Excitement is simmering in Boston, Massachusetts’s art circles, as beloved Boston Arts Academy looks forward to life in a beautiful new home. The academy has served Boston since 1998, all the while producing many of Boston’s present day luminaries in visual arts, music, dance, theater, and fashion technology.

As every construction company knows all too well, even the best-planned projects do not always go according to schedule. Weather is not always on your side, and working in occupied spaces requires a high degree of safety and can be challenging, especially on educational works. Strong leadership and finding solutions to these and other obstacles sets professionals apart from the competition.

Eighteen miles outside Boston, big makeovers are bringing a small town’s police station and firehouse up-to-date in safety and function. Charming Needham, incorporated in 1711 and with a present-day population of about 31,000, boasts historic buildings, winding roads, friendly neighbors and green space – and far-sighted residents.

As one of California’s most respected full-service construction companies, BCCI Construction Company’s philosophy spans well beyond project completion. The company is best known for forming long-lasting partnerships with clients like Adobe Systems, Google, Stanford University, Cisco Systems, and numerous other Fortune 500 companies.

At the foot of a construction site, Dirk Griffin, Chief Executive Officer of Pinner Construction, is shaking hands with a front-line employee in muddied boots and a yellow hard hat. Most onlookers would assume this was a special occasion, perhaps a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Construction Electrical Products (CEP) has been a leader in the field of temporary power and portable lighting since the 1970s, surfing the massive technological changes that have swept the industry, from incandescent to LED. CEP serves The United States and Canada from its 48,000 square foot headquarters in the Northern California City of Livermore.

It is no secret that infrastructure in North America is, on the whole, long overdue for repairs and renovation. Many of our buildings and bridges are reaching the end of their lifecycles, requiring work to keep our world moving. However, in Tucson, Arizona, a dedicated cadre of engineers is creating revolutionary building materials with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP). With this remarkable material, QuakeWrap Inc. hopes to strengthen both old and new infrastructure and make carbon fiber more commonplace in modern construction.

One of the fundamental instigators of a healthy economy is a strong construction industry. In the United States, the construction industry is anticipated to grow by eleven percent between 2016 and 2026, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Anderson Industrial Engines, known to most clients as AIE, distributes engines, electrical generators, parts, power units, and more from the world’s leading manufacturers. AIE represents well-known brands such as Kubota, JCB, American Honda, the Ford Motor Company, and Fiat Powertrain Technologies. The company’s products are almost exclusively destined for off-highway equipment, with customers in related industries including construction, agriculture, and equipment rental as well as those needing pumps or generators.

In 1959, an entrepreneur, Marvin Johnson, saw an opportunity with a new industrial product that bridged the gap between trucks and warehouse docks, as transportation was moving from railways to over-the-road trailers. He knew his customers would need this product and his company could be the one to provide it. In 60 years the family has turned this insight into an industry.

The creative team at Peregrine designs and manufactures high-end retail and restaurant spaces. It creates beautiful custom millwork, fixtures, signage, and furniture working in an exceptional range of materials.

Holland College, with campuses and centres across Prince Edward Island, has full-time and part-time programs that offer one-year certificates and two-year diplomas, as well as adult education/GED. It has built its reputation on providing instructors with extensive real-life experience – instructors who have “been there, and done that,” and are ready to share that knowledge with their students.

Hettich Holding GmbH & Co. has its head office in Kirchlengern, Germany where it is one of the largest employers. In fact, this family-owned company is one of the largest manufacturers of furniture fittings in the world, with offices around the globe. The Hettich Group is presently managed by Dr. Andreas Hettich – the fourth generation of the family to run the business.

Reliant Roofing is working to redefine the meaning of professional, quality roofing services in the Jacksonville, Florida area. The young company is expanding to meet new challenges and serve markets as it moves into commercial work and residential roof-mounted solar panels.

Best Choice Roofing’s (BCR) commitment to reliability, workmanship, and professionalism is unparalleled. The company is a Platinum Preferred Contractor for Owens Corning – a worldwide manufacturer of roofing, insulation and fiberglass products – and to achieve and maintain this status, BCR must continually uphold high standards and strict requirements.

As every homeowner and businessperson knows, property disasters – from pipes bursting in the depths of winter to hazardous mould growth or finding dangerous asbestos hidden behind walls – can happen to anyone. Richmond, British Columbia-based Platinum Pro-Claim Restoration (PPCR) lives up to the principle, ‘We do it because we care!’ and is on call to make things right.

Groundworks Companies owns and operates ten companies that provide foundation services, eight of which are consumer-facing service providers and two of which serve the company in a more internal fashion.

Based in Kalamazoo, Michigan but operating far and wide, CSM Group is celebrating its 35^th successful year in the construction management business. Qualified for specialty management of clinically-safe construction environments from health care to the food and beverage business, the leadership team still says this is no time to be resting on their laurels.

CSI Concrete Systems is keeping things running in the Northeast from the ground up, producing the precast concrete products that go into the roads, bridges and towns of the New England states.

Since the dawn of skateboards, there has always been a little friction between those who practice the sport and the local government and businesses. That’s why skateparks are a win-win for everyone.