Case Studies Region: Nationwide

The list of achievements held by the KONE Corporation (KONE) is unparalleled in the elevator, escalator, moving walkways and automatic building doors industry; in fact, the firm’s dominance in its field would be unparalleled in nearly any market. Having begun in 1910, the industrial engineering firm has a century of experience from which to draw, […]

Senate Builders and Construction Managers Inc. (SBCM) launched in August 1999 as a means to bring quality experienced contracting to federal government projects. Over the proceeding years Eugene “Gene” McNally and Edward “Ed” T. Bennett built the East Norriton, Penn.-based company into a prominent mid-sized general construction firm managed by a team of individuals possessing […]

Well before he staked his claim in the construction industry as owner of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based general contractor Hayward Builders LLC, Robert “Bob” Edgar planted his flag. But not in the way one might expect. “I started working as a flag person on highway construction,” recalls Edgar, who has been working within the construction industry his […]

First Exteriors LLC (FE) is a North Charleston, S.C.-based, family-owned stucco contractor that has three generations of experience in the industry. “My grandfather started the firm around 50 years ago, and my father, Carl Ulm, and his brothers took over the company and expanded it on a much larger scale. Then, in 1990, my father […]

Fisher & Sons Inc. (FSI) is a leading general contracting firm in the Northwest with a history dating back more than 50 years. The company is unique in that it was among the first to offer design-build construction services with an in-house team of architects, designers and construction managers. The Burlington, Wash.-based company – a […]

DACA Painting LLC began in 1978, and throughout the last three-plus decades the company has continually demonstrated its leadership in providing customers with quality new construction painting and major structural repaint and lead abatement contracting services. The firm, headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., serves industrial and commercial businesses across the country from additional offices in Tennessee, […]

Bruce Merrick and his father always had a passion for sports, at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. Thus, in 1979 the two found a way to combine their appreciation for sports with career goals. Together they founded Dant Clayton Corporation, a top-notch outdoor seating systems manufacturer for sports venues that earns more than […]

President Woodrow Wilson sowed the seeds for the creation of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) in 1918 when he recognized the need in the construction industry for a partner; a partner to represent the industry’s interests to the government, discuss the issues and plan for the advancement of the nation. For the 90 […]

For those in the construction industry, the green movement is no longer something that is coming; it is here. And the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC) facilitates the importance of this movement, offering programs for professionals in the field to make this a natural part of how they operate. The statistics say it all: our […]