Stores Operate Through Construction in Popular Ridgefield, CT Shopping Mall

FARMINGTON, CT– November 9, 2003 – Konover Construction Corporation recently completed an 18-month project for the Copps Hill Plaza in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The company served as general contractor for the $6.1 million project, which included demolition of the original Copps Hills Plaza, major site work, and the construction of several new buildings. The first 11,000 square-foot building was completed in October 2002 for the original Copps Hill tenants – Blockbuster, Radio Shack, Ridegfield Liquor, and Venice pizza. This month, Konover Construction finished a 10,000 square-foot Eckerd Drugstore and a 2,500 square-foot building, which will be occupied by SuperCuts and other retailers.

“We coordinated our work schedule so all the existing businesses in the plaza could remain open with minimal disruption during each phase of construction,” said Mike Kolakowski, president and CEO of Konover Construction. “Now that the project is finished, the plaza is much better designed to accommodate shoppers in this popular retail area.”

Regionally located in Farmington, Connecticut and Columbia, Maryland, Konover Construction Corporation is a $270 million, full-service, single-source commercial construction company that has served the Mid-Atlantic and Eastern U.S. for nearly 45 years. The company provides construction management, design-build, and general contracting services to corporate, institutional, educational, retail, and other public and private sector clients. Retail Traffic (formerly Shopping Center World) recently ranked Konover Construction 10th in the nation for interior fit-up and 9th for shell construction on retail centers. Engineering News-Record magazine ranks Konover Construction 172nd among the nation's top 400 construction companies. Visit the company’s Web site at www.konoverconstruction.com.