Case Studies Region: Southwest

Located in Itasca, Illinois, Heitman Architects is a full-service architectural firm specializing in the corporate-industrial market. With projects throughout the U.S., Europe, Mexico and Canada, Heitman designs facilities for corporate clients, including Fortune 100 and 500 companies, with developer-led work that places an emphasis on sustainability and optimization.  “We’re considered a thought leader in the […]

Family-owned and -operated Lone Star State Construction has been serving clients throughout the American West for the last 16 years. Based in San Antonio, the experienced construction firm has been operating exclusively in Texas since 2005, after its leadership team migrated from Colorado. With expertise in residential and commercial construction, Lone Star has delivered a […]

Tres Palacios Marine has been building barges and push boats since 2006. Located on the Gulf of Mexico in Palacios, Texas, Tres Palacios specializes in 30,000-barrel, double-skin, inland tank barges used to haul petrochemicals and other materials through the country’s inland waterway system. Founded as an offshoot of two established boatyards — West Gulf Marine […]

Celebrating 30 years in business, Mississippi-based White Construction & Associates is living proof that adaptability is crucial to success in business. Since the recession, the business has undergone significant structural changes allowing for flexibility and ensuring value for clients. The firm specializes in heavy civil construction, railroad construction and maintenance and trenchless directional boring. Charles […]

For 15 years, a family-owned civil construction company based in Apache Junction, Arizona, has set an example for the industry in how to build a strong, sustainable business. Blount Contracting Inc., founded in 2000, specializes in mass excavation, fine grading and underground wet utility services for clients throughout the Southwest. While clients have come to […]

With a strong suite of land development-related engineering services, EHRA Engineering has long stood out in the Houston market for both experience and diversity. At 79 years old, the distinguished firm has adapted early and often over the years in an effort to continually meet the changing needs of its public- and private-sector clientele.  After […]

An award-winning national contractor, FaverGray has been providing conception-to-completion commercial construction services since 2005. Jim Gray and Keith Faver established the company 11 years ago with decades of experience in the industry. Today the business has fostered a reputation with clients and strategic partners for quality construction management and general contracting.  With a staff of […]

When Damien Hudson began building swimming pools directly out of high school, he noticed a void in the services he required to complete each job. “It was a struggle for years to find the fence supplies in a timely fashion,” says Hudson. “Eventually that’s why I decided to start the company.” Located in Waxhaw, North […]

As a multipurpose company, service and availability are the key contributing factors to the success of Premier Equipment Rental Inc. (PER). “We operate 24/7,” says Lynn Gudmundson, president of PER. Located in Bakersfield, California, the company specializes in supplying and renting equipment to the construction, oil and agriculture industries among others. “We deal with everything […]

Southwest Industrial Rigging (SWIR) was founded in 1986 by Harry Baker, who was working at the time with a single crane in Casa Grande, Arizona. Over the past 30 years, the company has grown into a leading full-service, industrial rigging company with locations in Tucson, Arizona, Flagstaff, Arizona, and two locations in Phoenix including its […]