Case Studies Best of the United States 2013

C.E.G. Construction (CEG) has risen to the top of the industrial building and development market in southern California. The company was founded in 1993 by Trace Chalmers, president of CEG, who was a prominent industrial real estate broker in the greater Los Angeles area prior. After years in industrial real estate, Trace saw an opportunity […]

For over 40 years, Overhead Door of Washington, D.C. (Overhead Door) has been building longstanding relationships with customers and fellow businesses throughout the region. “My partner and company president Louis Rehak started Overhead Door in 1973,” shares Robert “Willie” B. White, vice president of Overhead Door. “Our very first customer was Jack Bates Construction. They […]

In 2013, B.R. Johnson Inc. (BRJ) is celebrating 85 years of unique, high-quality construction services. The fenestration materials supplier and installation business began in 1928, founded by Ben Johnson. The company has expanded significantly over the decades and has become a leading, mid-sized supplier and contractor specializing in windows, doors, framing and hardware. Tony Minieri, […]

Stark Truss Company Inc. (STC) was founded in 1963. Abner and Esther Yoder, co-owners of STC, began the company as a small manufacturer of prefabricated trusses in Canton, Ohio. The husband and wife team built a solid foundation for the company based on the family’s strong Christian values of integrity, hard work and faith. Guided […]

Tommy Sims founded Sims Crane & Equipment (SCE) in 1959 as a small operation in Florida. The business is now in its third generation of family operation. Erika Sims and Dean Sims II both serve as executive vice presidents of the business, with Erika leading the sales department and Dean heading up marketing. “My grandfather […]

Natural gas developers in the Southeast typically turn to WHC Incorporated to build the pipelines that will carry their gas to a refinery. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, in 2000, shale gas accounted for just one percent of domestic natural gas supplies. In 2011, 3,500 shale gas wells were drilled in the United […]

Keith Lawson II, CEO of Keith Lawson Company (KLC), has been carrying on the second generation of family ownership at the Florida-based company for as long as he can recall. “My father, Keith Lawson Sr., founded the company in 1980 originally as a one-man operation performing service work,” recounts Keith. “I’ve been here since the […]

Staying concerned with and elevating the importance of each and every client’s needs is what Summit Contractors Group considers its specialty. “We take a different approach. We have the same goals as our clients,” says EVP Marc Padgett. Padgett has been in the industry since 1998, being self employed in the rehab industry before coming to […]

Snead Ag Supply & Services Inc. (Snead Ag) launched in 1993 when Steve & Diane Clowdus purchased the local John Deere dealership in Snead, Ala. Fast forward almost 20 years and Snead Ag continues to pursue growth, even in the wake of the economic downturn. Simply put, the Snead Ag team believes it has a […]

Nationwide Equipment Company (Nationwide) specializes in the sale of high-quality heavy equipment for the mining, construction and marine sectors. The company’s 30 employees offer domestic sales and the exporting of equipment to over 70 countries. Founded in 1983, Nationwide now coordinates its efforts from headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., with six overseas branches (operating under the […]