Case Studies Region: Nationwide

R.I.C. Construction Company Inc. (RIC) has set a high bar for quality construction over the past three decades. The California-based contracting company specializes in completing highly technical construction projects in both public and private sectors with an uncompromising commitment to delivering projects on time, under budget and without overlooking the safety of its highly valued […]

The year 2011 marked a period of changes for the University of Pikeville in Pikeville, Ky., starting with its transition from Pikeville College to the University of Pikeville. The switch is part of larger effort to expand the university’s tradition of providing students with a multidisciplinary education, while also maintaining a balance of intimate undergraduate […]

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 […]

Western Partitions Inc. (WPI) has become one of the largest and most reputable interior/exterior contracting firms in the Northwest. The family-owned and -operated company maintains the same hard work ethic and can-do attitude today as when Mike and Pam Roach founded WPI in 1972. What began as a straightforward interior-exterior contracting company evolved into a […]

Parsons Electric LLC (Parsons) prides itself on being the local company with a nationally recognized reputation for premier electrical and communications contracting services. The company, which has operated since 1927, is headquartered out of Minneapolis and maintains offices in major Minnesota cities (St. Paul, Duluth and Virginia), as well as one in Phoenix, Ariz., to […]

Dr. Robert Ford worked as a partner in his family’s company for 17 years before he decided to start his own electrical contracting company. Building on the work ethic, integrity and standards that already proved successful for the family firm in its 45-year history, Ford founded the Robert Ford Electric Company (RFE) in 1976. Today, […]

VCC LLC has become a big name in the construction industry by upholding its core value of excellence. The company was founded in 1987 by Sam Alley, now chairman and CEO of VCC, and his two partners Gus Vratsinas and Ed DeMoss. The company has since grown to be one of the industry’s top construction […]

Isaac Zaharoni established Zaharoni Industries Inc. (ZII) in 1975, having arrived in the United States from Israel only 13 years earlier with no grasp of the English language and just $400 in his pocket. Isaac’s drive to succeed surpassed all the odds against him, proven through ZII’s steady growth over the past four decades. ZII […]

Morrison Hershfield (MH) has been in the business of providing multidisciplinary engineering and consultation services since 1946. Scott R. Steiding, vice president of global marketing, explains, “We are really proud to be celebrating our 65th year of business and even prouder knowing that about 80 percent of our projects come from clients we have worked […]

Farwest Corrosion Control Company (Farwest) has been a leading provider of cathodic protection and corrosion solutions to North America’s oil companies, gas companies, power companies, water districts and utilities since 1956. Operating eight branch locations, Farwest provides its clients with the world-class materials, engineering and installation services for complete cathodic protection, applied with integrity, service […]