Cordoba is a civil engineering and construction management company that plans, designs, and builds schools, utility projects, public transit lines and roadways, wastewater treatment plants, and other public works in California, as well as internationally. CEO George Pla owns the company, which he founded in 1983 as an urban planning and consulting firm for community projects in the Los Angeles area, where it is now one of the largest minority-owned businesses. Its clients have included the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Long Beach Community College, Oakland Unified School District, the Southern California Metropolitan Water District, and other municipal, state, and federal entities.

Hanson was quite a catch for HeidelbergCement, which bought the building materials giant in 2007 to become one of the world's top cement companies. Hanson Limited makes and delivers aggregates (crushed rock, sand, and gravel), ready-mixed and precast concrete, asphalt, bricks, flooring, and other building materials. Its products are used for civil as well as commercial, residential, and industrial jobs. Hanson also provides civil engineering services through Hanson Contracting (road surfacing) and Irvine-Whitlock (specialist brick and block laying). In the UK, Hanson Limited operates more than 350 manufacturing sites (more than half are cement plants) and maintains a delivery fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles.

One of the largest lime companies in the world, Lhoist Group of Belgium, owns Lhoist North America, which was founded in 1966. Lhoist North America (formerly Chemical Lime Company) produces lime and lime-based products derived from calcium-rich limestone. The company's primary product, quicklime (or calcium oxide) is used for steelmaking, ore processing, industrial manufacturing, and construction. The company's products also serve environmental purposes such as wastewater treatment and softening drinking water, as well as roadbed stabilization. Lhoist North America provides lime slurry (hot liquid lime) to its customers from its mobile PORTA BATCH concentrated production units.

Chapco is a group of four privately-owned companies that provide mechanical and electrical installation, facilities management, brownfield redevelopment, and pre-fabricated heating and ventilation installation. Markets include leisure facilities, offices, stores, and warehouses. It has worked on sites with a total developed building area of more than 10 million sq. ft. during the last five years. Completed projects have included a 16-screen multiplex in Romford, a Toys "R" Us in Leeds, and MFI Furniture Centres throughout the UK. The company has also taken on projects for Nissan and ProLogis. Chapco was founded in 1976.

Hubert Construction LLC company offers preconstruction, design/build, construction management, and general contracting services to fellow businesses. Services include budget estimating, early procurement, interior design and decor, and small scale repair and maintenance. Hubert's creates office buildings, hotels, industrial, recreation facilities, and commercial interiors in Maryland and Virginia. The late Ralph Hubert started the company in 1998 after 50 years in the construction business.

Samsung C&T is the trading, investment, construction, and engineering arm of the Samsung Group, the largest "chaebol" (business conglomerate) in South Korea. The unit's trading and investment group is active in a number of sectors, including oil and gas, electronics, heavy machinery, and chemicals. Meanwhile, the construction and engineering division handles projects including bridges and ports, power plants, petrochemical facilities, and multifamily residential developments. It has helped build such notable projects as the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai -- both among the world's tallest buildings. Founded in 1938, Samsung C&T has more than 100 offices worldwide.

Leo A Daly takes great pride in its work. The group provides architecture, engineering, design, and program management services for commercial, industrial, and public projects around the world. Its portfolio includes the award-winning First National Tower in its hometown of Nebraska and expanded facilities for The Institute of Genomic Research in Maryland. Leo A Daly also owns engineering group Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, which specializes in infrastructure management. The group has some 30 offices around the world. Established in 1915 by Leo A. Daly Sr., the company is now led by his grandson, Leo A. Daly III.

Huitt-Zollars makes its dollars as a design firm. The company provides a wide spectrum of services including civil, traffic, mechanical, electrical, structural, and environmental engineering; construction and program management; surveying; landscape architecture; and architectural planning. Clients include government agencies, institutions, private corporations, and industrial firms. Huitt-Zollars has worked on a variety of projects such as schools, airports, highways, and urban development. The firm operates throughout the US, with 15 offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington. E. Larry Huitt and Robert Zollars founded the company in 1975.

CCC Group performs a laundry list of construction services, including site development, civil engineering, construction management, marine construction, mining equipment erection and dismantling, plant expansions, and specialized equipment installation. Customers include oil and gas companies, metals and chemicals firms, utilities, and municipalities. Its home state of Texas represents its largest market; the company also has offices in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, South Carolina, and Utah. CCC Group's predecessor was founded in 1947; the company implemented a stock ownership plan in 2004.

Appalachian Log Homes designs and builds modern-day log structures for families and businesses. The company has more than 40 different pre-designed floor plans for log homes that range in size from about 430 sq. ft. to more than 4,000 sq. ft. and contain such modern amenities as sunrooms and skylights. The company can also custom-design homes to customer specifications. It makes log siding, railing, staircases, and wall systems as well. Commercial uses for the company's products include restaurants, office buildings, retail stores, churches, meeting halls, and lodges.

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