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Keystone Concrete Selected Texas-Louisiana Specialty Contractor of the Year for 2016

Houston concrete firm expands its services and geography to counteract the energy sector slowdown

Jim Parsons

December 5, 2016

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Diversification isn’t a guaranteed safeguard against market swings in the construction industry.

The Raymond Group Named Specialty Contractor of Year

The Raymond Group—ENR California’s Specialty Contractor of the Year—has grown up with the state’s buildings sector

Jim Parsons

November 18, 2016

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The skyscraper-studded Los Angeles skyline is emblematic of the growth and diversification of the city’s enterprises.

Mechanical Firm Heads for Campus

Fresh Meadow Mechanical Corp. pushes the envelope and its revenue with HVAC and other specialty work on a big Columbia expansion

Alisa Zevin

November 15, 2016

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After 25 years in the mechanical construction business, Fresh Meadow Mechanical Corp. is ready for an epic project—and it got one in managing all HVAC work at Columbia University’s new Manhattanville Campus in upper Manhattan.

Contractors Devise New Techniques to Battle Extreme Weather, Temperatures

Jennifer Seward

October 26, 2016

Contractors find that they must use highly customized techniques when building projects in extreme altitudes or environments.

A Special Time to be a Specialty Contractor

Specialty contractors are keeping busy, but several risk factors are starting to cloud the outlook

Mike Anderson

September 27, 2016

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Among the theories floated for this year’s lagging response by specialty contractors to ENR’s annual regional surveys is that those contractors have just been too busy working.

Specialty Contractor of the Year is One GEM of a Company

‘Holistic’ approach to serving long-term customers keeps Ohio-based contractor on steady growth path

Mike Anderson

September 26, 2016

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With 28% growth in regional revenue, 2015 was a GEM of a year for Steve Johnson and his colleagues.

GEM Inc. Named ENR Midwest Specialty Contractor of the Year

Mike Anderson

August 16, 2016

As results from the region’s top specialty contractors began to roll in, it quickly became clear GEM Inc. deserved serious consideration as the ENR Midwest Specialty Contractor of the Year.

2015 Midwest Specialty Contractor of the Year

Hey, Midwest Contractors, What’s Your Specialty?

Mike Anderson

August 2, 2016

Every year, we here at ENR Midwest compile and share data from the region’s leading specialty contracting firms, based on activity from the previous year in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Best Specialty Contracting Project: DuPont D.C. Residential Tower

December 10, 2015

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A network of more than 50 transfer girders built atop an existing three-level underground garage carries the entire load of the 12-story radial residential building, located next to the historic Washington Hilton Hotel.

Best Project Specialty Contracting: Sandia Resort Casino - Parking Garage

December 8, 2015

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Jaynes Corp. built this four-level parking structure with a capacity of more than 1,700 vehicles next to Sandia Casino without impinging upon any of the resort’s operations.