Happy June! It is hard to believe the year is nearly half over. So far, 2026 has been a very exciting year for Beacon Consulting Group, and there is plenty of positive energy in the air beyond our company as well. FIFA World Cup fever is sweeping across the U.S., with many memorable matches already played and the championship match scheduled for Sunday, July 19, 2026, at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. It has also been an especially memorable time for Beacon’s New York City team. We recently relocated our NYC office to a larger, freshly built-out space at 18 West 33rd Street, directly across from the Empire State Building...
Beacon Consulting Group’s Florida office is providing construction consulting services related to the completion of a fire station construction project in Northeast Florida. The new station, with total projected construction costs of more than $4 million, will support critical emergency response services for a rural community that currently has limited access to nearby fire and rescue facilities. The completed facility will be more than 6,000 square feet in size and will include apparatus bay space, office areas, and related support space for fire, rescue, and law enforcement personnel. The overall project included both site work and construction of the fire station building...
Gonzalo Prando is a Project Manager at Beacon Consulting Group, Inc. He joined Beacon's New York City team in October 2025, bringing nearly 10 years of experience in heavy civil, roadwork, bridge, infrastructure, and ground-up construction for public and private sector clients. Before joining Beacon, Gonzalo worked at a regional construction company based in Westchester, NY, where he advanced from Senior Project Manager to Director of Field Operations / Project Executive...
The Philadelphia Surety Claims Association (PSCA) held its annual golf outing last week on June 1, 2026, at Bala Golf Club, located just outside Philadelphia. Beacon’s President, Dennis O’Neill, attended the outing along with our good friend Todd Braggins, recently retired partner at Ernstrom & Dreste, LLP. As always, the PSCA golf outing was a great day of networking, fun, and searching for lost golf balls! Beacon was once again proud to serve as a hole sponsor for the event...
Beacon Vice President John Yeung and Project Manager Myat Cyn recently attended the ABA Fidelity & Surety Law Committee’s 2026 Spring Surety Conference in Sedona, Arizona (May 13-15, 2026). Held at the Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock, the conference brought together surety professionals, attorneys, consultants, claims professionals, underwriters, and industry partners for two days of educational programming, panel discussions, and networking. This year’s program focused on timely issues in the surety industry, including claim handling, construction risk, indemnity issues, bond forms, artificial intelligence, alternative dispute resolution, co-surety relationships, and emerging trends affecting complex construction projects...
I hope May is off to a great start for you. This past weekend was a special one for me, as I had the pleasure of watching my daughter Kyra graduate from Syracuse University magna cum laude. Over the past four years, she worked hard, made the most of her college experience, and stayed actively involved in campus life, including ice hockey and her sorority. She also studied abroad in Florence, Italy, and participated in a Sports Public Relations program in Switzerland, which included visits to FIFA and the International Olympic Committee headquarters. I could not be prouder of her. It has been wonderful to watch her grow and blossom into the amazing young woman she is today...
Beacon is providing construction consulting and construction management completion services for a university campus modernization project in New York City. The project includes the renovation of a large outdoor space adjacent to an academic building, encompassing more than two acres. The $42-million project will deliver a new outdoor plaza and recreation area for the college community, featuring a multipurpose athletic court, running track, seating areas, landscaping, and an entertainment venue...
In early 2026, a leading surety company retained Beacon to assist with a major construction project underway at a military base in North Carolina. The project consists of the new construction of an air traffic control facility, an air traffic control tower, and an air operations building. Following the completion of the new construction and commissioning of all systems, the currently operational facilities will be decommissioned...
Beacon Vice President John Yeung and Project Manager Myat Cyn will be attending the ABA Fidelity & Surety Law Committee (FSLC) Spring Conference, May 13–15 at the Hilton Sedona Resort at Bell Rock in Sedona, Arizona. This year’s program, “Sedona Horizons: Managing and Mitigating Surety Risk When the New Frontier Is Now,” focuses on navigating today’s evolving construction and surety landscape—from emerging risk trends and indemnity challenges to the impact of AI and shifting market dynamics...
Beacon team members Elizabeth Paquet and Myat Cyn recently attended the Women’s Surety Claims Collaborative (WSCC) meeting held April 16–17 at Crystal Springs Resort in Hamburg, New Jersey. This two-day event brought together women leaders from across the country, representing the surety industry’s top female professionals. The gathering provided a space for participants to learn, discuss, and promote professional growth and collaboration within the industry...
