Case Studies December 2013

Paula Scales joined Brookstone Builders Inc. (BBI) in 1987 as corporate accountant, applying a strong background in finance and administration to the small construction firm in Manchester, N.H. At the time, the business had been operating for just three years, offering commercial and industrial construction and design-build services to regional customers. Today, the business has […]

Since 1991, AI Engineers Inc. (AI) has provided comprehensive civil engineering, surveying, bridge safety evaluations and building systems incorporating sustainable design and construction inspection and management for a range of federal, state, municipal and private clients throughout the East Coast. As a leader in high quality engineering and technical services, AI’s innovation supports the design, […]

Bettina and Greg Fulford founded BNG Construction Inc. (BNG) in 2002 as a general contractor business named using the initials of the wife-and-husband leadership team as well as their daughter, Nicole. Bettina runs the business as president with solid support from Greg, vice president of BNG. “I’m a concrete guy,” Greg explains. I was working […]

In 2008, after 40 years displaying hundreds of species of exotic fish, sharks, sea turtles, eels, penguins and a host of other marine life for the public’s pleasure, it was time for the New England Aquarium in Boston to invest in a new 200,000-gallon giant ocean tank and other exhibit renovations. “They knew it needed […]

David Voylkes founded Voyles Masonry (VM) in 1975 as a small but steadily growing masonry business based in Texas. The business quickly took off, but the recession in the early 1980s presented major challenges in the regional market. Seeing opportunity on the Eastern Seaboard, David and his crew packed up shop and headed to South […]

BKV Group (BKV) is building more than just high-quality urban environments. The award-winning Minneapolis-based architectural design firm is also building a sense of community through residential building that’s more than just an apartment number or unit, but a well-rounded urban living experience. “Through thoughtful, innovative design we try to incorporate all of the elements that […]

Terry Neal and Olin Slabaugh founded Summit Construction Corporation (SCC) in 1981 as a track construction contractor, providing services to clients in the Mid-Atlantic States. The company found success throughout the ’80s and ’90s; however, the team shifted into a new market around the beginning of the new millennium. Robert Kinser, president of SCC, operates […]

Robert Malone Founded Ranger Specialized Glass Inc. (RSG) in 1983 as a specialty fenestration company. Based in Houston, Texas, the company serves clients around the country. RSG has developed a business presence in Texas as well as on the East Coast in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. With roughly 65 people on staff, the growing […]

Jim McAllister, vice president of The Clem Lumber and Distributing Company (Clem Lumber), says keeping things simple works for the Ohio-based building supplier. “We’re really not that exciting -we’re actually kind of vanilla,” he jokes. “We just try to make the process go smoothly and easily for our customers. We keep things simple, stay with […]

In October 2012, the Metric Corporation (Metric) broke ground on a long-awaited multi-family housing structure in Portland, Maine. Atlas Investments is developing the property in cooperation with Reger Holdings LLC. The condominiums, known as Bay House, will open in December 2013 for occupancy. In 2008, developers had to put the project on hold as the […]