With roots in federal renovation and construction projects, Grunley Construction Co. of Rockville, Md., fared well in 2009. Although regional revenues were down $50 million from 2008, the company finished 2009 with $326 million in revenue and maintained full employment. Related Links: Top Contractors Clark Construction Group Mid Eastern Builders Daniel J. Keating Co. Bozzuto Construction Co. Oak Contracting Hill International Top Contractors List “Our renovation work tends to be sizable, multiyear projects,” says Joel Zingeser, director of corporate development at Grunley. “We’ve had a fairly stable backlog of work, and in April 2009, we were awarded several American Recovery
Hill International with headquarter’s in Houston, recently acquired Boyken International Inc., which also has offices in Houston. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Donald R. Boyken, Boyken International CEO, will serve as senior vice president and south regional manager for Hill’s Project Management Group. Related Links: Building IT Into Construction Dallas Logistics Hub Buildings Achieve Gold LEED Certification STV Acquires Dallas-Based Civil Structures Inc. TxDOT Selects Leader for New Rail Division BNSF Names Dean Wise Vice President, Network Strategy HKS, Hill & Wilkinson, Complete Dallas’ Ronald McDonald House Yates Construction Relocates North Texas Office Operations
Recognizing the economy was turning toward the end of 2008, Mid Eastern Builders of Chesapeake, Va., bid aggressively and secured contracts for a diverse mix of long-term projects that have helped the firm thrive in 2009, with revenues of $190 million up from $158.9 million in 2008. Related Links: Top Contractors Clark Construction Group Grunley Construction Co. Daniel J. Keating Co. Bozzuto Construction Co. Oak Contracting Hill International Top Contractors List “We cover a wide range of project types and have the Noah’s Ark of construction portfolios,” says Mark F. Olmstead, vice president of Mid Eastern Builders. “[That diversity] has
Despite the recession, 2009 proved to be a banner year for Oak Contracting of Towson, Md., as revenue increased to $164 million from $91 million in 2008. Related Links: Top Contractors Clark Construction Group Grunley Construction Co. Mid Eastern Builders Daniel J. Keating Co. Bozzuto Construction Co. Hill International Top Contractors List Dominick J. Dunnigan, director of marketing for Oak Contracting, attributes that success to building relationships that gain repeat clients and a K-12 market that was not hit as hard economically as other segments. “The money and the spending are still there” in building schools, Dunnigan says. Oak constructs
Hanging more than 200 ft over a jobsite in downtown Kansas City, Mo., James Hague doesn’t seem to notice the tiny people and equipment below his feet. Photo: Tudor Van Hampton Hanging from a protective harness, Hague uses a dial gauge to check for excessive play in the crane�s rotator gear. The senior technician is intently fiddling with a dial gauge that measures the amount of play in a crane turntable—the giant gear that rotates the jib. “A bearing could go bad,” says Hague, suspended from a full-body harness. “And that’s something we want to know before the top falls
New York City's construction industry produced 106,500 jobs in January 2010, it's lowest showing in 58 months, according to a report released by the New York Building Congress. January's numbers brought construction employment down 12% from January 2009 with 121,300 jobs and 16% from January 2008 with 127,500 jobs. In October 2009, monthly construction employment dropped below 120,000 for the first time since February 2007, and has declined in each month since. These numbers include contractors, skilled laborers and specialty tradesmen. They do not include construction workers who work for government agencies, architects, engineers and other off-site workers. "In the
Stalco Construction is currently serving as general contractor for a $30 million capital improvement program that includes additions and renovations at the Ward Meliville High School in East Setauket, New York and renovations at two Junior High Schools and three elementary schools within the Three Village Central School District in Long Island, New York. Photo by Lauren Mancuso courtesy of Wilk Marketing Communications John A. Grillo of Port Jefferson, New York is serving as the architect and interior designer for the entire program and has designed the additions for the high school in accordance with The Collaborative for High School
Firms looking to boost sagging bottom lines and gain more-robust public-sector construction markets generated a record attendance of more than 550 at this year�s federal and military workload briefings, sponsored by the Society of American Military Engineers on March 18 in Alexandria, Va. Traditional pockets of �milcon� work�such as in base closure and housing�are winding down, officials said. But overseas expansion and new initiatives in energy conservation and facility �quality of life� upgrades are boosting work for the short term, just as new conference attendees were boosting their profiles. Photo: Bruce Buckley / ENR DOD service chiefs outline milcon budgets
While President Obama signed the health-care reform legislation into law at a jubilant White House ceremony on March 23, grim-faced Republicans geared up for a battle in the Senate over a "reconciliation" package that amends the bill just signed into law. Riding with that reconciliation measure is the fate of a provision that has divided the construction industry. That provision, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), was in the Senate-passed version of the bill and thus is now law. It requires construction companies with more than five full-time employees and a payroll of $250,000 or more to offer health-care coverage
Building information modeling, still relatively rare in the transportation construction world, proved key in gaining public approval for a planned $573-million, 9.4-mile rapid-transit bus system in Hartford, Conn. Advocates hope transit agencies will begin to ramp up use of BIM in future projects. Slide Show Image: SEA Three-dimensional imaging proved a valuable public-outreach method. The Connecticut Dept. of Transportation had planned on design-build for the line connecting Hartford and New Britain. “We had a designer bring the project from [environmental permitting] to 30% design,” says Michael Sanders, ConnDOT transit administrator. But after then-Gov. John Rowland (R)—who had approved special design-build
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