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Sixty-five years ago, when Capform Inc. founder Mario Dozzo applied to emigrate from Italy, he told the Italian consulate that he wanted to get as far away as possible; they handed him tickets for Vancouver, Canada. Dozzo spent weeks traveling to Spain, crossing the Atlantic by boat and traveling through Canada by train. When he […]

Some construction companies will try to build a hangar like they would a distribution facility for semi-trailer trucks, thinking the two buildings will require the same materials. But an aircraft can weigh over a hundred thousand pounds and that weight is concentrated on very small wheels. Jimmy Severson, director of business operations at Centrex Construction […]

In a typical large office, a few light switches control all the lights. That means if one person is working in the office, all the lights are on. This system is inefficient and wasteful, and it is exactly the kind of lighting that Crestron Electronics is changing in offices, homes, hospitals and commercials buildings. With […]

Providing an unmatched level of quality to challenging, fast-paced projects has placed Collins Construction & Co. at the forefront of the central Florida commercial ceiling and drywall contracting industry. With a first-class management staff, Collins Construction is knowledgeable and proficient in design, conceptual budgeting and scheduling and value-engineering. Founded in 1999 by the father-son team […]

Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Container Homes USA is delivering an out-of-the-box housing solution, using ISO-shipping containers as the building blocks for any number of housing types and residential needs: single-family homes, residence halls, apartments, and even an array of commercial and industrial applications. “If you can think of it, there is a container construction application […]

For nearly 60 years, Comfort Line has been leading the fiberglass windows, doors and sunrooms industry by offering a vast array of solutions for its customers. With a 250,000-square-foot facility in Toledo, Ohio, Comfort Line manages five divisions while specializing in dealer, commercial and storefront locations. Employing approximately 70 people during its peak season with […]

High-rise office and residential buildings, biotech laboratories, sports venues, educational classrooms, commercial kitchens — Conquest Firespray LLC can protect all of these and many more facility types. Conquest Firespray and its sister company, Conquest Manufacturing, have been serving HVAC, mechanical and sheet metal contractors since 1998, when the company began as Duct Connection — a […]

Built more than 50 years ago, the Center for Learning and Student Success (CLSS) at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, was in need of major upgrades. The facility is the hub of the small college campus, housing classrooms, tutoring and testing centers, student government, food services, student life common rooms and even the school’s library. The long-anticipated $29 million […]

Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Cadet Construction Company is a premier builder delivering custom design-build projects to clients throughout the Southeast. Founded in 2013 by Jimmy Dillahunt Jr., Cadet has quickly garnered a reputation as a leading general contractor and construction manager that utilizes cutting-edge technology to serve customers in a broad spectrum of industries, […]

Based in Casa Grande, Arizona, Capital R Construction has served the major counties in the state since December 2003. As a qualified KB-1 contractor, Capital R focuses on commercial construction, tenant improvements, custom homes and more recently, charter schools. “With the changing market, we have diversified our skill sets so we can better meet today’s […]