To fully appreciate the selection of Atlanta-based Choate Construction Co. as ENR Southeast’s Contractor of the Year, consider the events of 2016—likely the most eventful year since Millard Choate, chairman and CEO, started the firm in the basement of his home in 1989.
Topping the list was the company’s bottom line. With total revenue of just over $1 billion, most of which came from projects in the Southeast U.S., Choate enjoyed a 35% increase from 2015, enough to vault 16 spots to 75th in ENR’s national Top Contractors ranking.