Case Studies Government

While installing massive refrigeration units known as chillers, for Providence Hospital in Mobile, Alabama, James B. Donaghey Inc. Mechanical Contractors ran into a roadblock. The firm needed to connect the chillers on one side of a street to the hospital HVAC system on the other—the trouble was, they didn’t want to disrupt traffic and add […]

For more than 27 years JW Zunino Landscape Architecture (JWZ) has been one of the top landscape architecture, land planning and environmental design firms in the western U.S. Since forming in 1989, the firm has been using drip irrigation, native and indigenous plants to create beautiful, highly functional outdoor spaces that balance environmental sensitivity and […]

Headquartered in Cookeville, Tennessee, J&S Construction Company Inc. performs contracting services throughout the southern United States. Founded in 1957 by John D. Stites, J&S Construction has grown into a premier contracting firm specializing in new construction and renovation services for commercial, institutional and governmental markets. The roots of J&S Construction date back to the mid-1920s […]

When Steve Janke saw a void in the municipal and federal recreational construction market in Wisconsin, he decided to seize the opportunity and started Janke General Contractors Inc. “I was working for another contractor doing underground utilities at the time,” recalls Janke. “I noticed that on many recreational projects there would only be one bidder. […]

In 1969, James H. Maxymillian founded the general contracting company J.H. Maxymillian Inc. (JHM) in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to provide heavy, civil construction services throughout New England. Just five years later, JHM tackled the first of many hazardous waste construction cleanup projects for General Electric Company, which expanded the firm from its general construction roots into […]

Joseph P. Carrara founded J.P. Carrara & Sons Inc. (JPC) in the early 1940s. An Italian immigrant, Joseph settled in Vermont. He purchased an old concrete truck as an addition for his barn-building business and began growing a company that would span three generations to become one of the top manufacturers of concrete products in […]

For 22 years, JRT Mechanical Inc. (JRT) has been a leading mechanical, plumbing, industrial, commercial and fabrication contractor in the Northwest. The Washington-based contractor delivers jobs of all shapes and sizes with professional integrity and technical expertise every time with a team of longstanding employees. A range of area military clients, as well as institutional, […]

Jose Gutierrez founded JJJ Floor Coverings Inc. (JJJ) in 1964 with two business partners. The owners named the business for their first initials, all J’s, and set about building a business with a strong focus on quality and customer service. Now, 50 years later, the company has grown significantly. Jose has since passed away and […]

JWR Construction Services Inc. (JWR) has taken a true design-build approach to every project since it was founded in 1985. The company has helped many commercial and institutional clients achieve long-term goals on schedule, on budget and on point by aligning itself entirely with the vision and concerns of each client. The team has over […]

James B. Donaghey established James B. Donaghey Inc. Mechanical Contractors (JBD Inc.) in 1921. Before long the small plumbing enterprise expanded into central air installations and then into larger-scale HVAC systems, because throughout its many iterations JBD Inc. has remained open to new technologies and committed to the client’s needs. J. Bradley Donaghey and Maynard […]