July 2023

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ENR Midwest 2023 Top Contractors

 

Rank 2023/2022	Company Location/Website Top Officer	Largest Project to Break Ground Location Project Value ($ Mil.)	Market Sectors By % of Revenue**	Regional Rev. 2022 ($ Mil)
1/1	CLAYCO Chicago | claycorp.com Robert Clark, Executive Chairman & Founder	The Cubes at French Lake Dayton, Minn. 65.50	59 General Building 16 Manufacturing 15 Telecommunications	5,216.00
2/2	TURNER CONSTRUCTION CO. Columbus, Ohio | turnerconstruction.com Kyle E. Rooney, Senior VP, Regional General Manager	Not Provided	54 Telecommunications 38 General Building 5 Industrial Process	4,859.75
3/3	BARTON MALOW HOLDINGS LLC Southfield, Mich. | bartonmalow.com Chuck Binkowski, COO	BlueOval SK Battery Park Glendale, Ky. 5,600.00	52 Manufacturing 41 General Building 5 Power	3,028.48
4/5	THE WALSH GROUP Chicago | walshgroup.com Matt Walsh, Co-Chairman	Not Provided	46 General Building 45 Transportation 7 Telecommunications	2,211.16
5/12	PEPPER CONSTRUCTION* Chicago | pepperconstruction.com J. Stanley Pepper, Chairman & CEO	The Stevanato Group Pharmaceutical Glass Manufacturing Facility Fishers, Ind. 311.00	99 General Building	1,832.46
6/8	MORTENSON Minneapolis | mortenson.com Daniel L. Johnson, CEO	UW Health Eastpark Medical Center Madison, Wis. 255.00	48 Telecommunications 36 General Building 13 Power	1,745.84
7/18	BURNS & MCDONNELL Kansas City, Mo. | burnsmcd.com Paul Fischer, President	Bartlett Soybean Processing Plant Cherryvale, Kan. Not Provided	63 Power 20 Petroleum 10 Industrial Process	1,707.35
8/13	MIRON CONSTRUCTION CO. Neenah, Wis. | miron-construction.com David G. Voss Jr., President & CEO	Louisiana-Pacific Sagola, Mich. 118.00	51 General Building 35 Industrial Process 8 Power	1,578.14
9/10	JE DUNN CONSTRUCTION CO. Kansas City, Mo. | jedunn.com Paul Neidlein, President - Midwest	Shamrock Trading Co. Tower 2 Overland Park, Kan. 145.00	72 General Building 24 Telecommunications 2 Transportation	1,555.90
10/4	RYAN COS. US Minneapolis | ryancompanies.com Mike Ryan, President, Northern Division	Industrial - Food & Beverage Dodge City, Kan. 226.07	100 General Building	1,538.23
11/17	GILBANE BUILDING CO. Chicago | gilbaneco.com Ryan Hutchins, Regional President	Indiana University Health Adult Academic Health Center Indianapolis 1950.00	65 General Building 17 Industrial Process 9 Manufacturing	1,437.91
12/7	WALBRIDGE Detroit | walbridge.com John Rakolta III, President	Confidential Project Wisconsin Not Provided	70 Manufacturing 15 General Building 12 Telecommunications	1,426.56
13/14	F.A. WILHELM CONSTRUCTION CO. Indianapolis | fawilhelm.com Philip Kenney, President	IU Health Indianapolis Superstructure Indianapolis 180.18	55 General Building 29 Industrial Process 6 Transportation	1,390.15
14/6	KOKOSING GROUP OF COMPANIES Westerville, Ohio | kokosing.biz Wm. Brett Burgett, President & Co-CEO	ODOT 220256 LUC 475/20A Parts 1-3 Maumee, Ohio 102.12	48 Transportation 20 General Building 8 Other Project Types	1,328.03
15/16	MCCARTHY BUILDING COS. St. Louis | McCarthy.com A. John Buescher, President, Central Region	UNO Durham Science Renovation Omaha Not Provided	61 General Building 35 Power 3 Industrial Process	1,312.84
16/15	MESSER CONSTRUCTION CO.* Cincinnati | messer.com Tim Steigerwald, President & CEO	Nationwide Children’s Hospital LOSC Columbus, Ohio 127.79	94 General Building 5 Transportation 1 Industrial Process	1,205.18
17/21	ARCO CONSTRUCTION COS. St. Louis | arcoconstruction.com Jeff Cook, Co-Founder	Not Provided	100 General Building	1,190.47
18/19	GRAY CONSTRUCTION INC.* Lexington, Ky. | gray.com Stephen Gray, President & CEO, Gray Inc.	BlueOval SK Battery Park Glendale, Ky. 1,500.00	58 Industrial Process 24 General Building 17 Telecommunications	997.08
