The UP Companies recently added four new employees to its staff:
• Jim Knaust has been named senior drywall estimator. He has 40 years of industry experience, having previously owned and operated a commercial drywall company for the majority of his professional career. 
• Jeff Tubb has been hired as general drywall superintendent. Tubb has 13 years of industry experience, having previously worked as a Project Superintendent for a commercial construction company in Edwardsville, IL. He attended Jefferson College in Hillsboro, MO. 
• Dan Uhle has been named project manager. He has 19 years of industry experience, having most recently worked as a project manager for an electrical contractor based in O'Fallon, Mo. Uhle has a Bachelor of Science in Business Management/Computer Science from Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo.