Hodess Cleanroom Construction, with its head office in Massachusetts, is a leader in cleanroom construction, management and design and is not afraid to ask the tough questions in its search for better solutions.

In an era of astounding technological advances, smart building materials have industry insiders rethinking the basics—and potentially transforming age-old ways of doing things.

Headquartered in South Beloit, Illinois, Mid-States Concrete Industries celebrated its seventieth anniversary in 2016. It was originally founded as Mid-States Concrete Products by Charles V. Harker in 1946, and today is known as Mid-States Concrete Industries. The company employs approximately 250 employees.

The precast concrete industry has come a long way from its early days. As the manufacturing process has improved over the past thirty years, the industry has grown and gained legitimacy, and demand for precast concrete products has greatly increased.

Cincinnati- based TWC Concrete Services LLC. is an industrial and commercial concrete contractor that has had a part in creating some of the most impressive industrial facilities and public buildings in the Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana tri-state area.

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is a leading authority and resource for the concrete industry. Founded back in 1904, the institute has grown to include over 95 chapters, 110 student chapters, and nearly 20,000 members across 120 countries.

Full service general contractor Triune Associates has been offering customized construction services in the government and private sectors for 20 years. With four locations throughout the United States and construction expertise in a variety of different markets, Triune provides construction services nationwide. The company’s mission is to create an exceptional customer experience by providing outstanding quality and value.

In 2018 TN Ward Company will celebrate 100 years in business. During this period the company has completed a broad range of construction projects. TN Ward provides three primary modes of construction services including general contracting, construction management and design-build.

When he founded Soundbuilt Homes, Gary Racca had a vision of becoming one of the preeminent builders in the Pacific Northwest. Today, almost forty years later, Racca and his team have been behind the construction of well over five thousand homes and counting, and much of its success comes from its long-held values as a family-owned enterprise. Soundbuilt Homes’ provides the best quality possible at a reasonable price.

Framaco International is a U.S.-based construction management and materials procurement services organization that specializes in providing turnkey construction services to the U.S. government. Established in New York in 1992, Framaco is a privately-owned company with offices in New York, Turkey, and Qatar. Business in Focus spoke with Paul Kacha about the extraordinary evolution of his company, some of the unique projects it has undertaken and the company’s future.

Tifco Industries is proudly family-owned and serves as a one-stop-shop for any maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) product need. Tifco offers over 45,000 MRO products in more than 3,000 product lines, from over 600 domestic manufacturers and suppliers in the US, bringing outstanding value to its customers.

Some companies are a flash in the pan. For several reasons, they struggle to gain traction and close down shortly after their founding. Others manage to last. They have staying power, and get it right, over and over, and over, again.

Sewer Equipment of Dixon, Illinois is cleaning up its market, so to speak. The firm, which designs and manufactures sewer cleaning and vacuum excavation equipment, celebrated its seventy-fifth-anniversary last year. The company prides itself on its customer-focused culture, blue-collar attitude and the design simplicity of its products. The growing firm continues to introduce new equipment, built to a decades-old ‘keep-it-simple’ standard.

Based in Genoa City, Wisconsin, Rock Solid Stabilization & Reclamation describes its core purpose as Supporting Infrastructure Responsibly. The company has worked on everything from airport runways to parking lots, access roads and Interstate toll ways. Rock Solid is proud of its work ethic and the ‘green’ nature of its business.

Palmer Paving Corporation takes its role as an industry leader very seriously. Incorporating core values, organizational culture and a sense of trust into every project has defined the Palmer Paving name for sixty-two years.

Austin Materials is a vertically integrated construction and paving business that is committed to being the preferred aggregate, asphalt and paving company in central Texas. With unsurpassed expertise in building and maintaining highways, roads, commercial and residential properties, it is well on its way.

Texas Cordia Construction is a young, dynamic company specializing in highway and heavy civil construction. The Edinburg, Texas based general contractor boasts experience in the full range of transportation projects, but specializes in road construction.

Oldcastle Materials Texas is one of the most prominent companies providing paving and construction services and supplies in the Lone Star state. The company operates five main brands: Wheeler, Texas Materials, Texas Concrete, TexasBit and Gulf Coast.

2017 is the TxDOT Centennial. After one hundred years on the job, the department has plenty of accomplishments to celebrate—and plenty of plans for the future.

Quest Safety Products is a trusted partner with the right safety supplies for any environment. The company brings vast safety knowledge, personalized customer service and a range of products on which its customers have come to depend.