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BION, inc. named a finalist in the 2024 Moxie Award

BION, inc.  is pleased to have been named a finalist in the 2024 Moxie Award, said Edward Devlin, HR Director, BION “I want to congratulate our team for enabling us to be recognized among the boldest and most innovative organizations in the D.C. metro community,” Devlin said. Finalists were recently announced by Katie Jordan, the 2024 Moxie Award Chair.“The Moxie Award program recognizes organizations that have set themselves above the rest through their innovation, growth and community service,” said Moxie Award Chair

BION and Lovelace Porter Architects 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament benefiting CASA

BION and Loveless Porter Architects 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament benefiting CASA

BION and Loveless Porter Architects want to thank you for being a part of our 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament benefiting CASA. We could not have asked for a better April day as the weather cooperated and over 100 players took to Westfields Golf Club for a great day of golf benefiting such a wonderful cause. We were able to raise more than $100,000, which far surpassed our original goal. This would not have been possible without the generosity of company sponsors and

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BION Receives Vista Award

BION received the Vista Award for “Best Healthcare Renovation Project 2023” at the PDC ASHE Conference in San Diego. Only two Vista Awards are awarded each year (new construction and renovation). Project nominations are received and reviewed nationally. BION won the awarded for the OR Renovation Project. As described by Phil Antypas, HITT Contracting Project Manager, “The Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Tower OR Renovation modernized the existing 40,000-sf ground floor surgery center.  The renovated 30-operating room (OR) suite supports Inova’s mission

Reasonable Suspicion Training Guide

Safety Team attends Reasonable Suspicion Training

The BION Safety Team attend a full day of training on Reasonable Suspicion in the workplace. With so many changes federally and with each individual state defining “impairment” somewhat differently it was very important for the team to gain clarity and confirm best practices moving forward. There are 5 essential elements of Reasonable Suspicion. Observation-Personally witnessing unusual/uncharacteristic behaviors Confirmation-Appearance, Speech, Odor or Behavior are consistent with signs of impairment. Documentation-Specifically and clearly state in writing the observations. The language you use in the

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BION Attends Career Fair in Arlington County

On Tuesday March 19th BION inc. was able to attend a Career Fair at Yorktown HS in Arlington County, Va. This event gave the students and employers the opportunity to meet one another, establish professional relationships, and discuss potential jobs and or internship opportunities. Companies from all walks of life were in attendance including Police, Military, Non-Profits, Healthcare and the Arts. This diverse group kept all of the tables very busy sharing what their businesses do and the opportunities that

BION Safety Team Participates in the Hensley Phelps Safety Roundtable

BION was very thankful to Hensley Phelps for putting together an outstanding roundtable with other Mechanical, Construction and Safety Professionals in the region. BION’s Safety Manager and HR Director were able to confirm what an amazing job BION is doing in the field and were able to take away additional opportunities to keep our employees safe moving forward. BION looks forward to future opportunities. Topics discussed included. Safe Projects What does a safe project look like? Housekeeping Clean Paths Job Orientation that makes sense Uniformity (All BION

How to do a Replacement!

As with most projects that we do this one has several challenges No access to bring materials to roof Strict time frame when unit could be down Having to put the unit back in service. Imagine replacing the major components of the unit, piece by piece but you can only turn off the unit Friday evening and it must be back on Saturday evening by 6pm!  For the crew that completed this refurbishment, they don’t have to imagine it, they DID IT!They replaced the chilled

BION Office Staff Complete Heart Smart Training!

February is the American Heart Month and 16 of BION’s office staff spent the morning being trained on Heart Smart life saving measures and best practices for a healthy lifestyle. We were fortunate to have medical professionals, safety managers and health and wellness experts on hand to ensure that the training was informative and fun.

BION Wins Prescriptive Project Award from Washington Gas!

Recognized for completing the largest prescriptive project based on most therms saved in the Prescriptive Business Solutions: Virginia Program in 2023. This is a great honor for a small business and BION could not be more proud of their employees. Congratulations BION! This service provider is registered and approved with Washington Gas Business Energy Solutions.

Virginia Apprentice of the Year-Danny Morrissey

On February 15, 2024 Danny Morrissey was given the State of Virginia’s highest honor, HVAC Apprentice of the Year.  Virginia Works is working very hard to help enhance the apprentice programs around the state and has a very lofty goal of doubling the amount of apprentices by 2030.  BION is very proud of Danny and all of our apprentices, and the awards ceremony was attended by CEO Josie Geiger, President Don Ripley, Service Manager Dave Jackson, and HR Director Ed