Case Studies Region: Midwest

You’d think you just walked into a hip Chicago loft space. From the geometric carpet laid atop hardwood flooring to the exposed duct work and brick walls, the office of Vortex Commercial Flooring isn’t your typical showroom. Even the shop’s location, in the heart of the Chicago Loop, is meant to buck the flooring industry’s […]

Building codes change nearly every few years — add to that the recent influx of new energy code standards and there is a never-ending stream of changes that building owners, developers, architects and general contractors must address. Fortunately, there are experts who know building codes inside and out and stay abreast of these changes. VCA […]

After one of the strongest sales years on record in 2014, Vortex Commercial Flooring continues to gain more market share in Chicago and northern Illinois as a specified flooring dealership bringing superior product knowledge and expertise to a growing number of customers. Whether it’s a routine carpet repair or a complicated multifloor construction project, Vortex […]

Established in 1980, Van Hoose Construction Co. opened as a family-owned, full-service general contracting company in Oklahoma City. Five years later, Jeff Van Hoose joined the business. In 2007, Jeff became the sole owner of the company. The strength and success of the business today is built upon strong relationships established with its clients and […]

Van’s Realty & Construction has been in business for more than 50 years. Now in its third generation of family operation, the company was established in the early 1950s. Jason Haen serves as company president, leading the small residential building company from a headquarters in Appleton, Wisconsin. The business employs six people and serves as […]

Valley Building Systems (VBS) has been in business since the 1980s, starting out as a small custom builder of commercial, industrial and agricultural structures. Based in Little Chute, Wisconsin, the company serves customers throughout the state as well as Michigan. The business employs 85 people out of the home office as well as a shop […]

Over the course of 50 years, Van Ert Electric Company (VEEC) has become an established leader in the electrical industry throughout the upper Midwest, and across the country for that matter. Since 1964, the Wisconsin-based firm has grown from a five-man team to more than 425 employees serving major industries from pulp and paper to […]

Van Dyken Mechanical Inc. (Van Dyken) has emerged as one of the most reputable full-service mechanical contracting firms in western Michigan. The Grandville-based company serves the Great Lakes region, working with owners to design and build top-notch facilities. “We work with customers to help them create the facility they truly want from beginning to end,” […]

Valders Stone & Marble Inc. (Valders) is a dimensional cut stone division of Eden Stone Co. Inc. (Eden Stone). Eden Stone acquired Valders in 1992, setting the operation on track to become one of the most advanced custom stone product fabricators in the country. Valders capitalizes on its relationship with Eden Stone, as well as […]

It really is bizarre to think that when many young couples start their lives together, one milestone is the purchase of their first home, and more likely than not, neither has been taught the basic principles of how to buy one. Information relating to the purchase of a home, which will have a major, immediate […]