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Dattner Architects (Dattner) immediately established a reputation for building cutting-edge, high-end civic buildings after its 1964 founding in New York City. Over the next five decades Dattner’s innovative design approach and broad client base has allowed the company to grow to a team of 70, all located in Dattner’s Manhattan office. The team represents a […]

Despite facing an economic environment that brought various challenges to the construction industry over the past decade, Colorado-based MTech Mechanical Technologies Group Inc. (MTech) utilized a client-focused approach and a superior service strategy to become Colorado’s leader in providing mechanical systems for the commercial and industrial industries. Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012, MTech offers […]

Orange County plastering Company Inc. (OCP) is one of Southern California’s oldest interior wall contractors, with over 50 years of experience and capabilities running the gamut of traditional and modern applications. The company got its feet wet as a union contractor specializing in lath and plaster, but today the OCP team can tackle drywall, fireproofing, […]

Paragon Sports Constructors LLC (PSC) is a small, specialized contractor in Fort Worth, Texas. William Chaffe, president of PSC, purchased and incorporated the company in 2009 along with his partners. PSC has since become a regional leader in the construction of high-end natural and synthetic turf sports fields and running tracks. “We’re a pretty small […]

Gary Graham and Sean Prewett founded Graham-Prewett Inc. (GPI) in 2001 after a series of mergers and acquisitions at their previous employers left the two wanting to work for a company more cleanly structured and service-oriented. Subsequently built from the ground up in Fresno, Calif., GPI has managed to become one of the key roofing […]

Richard Woolsey founded Richard & Richard Construction Company Inc. (R&R) in 1991 as a small tenant improvement (T.I.) contractor. The company has since expanded with a T.I. division, a restaurant division and a division for ground-up construction, but R&R’s humble approach remains steadfast. The R&R team aims to convert one-time customers into longtime clients by […]

St. Louis, like many cities across the country, has been looking for ways to jumpstart growth in the small business community and the means to bring different cultural programs and commercial endeavors together. The North Sarah Redevelopment (NSR) project is only the first phase in the city’s North Central Redevelopment plan, and it injects $25.8 […]

One of the more stable markets to be in during recent turbulent economic times is the construction of low-income tax credit housing. The reality of federal money is that it comes with some hoops to jump through, but it can be fairly lucrative for a company that understands the process.  Commonwealth Construction Corporation (Commonwealth) – […]

Lawrence Weyer Sr. began Weyer’s Floor Services (WFS) in the early 1950s. At that time it was a small flooring business working out of the Weyer family home in Silver Spring, Md. Lawrence’s son, Larry, joined the company at age 14, and in his early 20s went on to succeed his father as owner. In […]

Bill Kibler launched W.B. Kibler Construction Company Ltd. in Dallas, Texas, in 1971, and he immediately established himself as a hands-on leader. According to Mitchell Meyers, a vice president with the company, Mr. Kibler could often be found on the job site with a tool belt and hardhat working alongside his employees. This diligence helped […]