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W.B. Hopke Achieves SILVER Safety Performance Award Through ABC STEP Program

Projects in the News

Alexandria, Virginia, February 20, 2025 — W.B. Hopke announced Wednesday that it has achieved the ABC STEP SILVER SAFETY AWARD in Associated Builders and Contractors’ STEP Safety Management System. Founded more than three decades ago, STEP is a proven system that provides the framework to measure, strengthen and build industry-leading safety programs that enable top-performing […]

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Hopke Continues Wet Utilities for Inova Springfield Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia

Job Highlights

In late September 2024, the Inova Health System broke ground on two new hospitals in Alexandria and Falls Church, respectively. Each hospital is considered an acute care hospital and will replace Inova Alexandria Hospital to become Inova Franconia-Springfield, joining Inova HealthPlex as the systems first hospital in Springfield, Virginia. Inova Franconia-Springfield will be state-of-the-art offering patients in Northern Virginia and the region world-class medical treatment.

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W.B. Hopke Co. Awarded Wet Utilities at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Headquarters in DC

New Project Award

In November 2024, W.B. Hopke was awarded the wet utilities project for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Headquarters (CISA), a 630,000 square foot building located at St. Elizabeths West Campus and Martin Luther King Jr Avenue in Southeast DC. The project will consolidate the CISA workforce with the Department of Homeland Security workforce at one location.

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Hopke Completes Wet Utilities Project – Hazel & Azure at National Landing in Arlington, VA

Completed Projects

W.B. Hopke would like to thank general contractor Balfour Beatty for selecting W.B. Hopke Company for the Hazel & Azure project at National Landing located at 3030 Potomac Ave, Arlington VA. The residential project, still under construction, provides for 491 residential units and 6,800 square feet of retail space in the heart of Crystal City.

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W.B. Hopke Capital One Block D Wet Utilities Project Continues in Tysons Corner, VA

Job Highlights

Construction continues in Tysons Corner at the home of Capital One’s headquarters located at 1820 Capital One Drive, McLean, VA. Known as the Capital One Block D project, W.B. Hopke was awarded the wet utilities project, which is now about is 45% complete. Overseen by general contractor Gilbane Building Company, Hopke was awarded the wet utilities work on July 19, 2024 which includes sanitary, storm, water and drainage.

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Mike Lipps

Employee Spotlight

Foreman, Mike Lipps has been with W.B. Hopke for 17 years. He started in 2008 at the age of 23. He was encouraged by his high school friend, now Hopke Superintendent, Billy Green who suggested that he sign up with W.B. Hopke. Like many at Hopke, Mike started almost at the bottom. Billy Green trained him how to run equipment. Initially, Mike ran a loader and then an excavator. He also spent time laying pipe in the trenches.

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Harold Bauer

Employee Spotlight

W.B. Hopke would like to dedicate this article to Mr. Harold Bauer, our dedicated Accounting Manager, for his 8 years of distinguished service. We would like to thank him for all his help fulfilling our goals, especially as we move to new heights in 2025 and beyond.

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W.B. Hopke Awarded New Wet Utilities Project at Sidwell Friends Upper School in Washington DC

New Project Award

In 2016, Washington Home & Community Hospices phased out its nursing home and rehabilitation programs and transferred their hospices services to Capital Caring Health in NW DC. This opened the door to renovation, construction and expansion of the property to become Sidwell Friends Upper School, home to children from grades 9-12.

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