Maryville commercial construction

A look back at 2024: Highlighting Leon Williams Contractors’ biggest projects of the year

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In what feels like the blink of an eye, 2024 is just over a week away from ending. It feels like yesterday that our experts were preparing to kick off another great year of projects. Much has changed over the course of a year, not just with our team, but within the construction industry as a whole. According to the AIA, spending on nonresidential buildings was projected to increase over by 7% by the end of this year.

As a design-build contractor who loves partnering with local communities, our team at Leon Williams Contractors completed several projects over the past year. From renovation work to new builds, we take pride in delivering excellent projects that meet our client’s goals within budget and on time.

Over the past 365 days, here are three projects that we are extremely proud of.

Fort Craig Renovation – Completed in September

Once one of Maryville’s first public schools, our experts were hired to perform a complete renovation of the historic Fort Craig building. After almost a year of renovation work, we completed the project in September. Now, the renovated building serves as the new home to the Maryville City School District Office, Maryville Academy – the district’s alternative learning center, and Maryville Virtual School.

Douglas Cherokee Head Start – Completed in June

Children are our future, and Leon Williams Contractors was proud to do our part in helping provide Maryville with affordable childcare by partnering with Douglas Cherokee Head Start on their new center. The foundation for the project was laid in October 2023, and we were excited to complete the structure in June.

Blount County Office Building – Completed in April

In October 2023, we had the pleasure of partnering with the local government to begin working on an office building that would eventually house critical services in Blount County. The project was completed in April and included office spaces and a modern kitchen. It was amazing to partner with local officials for this special project.

As the clock inches closer to 2025, the Maryville commercial construction experts at Leon Williams Contractors are excited to see what the new year brings. If you are ready to partner with a trusted local contractor, give our team a call at (865) 982-1734 or contact us online.

A Great Year: Looking Back at the Accomplishments of 2019

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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 in Tennessee, this year has been filled with exciting firsts, great renovations and even the beginning of work on Etowah’s new city hall. Here are some highlights of a great year:

A New Face for Etowah Government

For the last few years, Etowah’s city government has been working from a small office north of town. Soon, though, they’ll be able to move into a new city hall, located next door to the historic L&N railroad depot. The look of the new building reflects the historic train station that’s been a southeastern landmark for more than a century. We’re excited to continue working on this project over the coming months and can’t wait until we open the doors on it next year.

Dining Halls, Welding Shops and Biotech, Oh My!

Pellissippi State Welding Shop It was a great year for construction projects and renovations, and we’re proud to have completed several for East Tennessee businesses and educational institutions. These projects included the new office of Allevia Technology and a new medical testing center for the Molecular Pathology Laboratory Network in Maryville, a fresh take on Carson-Newman University’s Stokely dining hall in Jefferson City and the conversion of a loading dock on Pellissippi State’s Strawberry Plains campus into a new welding shop and training space.

Helping Franchise Brands Expand

Throughout 2019, we continued to work with restaurant brands to expand their locations across East Tennessee. We built out the location for the new Wings Over Knoxville, the first Wings Over location in Tennessee, which held its grand opening in September.

Over in Lenoir City, we built a brand-new Which Wich Superior Sandwiches franchise location that offers the region’s first look at the concept’s new branding and interior design. This is the third location we’ve built for the franchise owner.

Farmers and Fireworks

At the first of the year, we prepared the former Goody’s location in Foothills Mall in Maryville to serve as a location for Farmers Home Furniture, a Georgia-based regional furniture chain.

We also helped get the Fireworks Superstore in Kodak, Tennessee, back in business after a landslide had damaged the facility, destroying some walls and interior spaces. We repaired the damage, and the store was able to reopen.

A Modern Collaboration for a Sacred Cause

We’re grateful to have had the chance to work with Studio Four Design on a project on Foothills Church campus, a brand new 32,000-square foot space that opened last year. This year, we were recognized for our work on that project with the 2019 Solomon Award for Church Design, an honor we share with our friends at Studio Four and Foothills Church. Faith is something we’re passionate about at Leon Williams, and we’re always happy to help a congregation create a building that fits their needs and glorifies their purpose.

More to Come in 2020

We love helping our East Tennessee neighbors with their building projects, no matter how large or small, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store as we move into the new decade. If you’ve seen our work and want to talk about your construction needs in the new year, we’d love to chat. Contact Leon Williams Contractors today.

Giving It the Old College Try

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Leon Williams brings years of construction experience to campus projects

Across the nation, construction on campuses is booming as colleges and universities replace aging facilities built in the 1960s. In addition, administrators are building new facilities with recruitment in mind, designing them to cater to the desires and interests of younger generations.

Campus Construction Experience

When it comes to building and renovating facilities on college campuses, it pays to utilize a contractor with proven educational facility expertise. Leon Williams Contractors has been specializing in educational facility construction for decades, including dozens of projects for the University of Tennessee system.

UTC Crossroads Dining Hall.

Most recently, in August 2018, we completed two projects at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, including the renovation of the 13,000-square-foot UTC Crossroads Dining Hall. We replaced all the furniture, food stations and fixtures in the facility, adding a Mongolian grill concept and sushi machine.

We also built out facilities for three new dining options inside UTC’s new West Campus Housing building: Einstein Bros.® Bagels, Dippers southern fried and grilled chicken, and a Provisions on Demand (P.O.D.) quick-serve store.

In 2017, Leon Williams Contractors completed its 22nd project on the University of Tennessee at Knoxville campus, renovating and remodeling of the Thompson-Boling Arena dining area. The remodel included a new Which Wich, Bento Sushi, Grab n Go salads and sandwiches and the Southern Kitchen hot line.

Construction Expertise

What value can Leon Williams Contractors bring to your educational facility and other construction projects? Our experts work closely with the design team to budget and then refine the plans for the facility renovation or construction. We are widely experienced in multiple construction sectors, including campus projects, church facilities, medical facilities, restaurants, and retail and office space.

As an East Tennessee value-engineering expert, our firm provides a complete range of services including pre-construction consultation, site assessment, design-build expertise and construction management in the greater Knoxville area and beyond.

We’re ready to work with higher education institutions to provide the very best facilities for their students. Contact Leon Williams Contractors to find out more.