05.15.2022

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

It’s good to reflect on how this concept applies to everything we want to accomplish here at Lease Crutcher Lewis. Genuinely caring for those around you is integral to how our leaders lead, how we treat our peers and team members, how we interact with our trade partners and how our clients view us. 

We can deliver a successful project by all accounts—schedule, budget, quality—but if our client doesn’t feel good about their experience with us, we won’t get hired again. The opposite also holds true. If we deliver a successful project and they feel good about us, we’ll get hired again every time.

Jim Crutcher is someone who truly embodies this concept. He is widely known and highly respected in the community. If you mention his name, everyone seems to know him and will speak very highly of him. My first-hand experience is that Jim always makes me feel like I’m the only person in the room—he remembers our last conversation, listens to what I’m saying and offers up some encouragement. I can’t tell you exactly what he said or what he did, but I can tell you that he always makes me feel good.

I encourage you to think about how you can make your peers, clients and subcontractors feel like they are the only people in the room, too.  

Jay Sorensen

Senior Vice President



Keith Cox Has Been Promoted!

Please join us in congratulating Keith Cox for his promotion to Senior Project Engineer! In his four years here, Keith has been a valuable addition to his project teams. He recently completed the Rainier Square Tower and is currently on the 701 Dexter team. Be sure to congratulate Keith when you see him!

PE Spring Gathering 

Last week Portland held its Spring PE Gathering. This event was the first large-scale in-person PE gathering in over two years and it was inspiring to see everyone together again, both new and old. The PEs toured the North Valley Jobsite together, where the project team shared some of the unique project challenges and lessons learned. After the tour, Bart Ricketts and members of the Portland Leadership Team joined the group to share a presentation on the Long-Range Plan. The event wrapped with a visit to nearby Vanguard Brewery for some well-deserved beverages and lively conversation. Big thanks to the North Valley team for hosting. 

University of Oregon Heritage Renovation

Last Tuesday, we submitted a proposal for the UO Heritage Renovation. The scope of work includes the complete renovation and restoration of the West Coast's oldest surviving academic buildings—University Hall and Villard Hall. This work will create sustainable, innovative and flexible department teaching and classroom spaces for mathematics, theater and film studies. The $50M project is currently targeting a construction start date of July 2023. Good luck, team!