Pyramid Floor Covering, Inc., as the name suggests, is all about the furnishing and installation of floors. “I joined their team in 2005, after passing the reins of a three generational family-owned floor covering company into the highly capable hands of Pyramid Floor Covering,” says Vice President of Business Development David Liepper. “David Liepper and Sons was founded by my Grandfather (and my namesake) in 1926. I am proud to say that floor covering is a passion and a vocation; it is in my blood.”
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Solatube International
Channeling Sunshine
Solatube International, Inc. has built a thriving business around the principle that access to natural light is a human right. While indoor artificial light might sometimes be necessary, company officials say natural daylight offers unmatched physical, mental and environmental benefits and can reduce energy costs.
Milis Flatwork
This Award-Winning Concrete Contractor Looks to Expand
Award-winning concrete construction firm Milis Flatwork is a fairly young company, having been in business less than a decade. However, it was successful right from the start, thanks largely to owner and founder Dylan Milis’ extensive experience. Milis Flatwork specializes in agriculture-related and commercial concrete construction projects.
Macon General Contractors
The Storage Specialists
If you need a storage facility, Macon General Contractors has you covered. This is a family-run, family-owned business that specializes in agricultural and other bulk-commodity storage buildings. While definitely ambitious, company officials are also extremely focused and pragmatic – traits that have allowed Macon to thrive in the construction sector.
Capital Electric Construction Company
Capital’s Electrifying Performance
Capital Electric Construction Company, Inc., has made the top tier on a list of leading electrical contractors in Kansas City, carried out huge projects including work at the Kansas City International Airport, and been in business over sixty years. The firm remains eager to grow and take on even bigger jobs; for this company, coasting along on previous company achievements seems unthinkable.
Bolander
Nearly a Century of Service
Founded nearly a century ago, Bolander is a heavy civil contractor based in St. Paul, Minnesota. The company’s specialties include deep foundations, earth retention, slope stabilization, earthwork, environmental work, demolition, and utilities. Bolander can also offer significant design-build capabilities.
Elias Woodwork
A Thriving Business in the Geographical Centre of North America
When Business in Focus profiled Elias Woodwork in 2016, the custom manufacturer of wood products in Winkler, Manitoba was rapidly expanding. At the time, the company expressed a sense of confidence about its products, people and growth strategy. This hasn’t changed – only today Elias is even larger, with a new facility, new production lines and new opportunities.
Thompson Concrete
A Family Business Focused on More than the Bottom Line
Thompson Concrete is a family-run business that’s looking at major growth while performing extensive charitable work. Based in Carroll, Ohio with a small branch in Kentucky, this concrete contractor primarily works in the commercial, site excavation and foundations sectors. Thompson Concrete self-performs its services and has grown from a handful of employees to a team of over 250 individuals.
Haldeman Homme
This Employee-Owned Firm is Growing Rapidly
Haldeman Homme, Inc., a rapidly-expanding Minneapolis-based business, boasts soaring revenues and new branches across the U.S. The company (whose name is pronounced ‘Homie’) is totally employee-owned; workers share in the firm’s profits and decision-making process. “We consider ourselves a specialty contractor, dealing mostly with interior specialty products,” President Ron Johnson says.
Applied Systems Associates (aSa)
Construction Software Company is Expanding its Reach
The story of Applied Systems Associates, Inc., (aSa) began with innovation nearly 50 years ago when the power of computer software was nothing like it is today. Founder Jim Leib developed a software solution for the reinforcing steel industry that produced an immediate impact. That impact has only grown through a culture that rewards teamwork, continuous improvement, and reliability.
Komatsu Southwest
Komatsu Southwest Constructs a Bright Future for Itself
If you’re looking for construction equipment in New Mexico or Texas, Komatsu Southwest of Albuquerque is a good place to start. In the three years since it launched, Komatsu Southwest has massively boosted its personnel, revenues and parent company Komatsu’s market share in the region.
Martines Palmeiro Construction
Construction Firm Relies on Technology, Collaboration, and Core Values to Grow
Martines Palmeiro Construction (MPC) is a fast-growing firm that blends high-technology methods with a collaborative style and strong Core Values. It is an effective formula that has led to massive growth for this Denver-based business. The full-service construction management and general contracting company also operates a branch in Austin, Texas.
Brothers Paving & Concrete Corporation
From the White House to Harvard Business School
Based in Manassas, Virginia, Brothers Paving & Concrete Corporation continues to excel in its core areas of asphalt and concrete work. The company is led by CEO/Founder Paul Battista, who sets the example for his company’s growth through his own professional development – which includes his enrollment in a highly selective executive education program administered by Harvard Business School.
P&S Paving
Family Firm Constructs a Bright Future for Itself
“P&S Paving Inc. is a heavy highway contractor. We produce our own asphalt and concrete base and recently added four utility crews to perform underground utility work in house. We’ll do anything from I-95 to a Wal-Mart parking lot. Over the years we have taken a lot of pride in performing all aspects of work in house. This allows us to control the pace of work as well as the quality of work,” states P&S Paving, Inc. Co-Founder and President Tim Phillips.
Blacklidge Emulsions
How Blacklidge is Building Better Roads (and Growing their Business) with Innovative Products and Great Service
Asphalt paving contractors looking for products that improve the quality and lifespan of roads should look at Blacklidge of Gulfport, Mississippi. With decades of experience in the asphalt pavement industry, the rapidly growing family-owned company continues to develop new products and eye new markets while remaining true to its core values.
Lester R. Summers, Inc.
A Family-Owned Firm Marks Over 70 Years in Business
Lester R. Summers, Inc. (Summers Trucking) of Ephrata, Pennsylvania has hauled everything from giant NASA telescopes to prestressed concrete products, machinery, modular buildings, commercial windows, lumber and construction materials. The premier oversize precast concrete hauler in the northeastern United States is a family-owned operation that was founded just after World War II.
Furino & Sons
A Family Business Looks to Benefit from Infrastructure Improvements
David Furino, President of Furino & Sons, Inc., a nearly-century-old construction and contracting firm in Branchburg, New Jersey, attributes the company’s success to being “a tightly held family business,” that adheres to a slow growth model. “We strive to achieve slow continuous growth over time. In the early 2000s, you had a lot of companies that were falling by the wayside and going out of business. We had strong, steady growth through the downturned economy.”
Cape Romain Contractors
Construction Specialists on the Eastern Seaboard
Cape Romain Contractors, Inc. is a venerable firm with a speciality in heavy highway bridge services and marine construction giving it a major presence on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. Formed just after World War Two, the Wando, South Carolina-based company counts an impressive list of high-profile clients, from the U.S. Navy to the Coast Guard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Comfort Mechanical Contractors
North Carolina’s HVAC Specialists
Comfort Mechanical Contractors calls itself the “premier HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning) installation and service contractor in the Triangle.” The Triangle being the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan regions of North Carolina, an area this Durham-based firm has been serving since the mid-1950s.
Carolinas AGC
Improving Quality of Life in North and South Carolina
“Carolinas AGC is a full-service construction industry association that provides workforce development, job leads, safety/education and training programs, government relations, advocacy, meetings for networking and business development, and everything else people in the commercial and industrial construction industry need. Our motto is ‘the trusted voice of construction in the Carolinas,’” states Dave Simpson, president and chief executive officer of Carolinas Associated General Contractors (CAGC).
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