Immaculate Management Group Completes Gilbane Rising Contractor Program
Immaculate Management Group's Certificate of Completion for the Gilbane Building Company Rising Contractor Program, awarded on March 31, 2026.
Immaculate Management Group is proud to announce a significant milestone in the company's growth and development. Our President, James Barnes, has officially completed the Gilbane Building Company's Rising Contractor Program — a competitive, structured development initiative designed to elevate emerging contractors and build pathways for sustainable business growth.
The certificate of completion, awarded on March 31, 2026, and signed by Yvette Stevens, Vice President and Director of Economic Inclusion at Gilbane Building Company, represents more than a program finish line. It reflects Immaculate Management Group's ongoing commitment to pursuing excellence, building high-level industry partnerships, and positioning the company for long-term growth in the commercial facility management sector.
About the Gilbane Rising Contractor Program
Gilbane Building Company is one of the most respected names in commercial construction and development in the United States. Recognized as one of the Top 25 Best Places to Work in 2025, Gilbane has built a reputation for integrity, leadership, and a culture of intentional excellence that extends beyond its own operations into the communities and industries it serves.
The Rising Contractor Program is one expression of that commitment — a structured mentorship and development initiative designed to create access and build capacity for emerging contractors who demonstrate the potential and the drive to grow into significant industry partnerships. Participation in the program is not automatic. It reflects a deliberate selection of companies whose values, capabilities, and growth trajectory align with Gilbane's standards.
For Immaculate Management Group, being part of this program meant access to mentorship from experienced industry leaders, exposure to the operational and business development practices that define world-class contracting organizations, and the kind of intentional guidance that accelerates growth in ways that independent development rarely can.
James Barnes, President of Immaculate Management Group, holding the Gilbane Rising Contractor Program Certificate of Completion.
What This Milestone Means for IMG and Its Clients
For the commercial property owners and facility managers who work with Immaculate Management Group, this milestone carries a practical significance that goes beyond recognition.
A facility management company whose leadership has completed a rigorous development program with one of the most respected names in commercial construction is a company that has been held to an external standard of excellence — and met it. The knowledge, relationships, and operational perspective that James Barnes gained through the Gilbane Rising Contractor Program directly inform how Immaculate Management Group approaches its client relationships, its service delivery, and its long-term growth strategy.
At IMG, the goal has never been simply to maintain facilities. It is to elevate environments and build partnerships that last. The Gilbane Rising Contractor Program completion is evidence of that commitment — not just in words, but in the deliberate investment of time, effort, and professional development that this kind of recognition requires.
Immaculate Management Group extends its sincere gratitude to the entire Gilbane team, with special thanks to Diana Anthony, the program mentors, and Aria Johnson for their guidance and support throughout the program.
This is just the beginning of what we are building together.
Immaculate Management Group is a full-service facility management contractor based in Northeast Ohio, providing commercial cleaning, landscaping, painting, pest control, project management, and transportation services to world-class commercial facilities. MBE/EDGE Certified. To learn more, contact us at info@theimggroup.com or call 440-833-4258.