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Get to know Tony Park, Carpenter Foreman!

As the number of COVID-19 cases continued to climb in Sangamon County and a vaccine was about to be released, Memorial Health System needed to quickly develop laboratory testing and mass vaccination locations in the Springfield area.

In 1956, business was thriving, so Harold O’Shea and Bud bought two, forty-feet wide adjoining lots at 1941 South 10 ½ Street. They built a 2,700 square foot building, then a 4,000 square foot addition in the back. “We occupied the front for the warehouse and shop, and leased the space in the rear,” Bud says.

Get to know JD Evans, Laborer Foreman!

Christmas was always a celebration in the O’Shea home, according to Bud O’Shea, Chief Executive Officer. He and his brothers recalled some memories of that holiday from when they were young for the book, “Born to Build.”

Even though it looked different this year, I hope everyone had a relaxing holiday.

Over the past several years we have identified a safety emphasis each year based on safety data collected across the company.

In September, O’Shea Builders and Solid Ground Solutions embarked on a Minority Workforce Networking pilot initiative to “cross-connect” networks of the minority community with networks of the construction industry.

Get to know Haley Enlow, Accounts Payable!

The timeline wasn’t in our favor: O’Shea’s work on the new downtown Springfield YMCA started eight weeks behind, due to a delay in regulatory approvals.

As soon as they were able, the younger O’Shea generations helped the family business. By the 1970s, Bud’s children -- David, Maureen, Linda, and Mike -- started working when each was old enough, usually in high school.

It’s rare that a construction project creates awareness for a disease, but that’s what happened in 2012. It was a first for O’Shea.

O’Shea Builders welcomes Haley Enlow, accounts payable specialist. Enlow is based out of the Springfield office.

O’Shea Builders welcomes Niki McDaniels, construction administrator, to our Springfield office.  

It started with an invitation to be a guest speaker, but when Josh Frye realized how much he enjoyed the classroom, he jumped at the chance to teach his own college course at Benedictine University.