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SMALL COMPANIES NO. 2
JERDON CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC

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Jerdon Construction Services employee Jason Grube (above) and project superintendent Paul Donohue work on renovations at the future offices of Evans Wealth Management in Emmaus.
Jerdon Construction Services builds employee trust

Company promotes a true family atmosphere.

By Mandy Housenick ing job permits. He is leading a group of he’s thriving in a growing, family- Haiti and other areas hit by hurricanes
Special to The Morning Call 24 people as Jerdon’s materials and owned business that treats each employ- to help the people there rebuild.
equipment coordinator at Jerdon, which ee like a family member. He also said “We’ve also done CANStruction to
aul Donohue spent three decades was named the No. 2 Top Workplace he is proud to be active in many of the help younger kids in vocation school.”
working in the pizza business, among small employers in the 2018 company’s philanthropic endeavors. The nonprofit event donates canned
most recently co-owning Pizza survey. “The only problem I have [with my goods to area food banks.
P II East in Egypt, until a friend of Donohue couldn’t be happier with job] is that Ron is older than me,” Don- The Jerdons show their appreciation
20 years suggested a change. the change of scenery. ohue said, “so if he retires first, what for their employees by hosting an annu-
Ronald Jerdon, president of Jerdon “It’s a rare occasion that people have will happen to the company?” al summer picnic and organizing a
Construction Services in Allentown, bad days [at Jerdon],” he said. “I love Jason Grube moved up from car- yearly Christmas party at Iron Lakes
asked Donohue to work for him. my job. I love coming to work. I love penter to field superintendent in less Country Club in Allentown.
“I said, ‘I really know nothing about working with the people here.” than three years at Jerdon. He, too, That managerial support drives the
construction,’” Donohue said. “He said, Donohue doesn’t have an absentee enjoys the close-knit feeling and the employees to become more conscious
‘You’ll get it.’ job. He’s on the road in his company- willingness of Ron Jerdon and his wife, of the work needed in the communities
“It took me about a month or two, issued Ford F250 truck for 8 to 10 hours Lorraine, the company’s business man- in Lehigh Valley and throughout the
but I got it.” a day, going everywhere from area ager, to give back to the community. world.
Two years ago, Donohue flipped Lowe’s and Home Depots to suburban “We play baseball with a Miracle “People call for vacation to go vol-
careers. He went from ordering pizza Philadelphia to pick up materials for a League team and are involved with unteer and Ron is all for it,” Grube
ingredients and working in a kitchen to job his team is working on. Habitat for Humanity,” Grube said.
maintaining tools inventory and secur- The 52-year-old said he feels like “Some of us have actually flown to See Page 33

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