Case Studies Region: Northwest

Sometimes it comes down to being in the right place at the right time, which was the case for Randy Rema, president of Reese Electric Inc. (Reese Electric). In 2004 Randy acquired ownership of the Oregon-based electrical contracting company that is now one of the oldest and largest in the southern half of the state. […]

Quality Electric Inc. (QEI) isn’t afraid of a challenge. The Idaho-based electectrical contractor frequently tackles some of the region’s most difficult projects with expertise and excellence. “We like challenging work,” shares Jay Hintze, president of QEI. “Our people enjoy being pushed and having to think outside of the box to solve problems.” Since 1962 QEI […]

“It’s been a fight, but the battle has made us tougher,” shares Paul Kroff, president of Woodside Homes of Arizona (Woodside). Paul is referring to what nearly brought about the end of the Salt Lake City-based homebuilder. When the housing market collapsed in 2008, Woodside entered bankruptcy and faced the possibility of closing its doors […]

If there’s a company designing and building with a purpose, it’s COSCO & Associates Inc. (COSCO). The Florida-based complete design-build firm is solely dedicated to getting religious facilities off the ground. From feasibility studies and planning to fundraising and financing, architecture, engineering and construction, COSCO is there every step of the journey. One Common Goal […]

Sometimes it comes down to being in the right place at the right time. That was the case for Randy Rema, current president of Reese Electric Inc. (Reese Electric), in 2004 when he acquired ownership of the Oregon-based electrical contracting company that’s now one of the oldest and largest in the southern half of the […]

Midsouth Mechanical Inc. (Midsouth) is celebrating 24 years of dedicated service to the industrial construction and manufacturing industry. The south Atlanta-based company specializes in providing efficient and cost-effective fabrication, modification and repair of industrial equipment with safety as the top priority. Charles Arrington, CEO of Midsouth, founded the company in 1989 after 18 years of […]

Norman Russell started Russell Construction Inc. (RCI) in 1988 to change the way the construction industry approached customer service. “Our attitude has always been to approach customers that have challenging requests with an open mind, so we can actually help work through the process and accommodate those needs,” asserts Russell, president of RCI. Today, the […]

When the Pike Place Market’s (PPM) Preservation and Development Authority (PDA) got the go-ahead for some major infrastructural improvements, Turner Construction’s Seattle (Turner) office assembled a team to anticipate and tackle every conceivable challenge. To keep the publicly funded project on track Turner coordinated with the project’s architect, mechanical and electrical engineering firm, subcontractors and […]

Being a leading general contractor and construction management company for the energy, medical and industrial markets of the northern United States, it’s fitting that MBA Construction Co. would base it’s organizational philosophy around Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie, the founder of Carnegie Steel, helped lead the expansion of construction and steel manufacturing in the United States in […]

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 […]