NAME
Keneil Gordon
SCHOOL
Virginia Tech
EXPECTED GRADUATION
May of 2021
HOBBIES
In my spare time, I love to play musical instruments, go on walks and trips, paint, and just explore my surroundings.
Branch Group receives Torchie Award for Excellence in Operational Planning
(L to R) Thomas Bogan- Adaptive, CEO; Fred GeWant- Adaptive, CRO; Jeff Floyd – Branch VP Finance; Jake Bollinger- Branch, Financial Analyst; Bob Wills – Branch CFO and Robert Hull- Adaptive Founder
Branch Group attended Adaptive Insights Annual Global “Adaptive Live” 2019” Conference in Las Vegas May 28, 2019, with 1,600 finance professionals attending from over 600 organizations.
Adaptive Insights, a Workday company (NASDAQ: WDAY), has been named a 2019 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Cloud Financial Planning Analysis Solutions. Gartner defines Cloud Financial Planning and Analysis Solutions as FP&A solutions that support the office of finance’s budgeting, planning, and forecasting efforts. Many also supplement the office’s budgeting and planning process support with modeling, collaboration analytics, and performance-reporting capabilities, to increase its ability to manage performance by linking corporate strategy and execution. The distinguished “Torchie Award” honors companies implementing active planning strategies for business agility.
Meet the Intern: Matthew Gottlieb
NAME
Matthew Gottlieb
SCHOOL
Virginia Military Institute
EXPECTED GRADUATION
May of 2020
HOBBIES
My hobbies, or what I spend my free time doing, is definitely fitness, like lifting weights, but when I’m at school I’m a member of our boxing team.
WHY CONSTRUCTION?
Home Safe Spotlight: Workplace Injuries
The National Safety Council publication “Workplace Injuries by the Numbers” reports that a worker is injured on the job every 7 seconds with the most common types being sprains and strains and the most common lost time injury being overexertion (33% of all injuries). Helpful tips to avoid these injuries include avoiding bending, reaching and twisting when lift, taking frequent short breaks, and always get help when lifting heavy objects. Make it Home Safe today by following those simple tips.
Branch Group Safety Awareness Month
Meet the Intern: Justin Armstrong
NAME
Justin Armstrong
SCHOOL
Old Dominion University
EXPECTED GRADUATION
May of 2020
The Branch Group, Inc. ranked among top regional and national construction companies 
Building a Path to the Top 
From Quantico to the Job Site: How a Former FBI Agent’s Passion for Public Safety Led Him to the Construction Industry 