The Grupe Company considers it a group effort to have its hands in all kinds of real estate operations in California. The company builds single-family homes in master-planned communities, primarily in Northern California; it also develops and manages apartment and condominium projects. Other operations include Grupe Commercial Company, which builds and manages retail and office properties; Greenhorn Creek Resort, a resort development complete with golf course and lodging in the Sierra foothills; and Grupe Real Estate, a real estate agency in San Joaquin County. CEO Greenlaw "Fritz" Grupe Jr. founded the company in 1966. It has since created 10 communities in 35 cities.

Obayashi Corporation, a leading global contractor and one of Japan's top four general contractors, the company is a pioneer in the development of earthquake-resistant building techniques. Obayashi serves as architect, consultant, engineer, and systems designer for buildings and large-scale civil engineering projects worldwide. Projects have included the Dubai Urban Rail Transit System; the bobsled and luge runs used in the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano; the Ted Williams tunnel in Boston; and restoration of port facilities in Kobe, Japan, damaged by a 1995 earthquake.

Energy Maintenance Services Group I (EMS) is a one-stop shop for pipeline services in North America. The company's service offerings include compressor and meter station construction, corrosion surveying, environmental analysis, pipeline laying, and repair to major oil and gas producers, pipeline operators, local distribution companies, and independent power and utility operators in the US, Canada, and Mexico. It also operates and maintains about 25 pipelines and facilities throughout the US. Additionally, it supplies products such as valves and fittings and high-performance materials that help strengthen or protect pipes. Founded in 2003, EMS is one of the fastest growing privately-held companies in Houston.

Delta Environmental Consultants, Inc., provides a variety of environmental services, including remediation, risk management, cost recovery, and litigation and compliance consulting. From more than 40 offices across the US, the company serves the chemical, commercial services, forest products, manufacturing, and petroleum industries. Along with companies in Asia, Europe, and South America, Delta Environmental Consultants participates in the Inogen Environmnetal Alliance network of independent environmental consulting firms. In 2008 Delta Environmental Consultants was acquired by Netherlands-based environmental services company Oranjewoud.

Ivory Homes is the #1 homebuilder in Utah. Ivory Homes custom builds between 200 and 600 homes annually in seven counties (Davis, Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, and Weber). It designs a variety of home styles from one-story ramblers to multi-level homes, and luxury villas. It also offers custom-designing options and has introduced a line of townhomes. The homes range in size from 1,700 sq. ft. to 6,600 sq. ft. and prices start at $150,000 and go up to $750,000. Ivory Homes offers financing services through Ivory Mortgage Corporation. Ivory has built more than 12,000 homes in some 750 communities since its founding by Ellis Ivory in 1964. CEO Clark Ivory owns the company.

Sukut Construction just wants to smooth things over. The site preparation contractor provides mass grading, excavation, and clearing services for commercial developments, residential communities, public works projects including landfills and storm water systems, and other developments in California. Other services include slope repairs, compacting, and environmental cleanup. The firm moves some 150 cu. yds. of earth each year, making it the largest mass excavation contractor in California. Affiliate Sukut Equipment leases earthmoving equipment; other affiliates are active in real estate development and investment. Chairman Myron Sukut co-founded the employee-owned company in 1968.

Bristol Compressors was sold to KPS Capital Partners by Johnson Controls in 2007. What would air conditioners be without compressors? Probably just hunks of lifeless metal and plastic. Fortunately, Bristol Compressors is well aware of this. Bristol Compressors International, Inc. manufactures compressors that are used inside residential and commercial air conditioning units and heat pumps. Compressors turn refrigerant (Freon) from a cool gas into a hot, high-pressure gas that is then passed on to the condenser. Bristol Compressors International, Inc. sells its products -- under the Benchmark and Bristol brand names -- to HVAC original equipment manufacturers and wholesale distributors in more than 50 countries worldwide.

Milgard was purchased by Masco Corporation, one of the world's largest manufacturers of brand-name consumer products for the home and family. Masco owns many admired companies within the building community, such as Delta Faucet Company, Merillat Cabinetry, Hot Spring Hot Tubs and KraftMaid Cabinetry. Masco is a leading provider of services that include the sale and installation of insulation and other building products. Through Masco, Milgard is receiving the support it needs to bring its high-quality windows and doors to more homes throughout the country.

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.

Contrary to its name, Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (CB&I) doesn't build iron bridges in Chicago. It is a global specialty engineering and construction company that designs and constructs energy infrastructure projects such as liquefied natural gas storage, petrochemical and gas processing plants, and heat transfer equipment. In addition to providing the technology used inside such facilities, the company also specializes in constructing storage tanks and other vessels. Major customers in each of these operating segments include CNOOC, Valero, Chevron, and SABIC. The company also serves other large corporations in the hydrocarbon, energy, power generation, and petrochemical industries.

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