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.

H.J. Russell & Company, one of the US's largest minority-owned enterprises, helps shape southeastern cities. The firm is a general contractor, construction manager, property manager, and developer that specializes in affordable multifamily housing and mixed-use communities. It also has expertise in building airports, hospitals, office towers, retail stores, and schools. Its development arm, Russell New Urban Development, offers such services as feasibility analysis, land development, and asset management; it has more than $500 million in development under way. H.J. Russell also manages more than 6,000 apartment and public housing units. The family-owned company was founded by chairman Herman J. Russell in 1952.

Imperial Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and distribution of building materials to dealers and others located primarily in Florida, as well as other states in the southeastern United States. It offers exterior and interior finishing wall coatings and mortar products for the construction industry, as well as purchases and resells building materials from other manufacturers. The company produces and distributes pool finish coatings for in-ground swimming pools; roof tile mortar to adhere cement roof tiles to the roof; stucco products that are applied as a finishing coat to exterior surfaces; and plaster products to finish interiors of structures.

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.

Airwell-Fedders has a distribution center in Missouri and global manufacturing operations in Argentina, China, France, Israel, and Italy. Airwell-Fedders North America runs hot and cold -- depending on what its customers call for. The company designs, manufactures, and markets heating and air conditioning products for residential, commercial, and industrial use. Among its products are mobile and window air conditioning units, condensing units, fan coils, water chillers, furnaces, and heat pumps. Airwell-Fedders is the North American arm of Paris-based Airwell Group, which also makes and sells Electra and Wesper brand HVAC products.

Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd.,the company builds tunnels, roads, airports, dams, high-rises, hospitals, power plants, hotels, and other civil and commercial projects around the world. Nishimatsu has worked on such notable projects as Singapore's National Library Board Building, London's Channel Tunnel Rail Link, and Hong Kong's Lap Kok Airport. The company has worked on more than 1,000 tunnels. Nishimatsu maintans offices in about 15 countries, primarily in Southeast Asia. The company was founded in 1937.

Skanska USA Building Inc., one of four US-based units of the Swedish construction giant Skanska AB, the company is one of the nation's top general contractors and construction groups. Offerings include pre-construction consultation, design-build, and construction management. It serves sectors ranging from infrastructure, sports and entertainment, education, and health care. The company also provides specialist validation services for pharmaceutical and biotech customers. Skanska's other US companies are Skanska USA Civil, Skanska Infrastructure Development, and Skanska Commercial Development.

HIOLLE Industries could be considered a Renaissance Man in inanimate form. Through its subsidiaries, HIOLLE offers a variety of services to industrial companies, including the design, installation, and maintenance of hydraulics, thermal treatment, plumbing, electric, and other systems. In addition, the company operates an environmental services business for improvement of water/wastewater treatment and energy plants, as well as a renewable energy business that makes solar panels and systems. HIOLLE also executes industrial transfers, a process in which it dismantles factories and moves them elsewhere. Founded in 1976, the company operates in Europe, Asia, and other countries.

Veridian Homes wants to paint the town green. As an environmental steward, Veridian Homes builds communities with homes that are both Energy Star- and Green Built Home-certified. Those homes must meet strict standards set by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Veridian offers more than 40 floor plans (with such distinguished names as The Bentley, The Carter, The Everest, and The Oxford) for single-family detached homes as well as condominiums in about 20 neighborhoods in Dane County and Madison, Wisconsin. The company also supports buyers in home plan selection, interior design modifications, and financing.

Paul J. Sierra Construction does offer some specialized construction services. In addition to its commercial and residential construction services, the company specializes in access construction, disaster restoration, and historical preservation projects serving the Tampa, Florida region. The family-owned company also offers expansion, relocation, and handicap modifications to commercial and residential facilities. Minority-owned Paul J. Sierra Construction was established in 1974.

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