Bjerk Builders was at the 2026 GCU College of Engineering and Technology Career Fair on September 18, 2026, getting to know students who want to build incredible spaces and be at the frontier of construction. For more than four decades, Bjerk Builders has been known for lasting relationships, exceptional spaces, and a reputation for doing […]
Construction is an industry built on experience. At Bjerk Builders, that experience matters, but so does knowing when there is a better way to do something. That is why Bjerk has partnered with students and graduates from Arizona State University’s data analytics programs to take a closer look at something most construction companies don’t have […]
Bjerk Builders just wrapped up a turnkey tenant improvement for American Eagle in Goodyear, Arizona, where the team carved a polished, fully functioning corporate office out of a 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. Here’s a fun fact about commercial construction: some of the coolest office spaces in the Valley aren’t standalone buildings at all – they’re hiding […]
Death and Life The Language You Use. It’s not just your words. It’s the energy you bring. Positive or negative. Up or down. Years ago, working for the hospital, we had a board member, a tough-as-nails, wise woman from a Midwest ranching family. She listened to me for a while. Then she said, “Nate, you’re […]
Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl survived Auschwitz. What he found there is the clearest reason I know for why some people rise and some don’t. A few years ago I stood on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro with a group of 8 burn survivors. Two of them, Isla and Isabella, 11 and 12 years […]
Bisnow’s Phoenix Industrial & Manufacturing Outlook is shaping up to be one of the more significant commercial real estate gatherings in Arizona this fall, and Bjerk Builders is an official event sponsor. The conference will be held Wednesday, September 30, 2026, beginning at 8:00 a.m. MST, and is expected to attract developers, investors, brokers, owners, […]
The Strangest Secret We become what we think about. Earl Nightingale figured it out in 1956. Most people still haven’t. “We become what we think about.” Earl Nightingale, The Strangest Secret Six words. Recorded in a rented studio in Chicago. First spoken-word recording to sell a million copies. Earl called it “the strangest […]
Bjerk Builders is delivering this ground up industrial building, with a 24 foot interior clearance on 1.2 acres. Some of the best moments have been seeing leadership roles with the company over 20 years providing the next generation with insight into how fast the world is changing in our industry. When we got together to […]
Life is difficult. – M. Scott Peck · A Road Less Traveled The entire first paragraph. That’s it. Three words. Over 10 million copies sold. Still in print 45 years later. Because those three words changed something in people that nothing else could touch. I was still putting Humpty Dumpty back together – pouring […]
National Safety Month occurs throughout June, with 2026 marking the 30th anniversary of the campaign established by the National Safety Council (NSC). The annual observance focuses on reducing preventable injuries in workplaces, on the roads, and at home. This year is broken down into 4 distinct themes: Week 1 (June 1 – 6) Moving Safety […]
