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through the Get With The Guidelines quality improvement initiative can often see fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates.” According to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, stroke is the number five cause of death and a leading cause of adult disability in the United States. On average, someone in the U.S. suffers a stroke every 40 seconds and nearly 795,000 people suffer a new or recurrent stroke each year. About Get With The Guidelines ® Get With The Guidelines® is the American Heart Associa- tion/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality im- provement program that provides hospitals with tools and resources to increase adherence to the latest research-based guidelines. Developed with the goal of saving lives and hasten- ing recovery, Get With The Guidelines has touched the lives of more than six million patients since 2001. For more infor- mation, visit heart.org . MONTGOMERY BUILDING WINS ABC EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION NATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST HISTORICAL RESTORATION UNDER $25MM Historical Kress Building transformed into 110,000 sq. foot property with office space, retail, and residential units to revi- talize downtown On March 21st, the formerly disrepaired Kress Building on Dexter Avenue was given the ABC Excellence in Construction Award for Best Historical Restoration under $25 million. Led by community developer, Montgomery BUILDS, and through collaboration with local architects Seay, Seay & Litchfield and contractor Brasfield & Gorrie, they transformed the three story building into a five-story 110,000 square foot mixed use prop- erty with office space, retail and 26 residential units. The Kress building was originally built in 1898 by owner Samuel L. Kress and rebuilt in 1929 after a fire. However, due to years of water damage, 60% of the original ornamental plas- terwork was destroyed. To replicate as close to the original de- sign as possible, 1929 ornamental plaster was cast and local craftspeople worked for months restoring the deco elements. They abated & demolished and rebuilt the buildings on either side of Kress to fuse the original building with the new con- struction for elevator &mechanicals. To support the additional floors, 164 tons of new structural steel were added to the ex- isting 411 tons of steel in the building. In addition to architectural feats, Montgomery BUILDS worked alongside the community to ensure that Kress on Dex- ter encapsulated the deep history of Montgomery. The new tongue and grove wood flooring on the second level of the building were milled from beams salvaged from demolition of the oldest theatre in the state of Alabama - the 1860 Mont- gomery Theatre (later called the Webber Theatre). The Webber Theatre is where John Wilkes Booth performed regularly, and performed just weeks before assassinating Abraham Lincoln. During renovation, construction crews also uncovered two oversized slabs of marble engraved with the words “white” and “colored.” These slabs backed Kress’s segregated water foun- tains. Displayed inside Kress’s Monroe Street entrance, the relics serve as a way of bearing witness to a complex and painful history; they were unveiled in a special ceremony on April 12th. Over 110 years later, the newly renovated Kress building stands as a symbol of architectural innovation, community transformation, and hope for a stronger future. ALG RESEARCH HIRES DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Montgomery-based Anzalone Liszt Grove Research is pleased to announce that Andrea Screws has joined the firm as Director of Op- erations. Andrea Screws will manage Human Re- sources, Information Technology, Legal, Fi- nance and Marketing for ALG Research in their Montgomery, AL office. Andrea has ex- tensive executive expe- rience in the corporate sector with service companies such as HealthSouth, ARAMARK, and KinderCare Learning Cen- ters. Most recently, Andrea served as the Executive Director for the Kiwanis Club of Montgomery Foundation. Andrea holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business from Hunting- don College and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She and her husband, Euel, have two children, Emma & Anderson, and attend St. John’s Episcopal Church. Andrea is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Montgomery and volunteers with several non-profit organizations in the River Region. Learn more about ALG Research at www.algpolling.com. MONTGOMERY ANNOUNCESMARRIOTT AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION HOTEL: FIRST BOUTIQUE PROPERTY IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN Ascent Hospitality recently announced its purchase of Mont- gomery’s historic Murphy House downtown — The luxury, boutique hotel will boast 100 rooms and suites, while also of- fering dining and corporate meeting space. 52 RIVER REGION LIVING www.riverregionliving.com Andrea Screws