Newport News, Va.-based construction firm W. M. Jordan Company has named Robert T. Beale vice president of the company. Beale opened the firm’s Wilmington, Va., office in 2012 with five employees. In four years, staff has grown by 500 percent and the office space is undergoing its second expansion. Approximately 25 staff members now serve clients in North and South Carolina. Recent projects include a major addition to the Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune, N.C. In his 21 years with W. M. Jordan Company, Beale has managed nearly 70 projects representing more than $500 million in contracts.