In all of history, no society has witnessed urban growth and development at such a rate. While occupying only three percent of earth’s land mass, cities are home to over fifty percent of the planet’s population. By 2050, that percentage is anticipated to reach almost seventy percent with a burgeoning population of ten billion according to the United Nations.
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Solo Incorporated
Cutting-Edge Power Equipment
Meet Solo, an innovative global leader in the forestry, outdoor power equipment and plant protection industry since 1948 and the inventor of compression backpack sprayers and the first small two-stroke engine.
Compact Excavator Sales
A New Name for Traditional Quality
It doesn’t really matter at what age one starts out in business. If you’re lucky enough to have a mentor, or any training at all, the first and most important thing that one is told to remember is to keep customers happy.
B.E. Atlas
Chicago’s Largest Independent Hardware Distributor
When the hardware distributor B.E. Atlas was founded in 1963, Chicago, Illinois was known as a hardware hub. In the decades following, the City of Big Shoulders has diversified its economy around transportation, manufacturing, and printing, but B.E. Atlas has only shown steady growth, outlasting its competition.
Lee Industrial Contracting
Raising the Roof
For manufacturers of all kinds, installing or relocating equipment is a mammoth task, except when Lee Contracting saves the day. With thirty years of experience and more than four hundred employees, the company keeps huge manufacturing operations running every day of the year all over America, and saves clients many millions of dollars in downtime each year. There is virtually nothing this company does not offer in the field of facility expansion and relocation.
USI Insurance Services
Over 35 Years of Heavy-Duty Protection
Since the dawn of man, humanity has understood safety in numbers. As the jungle out there is now mainly made of concrete, this sentiment holds especially true when searching for an insurance company who genuinely and fully understands its field.
Boston’s Iconic Fenway Park
Homers, Hot Dogs and History
Baseball stadiums – not many entertainment venues are as unique, varied and captivating as the hallowed homes that host the players and teams that participate in the American national pastime. Baseball stadiums range wildly in many different aspects. Some are new and very modern with all the newest and latest amenities, while others are very old, with a certain charm that can only be found in a structure built in a bygone era.
Legacy Service
Old-World Ethics & Modern-Day Style
Legacy Service knows that the quality and condition of roofs, windows, and sidings not only drastically influence the market value of a property, but also affect its structural integrity. All three of these components play an important part in keeping the structure of a house dry, which makes quality the key.
Hunter Quinn Homes
The Nimble Builder That’s Enriching Charleston’s Communities
In 2013, Will Herring founded Hunter Quinn Homes to serve as a builder of choice for the Charleston, South Carolina-area housing market, on a mission to enrich the lives of his company’s team, customers, partners, and community.
Premier Development Partners
The Best Kind of Partnership
The cost of building is skyrocketing. As a result, expanding office, medical or industrial facilities has become as financially challenging as it is erecting state-of-the-art buildings from the ground up. However, thanks to Premier Development Partners, LLC, there is hope.
Paladin Crossings
Committed to Growing with the Trenchless Technology Industry
Established in 2005, Paladin Crossings is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta with offices in Regina, Saskatchewan and Vancouver, British Columbia. With a specialization in trenchless construction work, Paladin Crossings offers turnkey solutions to industries including energy, forestry, infrastructure, and utilities, among others. The company is a member of the Canadian Construction Association and the North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT).
Connor & Gaskins Unlimited
Rethinking Tradition
The world of general contracting covers a vast list of services, sometimes making it hard to find experts in specialist fields. However, for those looking for an unconventional set of turnkey services where thinking outside the box is the only standard rule, Connor & Gaskins Unlimited, LLC is the right partner for the job.
Vic Van Isle Group
Leading the Industry with Multiple Construction Disciplines
In 1983, a group of employees from Revelstoke Construction formed Vic Van Isle Construction and became active in the construction industry. Two years later, when Braniff Construction went out of business due to a tragedy, two key employees formed the ownership group of Vic Van Isle as well as a large group of Braniff employees which doubled the company’s size.
Sylvester & Cockrum
Comprehensive Systems & Solutions
Mechanical contractor Sylvester & Cockrum provides a full complement of building systems services for everything from single-family homes to massive industrial buildings. For commercial, institutional, industrial and residential customers, the company designs, installs, repairs and maintains a range of solar, electrical, security, control, plumbing and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
True North Log Homes
Luxury that’s a Cut Above
True North Log Homes is a family owned business founded in 1986 by father Ronald Wrightman and son Robert. After 10 years, Ronald retired and Robert assumed control of the company and has now been joined by his sons Kyle & Mark Wrightman. Through an untiring dedication to excellence, along with their passion for the log home lifestyle, the Wrightmans have brought True North to the forefront of log home technology and design.
Kline Brothers
These Apples Don’t Fall Far from the Tree
Based in Manahawkin, New Jersey, Kline Brothers transforms dated outdoor areas into fabulous and fresh entertainment spaces replete with fire pits, outdoor kitchens, bars, in-ground swimming pools and a variety of games courts like bocce and basketball. Whatever your heart desires can be made a reality by Kline Brothers’ professional landscaping team.
THECO Inc.
The Midwest’s Dedicated Experts in Aggregate Equipment
Founded in 1988, THECO Inc. has proudly been providing the upper Midwestern aggregate industry with materials processing equipment and top-tier service for several years. Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, the company is experiencing phenomenal growth due to its strong leadership and expert staff. Always looking for ways to help the customer, the business operates based on the number-one goal of complete customer satisfaction.
Associated Equipment Distributors (AED)
AED Fights for Its Members, at All Levels
Associated Equipment Distributors (AED), headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, is an international trade association within the construction equipment industry that serves its members well. For almost a century, AED has epitomized the crucial role that distributors play in the American economy. And as its membership grows, so does its influence in working for the best interests of its members.
Concrete Foundations Association
Developing Strong Foundations for Cast-In-Place Contracting
As important as it is to keep up with the latest developments in safety, it is tough for typical, cast-in-place concrete contractors to find the time to get away from business to educate themselves in industry trends. This is why the Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) stepped in to save the day. The association works exceptionally hard to serve companies that specialize in in-situ concrete casting.
Grand River Construction
Concrete Specialists Who Care
Americans are pioneering people who are internationally respected for their strong work ethic. As such, the country was built by scores of truly great contractors. While there are countless big players out in the field who excel at what they do, this one recently caught our attention. Grand River Construction, Inc. in Hudsonville, Michigan, appears to do things differently. Looking at its service statement, it quickly becomes apparent that this commercial and industrial general contractor’s foundations run deep.
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