19/22	THE BOLDT CO. Appleton, Wis. | boldt.com Tom Boldt, CEO	Project Cinco Green Bay, Wis. 392.60	54 General Building 28 Industrial Process 10 Power	991.77
20/—	FINDORFF* Madison, Wis. | findorff.com Jim Yehle, President & CEO	Madison Metropolitan School District Madison, Wis. 300.00	100 General Building	805.00
21/28	ALBERICI-FLINTCO St. Louis | alberici.com Greg Hesser, President & CEO	Not Provided	69 General Building 12 Manufacturing 12 Water Supply	724.53
22/—	MCGOUGH St. Paul, Minn. | mcgough.com Tom McGough Jr., CEO	Not Provided	79 General Building 11 Manufacturing 7 Industrial Process	675.00
23/—	FCL BUILDERS Itasca, Ill. | fclbuilders.com John Lenz, Regional Vice President	Not Provided	100 General Building	640.35
24/20	THE WHITING-TURNER CONTRACTING CO. Cleveland | whiting-turner.com Phil Kerber, Senior Vice President	CMH091 New Campus Hilliard, Ohio Not Provided	58 General Building 29 Telecommunications 8 Industrial Process	623.25
25/26	KRAUS-ANDERSON Minneapolis | krausanderson.com Rich Jacobson, COO & EVP	O2 Apartments Minneapolis 88.85	89 General Building 6 Manufacturing 3 Telecommunications	620.29
26/—	MOTOR CITY ELECTRIC CO.* Detroit | mceco.com Dale Wieczorek, President & CEO	Ford HUB Dearborn, Mich. 200.00	100 Other Project Types	543.46
27/35	BRINKMANN CONSTRUCTORS Chesterfield, Mo. | brinkmannconstructors.com Brian Satterthwaite, CEO	Flint 94 Commerce Center Kenosha, Wis. 38.22	100 General Building	539.76
28/39	COMMERCIAL CONTRACTING CORP. Auburn Hills, Mich. | cccnetwork.com Stephen Fragnoli, President & CEO	Stellantis-Samsung SDI Battery Manufacturing Plant Kokomo, Ind. 2350.00	84 Manufacturing 8 Sewerage/Solid Waste 5 General Building	536.75
29/31	HOLDER CONSTRUCTION Columbus, Ohio | holderconstruction.com Rob Elias, Vice President	Not Provided	82 Telecommunications 9 General Building 9 Transportation	523.00
30/45	PARIC HOLDINGS St. Louis | paric.com P. Joseph McKee III, CEO	Boeing Mascoutah, Ill. 175.00	63 General Building 24 Manufacturing 13 Power	492.10
31/32	GRANGER CONSTRUCTION CO. Lansing, Mich. | grangerconstruction.com Dennis Carignan, President	MSU Duffy Daugherty SAAC Addition East Lansing, Mich. Not Provided	94 General Building 3 Manufacturing 2 Power	479.70
32/33	CLUNE CONSTRUCTION Chicago | clunegc.com Vince Gutekanst, President – Midwest Region	Confidential Project Aurora, Ill. 156.04	53 Interior/Tenant Improvements 47 Telecommunications	440.70
33/38	ARISTEO CONSTRUCTION CO. Livonia, Mich. | aristeo.com Michelle Barton, President	Not Provided	64 Manufacturing 27 General Building 8 Power	430.20
34/25	CLARK GROUP Chicago | clarkconstruction.com David Trolian, Division President	Not Provided	55 Transportation 45 General Building	394.00
35/48	AECOM TISHMAN | AECOM HUNT* Chicago | aecom.com Jason Kopp, Executive Vice President, Region Manager	Butler University E-Sports Build-Out Indianapolis Not Provided	88 General Building 9 Transportation 2 Manufacturing	391.64
36/59	RUSSELL GROUP INC. Davenport, Iowa | russellco.com James V. Russell, CEO	Cargo Largo Independence, Mo. 47.60	83 General Building 13 Industrial Process 4 Manufacturing	354.80
37/55	BOWEN ENGINEERING CORP.* Indianapolis | bowensqp.com Doug Bowen, CEO	Not Provided	42 Sewerage/Solid Waste 24 Water Supply 19 Power	309.99
38/50	EXECUTIVE CONSTRUCTION INC. Hillside, Ill. | ecibuild.com Mark Rakoczy, President	United 1.5 Restack - Willis Tower Chicago 62.00	89 General Building 11 Telecommunications	308.72
39/47	RIVER CITY CONSTRUCTION LLC East Peoria, Ill. | rccllc.com Leanne Skuse, President	Western Illinois University Performing Arts Center Macomb, Ill. 103.60	64 General Building 25 Manufacturing 7 Water Supply	303.30
40/44	MCSHANE CONSTRUCTION CO. Rosemont, Ill. | mcshaneconstruction.com Mathew Dougherty, President	Wildwood at Main Sun Prairie, Wis. Not Provided	100 General Building	294.69
