Devcon has constructed more than 35 million sq. ft. of office, industrial, and commercial space mainly in the San Francisco Bay area and Silicon Valley. Founded in 1976, Devcon specializes in high-tech projects, including industrial research and development facilities. Devcon also provides engineering, design/build, and interior design services. In addition to building company facilities and offices, Devcon works on such projects as hotels, restaurants, retail stores, and schools.

Marquette Lumber Co. makes its mark in wood. The company processes American hardwoods (Northern, Southern, and Appalachian), used mostly for furniture and flooring, and wholesales it to manufacturing and construction companies. The firm operates two lumberyards and offices in Norwalk, Ohio; Sandown, New Hampshire; St. Louis; and Vero Beach, Florida. Russel H. Downey founded Marquette Lumber Co. in 1919 in South Bend, Indiana. The company moved to Vero Beach, Florida in 1972; the founding Downey family still runs it.

MASISA lets the chips fall where they may -- as long as they end up in its MDF (medium-density fiberboard) and particleboard. MASISA manufactures particleboard, fiberboard, and related products, such as doors in Latin America. The company sells its wood board products under such trade names as Placa Masisa and Facilplac. Customers include furniture makers and the construction industry; Masonite International accounts for more than 40% of its solid wood product sales. One of the largest forestry groups in the world, MASISA has more than 240,000 hectares of forestry and reserve land in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela. Subsidiary Forestal Tornagaleones manages MASISA's timberlands in Argentina and Chile.

Sunshine Homes Inc., makes single-section manufactured homes, which include two to three bedrooms, and multi-section manufactured homes, which feature three- to five-bedrooms, under the Brookwood, Sunshine, and Georgetown names. Homes range in size from about 1,680 sq. ft. to 2,160 sq. ft. Features may include hand-laid rock fireplaces, crown molding, cathedral ceilings, and oak cabinets and window sills. Sunshine Homes are available through dealers in 18 states in the southeastern, south-central, and midwestern US. Sunshine is owned by president John Bostick. Bostick family holdings also include pet food maker Sunshine Mills.

Williams Brothers Construction Company is a Houston-based firm that was founded in 1955 by J.K. Williams, C.K. Williams and J.D. (Doug) Pitcock, Jr. In the following year, the Interstate Highway Act was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Williams brothers were bought out in 1964 and 1984, respectively, leaving Doug Pitcock as the sole shareholder. Since 1998, the company has been in the process of converting to an employee-owned corporation.

U.S. Ecology, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides radioactive, hazardous, polychlorinated biphenyls, and non-hazardous industrial waste management and recycling services in the United States. The company accepts hazardous, polychlorinated biphenyls, industrial and low-level radioactive waste, naturally occurring and accelerator produced radioactive materials, and low-activity radioactive materials, as well as provides waste treatment and disposal facility services. It offers its services to commercial and government entities, such as refineries and chemical production facilities, electric utilities, manufacturers, steel mills, and medical and academic institutions. The company was formerly known as American Ecology Corporation and changed its name to U.S. Ecology, Inc. in February 2010. U.S. Ecology, Inc. was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

Ducon Technologies provides custom equipment for refineries, mining and incineration operations, cement works, power boiler operations, and paper mills, among others, to help control atmospheric pollutants, and to monitor emissions, thereby helping its customers with their compliance to EPA and local environmental regulations. The company's equipment offerings include activated carbon absorbers, electrostatic precipitators, flue gas desulphurization equipment, gas absorption towers, incineration systems, and particulate scrubbers. Ducon Technologies claims to serve all FORTUNE 500 companies.

Roseburg Forest Products has branched out as a diverse producer of wood products. Formed in 1936, the company produces specialty panels (melamine, particleboard, and vinyl laminates), engineered wood products (joists, beams, and rimboards), and plywood products such as siding and concrete forming. Its products are available through dealers, home centers, and wholesale distributors. Roseburg manages more than 700,000 acres of timberland in California and southern Oregon. The company has more than a dozen manufacturing facilities in the Northwest and Southeast. Heirs of philanthropist Kenneth Ford, who established the Ford Family Foundation, own and lead the company.

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.

Megatran provides a variety of construction services throughout southern Florida. The company specializes in electric utilities infrastructure, underground utility, and site lighting construction, as well as water, sewer, paving, drainage, communications, and other engineering and construction services. Its list of clients include Adelphia Communications, the City of Jacksonville, and the University of Miami. Hispanic Business magazine ranks Megatran among the "Top 500 Hispanic Businesses" in the US. CEO and owner Armado "Al" Acosta founded Megatran in 1986; the company won its first major project with the City of Coral Gables in a public bid that year.

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