Camp Dresser & McKee (CDM) does not tell you what not to wear, but it has fashioned a business out of providing engineering, consulting, construction, and operations services. The company provides services for public and private entities worldwide. Founded in 1947 by engineers Thomas Camp, Herman Dresser, and Jack McKee, CDM has expanded from its original role in water-treatment technologies to provide services in environmental management, transportation development, and facilities design. CDM specializes in the environmental management, water treatment and supply, energy, wastewater treatment, and hazardous waste markets. The employee-owned company operates about 120 offices around the world.

Jelec engineers and installs safety electrical systems, instrumentation, and control systems, as well as provides facility inspection for its customers in the oil and gas industries. Specific products include basic and detail engineering, fire and gas detection systems, automation systems, telephone and talkback systems, CCTV systems, drilling instrumentation, and gauging technology. The company owns and operates facilities in Texas, Louisiana (manufacturing, operating as Jelec USA), and South Korea (Jelec Asia). Jelec was founded in 1996.

MWH Global will make it work. The environmental engineering, construction, and management firm specializes in water-related projects or "wet infrastructure." Typical projects include building water treatment or desalination plants, water transmission systems, or storage facilitates. MWH also provides general building services for highway, bridge, airport, and industrial projects. The company is active in nearly 40 countries and serves mainly the water, renewable energy, and infrastructure and industry markets. Affiliates of the employee-owned company include software solutions provider MWH Soft, business and government relations firm mCapitol, and MWH Laboratories, which conducts research.

Highway engineering and bridge builder C.C. Myers is the master of the spaghetti bowl. Known for its work on elevated highway structures, the firm primarily serves California and Nevada, but also works in seven other western states. The company often is called to rebuild roadways that have been damaged. One of C.C. Myer's most notable projects was the 17-day reconstruction of a portion of San Francisco's I-5 known as the MacArthur Maze, which had collapsed after a fire. The company also rebuilt the Santa Monica freeway after an earthquake in 1994. In addition to its highway and bridge work, it also builds retaining walls and other public infrastructure. CEO and owner Clint C. Myers founded the firm in 1977.

Deffenbaugh Industries, Inc., collects, transports, and disposes of commercial and residential waste in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska. It also provides industrial waste services, quarrying services, the disposal of construction waste, and commercial and residential recycling. Deffenbaugh Industries' more than 700-acre Johnson County Landfill is the largest disposal facility in Kansas. The company's Johnny on the Spot division rents portable toilets.

Formica Corporation knows a thing or two about counter-culture. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes its eponymous high-pressure laminate used for countertops, tables, floors, and other surfaces. Other products include fire-rated wall panels, sinks, doors, and toilet partitions. It also makes metal, stone, and wood veneer surface materials. In addition to residential kitchens, Formica's products are used in commercial buildings, including restaurants stores, offices, and hospitals. The company sells its products in more than 100 countries in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Founded in 1913, Formica was acquired by New Zealand materials company Fletcher Building in 2007.

company focuses on the construction and repair of highway, pedestrian, and railroad bridges, as well as dams, flood-control structures, and other heavy/civil, marine, and industrial structures throughout the US. Some of its notable bridge projects include the Woodrow Wilson Bridge over the Potomac River in Washington, DC, and approach bridges to the Hoover Dam crossing in Nevada. Kraemer also offers other complementary services including construction management, demolition, equipment installation, foundation, steel erection, and concrete work. The family-owned firm was founded in 1911 by the grandfather of chairman David Kraemer.

Geo-Con one of the top geotechnical construction and environmental firms in the US. The employee-owned company works on projects in four areas: wetlands mitigation, enhancement, and restoration; environmental remediation; geotechnical construction; and general cntractor construction. Since its founding in 1979, Geo-Con has worked on more than 30 Superfund sites. The company operates in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America; it has domestic offices in Colorado, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Geo-Con was acquired by a group of long-term employees in 2004.

HMC Architects provides architectural planning, master planning, graphic design, and interior design services through 10 offices in California and Nevada. The company specializes in institutional projects, designing education, health care, and government facilities for public and private clients such as Kaiser Permanente, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Mt. San Antonio College, and California State University. HMC is focused on expanding services in key areas, including planning, design integration, research, and sustainable design. The company was founded in 1940 by Jay Harnish. Harnish was later joined by Jack Causey and Mel Morgan. The firm became HMC Architects in 1978.

Tulikivi might not be able to warm a cold heart, but it can warm a cold hearth. Branding itself as the largest soapstone processor in the world, this Finnish company manufactures heat-retaining fireplaces and processes architectural stone for indoor and outdoor landscaping. Tulikivi builds and sells soapstone fireplaces, bakeovens, and stoves that can be custom-made to client specifications. Its architectural stone segment produces sinks, countertops, tiles, and flooring made of soapstone, granite, marble, and limestone.

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