Currently qualified

to build in 33 states, the company has completed work in 17 states for

such major retailers as Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Kmart, Best Buy, Office

Depot, Rooms To Go and several others. Also on the client list are major

developers such as the Sembler Company for which Henry Town Center, an

800,000 sq. ft. shopping center in McDonough, was recently completed.

Other recent

Atlanta area projects of note include The Home Depot site and building

and the Wal-Mart site work in Peachtree City, The Home Depot in Dawsonville

and an $8 million renovation and site improvement project at the Kmart

Distribution Center in Newnan. Ground breaking for a new Home Depot facility

in Suwanee was scheduled for the first of this year.

The company

has grown every year of its existence and has completed $101 million of

work in fiscal 2002. Future growth will come from existing and new clients

but will remain focused on the retail and distribution/warehouse facility

niche.

Richard Simms

Homes has been building new homes in the Peachtree City and the Fayette

County area for over 15 years. It has also been named Builder of the Year

Simms serves on the Board of Directors of the local, state and National

Association of Homebuilders.

This award

recognizes the company's strong and consistent emphasis on job safety

and the prevention of job site accidents. This is the second time the

company has received the award.

"We think

that outstanding achievement should receive recognition, and these building

professionals have actively worked to excel in construction quality and

jobsite safety," said Peachtree City building official Tom Carty.

"Each of these firms has been excellent to work with over the past

year."

The Builder

of the Year Awards is an annual event, and awardees are selected by the

members of Peachtree City's Developmental Services Division who deal with

the various stages of development and construction.

Carty and Peachtree

City Mayor Brown presented the awards at the Jan. 19 City Council meeting.

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