KEN EAST APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT, SCHOOL DIVISION
FOR COASTAL CONSTRUCTION

MIAMI (April 2006) – Thomas P. Murphy Jr., Chairman and CEO of Miami-based Coastal Construction Group, today announced that Ken East has been appointed Vice President, School Division for Coastal Construction Company, a subsidiary of Coastal.

In his new role, East will be responsible for overseeing the construction development of the company’s academic projects and will work closely with several Florida school districts to maintain and further client relationships. Currently, Coastal has nine academic projects in progress with Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Projects include the construction of a three-story, 36-classroom, 854-student station modular at Ferguson Senior High School; pool renovations at MAST Academy; and a new learning center, chiller building and baseball diamond at Madie Ives Elementary School.

“With Ken’s experience and tremendous passion for building schools, there is no doubt that he will be very successful in this role,” said Murphy. “I am extremely excited to have someone of his caliber focus on the construction of our academic projects and continue to foster important client relationships.”

East most recently served as a disaster recovery consultant and interim facilities director for the St. Lucie County school district where he was responsible for overseeing operations including the school’s facilities and maintenance departments, new construction projects, as well as managing all aspects of the school’s hurricane recovery efforts.

Prior to his work with the St. Lucie County school district, East spent 10 years with the Monroe County school district as leader of the facilities department and was responsible for implementing a $125 million construction program to fund the district’s initial construction plan. He also managed to successfully develop a half-cent sales tax construction program that was overwhelmingly passed by voters, making Monroe the first county in the state to successfully pass a sales tax initiative.

A licensed general contractor in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands, East has more than 14 years of experience constructing schools. His growing portfolio includes Sugarloaf Middle School on Sugarloaf Key, Coral Shores High School on Tavernier Key and Key West High School.