Annual program reveals another group of up-and-coming leaders who are helping the Southwest construction industry address myriad challenges while finding new opportunities for success
Forty-five years after starting out as an apprentice, Mike Greenawalt is preparing to retire as CEO of the nation's largest employee-owned electrical contracting firm.
Worries about recessions and resources have done little to dampen the Las Vegas area construction market, and few specialty contractors better illustrate the current run of robustness than Commercial Roofers Inc. (CRI), ENR Southwest Specialty Contractor of the Year.
Despite recession fears and high interest rates as well as supply chain delays and continuing labor shortages, specialty contractors in the Southwest are applauding last year’s productivity levels and anticipating a continued burst of activity through 2023.
Significant year-to-year changes among ENR’s national Top 400 Contractors are not unusual. But Phoenix-based Willmeng Construction’s vault from outside the rankings to No. 129 on this year’s list evidences the big difference a strong year can make.
A familiar scenario is playing out as firms participating in ENR Southwest’s annual Top Contractors survey for Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico are reporting strong performance and backlogs, while at the same time, noting that qualified labor remains a top issue as well as materials availability and prices.