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Conversion of Seneca Hotel set for spring

by Jim Woods
The Columbus Dispatch, Jan 18, 2005

Construction should begin this spring to convert the old Seneca Hotel into Downtown apartments, the developer says…

The apartments should be available in the summer of 2006. Rents for the units have not been determined.

The Seneca was built in 1917 as the city's first high0rise hotel and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building has been empty for 17 years…

ConTrak of Dublin has been hired as the construction manager.

Renovations will start with a new roof and work on the building's façade. Since 1996, the city has required canopies over the sidewalks to protect pedestrians from falling debris…

Though the apartments will have modern conveniences, the hotel's lobby will be restored to its original grandeur…

© 2005 The Columbus Dispatch

ConTrak secures third Champaign Bank Contract
Important Updates for BX Members

The Daily Reporter, December 14, 2004

ConTrak will add to its list of Champaign Bank projects by securing a contract with the bank to build a Dublin branch and Columbus operations center. This is ConTrak's third contract with the bank.

The two-story, 12,00 square-foot facility will house support services necessary for the bank's Columbus operations, and house traditional bank branch services including a drive-through service.

ConTrak is an award-winning contractor with a wide range of experience in the medical, industrial, office, retail and recreational sectors of commercial construction.

© 2004 The Daily Reporter

ConTrak Corp. to lead Seneca renovation
Important Updates for BX Members

The Daily Reporter, February 1, 2005

ConTrak has been chosen to lead the renovation of the former Seneca
Hotel. The $12 million project will transform the building located at the corner of E.
Broad St. and Grant Ave. to create 90 to 100 apartments for college students and
young professionals.

The scope of the project, set to begin in May of this year, involves the 10-story tower and two-story building on the southeast corner of the property-a total of 128,000 square feet of building space. The target completion date is September 2006.

As a construction services firm owned by an architect, ConTrak Corp. strives to
enhance the built environment by working closely with design professionals to find
creative solutions for clients.

© 2005 The Daily Reporter

Some Employers Still Paying Full Insurance Premiums

by Martha Leonard
Business First, May 23, 2003

As a business owner, Michael Vasbinder watched his employee health insurance premiums take double-digit percentage jumps in each of the past four years.
Yet, he stubbornly remained committed to paying the entire premium for employees and their dependents.

"I've always paid the premium for my employees and their families," said Vasbinder, president and chief executive officer of ConTrak Corp., a Dublin-based contractor and construction services company. "I have a strong belief in family values, and I believe that if you make home life a little easier for your employees you will have a more productive associate."

ConTrak Corp. Closed 2002 with Blitz of Project Contracts

by Brian R. Ball
Business First of Columbus
January 10, 2003

ConTrak Corp. gained $14 million in construction contracts during the second half of 2002.

The commercial contractor is building the New Village housing project in Italian Village for the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority, as well as the 24-unit Village of Powell condominium complex for Fiori Homes in Liberty Township.

Other projects include remodeling and expanding the Byers Mazda and Subaru showrooms on Billingsly Road. The contractor also will renovate the exterior and structurally strengthen a one-story building at 941 in the Short North before two stories are added to the building.

For Lasting Success, Just Do What's Right

COLUMN: BizSmart
Wednesday, December 11, 2002
BUSINESS 02G
By Jeff and Marc Slutsky
For The Columbus Dispatch

Corporate scandals, the dot-com bubble and stock-market meltdown have reduced "business ethics'' to a sad oxymoron in the view of many Americans. Not since the Great Depression has public opinion about business leaders sunk so low.

A reputation for integrity is one of the strongest intangible assets a business can hold. It inspires customers to buy a company's products or services and recommend them to others. It attracts high-quality employees and investors. It bestows credibility and influence among industry peers.

Arguably, no business can prosper long term without a commitment to conducting business in an honest and ethical manner.

Michael W. Vasbinder, president of ConTrak Corp., and winner of the 2002 Business Integrity Award from the Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio, offers these tips for establishing and maintaining an incorruptible reputation.

Construction Management Firm Builds on Reputation

by Amy Weirick
For The Columbus Dispatch
Wednesday, September 25, 2002

Designing functional, efficient, yet beautiful buildings with integrity was how Mike Vasbinder spent the first half of his career in the construction industry. But the need for a single, central source to organize and manage commercial construction projects led Vasbinder to launch ConTrak in 1988.

“Our Reputation is Building” became the company mantra.

For Vasbinder, being recognized by the better Business Bureau for integrity in business confirms what he has believed all along. “All we have is our reputation. It is what can make or break any business. That’s why we focus on integrity; doing what we say we are going to do when we say we are going to do it.”