ST. LOUIS (September, 2007) –

St. Louis-based HBE Corporation will attend a ground breaking ceremony planned for Wednesday, September 19, 2007 to mark the start of construction on the new $78,959,464, three level, 202,000 sq. ft. hospital in Hanford, California. Completion is expected January, 2010. HBE is a leading nationwide provider of commercial design-build construction for health care including replacement hospitals, hospital remodel/additions, and medical office buildings. In fact, HBE is ranked #1 among design-build firms serving the health care industry according to Modern Healthcare. HBE also is a leading design-builder of financial facilities such as credit union and bank branches and headquarter facilities.

HBE specializes in turnkey, single source design-build project delivery. The company has completed thousands of projects across the United States. HBE is headquartered in St. Louis and was founded in1960 by its CEO/Chairman, Fred S. Kummer.