Case Studies July 2013

J.M. Thomas Forest Products (JMT) rejects the notion that all wholesale distributors need to be everything to everyone. Instead, the company focuses exclusively on serving as the link between forest products producers across the U.S. and Canada and contractor-oriented retail lumberyards in eight states across the Southwestern/Mountain/Great Plains regions. JMT supplies natural and engineered wood […]

Bob Young founded J & B Materials Inc. (J & B) in 1979 after a few years of working for another building material supplier. J & B started out as a drywall specialty supplier, hauling and stocking products for clients, but the company gradually evolved into a complete Lath and plaster and drywall supplier. J […]

Integrated Project Services (IPS) brings together a complete array of technical consulting, engineering, procurement, construction management, and commissioning and qualification services to help clients meet their business objectives by successfully implementing capital projects to improve operations. The company, headquartered in Lafayette Hill, Pa., started out in 1989 as a traditional architectural and engineering firm. In […]

Snoqualmie Pass is a segment of Interstate 90 (I-90) passing through the Cascade Range of mountains in central Washington. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is funding a makeover for the section of highway that is in disrepair. Guy F. Atkinson Construction LLC (GFAC) secured a bid for the project in July 2011, and […]

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is undertaking a highway project that has been in the works for over 50 years. Corridor 18 – a section of Interstate 69 (I-69), which connects Mexico to Canada by way of the U.S. – is under construction between Evansville, Ind., and Indianapolis. There will be no tolls along […]

John G. Walton Construction Company (JGW) is in the middle of a major construction project along Interstate 10, just west of Mobile, Ala. Drivers will gain an additional lane of traffic in each direction along the approximately four-mile stretch, as well as a brand new bridge system over highway 90. The project is the largest […]

Hunt Construction Group (Hunt), a general contractor based in Scottsdale, Ariz., is currently constructing the new Hyatt Place Hotel in downtown Austin, Texas. The 18-story hotel, designed to cater to business travelers, is being developed and managed by White Lodging. Such specialty hotels have been popping up around the world, offering in-house amenities that save […]

Huser Construction Company Inc. (HCC) has been providing Texas Hill Country with the area’s most comprehensive commercial construction since 1994. The team at HCC’s ultimate goal is to help customers realize and materialize each individual and unique vision. The team’s sincere desire stems from Steve Huser, president of HCC, who has been enthusiastic since his […]

Hurst Mechanical is a service-oriented HVAC mechanical contractor dedicated to maintaining and upgrading existing mechanical systems for commercial and industrial clients throughout West Michigan. Founded in 1979, Hurst Mechanical has expanded substantially through its commitment to service and sustainability, and now provides knowledge, experience and personal attention to HVAC, electrical, plumbing, refrigeration, process piping and […]

Utah-based Goodfellow Crushers Corporation (GCC) is a builder of custom crushing equipment and plants. GCC has lived through many incarnations and is now owned and operated by a man who is gunning after the title, “the most interesting man in the world.” That Dos Equis guy had better watch his back. Lynn Goodfellow officially started […]