The Pros & Cons of a Family Business
Would you believe family-owned and operated entities are the foundation of the global economy and represent between 80 and 90 percent of all businesses around the world?
Pomerleau
Family owned and led general contractor Pomerleau has infused its values into each of its locations since its creation in 1960. The coast-to-coast company has employees based throughout all of Canada and continues to stay true to its desire to create family bonds with its team members.
Rogers Brothers Corporation
The year 1905 was a landmark one. Albert Einstein unveiled what became known as his Theory of Relativity, which changed the course of the world. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published The Return of Sherlock Holmes to appease a public still disappointed by the fictional death of his detective a dozen years earlier.
Ball Construction
100 years in business is a remarkable achievement, particularly in the construction industry, a fact that family-owned Ball Construction knows well.
Mondev Construction
As we adapt to the COVID era, our cities, likewise, continue to evolve and change. In Canada’s second-most populous city, residents and building owners alike grapple with rising costs of living. Yet one building firm has consistently demonstrated a commitment to customer service and satisfaction. Boldly choosing to embrace a wide market, Mondev Construction is looking toward a bright future.
H2I Group
H2I Group of Minneapolis, Minnesota has undergone some major changes since it was profiled in July 2018 in Construction in Focus magazine. These include new corporate acquisitions, services, and leadership. As the employee-owned firm approached the hundred-year milestone, it also underwent a name change from Haldeman-Homme, Inc.
B.E. Atlas
In business since 1963, B.E. Atlas is one of Chicago’s largest independent hardware distributors. After profiling the company in 2018, Construction in Focus sat back down with President Jeff Kovarsky this month to hear the latest news.
A&H Equipment
A&H Equipment distributes market-leading municipal and environmental product solutions throughout Pennsylvania and West Virginia. From snow removal trucks to street sweepers and sewer cleaners, the company sells, rents, and services a wide range of equipment for a variety of needs, particularly specialty items that go beyond the run-of-the-mill product lineup.
Vesta Marble and Granite
Vesta Marble and Granite is a Canadian installer and manufacturer specializing in stone fabrication, templating, and installation. The company got its start in Ottawa in 1985, when President and CEO Nat Polito saw a gap in the existing stone industry. The sector, he determined, was lacking in alternative solutions to its more common problems. So Polito decided to start his own business to address this need.
Primera Carpet One Floor & Home
Your home is not only one of life’s biggest purchases but also your most prized possession, a place to feel safe and secure and express your individuality. Making those individual design choices, however, can be daunting and overwhelming. That’s where the experts at Primera Carpet One Floor & Home and their Prescott Valley Design Center can help.
Stock Ownership
The pandemic has changed many things, but perhaps one of the most unexpected outcomes of COVID has been “The Great Resignation” wherein people took a hard look at their working lives and made changes.