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SMC Contracting Inc. –South Tahoe High School After narrowing 12 applications down to four candidates, the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) Board of Education named Reno-based SMC Contracting the general contractor for its new $64.5 million bond measure to finance the renovation and construction of six district schools. Passed in November 2008, “Measure G” is now providing the money needed to upgrade the condition and safety of So... |
Progressive Roofing A relentless commitment to quality is the centerpiece of Progressive Roofing’s success. The Phoenix-based roofing contractor is one of seven companies owned by the Farrell family, a familiar name in the roofing industry that’s been steeped in tradition since Bill Farrell started A.W. Farrell & Son Inc. in Buffalo, N.Y., in the 1940s. Farrell approached his business the “old-fashioned way,” the co... |
Testmarcx Mark Leafstedt has long known the importance of evaluating buildings’ electric and mechanical systems to ensure the highest levels of efficiency, but when he started out, he felt alone in his endeavor. After graduating from Iowa State University, he began a career as a field engineer, working for the University of Iowa, consulting engineers and controls contractors. “That gave me un... |
Holder Construction Co. – Banner Health Data Center With more than 7 million square feet of data center construction under its belt, Holder Construction Co. says it’s a leader in the industry. “Whether building a new or upgrading an existing mission-critical data center facility, we have the knowledge and experience to get the job done on budget, on... |
Straub Construction Inc. Many markets within the construction industry are slow right now, but military construction is not one of them. The military market has been going strong for nearly two years, but the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provided the U.S. Department of Defense with $7 billion more in funds for construction. Straub Construction Inc. has been working with th... |
HHI Corp. HHI Corp. acknowledges there are many construction companies in business today, but says it is the only one that can give every project its full attention, treating each project as important. “Each construction project is a stand-alone project,” Project Manager Aaron Smith says, who also performs business development duties for the company. “Any time we start a project, we’re creating something th... |
JE Dunn Construction - The Spire Many high-profile projects run into problems that cause delays that are out of a general contractor’s control, including weather issues, material or equipment shortages and manpower needs. But as JE Dunn progressed on The Spire project in Denver, the company had to deal with a new reality that might be more commonplace in today’s economic climate: suspension of financing from le... |
DDRM Greatplace – St. Regis Deer Crest At nearly 460,000 square feet, the new St. Regis Deer Crest resort will be quite a spectacle in Park City, Utah, when it opens in late 2009. Developer DDRM Greatplace is at the helm of the two-building, $320 million project. “This is the biggest building that Park City has ever dealt with,” Project Coordinator David Castleton states. The St. Regis resort wi... |
Gilbert Electric Co. Inc. In southern Arizona, Gilbert Electric Co. Inc. says it is the company customers turn to for highly technical work. “Most competitors can’t offer the technical capabilities that we can,” President John Kostyo says. The company recently put its expertise to work on the Large Binocular Telescope project for LBT Corp. The telescope has two 8.4 meter mirrors working in tandem. On th... |
RJH Consultants – Rueter-Hess Reservoir/Frank Jaeger Dam Many engineers would look at a project the size of the Frank Jaeger Dam and Rueter-Hess Reservoir in Parker, Colo., and see a headache waiting to happen. RJH Consultants, on the other hand, saw an opportunity to increase its knowledge base and gain experience on larger-than-normal projects, according to President Bob Huzjak. “Because it is so massive, we have been ab... |
