Case Studies Region: Midwest

Recovering from a devastating loss should never feel as traumatic as the loss itself, which is exactly why Steve Stodnick and Randy Wild founded Paragon Certified Restoration (Paragon) in 2003. Paragon combines the latest techniques with the efficiency of a dedicated, experienced staff to bring a sense of comfort and confidence in quality workmanship back […]

Standard Companies Inc. (SCI) is a parent company all about diversity. Under SCI’s umbrella are three divisions: Standard Supply and Lumber, Standard Kitchens and Standard Building Systems. SCI also boasts six lumber locations, eight kitchen showrooms and annual revenue of $40 million. The company’s collective staff of 130 is highly trained and able to provide […]

Everyone has a favorite outdoor spot where we like to retreat and simply enjoy the atmosphere. For some it can be the local park, with fields of green on which to spread a blanket and enjoy the day. For others, that favorite spot may be a niche in the landscape along a bustling downtown street, […]

The year 1935 was a memorable one, for many reasons. Babe Ruth was knocking baseballs out of the park, Amelia Earhart was charting her course across the deep blue of the Pacific, and Robert W. Setterlin, Sr., was opening Robert W. Setterlin & Sons, his brand new building company in Columbus, Ohio, despite the Great […]

The Collegiate at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) will help usher in a new wave of high-quality student housing. Developers and educational institutions have become increasingly concerned with the comfort and quality of student-housing developments and The Collegiate is part of a recent wave of developments that seem more related to a condominium or townhome than […]

Fortune 500 companies Sprint-Nextel and YRC Worldwide call Kansas’ Overland Park home, so it’s no surprise that the city is the second most populous in the state. More importantly, though, Overland Park’s proximity to Kansas City gives it a mix of urban amenities, which are tempered by the comforts of suburban life, such as a […]

The new rising wave of healthcare facilities puts the patient and healthcare providers at the center of every design. The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross Hospital and the Carolyn J. Czerkies Pavilion are no exception. The state-of-the-art outpatient cancer center represents a partnership between Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, […]

Edward V. Monahan founded The Monahan Company (Monahan) in 1922 during the height of Detroit’s construction boom. After 90 years of quality construction service, Monahan remains a family-owned business with nine family members currently leading the team. “I’m among the third generation of Monahans,” explains Michael P. Monahan, controller at Monahan. “My grandfather had four […]

When the Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority (ISCBA) moved to double the Indiana Convention Center, it was clear the authority would need to call in an expert. Ultimately Shiel Sexton Company Inc. (Shiel Sexton) was tapped to provide its services as the project’s construction management agent. Shiel Sexton has a longstanding history of delivering […]

The Bruce Company of Wisconsin Inc. (TBC) provides design-build landscaping services to make outdoor living easier for each of the company’s clients. TBC has since expanded since its inception in 1952 into a full-service commercial and residential landscaping company with construction, irrigation and maintenance capabilities in addition to an aquatics division and a garden center. […]