Case Studies March 2014

Gus Ishihara and Gordon Tyau established Group 70 International (G70) in 1971. For over 40 years, the business has grown from an architecture firm to a multidisciplinary design firm, serving hundreds of clients with unique needs throughout the Hawaiian archipelago and the greater Pacific Rim. Leadership has shifted over the years; Linda Miki, president of […]

Greater Seattle Concrete Inc. (GSC) was founded in 1984 as a small, privately owned concrete contractor in Mill Creek, Wash. For nearly 30 years, the business has worked with a growing number of clients in the region focusing mostly in western Washington. “We started out as a flatwork concrete company in 1984,” says Leon Johnson, […]

In 1974 brothers Preston and Max Gerber founded Gerber Construction Inc. (GCI), with their brother Scott joining shortly thereafter. The business began as a small concrete contractor, performing residential work around Lehi, Utah; however, the company has grown significantly since. Allen Gerber, the youngest brother and president of GCI, began working with his older brothers […]

Prior to establishing Fong & Chan Architects (FCA) in 1982, David G. Fong and Chiu Lin Tse-Chan interviewed for an expansive project. The San Francisco International Airport’s master plan/programming/conceptual design of the South Terminal (Terminal One) and passenger boarding gates A, B and C entailed an approximate 1 million-square-foot area at an estimated construction cost […]

For nearly 25 years, brothers Kal and Kam Takhar have made an extraordinary team. The pair joined forces in 1989, founding Crown Development Inc. (Crowne). While neither had experience in the field, Kal and Kam were ready to tackle the challenge head on – and with a clean slate. Kal, holder of a California real […]

In 1991 Marc and Kim Dewey founded specialty construction firm Construction Concepts Inc. (CCI). For more than 20 years, the business has grown, developing strong and lasting relationships with clients, subcontractors and employees alike. Kim’s son, Dan Grelle, has recently taken on a growing role in the family business. “My parents started this company out […]

Tri-State Industrial Group (TSIG) is a large, growing infrastructure services provider serving customers in energy, industrial and commercial markets across the United States. Gary Allison, CEO of TSIG, founded the business in 1983 as a small electrical contractor; however, the company has surpassed his expectations. Allison grew up in Oklahoma, and after high school, he […]

ISI Security (ISI) is a large specialty commercial and institutional (detention) security contractor based in San Antonio, Texas. ISI is a dual-track organization, designing and installing both physical and electronic security systems to keep people and property either in or out of a given structure. The company has been in business since 1991 and now […]

John Gaynor’s electrical expertise has taken him around the world in support of critical data centers essential to the operations of numerous Internet giants. “I just returned from a four-month long project in Australia,” reveals Gaynor, founder and president of Genelco Inc. (Genelco). “We traveled there for an American client expanding internationally who was finishing […]

Gemstar Construction & Development Inc. (Gemstar) began in 1983. David Carson, president and co-owner of Gemstar, alongside longtime partner Winston J. Payne, vice president and co-owner, worked in the property insurance and construction sales fields for five years prior to founding the company. Together, Payne and Carson decided the time was right to make a […]