Case Studies Region: Southeast

Paradigm Companies’ S.E. Foster L.P. (SEF) broke ground in August 2012 on a long-awaited, mixed-use development set to revitalize the downtown core of Arlington, Va. Property developers and managers Erkiletian and the Jefferson Apartment Group (JAG) joined forced in 2009 to create The Tellus. Erkiletian and JAG worked together to design and develop a project […]

When times get tough, the tough don’t compromise on quality or attention to detail, which is precisely what Paramount Builders Inc. (PBI) has emphasized since it was founded in 2005. PBI relies on strategic planning, clear communication and close coordination amongst the entire project team to ensure the client has a positive experience. After all, […]

Kentucky’s Elizabethtown Sports Park finally broke ground in 2010, and the full impact of the project was not lost on city officials. In fact, the city went as far as to say that crews were “Turning the Turf,” not just breaking ground. Crews spent two full years converting 158 acres of farmlands and rolling hills […]

The Collage Companies (Collage), a design-build contractor based in Lake Mary, Fla., is celebrating its 30-year anniversary in 2012. More importantly, President Brian Walsh says, “We’re celebrating being able to stay alive and well during the recent recession.” The construction industry in the southeastern United States has had a rough few years, and Collage has […]

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 […]

Volute Inc. has been an established name around south Louisiana since 1994. The business, based out of Houma, is a sister company to Coastal Mechanical Contractors (CMC), which was established in 1965. Together the two companies offer professional air conditioning, plumbing and electrical installations and service to a wide variety of clients in the Bayou […]

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 […]

Western Builders (Western) is a commercial contractor based in Amarillo, Texas. The company has served repeat clients throughout the Southwest since 1955, and has traveled for projects from California to Georgia, but the majority of Western’s work is within Texas where the company is known for high-quality work on projects ranging from schools to hospitals […]

H&H Homes (H&H) has been building for homebuyers in North Carolina for almost two decades, and the Fayetteville, N.C.-based company has grown to be the largest homebuilder in its region, which includes Fayetteville, Jacksonville, Goldsboro, Raleigh and Pinehurst. “We’re home builders for single- and multi-family communities, but what sets us apart is the fact that […]

For over a decade, RIPA & Associates has been working throughout central Florida, completing as many as 300 projects each year in site development and civil construction. Founded in 1998 by Frank Ripa, the company today has 200 employees and, in 2008, had annual revenue of $75 million. Serving the residential, commercial, industrial and municipal […]