Ames Construction aims right for the heart of heavy construction. The company is primarily a general contractor, providing heavy civil and industrial construction services to the transportation, mining, and power industries mainly in the West and Midwest. The family-owned company works on highways, airports, bridges, rail lines, mining facilities, power plants, and other infrastructure projects. Ames also performs flood control, environmental remediation, reclamation, and landfill work. Additionally, the firm builds golf courses and undertakes commercial and residential site development projects. It typically partners with other companies to perform the engineering and design portion of construction jobs.

North American Technologies Group (NATK) made ties that bind. Its TieTek Technologies subsidiary produced composite railroad crossties made from 75% recycled materials such as plastics and rubber from old tires. It has sold its products to various transportation agencies and railway companies in the US, Australia, Asia, South America, and India. However, due to the recession, the company closed its plants and ceased production of its ties in 2009. TieTek is the worldwide leader in developing and manufacturing composite ties, an innovative product for railroad track construction, maintenance and operation. There management consists of experienced business people, railroad executives, and materials scientists who are committed to bringing the highest quality, most reliable, and cost effective product to there customers.

Rosboro Lumber is deeply rooted in building supplies. The company produces a wide variety of products, including studs and plywood for the homebuilding market, laminated beams and frames for heavy construction, and hardwood door and window frames through subsidiary Washington Hardwoods. The company owns timberlands in western Oregon; it also buys timber from other public and private land owners. Rosboro operates about a half-dozen production facilities. It sells its products to customers in the US, Canada, Latin America, and Japan. A group of about 60 investors owns Rosboro. T. W. "Whit" Rosborough founded the company as a small lumber mill in the 1930s.

F.A. Wilhelm Construction Company, Inc. provides construction and construction management in the Midwest, particularly in its home state of Indiana. The firm focuses on commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings for the health care, research, and education sectors. It also owns fabrication facilties that produce concrete formwork, process piping, sheet metal, and structural steel. F.A. Wilhelm is a subsidiary of Wilhelm Construction, which also operates mechanical contractor Freitag-Weinhardt and sheet metal contractor Poynter Sheet Metal. The group began in 1923 as a masonry contractor.

Cox Industries is no splinter group; its wood products are pressure-treated to stay together. The company is a manufacturer of pressure-treated wood products for such applications as outdoor furniture, playground equipment, decking, fences, arbors, gazebos, and more. Its Utility Products Division makes treated wood products used in utility poles, cross arms and brace arms, guard rails and posts, retaining walls, and marine construction. Products are distributed through building supply dealers, distributors, and specialty stores in the eastern US and internationally in Belgium and the UK. The company, founded as Wood Preserving in 1954, is still run by the Cox family.

Fisher Development is a big fish in the tenant improvement general contracting sector. The company provides core/shell and historic preservation construction services for retail stores, restaurants, and corporate offices throughout the US and Canada. It also provides construction management and design/build services for its clients. Fisher Development builds for some of the top names in retail, including Sephora, Gap, Tiffany & Co., Foot Locker, and Williams-Sonoma. The company was originally founded as a residential subdivision builder in 1971 by chairman and owner Robert Fisher, brother of Gap founder and chairman Donald Fisher. The firm shifted to retail construction after building for Gap.

Rothenberg Sawasy Architects provides architectural and interior design services through its offices in Los Angeles and San Diego and in Beijing. The company's clients include The Allstate Corporation, Bank of America, Brinks International, and MetLife. Managing principal Mark Rothenberg and design principal Mitchell Sawasy founded the firm in 1979.

Engineering Solid Solutions company provides mechanical engineering and design services for the agricultural, automotive (engine, chassis, and interiors), consumer products, electronics, furniture, and medical industries. Engineering Solid Solutions also supplies crash and impact analysis (child restraints, head and side impact, and seat belt anchorage) for automobile accidents. The company uses computer-based kinematic and dynamic simulations to allows engineers to evaluate the characteristics of a design as it moves throughout its full range of force and motion.

Remondis (formerly Rethmann Entsorgungs) is a private waste management firm with branches, subsidiaries, and affiliated businesses in more than 25 countries in Europe and in Australia, China, Japan, and Taiwan. Serving more than 22 million customers and thousands of companies, Remondis is engaged in the collection, transport, processing, and disposal of waste, as well as the reclamation and sale of secondary materials from recycling. The company handles large contracts for garbage collection, waste water management, recycling, and composting. Remondis also handles the collection and proper disposal of toxic wastes such as chemicals, photo and print materials, and sewage.

FRCH Design Worldwide is like a stylist for the retail industry. The architecture firm specializes in the design of retail spaces, including department stores, big-box stores, and specialty brand retailers. It also designs restaurants, hospitality and leisure properties, and commercial and mixed-use spaces. Services include due diligence assessment, conceptual design, brand development, and exterior signage. The company primarily operates in the US but also provides services internationally, typically for companies entering new markets. FRCH Design Worldwide has served customers including Target, Tiffany & Co., Coldwater Creek, and Hilton Worldwide. The company was founded in 1968.

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