Case Studies November 2013

Marvin Leonard Albright founded M.L. Albright & Sons Inc. (M.L. Albright) in 1946 in the small city of Lewiston, Idaho. Nearly 67 years later, the commercial and heavy construction contractor is now run by the third and fourth generations of Albrights. “Our grandfather started the business,” shares Marvin Albright Sr., co-owner of M.L. Albright. “My […]

Lou-Con Inc. (Lou-Con) has been the name that private industries, as well as local, state and federal institutions have trusted for critical infrastructure maintenance for nearly 54 years. The New Orleans-based company specializes in the construction, installation and maintenance of mechanical components, ranging from local water and waste management plants to NASA’s space and environmental […]

Ernie Gibson was taught pipefitting and welding from his father; together, the father-son duo traveled the country working for oil and gas companies like Gulf and Shell. By the time Ernie was 24 years old, he had saved up enough funds to settle down and start his own business.   Lee Mechanical Contractors Inc. (Lee) […]

J. David Beam founded J.D. Beam Inc. (Beam) in 1979 as a small private contractor performing small private renovation and public-bid new construction projects. Upon founding Beam, David’s goal was to build a construction company with a focus on customers. Glenn Kistler, current owner and president of J.D. Beam, upholds Beam’s original objective while serving […]

Sam Hutchinson, CEO and founder of Interface Construction Corporation (Interface), recalls one of the first jobs the Missouri-based full-service general contractor landed in 1998. “It took us about 10 years to get our first private contract,” he reveals. “We were awarded a job at the Washington University School of Medicine’s Becker Library. They gave it […]

In 2005 when Eli Karp noticed a big for-sale sign on an abandoned rundown lot in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, he saw one thing: opportunity. In fact, Eli decided to buy the entire block and turn it into something unlike anything else in Brooklyn with the help of his development company, Hello Living. “There were empty […]

In an effort to meet the evolving needs of patients, Connecticut’s Hartford Hospital launched a massive modernization project in 2011 dubbed HH2020. The effort consists of a series of renovations and new construction to revitalize core areas of the hospital’s 2.5 million-square-foot campus, starting with a brand-new parking garage. “With capital investments going toward medical […]

For more than 50 years, Gorski Engineering Inc. (GEI) has been providing unique in-house design and construction services throughout eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Jerry Gorski, president of GEI, grew up in the business, as his father founded the company in 1954. “He was a carpenter and stone mason by trade,” Jerry explains. “When he […]

Gil Haugan Construction Inc. (GHC) is a second-generation, family-owned commercial and industrial building contractor. For more than 53 years the South Dakota-based company has provided construction management, design-build and general contracting services backed by the ability to self-perform a range of services in-house. “I think what really sets us apart is the fact that we’re […]

Eckman Construction Company Inc. (ECCI) has been serving public and private clients across the Northeast since 1974. In the nearly 40 years since the business began, ECCI has grown, offering expertise and services to customers in its home state, New Hampshire, as well as Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont. Preston Hunter, director of business development and […]