The Venice-based commercial construction company J.E. Charlotte Construction Corp. recently hired Steven Franks as an assistant superintendent and Oliver Huff as a project engineer. With more than 20 years of experience, Franks will assist on the second Siesta Key location for Daiquiri Deck, a three-story building. Franks previously held several positions with out-of-state residential and commercial construction companies and served as a corporal in the U.S. Army. Huff, meanwhile, will help oversee the expansion of the Margo Lang Children's Crisis Unit at Charlotte Behavioral Health Care, a $2.2 million project.