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LeChase promotes Updyke to regional operations manager

Laird Updyke

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LeChase Construction Services, LLC recently announced it has promoted Laird Updyke to regional operations manager for K-12 markets, based in Central New York. In this role, Updyke will manage multiple projects for core K-12 clients. He will be accountable for quality, value and safety, as well as responsible for overseeing recruitment and […]

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LeChase Construction Services, LLC recently announced it has promoted Laird Updyke to regional operations manager for K-12 markets, based in Central New York.

In this role, Updyke will manage multiple projects for core K-12 clients. He will be accountable for quality, value and safety, as well as responsible for overseeing recruitment and training of project employees, LeChase said.

Updyke has served as a project executive since 2021. He joined LeChase as a senior project manager in 2018, bringing more than 20 years of project and facilities management experience in and around the Syracuse area.

Updyke has a bachelor’s degree in construction management and an associate degree in architectural engineering, both from Alfred State College. He currently serves as an advisory board member for the school’s construction management program.

LeChase Construction is a full-service construction management and general construction firm based in Rochester, with additional New York state offices in Buffalo, Syracuse, Schenectady, Corning, Binghamton, and Long Island, according to its website. The firm also has offices in New Jersey, Maryland, and North Carolina (2).

Jornal Staff