Case Studies July 2014

For three generations, CowBay Contracting (CowBay) has been a full-service construction management firm based in Port Washington, N.Y. Since 1972, the family-owned and -operated company has delivered dependable construction from concept to completion with an open-book policy. “We’re process-driven and everything is a process in today’s complex economic climate,” explains Joe D’Alonzo, second-generation president of […]

In 1924, Angelo Corradini founded Corradini Corp. (CC) as a small terrazzo manufacturer and installer. An immigrant, Angelo had learned the trade in his home country of Italy. He worked in the United States as an installer before striking out on his own. The business is now in its fourth generation of family operation. Angelo’s […]

Since 1971, Constructora Argo Inc. (CAI) has been family-owned and -operated, serving and supporting the island economy in Puerto Rico with trusted urban development capabilities. The small island, which is actually home to big industry, has experienced significant economic growth in the pharmaceutical, electronics, textile, processed foods and petrochemical sectors in recent decades and CAI […]

Gary Hammel founded Concord Fabricators Inc. (Concord) in 1988 alongside partners Chuck Purdom and Don Seeley. Gary has been involved in the construction industry for 50 years, as he started off in his junior year of high school when a teacher offered him a summer job at the J.T. Edwards Co., a local steel fabrication […]

In 2003, Zebulon Z. Hadley IV founded a small power washing business while attending North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. His one-man operation soon expanded when the quality of his work attracted local general contractors. With growing success in the region, he hired his first two employees. Three years later, the small team added […]

Clima-Tech Inc. (Clima-Tech) is on fire in the cooling business. Since 2009, the California-based refrigeration contractor has grown by leaps and bounds, realizing nearly 50 percent growth over the last five years. Today, specializing in commercial refrigeration systems, particularly in the supermarket sector, Clima-Tech has emerged as the second largest service provider in southern California. […]

Natural gas has become a major fuel for multiple end users, from home heating to the energy that keeps the lights on at industrial plants, and is increasingly becoming a potential pathway to reduce fossil fuel dependency as a bridge to a low-carbon future. Getting the fuel through the proper channels and to the source […]

The history of Clark Bros. Inc. (CBI) dates back to the late 1930s when Norman Clark and his two brothers founded a construction business in Dos Palos, Calif. Over the years, the business diversified, expanding into farming and crop dusting services. Norman passed away in 1949, effectively drawing the first phase of CBI to a […]

From roads to bridges, sewer systems to lighting and traffic signals, Civiltech Engineering Inc. (Civiltech) has helped keep the Chicago area moving for more than 25 years. Since its inception in 1988, Civiltech has earned a reputation as the go-to firm for professional excellence and trusted civil and transportation consulting in the Windy City. The […]

City Construction Company Inc. (CCC) has been providing diverse new construction and renovation services in West Virginia for more than 49 years and four generations. Oral Henderson Jr. founded the business in 1965 and operated the business for several decades with his five sons, Bud, Ron, Mark, Brian and Scott. Oral is still involved in […]