Case Studies March 2013

Communications Engineering Company (CEC) is a nationally recognized technology systems integrator that has been continually evolving for nearly 70 years. With 225 employees across eight locations – six in Iowa and two in Wisconsin – CEC holds the resources and reach to serve global customers that are seeking solutions tailored to their specific market needs. […]

Build Group Inc. (Build Group) is one of the fastest growing companies in Northern California’s Bay Area. Build Group saw a 2,678-percent growth in revenue between 2009 and 2011, demonstrating the company’s success. The construction firm works with a diverse clientele to provide general construction services, ranging from new buildings and renovations to solar panel […]

Beard Integrated Systems Inc. (Beard) is celebrating its 85-year anniversary in 2013. The Texas-based company offers mechanical, electrical and plumbing contracting services, executed by a well-diversified team. Beard hasn’t simply survived in a competitive market for 85 years; the company continually strives to be at the top of its game in hopes to be the […]

Adams, Rehmann & Heggan Associates Inc. (ARH Associates) is an industry leader in civil and environmental engineering, planning, surveying and mapping. The award-winning consulting and design firm – which is based in Hammonton, N.J., and operates additional branches in Hammonton and Newark – was founded in the mid-1930s, and brings eight decades of experience and […]

On a foggy, cool January morning, the University of Dubuque laid quiet. A live video feed overlooking the near-complete performing arts center construction project showed but a few pedestrians and some construction vehicles. The feed is set up to show two angles on campus in order to document the progress as the $30 million center […]

Students today are learning in a fast-paced, technology-driven world. Therefore, school districts need to stay abreast of the latest advancements in order to provide the best education for the future. Plainview Independent School District officials in Plainview, Texas, realize the urgency, and voted in 2010 to renovate Plainview High School to meet modern-day standards. The […]

Lutheran Home, located in Arlington Heights, Ill., is the original campus for Lutheran Life Communities, an Illinois-based organization known for its innovative approach to senior living. Lutheran Home is recognized as one of the finest senior living communities in the country, and is currently undergoing an extensive addition and renovation project. The $50 million facelift […]

The Gulf of Mexico is a defining element for the city of Mobile, Ala. For more than two decades, city and state officials have been dreaming of a museum to honor the seafaring heritage along the Gulf Coast. After a groundbreaking ceremony in April 2009, Mobile’s dream is slowly becoming reality. The Michael C. Dow, […]

The year 2012 marked the 30-year anniversary of Mason Forest Products Inc. (Mason Products). However, there wasn’t a big company party, dinner or cake. “We got out an hour early, that’s about it,” laughs Greg Langford, the executive sales manager at Mason Products. This is because Mason Products operates on a business as usual, work […]

Kentec Inc. (Kentec) is a wholesale distributor of construction and industrial supplies headquartered in Snellville, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta. Established in 1951, what was once a simple mom-and-pop now provides the best specialty tools and fasteners to over 10,000 customers in six states. The company has an 89,000-square foot distribution center and seven branches […]