41/71	POETTKER CONSTRUCTION CO.* Breese, Ill. | poettkerconstruction.com Ryan Poettker, President	Pana Elementary School Pana, Ill. 25.00	82 General Building 17 Power1 Master-Planned Development/Site Infrastructure	284.00
42/79	PEAK CONSTRUCTION CORP. Rosemont, Ill. | peakconstruction.com Michael P. Sullivan Jr., CEO	Confidential Project Illinois 80.18	80 General Building 13 Interior/Tenant Improvements 7 Master-Planned Development/Site Infrastructure	272.31
43/41	SKANSKA USA New York | usa.skanska.com Chris Hopper, Executive Vice President, General Manager (Building)	The University of Cincinnati and UC Health - The Blood Cancer Healing Center Cincinnati 43.80	63 General Building 15 Power 13 Industrial Process	257.13
44/70	MCL CONSTRUCTION Omaha | mclconstruction.com Robert Carlisle, Chairman & Founder	Fusion Medical Staffing Omaha 15.50	100 General Building	240.08
45/60	O'SHEA BUILDERS Springfield, Ill. | osheabuilders.com Michael E. O'Shea, President	Springfield School District Lanphier High School Springfield, Ill. 94.10	100 General Building	228.60
46/56	TONN AND BLANK CONSTRUCTION LLC Michigan City, Ind. | tonnandblank.com Jon A. Gilmore, President & CEO	Urschel Laboratories - North Plant Expansion Chesterton, Ind. 32.04	96 General Building 4 Manufacturing 1 Industrial Process	227.43
47/54	AUSTIN INDUSTRIES Decatur, Ill. | austin-ind.com Tony Sanderson, VP - Maintenance and SIPA, Austin Industrial	Not Provided	56 Transportation 44 Other Project Types	222.07
48/67	TRAYLOR CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC. Evansville, Ind. | traylor.com Christopher S. Traylor, Co-President	Not Provided	46 Industrial Process 43 Power 7 Transportation	221.73
49/51	LENDLEASE Chicago | lendlease.com Kinjal Patel, Executive General Manager, Construction	The Saint Grand Chicago Not Provided	100 General Building	220.60
50/87	ZACHRY GROUP San Antonio | zachrygroup.com John Zachry, CEO & Chairman	HC SMR TAR - WRB Refining Roxana, Ill. Not Provided	75 Power 19 Petroleum 7 Industrial Process	202.54
51/—	BEAR CONSTRUCTION CO. Rolling Meadows, Ill. | bearcc.com George Wienold, CEO	Fleet Storage Redevelopment Chicago 29.52	100 General Building	198.98
52/—	TARLTON CORP.* St. Louis | tarltoncorp.com Tracy Hart, President	Logan University Science and Admin. Renovations Chesterfield, Mo. 25.67	84 General Building 5 Telecommunications 4 Power	192.31
53/68	KRAEMER NORTH AMERICA LLC Plain, Wis. | kraemerna.com Bob Beckel, Senior VP	Twin Ports Interchange WP 3 and 4 Duluth, Minn. 79.39	100 Transportation	187.37
54/—	DORAN COS. Bloomington, Minn. | dorancompanies.com Anne Behrendt, CEO & Principal	The Laker Minneapolis 40.28	100 General Building	179.82
55/72	IHC CONSTRUCTION COS. LLC Elgin, Ill. | ihcconstruction.com David J. Rock, CEO	Rehabilitation of Steel Spandrel Beams Pump and Blower House at Terrence J. O'Brien WRP Skokie, Ill. 21.73	50 Sewerage/Solid Waste 23 General Building 23 Transportation	179.22
56/53	O'NEIL INDUSTRIES INC./W.E. O'NEIL CONSTRUCTION CO. Chicago | weoneil.com John Russell, President	333 N. Water Street River Walk Milwaukee 133.18	92 General Building 8 Transportation	175.27
57/62	VJS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES* Pewaukee, Wis. | vjscs.com Craig Jorgensen, President & CEO	University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Chemistry Building Milwaukee 81.80	100 General Building	174.00
58/80	CORE CONSTRUCTION GROUP Peoria, Ill. | coreconstruction.com Tim Erickson, President	Not Provided	91 General Building 9 Industrial Process	164.92
59/63	KLINGER COS. LLC Sioux City, Iowa | klingercompanies.com John Gleeson, Director	Confidential Project Rushville, Ind. 155.20	72 Industrial Process 24 General Building 4 Manufacturing	158.58
60/43	GRAYCOR INC.* Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. | graycor.com Dave Wing, President & COO	Not Provided	60 General Building 22 Industrial Process 17 Power	156.82
