News and Events

The Weber Group fabricated portions of the new interactive exhibit Hands-On Harley-Davidson at the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum in Milwaukee, WI. To see Weber work in action, check out these videos from Milwaukee’s local television stations here and here.

This month, Gallopalooza, a Louisville event that brings together local artists and local businesses, announced its 2014 project.  Weber Group was mentioned in an article written by The Courier-Journal about Gallopalooza’s plans.  In 2009 the Weber Group provided design and fabrication services for all Gallopalooza statue blanks.  The blanks became artists canvasses for the civic pride event.  There were over 200 Gallopalooza statues on Louisville streets and Weber artists embellished a small number of them, which were then donated for an auction to raise money for a highway beautification project for Metro Louisville’s Operation Brightside.

To read the article and view images of the horses, click here.

Weber artists created this Gallopalooza horse in 2009.

Weber artists created this Cardinal mascot horse for the University of Louisville.

The Weber Group is working with Solid Light, Inc. to provide theming and a four-story bourbon bottle fountain for the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience in Louisville, Kentucky. The official announcement was made in Louisville last month and the video can be seen here. We hope to see you there in the fall!

Tom (front) and Donny during their younger years.

Donny (left) and Tom celebrate 30 years of business together.

April Fools’ Day marked the 30th Anniversary of brothers Tom and Donny Weber being in the design/build business together. While their hairstyles might have changed, their dedication to customers has not. These brothers have continued to work together to create quality design/build projects that satisfy customer needs, and that’s no joke.

The Weber Group is proud to be the builder of an exciting adaptive reuse project at the old East Corbin School in Eastern Kentucky. The project includes 32 units of multifamily housing. Together with architect Steve Kersey we will be working to bring this important structure back to life. Located in Appalachia, Corbin has a high unemployment rate and a number of abandoned structures. By transforming the school into this new affordable apartment building, 33 local jobs will be created and what had become an abandoned eye sore will become an important structure in Corbin. The Greater Corbin Housing Apartments are set to open in the spring of 2014. To learn more about this housing project click here.

A 50 foot Weber-created Megalodon shark found its home at the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but not before making a splash on the news. As this giant prehistoric shark made it’s way to Florida, CBS Miami captured some footage of the shark traveling on the highway. The news story can be viewed here.

Designed by Roto Studio, the Weber Group worked with our friends at LifeFormations to create this giant prehistoric creature. The Prehistoric Florida exhibit, which is currently on display, allows visitors to experience Florida 65 million years ago. Visitors can learn about the effects of melting glaciers on sea levels and explore the flora, fauna and animals of prehistoric Florida. For more information about the exhibit click here.

Photo courtesy of Roto Group, LLC

Join us on Tuesday, March 26 at the inaugural Business First Commercial Real Estate Awards luncheon where we are honored as a finalist in the green building category for the new Quad at Liberty Green Medical Student Housing project. The new awards pay tribute to outstanding projects and real estate leases and sales transactions that illustrate best practices in commercial real estate and have had the biggest impact on our community. A complete list of finalists can be found here. Good luck to all of the finalists!

Today marked the first annual Ellis Pate Employee of the Year Award. The Award, created to honor the Weber employee who most exemplifies the Weber work ethic, spirit, and abilities, was presented posthumously to longtime shop manager, Ellis Pate, who died of cancer this month. Jason Pate, Ellis’ son and a Weber Supervisor, accepted the award on behalf of his dad. The plaque will hang at Weber Group and the award will be presented at each year’s holiday lunch. Donny Weber remarked that as the 2nd generation of leaders takes the company into the 21st century, it is fitting to honor a founding employee’s legacy and contributions to the firm’s success. From Kentucky Kingdom to Great Wolf Lodges throughout the Country to Zoos, Museums, and parts in between, Ellis was there and got it done for the Weber Group. We miss him.Ellis Pate Employee Award

Happy Holidays from the Brothers Weber, Tom “The Stage” Weber & Donny “The Show” Weber

Wishing you and yours a joyous holiday season! We appreciate your business and look forward to celebrating 30 years in 2013.