Construction firm finds leader in relocated industry veteran

ESTERO — A construction industry veteran’s move from the Midwest to Southwest Florida has resulted in a new executive hire for national construction management firm Suffolk, one of the largest building contractors in Florida.

The new hire, Shelly Patterson, recently joined the firm as project executive of the Gulf Coast operations team. She has more than 24 years of industry experience, according to a statement. For the past 23 years, the third-generation construction professional worked for The Boldt Company, a Midwest-based construction firm with revenues of more than $1 billion, the past six years as executive vice president and general manager of Minnesota operations.