town/rural atmosphere, great people, great schools, active community, all nearby a larger metro area. Ive been in Edwardsville for 20 years now and enjoy it more every day. My wife and I are both active in the community.

Q: What does a construction manager do?

A: A construction manager is responsible for delivering construction projects whether from the ground up or renovations. We manage subcontractors, labor, materials, weather, schedules, contracts and budgets. Our best value comes from being involved during the design process where we can influence constructability and capitalize on efficiencies.

Q: How long has you been doing this type of work?

A: I have always loved to build things. I started a residential construction company while in high school, some of my first jobs were kitchen remodels and decks. I would read Time Life books when there was something I didnt know how to do.

Q: How did your raise in the ranks at Tarlton Corp. from intern to become vice president?

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by Amber Gillenwater agillenwater@civitasmedia.com Gallipolis Daily Tribune

GALLIPOLIS A Gallia County man who had fled officers attempting to serve him with an arrest warrant late last month for probation violations, was sentenced to prison on Monday in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court.

David L. McCormick, 39, Gallipolis, was sentenced to serve a total of 17 months of imprisonment in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction after his community control was revoked.

McCormick, who was arrested on May 2 by a Gallia County Sheriffs Deputies, fled from officers who approached his Green Terrace Court residence in Centenary earlier that week and subsequently was the cause of a lockdown at nearby Green Elementary School and Gallia Academy School.

McCormick reportedly fled on foot into the woods located opposite of the trailer court at approximately 9:30 a.m. on April 29.

Both schools were contacted by authorities as a precaution and were locked down until 10:45 a.m. that morning.

McCormick remained at large until his arrest on the morning of May 2 by deputies who were able to make contact with the suspect and take him into custody.

The defendant was initially charged in this case with one count of felony theft by deception after he reportedly stole $9,000 from the victim in October 2009.

According to the police report, McCormick had agreed to perform some work for the victim including a roof replacement and siding replacement on the victims residence. However, after providing money to the defendant for materials needed for the work, the victim reported that he never saw or heard from McCormick again.

A indictment against McCormick was later filed against McCormick in December 2009, and, the following August, the defendant entered a guilty plea to a fourth-degree felony theft charge and was subsequently sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $9,000 to the victim.

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ELGIN, Ill. (STMW) Fire officials suspect that faulty roofing-construction work caused a ceiling collapse that injured two people and made 21 temporarily homeless at the Blackhawk Apartments over the weekend, the Courier-News reports.

Battalion Chief Bryan McMahan of the Elgin Fire Department said 911 was called at 12:16 a.m. Saturday by a woman who said her apartments ceiling had caved in on her while she and a child were sleeping on their living-room couch. The collapse had occurred in one apartment on the third (top) floor of the apartment building at 925 Carriage Way, authorities said.

When the first firefighters arrived, they knew something serious had happened because pink insulation had been pushed out from underneath the apartments front door, McMahan said. To get to the family, they had to force their way in because drywall that had fallen off the ceiling had lodged against the inside of the door.

The woman and child sustained injuries not life-threatening and were reported in fair condition when they were taken to Sherman Hospital in Elgin, the battalion chief said.

When firefighters began looking inside the other seven apartments on that floor, they discovered that nailheads had popped out and drywall was sagging in several of their ceilings, raising concern that their ceilings also might cave in. So the residents of all eight apartments, totaling 21 people, were ordered out of their homes.

McMahan said two of the displaced people received fire department vouchers to stay in a West Dundee motel while the others found temporary homes with relatives or friends.

The building has been undergoing a total roofing replacement and that that is suspected of having caused the collapse, McMahan said. He said Blackhawks property management company called a contractor to the site on Saturday and started immediately to work on repairs.

Fire officials estimated the damage at $7,500.

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AISD Board approve resolution Operation Graduation, five campus improvements By Claudia Garcia cgarcia@aliceechonews.com Alice Echo-News Journal

The Alice Independent School District Board of Trustees have passed a resolution supporting Operation Graduation at their regular meeting on Monday night.

Operation Graduation is scheduled for June 7 right after graduation. The board then went on to approve the 2012-2013 budget amendment #6 which is just transferring funds from one function to another and also agreed to sell the Heidelberg Press for $3,500.

the board then awarded the depository proposal for 2013-2015 biennium to Prosperity Bank and expedited a waiver-timeline for accelerated instruction waiver. An approval for the revised 2013-2014 school calendar was also passed. Administration left out a staff day and decided to place it on Aug. 19 and added a second workshop for Aug. 23.

The board also approved CATV media retrieval at Dubose Intermediate which allows dvd's and cable TV to stream from the library to all the classrooms on campus. The media retrieval was not part of the Teal Contract and so the board had to pay more than $25,000 for the cable.

The board then awarded contracts for improvements at the Alice High School, Mary R. Garcia Elementary, Hillcrest Elementary, Salazar Elementary and Memorial Intermediate. The cost for all projects will be more than $3 million. The improvements include re-roofing, HVAC replacements and building new bathrooms. The board's last action item was a change order 001 Camacho on Dubose project which was also approved.

Informational items included a budget update and a new Dubose Intermediate update, month 20. Project Manager Ray Brown said almost all the furniture for the new campus has almost arrived except a few storage cabinets that have yet to be ordered. Brown said he wanted to wait before ordering those items. Brown then gave a Dubose demolition update, month 3, and said the demo is almost complete, the only thing needed to do is to clear out a truck load of concrete. The board then received the results of the Little Olympics and Junior Olympics.

They then went into executive session and adjourned for the evening.

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Beginning in May, Greenstar Home Services will offer Air Conditioning Tune Up and Cleaning at the extremely discounted price of $49 (regularly $109). To further express their gratitude, Greenstar Home Services is giving its returning clientele a bonus coupon worth $50. This coupon can be used toward the repair or replacement of an air conditioning unit, heating unit, or indoor air quality unit.

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