The Branch Group would like to welcome Emily Partin into the Branch Family. Emily will be the project clerk on the I-64 Design-Build Project in Quinton, VA. Emily formerly worked for Allan Myers as a project coordinator for their trucking department. Welcome aboard,...
NEWS
Wallace Promoted to Contract Administrator
Please join me in congratulating Patty Wallace as our newest Contract Administrator. Patty joined to the Branch Companies in 2014 and became a Project Administrator at E.V. Williams, Inc. in 2015. Patty is married, has 3 children and 3 grandchildren. She enjoys making...
Bowman Joins Accounting Team
Welcome, Arlene Bowman! Arlene joins the Branch Group Accounting team from Adecco professional services. Along with Janene, Joanne, Laurie and Eli, she's been getting our vendors paid since September 2018. She began with a "two-week" assignment but does such good work...
President of G. J. Hopkins appointed to Governor’s Build Virginia Advisory Board
Will Karbach, CEO of The Branch Group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ernie Caldwell as a member of Governor Ralph Northam’s Build Virginia Advisory Board. Ernie is the President of G. J. Hopkins, Inc., a mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and HVAC service...
Branch Group and operating companies are now Virginia Values Veterans V3 Certified.
The Branch Group and operating companies are now Virginia Values Veterans V3-Certified. We will be focusing our hiring and retention efforts to specifically hire and retain veterans. “We believe that veterans, including guardsmen and reservists, do and will continue...
Williams Joins Accounting Team
Welcome aboard, Eli Williams, to the Branch Group Accounting team in Roanoke! Eli joins our Accounts Payable staff on September 24th. Originally from North Carolina, Eli has spent most of his life in and around Roanoke, VA. After completing school, he explored several...
Founder of The Branch Group Passes
We are sad to report the passing of Bill Branch, the founder and visionary of The Branch Group companies. Bill is widely considered one of the most influential businessmen and charitable citizens the Roanoke Valley has ever known. Upon his retirement, he generously...
Announcing New CRE Manager
We are pleased to announce that Steve Zegarski has joined The Branch Group as our CRE Manager, on Monday, September 17, 2018. Steve was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. During his...
Project Accountant Joins Group
Please join me in welcoming Bronce Monroe to the Branch Group. Bronce is joining the admin team as Project Accountant. A native to the Roanoke Valley, Bronce graduated from Salem High School. He then attended Roanoke College where he graduated with a Bachelor of...
A TURN IN THE TRADES
G.J. Hopkins enjoys highly successful year of apprenticeships Over the last four years, G.J. Hopkins has seen a steadily rising influx of apprentices join its ranks. According to the company’s President, Ernie Caldwell, the numbers have climbed from an average of five...