Case Studies September 2013

Dewaine Bednarik founded db General Contractors Inc. (db General Contractors) around the ideal that a personal relationship makes for the best business. “I started this company in 2006,” shares Dewaine, president of db General Contractors. “We have always approached business with a high regard to relationships and family. Our focus on long term relationship-based customers […]

Kemin Industries (Kemin) provides molecular solutions specifically developed to provide nutrition and health benefits for humans and animals. The research and development company is currently in the midst of building a new research and development laboratory in Des Moines, Iowa. Neumann Brothers Inc. (Neumann), a construction company based in Des Moines, is the lead contractor […]

Keith Mosley founded Keith Mosley Construction Inc. (KMC) in 1985 after working 13 years in various sectors of the construction industry. “I went into the service as an electrician,” Mosley elaborates. “When I got out, I worked for my brother for a long time until I started KMC.” Today the business is based in South […]

Honors Contractors Inc. (HCI) celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2012. The general contractor, headquartered in New Port Richey, Fla., has carved out a niche in completing shopping center renovations and interior retail build outs. Since its founding, the company’s reputation as reliable and proficient grew HCI’s business quickly. Don Bowen, president and owner of HCI, […]

Harold Morris founded H.M. White LLC (HMW) in 1936 providing paint finishing solutions to manufacturers across the country. The Detroit-based company is a leader in the sheet metal fabrication and clean-air engineering industry.   Morris passed the business down to the next generation and today his grandson, Bill White, serves as chairman of HMW. Originally […]

Fred Willich founded Hi-Tech Interiors Inc. (Hi-Tech) in 1991 as a small partnership specializing in commercial drywall, metal stud framing, insulation, acoustical ceilings and synthetic and conventional stucco. The business incorporated in 1993 and continues to grow today. Hi-Tech offers leading experience and innovation in the field, stemming from Willich’s background of more than 40 […]

When Hayes Mechanical changed offices a couple of years ago, Terry AnCel came across something special during the moving process. “When we were packing before moving into the new office I came across some old boxes,” recalls AnCel, president and CEO of Hayes Mechanical. “In one of the boxes I found an invoice and feedback […]

Solis Partners Inc. (Solis) operates in New Jersey, a state with more commercial solar system installations than anywhere else in the country. Founded in 2009, the company is a leading provider of turnkey solar power systems for commercial, industrial, utility and nonprofit clients, as well as installs large scale solar power plants.   Jamie Hahn […]

In the tragic 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which was followed by a massive fire, nearly 80 percent of the city was left in ruins. However, one building constructed only a year before the devastation remained among the rubble. “The first two stories of what’s now called 275 Brannan were built in 1905,” explains Tony Castillo, […]

Kevin Hancock remembers when Hancock Lumber Company (Hancock Lumber) was a small store and mill in Casco Village, Maine. “From the time I was a Little League age boy growing up in Casco, I can still recall when our entire company was located in the small town,” recounts Kevin, president of Hancock Lumber. “Today, we […]