Case Studies July 2014

For the last 41 years, USA Fence Company (USA Fence), a family-owned and -operated provider of fencing options, has been keeping people well supplied with the tools to direct traffic flow, pedestrian or otherwise. “We opened in 1971 and have been here ever since,” says Loyd “Butch” Glasgow, CEO of USA Fence. “We’ve gone from […]

Traditions of America L.P. (Traditions) is building more than just 55-plus communities; the Pennsylvania-based company is improving the lives of consumers’ one home at a time. After 30 years serving the Mid-Atlantic, Traditions continues to develop lifestyle communities that offer award-winning homes and resort-style amenities that promote active living. “There isn’t one community that sticks […]

Tom Boyce founded Tom Boyce Excavating Inc. (TBE) in 1988 as a small underground utilities and site preparation company in Branson, Mo. The business has grown from a one-man operation, with just Boyce and an old backhoe, into a growing construction company with 60 employees. Today, Boyce’s team works on horizontal and underground construction projects […]

The husband and wife team of Greg and Lora Tedesco, co-founders of namesake company Tedesco Pacific Construction Inc. (Tedesco), founded a single-source concrete placement construction company specializing in super flat floors for commercial, industrial and government projects. For 30 years, the Tedesco team has continued to grow and prosper. The company has experienced significant growth […]

Founded in 1979, California-based architecture and interior design firm Taylor is a on a mission to promote innovation in health care and other sectors through a unique approach to design. To complete that mission, the company focuses on instilling a focus on strategy, user experience and aspirational results into each project, while also informing clients […]

For more than 25 years, SWAT Environmental (SWAT) has been providing vapor intrusion mitigation and remediation services for customers all over the United States. Founded in 1988, the business has grown to include 40 service centers spanning from Massachusetts to Missouri and Washington State. Gordon Satoh, managing director of commercial markets for SWAT, oversees a […]

Stotko Speedling Construction (SSC) is a full-service commercial general contractor with an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and a proverbial wall full of national and state awards. Co-founded in 2002 by namesake duo, Greg Stotko, president, and Doug Speedling, SSC quickly earned the title of Business of the Year in 2005. Together, Stotko […]

R.S. Andrews Services Inc. (R.S. Andrews) understands people are busy enough juggling daily to-do lists to worry about heating, cooling or plumbing problems, which is why, for nearly 46 years the Atlanta-based company has been delivering stress-free HVAC. “We’ve been in business since 1968 and originally started as a plumbing company,” shares Dari Payrow, now […]

For some companies, working primarily with a single client could eventually lead to income issues. For RF Installations LLC (RFI), however, the economic model has allowed the company to become a leader in the installation services industry. “We’re a residential remodeling company,” says Ronnie Norman, COO of RFI. “The majority of our business is with […]

In 1900 Daniel Houlahan founded a small brick company in Seattle in order to supply the city’s rebuilding effort after a destructive fire. Originally called Builders Brick Company, the business rebranded in 1966 as Mutual Materials (MM). For more than a century, MM has grown and diversified. It is still a family business today with […]