Bouten Construction Company

Congratulations to the team on the Camas Center Clinic addition and remodel project in Cusick, Washington. They set the first column earlier this week! And thanks to the Kalispel Tribe of Indians for trusting Bouten with this important project.

Members of the Bouten project team gathered with Umatilla residents last week to celebrate the grand opening of the community’s new medical office building, a long-awaited improvement to the region's clinical offerings. Umatilla Hospital District board member Jack McWhinnie, an advocate for this important project, was there to celebrate. “It took my breath away and brought tears to my eyes,” he said about the craftsmanship—and the beauty—of the building. “It’s perfect. Just perfect.” 

Thank you to our very own Jess Donnerberg for exemplifying Bouten’s commitment to educating the next generation of builders. Professor Donnerberg partnered with Louise Sweeney, Project Manager Lead at Washington State University, to give a lecture on the progressive design-build delivery method to third-year students in WSU’s construction management program. Louise and Jess are working together on the WSU Team Health Education Building project, which is currently underway.

We're proud to announce that Bouten Construction Company has been recognized as one of the 2024 Best Places to Work in the Inland Northwest! It was amazing to see the hard work of our human resources and leadership teams come to fruition.   Congratulations to our clients and design/engineering partners who were also recognized last week:   Coffman Engineers Marimn Health Joya Child & Family Development Architects West Ronald McDonald House Inland Northwest ALSC Architects

Cynthia Miller (left), Bouten’s quality management specialist, joined Elford, Inc’s Brittany Singer in Phoenix last week for the Advancing Construction Quality Summit in Phoenix. After spending time with professionals from around the US sharing best practices and lessons learned in developing the tools, processes, and standards necessary for a successful and robust quality program, Cynthia returned to Spokane ready to level up our own program—and to uphold Bouten’s commitment to quality without compromise.

Thank you to the HUB Sports Center for hosting the Unlock Your Future 2024 career fair this week! Bouten Construction is committed to educating our area students about the amazing opportunities available in the construction trades. Special thanks to Jim Putnam, Candi Simon, Weldon Barker, Connor Carrington, Tim Swett, Sloan Duncan, Kyle Swenhaugen, Aaron Baumgardner, and Seth Wilde for helping set up and man the booth.

Congratulations to the city of La Grande and the Grande Ronde Hospital team on the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the recently completed hospital expansion! We hope this building helps serve your community and families for years to come.

John Johnson was fourteen years old when he first went to work for his contractor uncles. He started his own business at eighteen, building custom homes in southern Oregon. But since joining Bouten in 1999 as a journeyman carpenter, his focus has been almost entirely on occupied healthcare facilities. In fact, over the last twenty-five years, John’s worked in pretty much every area of every hospital in the region, from ORs to cath and EP labs to behavioral health suites. It’s the kind of work that presents unique challenges—but it’s also uniquely rewarding. “When you’re done with a project,” he says, “you know that what you’ve done is going to have an impact on someone’s life.”

It was an honor to help celebrate Kadlec’s remarkable 80-year history this past weekend in Richland, WA. The venue (Life Flight hangar) and the airshow did not disappoint! 

Boulders and Earthwork and Dozers, Oh My! Progress is well on its way for KOZ on 4th Avenue, a workforce housing project near downtown Spokane, following the groundbreaking August 12. Currently, our crews are in the process of roughing in underground utilities as well as prepping for shoring and footing excavation.