Entries by dmlwc

Finding the Right Site for Your 2021 Construction Needs

Looking for a site for a new commercial facility can be a chore. It’s important to find the right match to meet your business needs and ensure your success. As the saying goes, it’s all about “Location, location, location.” It’s important for any business. Is there enough traffic to justify building a retail location? Can […]

A Great Year: Looking Back at the Accomplishments of 2019

This has been an exciting year for Leon Williams Contractors. As 2019 draws to a close, we’re taking the time to reflect on all the great projects that we’ve had the opportunity to work on for our clients. From the new Pellissippi State Community College welding shop to Wings Over Knoxville, the chain’s first location […]

3 Strategies to Offset Rising Material Costs

Construction material prices have been volatile in recent years, but they continue to rise overall. Combined with economic uncertainty related to tariffs, it can be a challenging time for the construction industry. Along with increasing materials prices, delays and mishaps can drive construction project costs past the initial budget. To combat these issues, Leon Williams […]

Solomon Awards Name Leon Williams Contractors and Studio Four Design’s Foothills Church Project One of the Best of 2019

Maryville contractor and Knoxville architect recognized by prestigious church design and construction awards for helping bring fast-growing East Tennessee congregation’s vision to fruition KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Oct. 24, 2019 – Maryville-based commercial construction firm Leon Williams Contractors and Knoxville architecture and design firm Studio Four Design have been recognized by the leading awards program for […]

How Design-Build Construction Can Improve Any Project

For today’s commercial developers, the choice between using design-build construction services or using traditional methods can make or break a project. Historically, architects and designers have been siloed in the industry, designing projects for their clients but often having very little say or supervision in their construction. The task of turning drawings and plans into […]

Leon Williams Contractors Begins Work on Etowah City Hall

Leading Maryville construction firm partners with city on major municipal upgrade designed to streamline services and enhance historic downtown MARYVILLE, Tenn. – Sept. 26, 2019 – Maryville-based commercial construction firm Leon Williams Contractors has begun construction on a new 3,200-square-foot city hall in Etowah, Tennessee. The new Etowah City Hall will become the city’s permanent […]

Designing the Right Site in the Right Way

Finding the right site for a new commercial facility can be hard enough, but businesses also have to worry about finding the right design. It takes planning to ensure sites are designed to properly accommodate customers while eliminating or minimizing nuisance problems for adjoining properties. Site Assessment Leon Williams Contractors offers preplanning and site assessment […]

Design-Build Communication Advantages

The success of commercial construction projects depends on teamwork and the ability of all the parties involved to cooperate and communicate. This doesn’t always happen. In traditional commercial construction projects, a developer starts by hiring an engineer or architect to design a facility, and then puts it out to bid to find a contractor to […]

Don’t Trust Unlicensed Contractors

When it comes to your new commercial project, who should you trust to do the job right? If your business is looking to start a new construction project or to renovate an existing commercial building, you’ll naturally be looking to get the most out of your money. When weighing costs and budget, it can be […]

Leon Williams Contractors Completes 2018 UT-Chattanooga Construction and Renovation Projects

Maryville, Tennessee-based commercial design-build firm added new spaces to UTC’s West Campus Housing building and renovated Crossroads Dining Hall in 2018  MARYVILLE, Tenn. – Aug. 24, 2018 – Leon Williams Contractors, a Maryville-based commercial design-build firm, has completed two major projects at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga that will have positive impact on students […]