Business View Magazine | November 2020

49 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2020 company can use the new location to further penetrate the local market. “Although it’s only 20 miles up the road, it’s a whole new market for us and we’re really excited about moving into that space,” she reports. “We already have a small relationship with the public utility company in Baltimore, and we’re looking forward to building relationships with the general contractors there. Long-term, I would hope that we would be an established, sought-after, underground contractor in the Baltimore market with a solid, operating business unit there. We’re also pursuing a certification that’s meaningful in the District, which is called a CBE – a Certified Business Enterprise certification. This certification will add significant value to the work we do in the District. We’ve recently applied and are excited to see what additional opportunities it brings.” Over the years, BF Joy has endeavored to keep up with the technological advances in the sector. For example, it was the first company BF JOY LLC Ken Joy, Melissa Koehler, and Kevin Joy at the 2018 ABC Metro Washington Annual Business Meeting.  Melissa was sworn-in as Chair of the ABC Metro Washington’s Board of Directors, where she served this post for the 2019 term. BF Joy at a project site at FedEx Field, in Landover, MD. Safety is first and foremost at BF Joy.