We Dig, and Restore, Detroit

An RBV Contracting employee walks in the dirt, leaving footprints alongside the tire marks from construction equipment.

At RBV Contracting, our team is fiercely proud to be a small business headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Our city is as unique as it is tough, and we love seeing people investing in the city again and maintaining a staunch, community-wide “comeback” mentality. Our motto is “We Dig Detroit,” and part of that includes helping […]

RBV Volunteers: Latino Women Empowerment Center

An excavator removes dirt during RBV Contracting's site development at Elton Park

Our team at RBV is fiercely proud of Detroit and feels lucky to be able to call this great city “home.” From hiring local talent and working on city projects that help fuel the “Comeback City” mentality, to volunteering our company’s time and resources for worthy causes, our team is dedicated to giving back to […]

Building Hope: RBV Building Renovation in Hope Village

RBV Contracting employees work on building renovation in Hope Village

Project: 990 Oakman Blvd Renovation (Location of the RBV Headquarters) Location: Hope Village Completion Date: March 2018 Interior Design: Mona Riashi, NBS Commercial Interiors, Troy, MI Lead Design: Matt Badrak, Badrak Design Group, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI Architect: Chester Stempien Associates, Southfield, MI In September of 2016, we acquired 990 Oakland Boulevard and the two […]

We Dug 2017: Our Year In Review

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2017 was a year of excitement, achievement, and growth at RBV. Awards, nominations, and contracts proved that the hard work we’ve been doing in Detroit and Michigan (and that we love doing) is being recognized by the community and the state. As the year comes to a close, we’d like to take the time to reflect on […]

Meet Arnie Ridner: Leader, Teacher, Friend

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Arnie Ridner has been a solid fixture of RBV since the very beginning. As RBV Contracting’s Operations Manager, Arnie has his hands in all aspects of the company but has a passion for growing the next generation of the labor force and working in the trenches with his team.   What were you doing before RBV? […]

Digging Detroit and Brush Park: The City Modern Project

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Project: City Modern Location: Detroit’s Brush Park Neighborhood Value: Over $4 million Client: Bedrock Detroit Completion Date: Summer 2018   Centrally located in Detroit’s Brush Park neighborhood, the City Modern project is yet another partnership between RBV Contracting and Bedrock Detroit. We have had the honor of working with Bedrock, THE leading full-service commercial real […]

It’s Time to Put Infrastructure First

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*This article was originally posted in Grand Rapids Business Journal Sewer, water, roads, bridges, tunnels, power, parking — all are essential to supporting a city’s growth. Infrastructure isn’t a topic often discussed at dinner parties; it doesn’t quite hold the excitement of developments like hotels, mixed-use buildings or the relocation of a national retailer. When […]

HUBZone Industry Awards One of Our Own!

Two RBV Contracting employees work on a job site for HUBZone Certified Contractor, RBV Contracting.

We are proud to announce that our Project Manager, Dante Catanese has been named HUBZone Employee of the Year by the HUBZone Contractors National Council! He will be presented with this award on October 13, 2017, at the National HUBZone Conference in Chantilly, Virginia. To earn this award, those nominated need to show dedication to […]

Project Summary: Little Caesar’s Arena

The Redwings play inside of RBV Contracting's Little Caesars Arena.

This past year our crew had the opportunity to work on Little Ceasar’s Arena. The arena which is now “home” to Detroit’s NHL (National Hockey League) and NBA (National Basketball Association) teams, cost $862.9 million to construct and opened on Sept. 5, 2017. Little Ceasar’s Arena can respectively hold 20,000 hockey spectators and 21,000 basketball spectators, […]

The RBV Story

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If you’ve taken a glance at our website and social media platforms, you’ve probably noticed the saying, “We Dig Detroit.” Figuratively and literally digging Detroit isn’t all that RBV Contracting does, but we are extremely proud to call the Comeback City “home.” Continue reading to learn the ins-and-outs of RBV Contracting:    We opened our […]