Case Studies Civil

Standing on the manicured lawn of the Brightview senior living development in Canton, Massachusetts, it’s hard to imagine that just a few years ago, the same plot of land was a pit of sand and gravel. Today, a stately, three-story, 167,000-square-foot building stands there, surrounded by carefully landscaped grounds, courtyards and a quarter-mile walking path […]

It takes one to know one, as kids on the playground often cry. But for civil engineering firm, ADR & Associates, the phrase isn’t derisive and, in fact, it describes the firm’s relationship to general contractors. Founders, civil engineering students and business partners, Doug Mill and Russ Krock, started the firm in Newark, Ohio, in […]

Beginning as a construction equipment and supply company specializing in concrete and masonry accessories, APS Supply Company Inc. has been serving the construction industry since 1980. The operation was expanded in 1984 when the company began manufacturing a full line of expansion joints specializing in standard and self-expanding cork. Located in Beverly, New Jersey, APS […]

Celebrating its 110-year anniversary in 2015, American Cast Iron Pipe Company (AMERICAN) manufactures ductile iron pipe for water, valves and fire hydrants for fire protection and public service, spiral welded steel pipe for water, as well as API steel pipe for energy. AMERICAN supplies its products to local municipalities from coast to coast and also […]

American Site Builders LLC (ASB) is in the business of powering major clients in the energy and utility industry in the western U.S. Based in Amarillo, Texas, the family-and minority-owned company was originally established to provide civil concrete construction services. Since inception in 2007, ASB has built on this base and much more in the […]

March 2015 marks the completion of an exciting development for the state of Connecticut, the city of Hartford and surrounding communities. The long-anticipated CTfastrak bus rapid transit system opens to the public, providing 9.4 miles of bus-dedicated roadway, free of traffic and commuter congestion. Based in Middletown, Connecticut, AI Engineers Inc. (AI) has been an […]

For more than 50 years, Atlas Industrial Contractors LLC (Atlas) has provided turnkey industrial contracting services to clients throughout the country. What once began as a transportation service for heavy equipment has blossomed into a full service contracting company specializing in turnkey machinery installations, maintenance services, heavy rigging, as well as electrical and piping installations. From […]

In 1992 Jeff Cook and Dick Arnoldy established ARCO Construction Inc. (ARCO), a construction firm dedicated to turnkey design-build work. Over the years, ARCO has grown from a single office in St. Louis to nine locations across the country. The original founders remain involved with the business today, working with a large management team that […]

Since 1972, Alcan Electrical & Engineering Inc. (Alcan) has built a trusted reputation recognized throughout Alaska for quality electrical performance. In Alaska’s extremely challenging market, Alcan has not only survived, but thrived for more than 41 years. “It’s an ever-changing market and you have to be more proactive than reactive,” explains Scott Bringmann, president of […]

Being in business for nearly half a century, electrical contractor Aztech Electric Inc. (Aztech) can proudly say it has worked on projects in every state west of the Mississippi. Now, Aztech’s focus is on five states in the northwest region: Washington, Idaho, Montana, Colorado and Wyoming; an area where Aztech continues to work on numerous […]