Roy Anderson Corp. placed its bets on the casino and hospitality industry and won a position among the largest construction companies in the US. The commercial, industrial, and institutional contractor also ranks among the leading builders of sports facilities. Its projects include churches, hospitals, medical centers, schools, prisons, manufacturing plants, condos, and government buildings. Notable projects include the Grand Casino Resort in Tunica, Mississippi, and Harrah's Louisiana Downs in Shreveport. The family-owned company also has another Mississippi-based construction company, Harrell Contracting Group. Chairman Roy Anderson Jr. founded the company in 1955; it is now run by Roy Anderson III.

EcoStar's roof is the first recycled one I've seen tonight. EcoStar, a division of Carlisle SynTec, manufactures roofing tiles that are composed of up to 80% recycled post-industrial plastic and rubber. The materials are remnants of such products as car bumpers and baby diapers. Its products are meant to be wind, rain, fire, and hail resistant; they offer a durable alternative to traditional tile, slate, and shake. EcoStar also makes polypropylene underlayments (Aqua Guard), sheet membranes to protect against moisture (Glacier Guard), copper snow retention brackets (Snow Guards), fasteners, tapes, and walkway pads (NOVA). Its products are sold in the US and Canada.

Opus Group Berhad -- operating primarily through its subsidiaries, including Opus International Consultants (Opus IC) -- provides asset development and asset management services for clients who are developing or maintaining such massive projects as highways, airports, hospitals, sports complexes, and mixed-use developments. The company's primary source of revenue comes from its engineering, planning, and other related consultant services. Opus Group Berhad, a subsidiary of engineering and health care group UEM Group Berhad, has more than 80 offices in Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Canada, Vietnam, and India.

Chas Roberts isn't just the name on the door. Chas and Alice Roberts founded Chas Roberts Air Conditioning in 1942. The business has been family owned and operated since day one.Prior to founding the business, Chas worked as a serviceman for the local utility. In the early years, sales consisted of home appliances, coolers, furnaces, air conditioners and service. In the 50s and 60s, the company grew doing retrofits of houses with coolers to air conditioners, new installs in custom and tract homes and light commercial air conditioning. Chas Robert's son, Chuck, took over managing the company in the 60s and provided the vision for future growth.

Tenon has neatly dovetailed its Kiwi and American operations in the pine-products business. The company (formerly Fletcher Challenge Forests) processes Radiata pine from New Zealand and makes such products as molding and millwork, primarily for the US market. Through subsidiaries, the group supplies finished moldings and boards to such customers as The Home Depot and Lowe's; it also provides appearance-grade lumber to other molding and millwork makers. Operating units include the Empire Company, Fletcher Wood Solutions, Ornamental Mouldings, and Southwest Mouldings. Rubicon Forests Limited controls more than 55% of Tenon.

HRH Construction has been polishing the Big Apple since 1925. Since that time, the company has provided general contracting and construction management services for commercial, institutional, hospitality, and other projects in New York City. It handles services ranging from scheduling and risk management to structural and electrical engineering. HRH's portfolio includes the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and the the AT&T world headquarters. HRH is also a leading force in urban renewal; it has developed and built more than 45,000 affordable housing units in New York, Washington, DC, and elsewhere. The company was founded by the Horowitz and Ravitch families. HRH filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009.

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.

United Forming, Inc. (UFI) has shaped concrete structures throughout the Southeast. UFI casts more than 15 million square feet of concrete annually and focuses on constructing commercial, high-end residential, education, medical, and office buildings. The employee-owned company offers turnkey services such as excavation, reinforcement furnishing, crane operation and pouring. The specialty contracting firm has eight offices in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and North Carolina. UFI was founded in 1985.

Liberty Homes, Inc. and its subsidiaries engage in the design, manufacture, and wholesale of manufactured homes and modular homes throughout the United States. The company's manufactured home consists of a living room, dining room or area, a kitchen, bedrooms, and one or more baths. It also produces various homes with additional living spaces, such as family rooms, sunrooms, dens, utility rooms, and porches. The homes are equipped with central heating, carpeting, coordinated colors, and interior decoration. The company's modular home is built in two or three sections and is similar to a multisection manufactured home without a permanent steel chassis. It operates manufacturing plants in Alabama, Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The company sells its products to various independent retailers and builder developers. In addition, it sells at retail through two subsidiaries in Indiana and North Carolina. The company was founded in 1941 and is based in Goshen, Indiana.

Deffenbaugh Industries, Inc., collects, transports, and disposes of commercial and residential waste in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska. It also provides industrial waste services, quarrying services, the disposal of construction waste, and commercial and residential recycling. Deffenbaugh Industries' more than 700-acre Johnson County Landfill is the largest disposal facility in Kansas. The company's Johnny on the Spot division rents portable toilets.

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