Denver, Colorado - July 15, 2009 - Advisory Board Architects (ABA), an industry leader in high-level corporate advisory board management, is pleased to announce that GH Phipps Construction Companies has selected ABA to design, build, manage and leverage a new advisory board based on ABA proprietary methodologies and processes to primarily focus on strategies to escalate growth in revenues and geographies.

By utilizing ABA's proprietary Multiple Strategic Value Impactor (MSVI) scoring methodology, a process that objectively scores qualified board candidates, ABA has worked with GH Phipps to select the best board members that will provide the most value to an organization.

"GH Phipps has selected a high-level advisory board that has gone through an intensive board selection processes to ensure the right advisors are sitting at the table and providing strategic value to their organization and executive leadership," said Bob Arciniaga, founder and managing partner of Advisory Board Architects.

GH Phipps, headquartered in Colorado, has been a leader in full service construction management and general contracting for nearly 60 years and is recognized for its outstanding work in the medical, education, religious, high-tech, commercial, and public arenas. With reported revenues over $280 million, they are ranked in the top 200 general contractors nationally and are ranked in the top 5 Front Range General Contractors by the Denver Business Journal. They have successfully completed many high profile projects including INVESCO Field at Mile High, Children's Hospital, and University of Denver's Nagel Hall.

The GH Phipps Advisory Board includes Bruce Alexander, EVP and CEO of Vectra Banks and member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City's Denver Branch, Bob Bach, partner with Holme Roberts and Owen, Dylan Taylor, president of US Operations for First Service Commercial Real Estate (NASDAQ: FSRV) and former president of Global Client Services for Grubb and Ellis.

Additional members include Kristy Schloss, president of Schloss Engineered Equipment and also a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's Denver Branch and a leading CEO of a large-scale Colorado architectural firm.

"We are pleased and impressed with the level of advisors and the process that has been implemented by ABA to help us build this board and manage this process." said Charlie Graft, CEO of GH Phipps. "We are excited to have this amazing group of individuals help our organization meet its strategic objectives."