Glenn O. Hawbaker (GOH), it's all about making the grade. Founded as an excavating and grading company, GOH provides heavy construction, concrete construction, utility work, asphalt production, and heavy equipment rentals and sales. From its home base in Pennsylvania, the company serves customers in the north-central portion of the state. GOH also operates 17 quarries and eight asphalt production facilities in Pennsylvania and New York. Its Hawbaker Engineering subsidiary provides civil engineering services and site designs. The family-owned company was founded in 1952 by Glenn and Thelma Hawbaker, the parents of president and CEO Daniel Hawbaker.

Truland Systems takes current events seriously. The US electrical contractor is a privately-held group made up of about 10 companies that design, build, test, and maintain electrical systems in offices, condominiums, hospitals, hotels, sports stadiums, and mass transit facilities. Its services focus on building automated systems that increase speed and decrease energy consumption. As a specialty contractor, it is hired by general contractors, as well as commercial and public facility owners and developers. Clients have included Turner Construction, AOL, and the US Department of Homeland Security. Founded in 1913, the company is in its second generation of being family run, led by CEO Robert Truland.

Architectural Group International (AGI) are drawn together. AGI provides architectural, interior design, construction, and survey services, primarily to retail companies. The firm also serves the hotel and entertainment industries, as well as corporate clients and developers. Clients have included The Home Depot, Macy's, The Body Shop, and Hilton Worldwide. AGI is registered to do business in throughout the US and in four Canadian provinces. Principal Harry M. Sparks founded the firm in 1997.

Barri Electric Company is an electric contracting firm that offers electrical construction, engineering, and related services in California. The company serves customers in the retail, food service, and medical industries, among others. Its clients include the San Francisco International Airport (runway lighting, traffic signals, high-voltage distribution), the College of San Mateo (office remodeling), and FedEx (distribution center). Barri Electric Company was founded by president Ernie Ulibarri.

American Pan & Engineering Co. has its hand firmly planted in concrete. The privately-held specialty contractor, which does business as APEC, offers concrete formwork for commercial buildings in the southeastern US. The firm is involved in such construction projects as condominiums, hotels, and hospitals (the latter brings in about half of its annual revenue), as well as parking decks, office buildings, and schools. It has done work on Florida Memorial Hospital; Rosen Hotels and Resorts' Shingle Creek resort and convention center in Orlando; and science and engineering buildings at Georgia Institute of Technology. Founded in 1995 by president BJ Jarun, APEC has offices in Florida, Georgia, and Texas.

Joseph Vicat, whose father invented a method of creating artificial cement, founded Vicat in 1853. The Vicat family continues to lead the company. Vicat's objectives are set in stone. The company produces some 21 million tons of cement and aggregates and 10 million cubic meters of concrete per year. Vicat operates about a dozen cement plants and grinding plants, more than 200 concrete plants, and 70 quarries in Europe, Africa, the US, and the Middle East. It also has operations in specialty chemicals and paper manufacturing, transportation, and precast concrete. More than half of Vicat's revenues come from outside of France. In 2010 Vicat expanded into India with plans to acquire 51% of Bharathi Cement.

Clayco is a top US general building contractor that offers real estate, architecture, design, and construction services. The privately owned company serves a range of industries with a focus on industrial, corporate, government, residential, institutional, and financial facilities. Projects include distribution and logistics centers, industrial facilities, and food and beverage industry warehouses and plants. Clayco also has constructed headquarters and operation centers, call and data centers, sports and education facilities, and retail centers. Its Clayco Realty Group provides land development, site selection, and project financing.

Rose Paving, a pavement maintenance contractor, provides site evaluation, installation, management, and maintenance of asphalt and concrete parking lots throughout the US. Its activities include pavement removal, resurfacing, repair, and installation, lot marking, seal coating, crack sealing, storm sewer repair and installation, and installation and repair of concrete curbs, walks, and pads. The company tailors its services for specific regional situations and circumstances. Clients include commercial and industrial customers in the retail, real estate, hospitality, health care industries, as well as homeowner associations, schools, and religious institutions.

Founded in 1928, Apasco was acquired in full by Swiss cement giant Holcim in 2004. Holcim Apasco has some pretty concrete ideas for its customers. The company makes cement, ready-mix concrete, and aggregates for distribution throughout Mexico and the Caribbean. It also sells chemical additives and provides related technology services to distributors and other commercial customers. Holcim Apasco operates more than 130 concrete plants, distribution centers, aggregate plants, and maritime terminals in its home country and in Central America.

Intechra LLC provides electronic recycling, refurbishment, and remarketing services. Equipment given new life by Intechra is sold through domestic and international resellers. When customers want their computers, servers, and other equipment trashed, Intechra ensures destruction of proprietary data. Intechra operates outlets nationwide. The company currently processes about 100 million pounds of electronics annually. Arrow Electronics, an upstate New York-based electronics distributor, acquired Intechra in 2010 from private equity firm Environmental Capital Partners.

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