Case Studies Plains Region

Since 1987, Buffalo Gap Instrumentation & Electrical Co. Inc. (BGI&E) has provided exceptional work to a variety of clients in the industrial electrical and instrumentation fields. BGI&E primarily serves the oil and natural gas, petrochemical, refining and pipeline industries. The company also provides services for fiber optics, air separation, co-gen plants, paper mills, metering stations […]

John Churchill purchased ServiceOne Inc. (ServiceOne), a former division of a public utility company, in 2003. The business has been around since 1989, though it changed focus when it was bought out. John had been in various aspects of the energy business in addition to the plumbing, electrical, appliance repair and the HVAC industry for […]

Karl Meyer and Anthony Najem established Meyer Najem Construction (MNC) in 1987 to offer high level construction services while providing an outstanding experience for construction consumers. “Our goal has always been to provide a differentiated service to our valued clients, maximizing repeat business opportunities, according to Co-Founder Karl Meyer.” Over the years, Meyer Najem has […]

In just two short years, Nebraska-based Phoenix Construction Group (Phoenix) has become a sought-after design-build firm, turning over everything from breweries to beauty salons, retail outlets to high-end office space through cost-effective, turnkey solutions. Since forming in 2012, Phoenix has set the pace for double-digit growth and the company expects figures to quadruple in 2014. […]

The Michels Corporation has been delivering high-quality construction projects for more than 50 years. Dale Michels established the business in 1959 and operated the business until his death in 1997. Today, Dale’s son, Pat Michels, has taken over the family business as president. Alongside Pat, his three brothers serve as company vice presidents to ensure […]

In 1984, Kathy and LeRoy Meyer set out to build a business that would support and set a precedent for their children. Kathy is a Native American (White Earth enrollee) woman, an anomaly in the construction industry; her interest in building the business stems from a drive for success that she has held from an […]

Texas-based Lee Construction & Maintenance Corporation (LMC) is doing something many general contractors shy away from: self-performing up to 70 percent of service. “Our competitors are more or less construction managers; we manage, but we also self-perform, which makes us more readily available to our clients and makes them think of us first,” says Ed […]

For more than 80 years, residential and commercial customers have been calling on Armstrong Mechanical (Armstrong) for everything from basic plumbing to heating and air conditioning to new construction. For Armstrong, serving homes and businesses throughout West Texas is a four generation strong family tradition. “My grandfather, E.H. Armstrong, founded Armstrong in 1934,” recalls Chris […]

Since its founding in 1960, Atlantic-Meeco (AM) has become a leading national supplier and contractor for floating dock systems. “The company has gone through several changes with buying and selling as a result of mergers and acquisitions,” says Jerry Duncan, vice president of AM, who leads the company’s western office in McAlester, Okla. “The latest […]

In 1946, Lou Langer founded a small concrete and masonry business in St. Paul, Minn. Langer Construction Company (Langer Construction) has since grown into a major general contracting firm serving clients across the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area in Minnesota, as well as occasional work in surrounding states. The team of approximately 30 professionals has […]