Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) sees the road to riches paved with plain old cement, not gold. The group's subsidiaries produce, market, and distribute cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and other construction materials in the US, Mexico, and Bolivia. With about 10 facilities in operation, GCC has an annual production capacity of approximately 5 million tons of cement. Additional products include cement blocks and prefabricated concrete products. Holding company Control Administrativo Mexicano owns about three-quarters of GCC.

California Coastal Communities. Through operating subsidiaries Hearthside Homes and Signal Landmark, the company builds homes and develops residential communities in Southern California. Long wrapped up in a battle over land development rights, California Coastal Communities has begun development of its Brightwater project, some 215 acres (about half of which is undevelopable land) situated near important wetlands in Bolsa Chica, the last undeveloped strip of coastal property in Orange County. Besides the controversial parcels, the company has homebuilding operations in Los Angeles County. California Coastal Communities filed for voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11 in 2009.

GLY Construction specializes in TLC for commercial construction and sings its praises throughout Washington's Puget Sound region. The firm, which was founded in 1978, has built corporate facilities and distribution centers for the likes of Microsoft, Adobe, Nintendo, Overlake Hospital, and Boeing. The company's heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) operations began in 1993 when one of its subcontractors entered into bankruptcy. GLY Construction is owned by its nine principals, including company president and CEO Lee Kilcup.

Koppers Holdings treats wood right. The company makes carbon compounds and treated-wood products for the chemical, railroad, aluminum, utility, construction, and steel industries around the world. Its carbon materials and chemicals unit makes materials for producing aluminum, polyester resins, plasticizers, and wood preservatives. The railroad and utility products unit supplies treated crossties and utility poles and treats wood for vineyard, construction, and other uses. Koppers Holdings owns 50% of KSA Limited -- subsidiaries of Heidelberg Cement own the other half -- which produces concrete crossties. The company's manufacturing facilities are located in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America.

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.

Levine Builder offers general contracting and management services for ground-up construction and renovation projects. Since its founding in 1979, it has completed more than 60 projects, including hotels, high-rise residential, and retail space, as well as affordable housing, assisted-living facilities, and churches. Its affiliate Douglaston Development oversees Levine's real estate development, while another of its affiliates, Clinton Management, provides property management services for Levine-owned buildings. Chairman Jeffrey E. Levine founded the company and its affiliates.

SNC-Lavalin Constructors Inc., a subsidiary of Canadian engineering and construction giant SNC-Lavalin Group, provides design, construction, and maintenance services on a variety of natural-gas-fueled and waste-fueled power generation plants. SNC-Lavalin has completed gas and steam turbine, reciprocating engine, and cooling and heating projects in North and South America, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. The company was formed in 2002 and names Boise Cascade, Union Carbide, and Calpine Corporation among its many public and private-sector clients.

Reyes Construction provides full construction contracting services for building bridges, retaining walls, and pipelines; storm drains, sewers, and water systems; and channels and flood control structures. The union contractor owns and maintains heavy equipment that includes dozers, excavators, loaders, backhoes, cranes, and a range of trucks (articulated, water, and boom trucks). Its clients include the City of Los Angeles, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Caltrans (the California Department of Transportation), and the US Army Corps of Engineers. CEO Joe Reyes founded the company in 1987.

The Lawrence Group is an architecture and interior design firm that offers more than just architecture and interior design services. While it undertakes traditional design development and space planning projects on multifamily residences, hospitals, museums, parks, retail stores, and schools, the group also boasts expertise in town planning and graphic design. It has master-planned neighborhood and downtown developments, while its STUDIO369 in-house graphics department provides marketing and branding for property developments through print and Web. The firm also owns a retail furniture and home accessories showroom called Niche. The Lawrence Group operates a half-dozen offices in the US and one in Beijing.

Consulting engineering firm Pennoni Associates has expertise in building systems, civil and municipal, environmental, geotechnical, inspection and testing, land surveying, site design and architecture, structural and transportation engineering, and other industry specialties. Its clients include local, state, and federal governments, as well as private commercial, construction, and industrial companies. Affiliate Pennoni Engineering and Surveying of New York offers engineering consulting and design services. It specializes in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering.

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