Gray Construction doesn't have the blues when it comes to building projects. The firm is a top US design and construction firm. Through its subsidiaries the company works on a large array of commercial and industrial projects in the US and Japan. It ranks among the top US contractors in auto plant, distribution/warehouse, and processing plant construction. It also serves the federal government (including military projects), education, medical, and retail industries. Subsidiaries include WS Construction (heavy industrial and commercial contracting); Gray-I.C.E. Builders, Inc. (retail, commercial, industrial, and public construction); and Operations Associates (facilities, supply chain, and consulting).

I.E.-Pacific provides general construction, engineering, and landscaping services to federal, state, and local agencies in the Southwest, primarily in California. The company performs new construction, renovations, alterations, revitalization, and repairs on projects that include industrial buildings, firing ranges, wastewater pre-treatment facilities, and housing. Many of its projects are military contracts. Clients have included the Navy, the Department of Labor, and Southern California Edison. President and owner Dianne Koester- Dion founded I.E.-Pacific in 1993.

Clients who "nead" electrical and communications contracting and engineering services in the Northeast might turn to The Nead Organization. The company provides electrical and engineering services through its Nead Electric New York/New Jersey subsidiary. Voice, data, and imaging system telecommunications services are offered through the subsidiary's Nead Technologies unit. Projects have included office, commercial, and industrial work mainly in the New York/New Jersey area. The Nead Organization operates office and warehousing facilities in Carlstadt, New Jersey; it also has an office in New York City.

Bacon Veneer is not what happens when your breakfast meat spatters all over the kitchen. Bacon Veneer, the common name for R.S. Bacon Veneer Company, produces and imports decorative and architectural quality specialty veneer products for distribution to architectural, automotive, and other industries. The company also buys and sells logs from such species as American walnut, maple, white oak, rift red oak, birch, African cedar, aspen, and cherry. It has offices in the US (North Carolina, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, New York) and in Alberta, Canada. Robert S. Bacon and his wife Julia founded Bacon Veneer in Chicago in 1898.

Kinetic Systems stays in motion. The company (known as Kinetics) provides process and mechanical systems primarily to the microelectronics, solar energy, and biopharmaceutical industries in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. It provides installation of gas, chemical, water, and utility systems, as well as fabricated steel pipe, HVAC, and plumbing systems. While most of its work is done designing and constructing laboratories and manufacturing facilities, Kinetics also installs systems for data centers, condominiums, schools, and water treatment plants. Kinetics has served clients including AMD, Merck, and Pepsi. Founded in 1973, the firm is controlled by Ares Management.

Anshen+Allen Architects is a plus for clients who require interior and exterior planning services for their school or hospital. The firm provides architectural and interior design services; it specializes in education, research, and health care facilities. Projects include the Lawrence Hall of Science at Berkeley, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in the UK, and a research center at Harvard University. The company's Medergy venture detoxifies hospital waste, creating synthetic hydrogen gas for powering fuel cells. Canada-based construction and design firm Stantec is buying Anshen+Allen.

Clarion Bathware is a good place to start if you want to cry, "take me away, Calgon." The company manufactures gel-coated fiberglass and acrylic products such as assisted-living shower and tub models, whirlpools, shower stalls, and soaker tubs. The company markets and sells its products through an extensive network of sales representatives to supply houses, plumbing contractors, builders, and remodeling customers. Clarion Bathware was founded in 1973.

Leighton Holdings provides engineering and construction services for mining, infrastructure, commercial, and environmental projects in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, and the Middle East. Typical contracts include the maintenance and construction of pipelines, mines, highways, tunnels, and commercial buildings. The group's largest subsidiaries are mining, construction, and services firm Thiess and project management firm Leighton Contractors. The 45%-owned Al Habtoor Leighton division, formed in 2007, is one of the largest construction contractors in the booming Gulf region. Leighton also develops real estate and offers facilities management services. German construction firm HOCHTIEF owns 55% of the group.

Joseph Jingoli & Son (JJS) provides general contracting and construction management services for public and private entities and government institutions, primarily in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The fourth-generation family-owned company, which has been in operation since 1922, specializes in utility infrastructure services, as well as correctional, education, health care, office, retail, and entertainment projects. The company also is involved in real estate development, landfill services, and other endeavors. Clients have included Public Service Enterprise Group and MGM Resorts International.

C.W. Matthews Contracting during Sherman's march to the sea. The company provides highway and bridge construction and commercial site work. It also provides asphalt paving and is one of the largest plant-mixed asphalt producers in the Southeast. The group operates about 30 asphalt plants in Georgia and manufactures nearly 6 million tons of hot mix each year. Its projects include the transformation of an old steel plant into Atlantic Station -- a 138-acre mixed-use development in Atlanta. In 1946 C.W. Matthews and several partners founded Marietta Construction Company, which became C.W. Matthews Contracting Company in 1954; today it is led by C.W.'s son, CEO Robert Matthews.

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