Integrated Electrical Services (IES) has a hand in all three. The company installs and maintains electrical and communications systems for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Work on commercial buildings and homes includes custom design, testing, and maintenance on low-voltage systems such as lighting, fire alarm, audio/video, and Internet cabling. On the industrial side, IES performs high- and medium-voltage systems installation and construction on power stations, oil and gas pipelines, and processing plants. The company has a network of some 70 locations serving the continental US.

Batenburg Beheer helps companies batten down their electrical needs with installation and automation services. The specialty contractor provides electrotechnical, mechanical, and sanitary installations to clients in the commercial building, infrastructure, and industrial sectors. It also offers related design and consulting services. Batenburg serves clients through about a dozen subsidiaries that operate primarily in Belgium and the Netherlands, but also in France, Spain, and the UK. Sales are concentrated in the Benelux countries, with minimal exports to Europe and North America. Batenburg Beheer traces its roots to 1911 when Piet Batenburg started a technical installation company in Rotterdam.

Granite Construction is building its way from coast to coast. The holding company operates through its main subsidiary, Granite Construction Company, a transportation and heavy construction contractor that works on public infrastructure projects ranging from airports, bridges, and dams to highways, mass transit systems, and tunnels. For private-sector firms, it performs site preparation for residential and commercial development. The company is aligned geographically into two divisions: Granite West and Granite East. One of its biggest customers is the California Department of Transportation, which accounts for around 12% of revenues. Granite also is involved in real estate development and services.

Italian-Thai Development Public Limited company ain't heavy, but its construction projects are. Italian-Thai Development (Italthai) builds some of the largest infrastructure and civil projects in Thailand and across Asia. Its project portfolio includes work on Thailand's rail system, Bangkok's mass transit development plan, and deep-sea port developments at Pak Bara and Pattani ports. The company has branched out across Asia, specializing in industrial, utility, transportation, and telecommunications projects. Italthai has also invested in energy and mining projects. Chaijudh Karnasuta (from Thailand) and Giorgio Berlingieri (from Italy) co-founded the company in 1958.

The Jerde Partnership is an architecture, landscape design, and urban planning firm specializing in what the firm calls "Jerde Placemaking," a concept by which it designs places where people can gather and share a sense of community, which then promotes investments in and revitalization of urban areas. The firm designs entertainment, retail, and mixed-use projects in Southern California and has developed innovative projects throughout the world. The Jerde Partnership has an office in Venice, California and international offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Chairman Jon Jerde founded the enterprise in 1977.

One of Spain's largest civil engineering and construction groups, OHL operates through six divisions that specialize in infrastructure projects in the Americas and Europe. It also frequently undertakes work on airports, marine ports, railways, oil and gas pipelines, and water treatment plants. Environmental services include desalination of seawater and purification of urban sewage. In 2010 OHL spun off part of its OHL Concesiones Mexico unit, which operates more than 20 toll roads, in order to raise capital to fund road-building projects in Mexico and make other acquisitions.

NTD Architects (also known as NTD Architecture) provides architectural, engineering, and interior design services in the western US. It specializes in health care, educational facilities, and public sector projects, though it has also managed industrial, recreational, and corporate projects. Services offered include facility planning and programming, digital graphics, master planning, design/build, and construction management. The firm also provides support services such as strategic consultation and funding assistance. NTD Architecture has seven offices in California and Arizona. The company was founded as Neptune Thomas Associates in 1953.

Sino-Forest Corporation owns and manages some 350,000 hectares of forest plantations in China. It produces and sells logs, wood chips, engineered wood products, and standing timber. With timberland locations near major manufacturing hubs and consumer markets, the company is one of the top commercial wood fiber suppliers in the nation. Sino-Forest was founded in 1994 and was the first foreign and privately managed forest products firm to enter China.

Bor-Son Construction operates mainly in Minnesota, offering design and building services for commercial, government, educational, health care, industrial, and multi-unit housing construction. Founded in 1957, Bor-son Construction also offers renovation, finish carpentry, and concrete and masonry services. Clients include Cargill, Hyatt Hotels, the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Judical.

America Chung Nam is the largest exporter of recovered paper in the US and a leading exporter in Europe and Asia. The company exports recovered fiber sources to Chinese paper mills where they can be converted into fiberboard, cardboard, and packaging. It also collects and exports a number of grades of post-consumer plastics. The company sources its materials through exclusive relationships with recycling facilities, waste management companies, and distribution centers throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. America Chung Nam was founded in 1990 by Yan Cheung and Ming Chung Liu.

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