Michael Crews Development designs and builds single-family homes and suburban communities in Southern California, Utah, and Texas. Its Tyson-Crews Development partnership develops residential properties in and around Phoenix. Michael Crews Development also offers services that include financing, marketing, purchasing, and selling of homes. Its Emerald Crest Engineering division provides land planning and environmental assessment, project feasibility, engineering, construction management, and structural design services. Its Michael Crews Commercial Development unit manages commercial properties, from buying, building, and selling to leasing and tenant build-outs. President Michael Crews owns the company.

Kelso-Burnett is keeping the city that works wired. One of the Chicago area's largest electrical contractors, Kelso-Burnett also ranks as one of the US's largest specialty contractors. Founded in 1908, the employee-owned firm provides electrical construction services to commercial, industrial, institutional, and utility customers. It also installs telecom, security, closed circuit TV, and sound systems and provides fire alarm and electrical systems testing. Customers include Abbott Laboratories, Kraft Foods, and Bass Pro Shops. Kelso-Burnett is part of the international Federated Electrical Contractors network.

A company that was in construction before Reconstruction, McCarthy Building Companies is one of the oldest privately held builders in the US. The general contractor and construction manager ranks among the top builders of health care and education facilities in the country. Contracts include heavy construction projects (bridges and water- and waste-treatment plants), commercial projects (retail and office buildings), and institutional projects (airports, schools, and prisons). Subsidiary MC Industrial handles energy, auto, and other manufacturing projects. Timothy McCarthy founded the firm in 1864. His great-grandson, Michael McCarthy, sold the firm to its employees in 2002.

Gorman Richardson Architects (GRA) have gone back to the drawing board for more than 30 years. The firm provides a full range of architectural and interior design services. GRA designs corporate and manufacturing facilities, retail buildings, labs and medical centers, educational and institutional structures, public and civic works, and residences. The firm also provides design services for renovating historic buildings and specializes in sustainable design. Gorman Richardson has designed projects for the Boston Public Library, Brown University, and EMC. President Mike Gorman and VP Scott Richardson started GRA in 1976.

The Douglas Company has built there, done that. The firm builds multifamily residential properties ranging from three to more than 300 units; retail properties including pharmacy, grocery, department, and apparel stores; and commercial locations - everything from hockey rinks and running tracks to car dealerships and a mushroom farm. It also constructs health care, rehabilitation, and living centers for seniors, and has an in-house design studio. Members of president Peter Douglas' family formed the company in 1976.

LeChase Construction Services, LLC,through its divisions, the group offers general contracting, construction and facilities management, design/build, and real estate development for clients in such sectors as education, health care, manufacturing, and retail. It also contracts on cleanrooms, sports facilities, multifamily residential complexes, commercial buildings, and other projects. Clients have included Bausch & Lomb and Duke University. LeChase Construction Services has more than half a dozen offices in New York and North Carolina, serving clients mostly in the Eastern US. The family-owned company was founded in 1944 by Raymond F. LeChase.

British Gypsum Limited has five manufacturing plants in the UK. A fitting theme song for British Gypsum might be Pink Floyd's The Wall. British Gypsum Limited company is one of the UK's leading makers of plasterboard for walls and ceilings (sold under the Gyproc and Glasroc brands). British Gypsum also makes metal studs and channels for its wall systems and produces Thistle brand plaster products. Arteco makes its performance and acoustic tiles used by hospitals, schools, and offices.

Shawmut Woodworking & Supply, which does business as Shawmut Design and Construction, provides beginning-to-end construction services, from preconstruction planning to post-construction quality assurance checks. Shawmut Design and Construction has experience building retail, restaurants, academic, banking, health care, and science facilities; it also handles corporate interiors and high-end residential construction and has expertise in cultural and historical preservation projects. The employee-owned company serves clients nationwide and operates from offices in a half-dozen states.

Crystal Windows & Door Systems Ltd, an award-winning state-of-the-art manufacturer, offers a wide array of energy management solutions for architects, developers, and property owners. Where energy management used to be a secondary priority, today companies and property owners are taking a hard look at long term energy management solutions at every juncture of the building design process. Programs such as LEEDS, and sustainable design initiatives are challenging the status quo, as designers seek to integrate sophisticated systems that reduce building management HVAC system reliance on fossil fuels.

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.

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