61/69	POINTCORE CONSTRUCTION Peoria, Ill. | pointcoreconstruction.com Tim Bassett, President	Not Provided	100 General Building	149.17
62/93	HITT CONTRACTING Falls Church, Va. | hitt.com Kim Roy, CEO	Confidential Project Aurora, Ill. Not Provided	57 General Building 41 Telecommunications 2 Interior/Tenant Improvements	136.26
63/82	THE CONLAN CO. Marietta, Ga. | conlancompany.com Gary Condron, CEO	Encore Logistics Turtlecreek Township, Ohio 95.00	84 General Building 16 Interior/Tenant Improvements	126.44
64/64	BIG-D CONSTRUCTION CORP. St. Paul, Minn. | big-d.com Cory Schubert, Vice President, Managing Director	The Mera St. Louis Park, Minn. 62.00	97 General Building 3 Industrial Process	117.11
65/—	SACHSE CONSTRUCTION Detroit | sachseconstruction.com Todd Sachse, CEO	RH Gallery Birmingham, Mich. 36.00	100 General Building	109.00
66/76	BSI CONSTRUCTORS INC. St. Louis | bsistl.com Paul J. Shaughnessy, President	Ronald McDonald House St. Louis 26.52	100 General Building	106.08
67/—	J.T. MAGEN & CO. Chicago | jtmagen.com Maurice Regan, President & Owner	Wayfair Wilmette, Ill. 50.00	100 Telecommunications	104.75
68/74	HASKELL Jacksonville, Fla. | haskell.com Jim O'Leary, Chairman, CEO & President	Not Provided	98 Industrial Process 2 General Building	95.97
69/90	ROBINSON CONSTRUCTION CO. Perryville, Mo. | robinsonconstruction.com Paul E. Findlay, President	Not Provided	61 Industrial Process 20 Manufacturing 10 Sewerage/Solid Waste	82.15
70/81	THE KORTE CO. Highland, Ill. | korteco.com Brent Korte, President & CEO	Gateway Hershey Robinson, Ill. 68.27	100 General Building	80.30
71/78	PCL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC.* Edina, Minn. | pcl.com Trent Johnson, District Manager	Minnesota Zoo Treetop Trail Apple Valley, Minn. 30.70	58 General Building 25 Industrial Process 6 Power	74.38
72/84	THE CIANBRO COS. New Lenox, Ill. | cianbro.com Peter Cianchette, COO & President	BP Whiting Calumet City, Ill. 0.52	75 Industrial Process 25 Power	70.40
73/89	EDGERTON CONTRACTORS INC. Oak Creek, Wis. | edgerton.us Daniel Urbanek, President	Poplar Creek, Phase 2 Brookfield, Wis. 6.88	64 General Building 17 Transportation 11 Power	66.90
74/—	REDMOND Chicago | redmondconstruction.com John Redmond, CEO	Human Capital Resource Corp. Headquarters Chicago 11.50	100 General Building	65.00
75/—	KAJIMA BUILDING & DESIGN GROUP INC. Atlanta | kbd.group Jeff Stiner, President & CEO	UPS Bourbon 3 HC Cold Storage Sheperdsville, Ky. 4.90	49 General Building 37 Manufacturing 14 Industrial Process	59.95
76/94	LANE INDUSTRIES INC. Cheshire, Conn. | laneconstruct.com Daniele Nebbia, Vice President Construction	Not Provided	59 Water Supply 41 Sewerage/Solid Waste	55.55
77/88	GMA CONSTRUCTION GROUP Chicago | gmaconstructiongroup.com Cornelius Griggs, President & CEO	Auburn Gresham Apartments Chicago 38.00	95 General Building 5 Transportation	52.48
78/91	SUMMIT DESIGN + BUILD LLC Chicago | summitdb.com Adam Miller, President	Prenuvo Chicago 3.05	100 General Building	41.92
79/92	GARNEY HOLDING CO. North Kansas City, Mo. | garney.com Mike Heitmann, CEO	Armourdale Industrial District Pump Station Improvements Kansas City, Kan. 10.37	69 Water Supply 31 Sewerage/Solid Waste	40.33
80/95	VCC LLC Little Rock, Ark. | vccusa.com Derek Alley, CEO	AC Marriott Kansas City, Kan. Not Provided	100 General Building	32.56
81/—	ATLAS BUILDING GROUP St. Charles, Mo. | abgbuilds.com Brian Boettler, President	Schnucks 266 Crestwood, Mo. 4.95	100 General Building	12.02
*REVENUE WAS PROVIDED ON A FISCAL-YEAR BASIS. ALL OTHERS PROVIDED CALENDAR-YEAR DATA, WHICH IS PREFERRED. **INCLUDES REVENUE GENERATED FROM GENERAL CONTRACTING, DESIGN-BUILD AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AT-RISK AS WELL AS FEES FROM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR FEE.