Embree Construction Group develops, designs, and builds free-standing buildings for business chains across the US. The group serves as a general contractor or construction manager, primarily for major national companies. It is active throughout the US. Ground-up and remodeling projects include retail properties, restaurants, gas stations, convenience stores, automotive service centers, and correctional facilities. Operating companies include Embree Healthcare Group, which develops assisted-living and specialty medical projects, and Embree Asset Group, which develops build-to-suit single-tenant buildings and leases them back to clients. Owner and chairman Jim Embree founded the firm in 1979 in Kansas City.

Brice Building is braced for continued success as a general contracting and construction management firms in the Southeast. Its construction portfolio includes education, retail, hospitality, health care, office, and industrial projects. Notable projects include the Birmingham Museum of Art, a Honda manufacturing plant in Alabama, and expansions to the Bryant-Denny Stadium at the University of Alabama. Ongoing jobs include numerous post Hurricane Katrina rebuilding projects and the $64 million Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium research center. Mississippi-based construction group Anderson Companies acquired Brice Building from the company's senior management in 2010.

Professional Service Industries, Inc., the company, which is known as PSI, provides testing for lead-based paint and asbestos, among other services. One of the largest engineering and environmental consulting firms in North America, PSI also is one of the leading independent testing organizations. Its services include geotechnical engineering, soil and materials testing, and facilities and roof consulting. The company provides its testing and consulting services to companies involved in site selection, design, construction, and property management. Investment firm Olympus Partners owns a controlling stake in PSI.

RMJM designs big. As one of the world's largest architecture firms, with offices in some 16 cities throughout North America, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, RMJM draws blueprints for an array of projects. It serves a wide range of clients in the educational, commercial, industrial, leisure, retail, residential, scientific, health care, and public sectors. Major projects span the globe and include the Dubai Convention Centre, The Scottish Parliament, and the Synygy World Headquarters. In 2007 RMJM merged with the established US-based Hillier Group. The deal brought RMJM a well-known firm in North America, where it lacked a presence. The US arm dropped the Hillier name in 2008.

Hoar Construction handles all types of commercial, retail, institutional, hospitality and health care construction projects. The company provides construction, construction management, program management, and design/build services around the US and operates division offices in Texas, Florida and Tennesse. The firm works for both private companies and government agencies. Its projects include boutique hotel Inn at the Ballpark in Houston and and mixed-use development Mercato in Florida. Health care projects include a veterans hospital in Biloxi. The company was founded in 1940 by F. R. Hoar. Hoar's family has ownership stakes and holds management positions in the company.

G.L. Homes calls Florida home, and more than 60,000 Floridians live in those homes. G.L. Homes of Florida began as a small, local builder and is now one of the nation's largest privately held builders of homes and residential communities (some active-adult), It operates in Broward, Hillsborough, Indian River, Lee, and Palm Beach counties. The company's homes range from around $160,000 to about $1 million. Preferred lender G.L. Financial offers mortgage financing on homes, while affiliate G.L. Commercial is a commercial real estate firm that develops and manages retail, mixed-use, and suburban office space throughout the Southeast. G.L. Homes was established in 1976 by founder and president Itchko Ezratti.

HKS is a good sport when it comes to building design. One of the largest architectural firms in the world, HKS has designed sports and entertainment, health care, hospitality, industrial, and corporate buildings in the US and across the globe. The company offers structural engineering, architecture, project management, and interior and graphic design services. Some of the firm's most notable work includes the Dallas Cowboys football stadium, the Whole Foods Market world headquarters, The Blue Man Group theater in Las Vegas, and the King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan. HKS has more than 20 offices in the US, Mexico, Brazil, Dubai, China, and the UK. Harwood K. Smith founded the firm in 1939.

McFarland Cascade company produces wood and composite products including pressure-treated utility poles, crossarms, lumber, and plywood. McFarland Cascade also packages and distributes consumer-oriented outdoor living products and develops computer software packages for assisting consumers in designing, estimating, and constructing such outdoor projects as decks. The company sells to customers in the US, Canada, the Middle East, and Asia, and operates four treating facilities in the Northwest and Mississippi. A third-generation of McFarlands, CEO Corry McFarland and EVP Greg McFarland, control the company, which was founded in 1916.

Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. goes by a couple of names -- CNOOC Engineering and COOEC -- but its business is pretty straightforward. The company designs and builds offshore platforms; underwater pipelines; floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessels; and onshore terminals for the oil and gas industry. CNOOC Engineering has two fabrication yards in China that total almost 12 million sq. ft. and a fleet of 14 engineering vessels. It works in China, across Southeast Asia, and the Middle East for clients such as Arco, BP, and Shell. Parent China National Offshore Oil Corporation (the original CNOOC) owns 51% of the company's stock. CNOOC Engineering was founded in 2000.

Ruscilli Construction provides construction management, design/build, general contracting, and specialty contracting services. Its in-house teams use carpentry, concrete, masonry, ironwork, and sheet metal to build commercial and residential structures throughout the Midwest. Ruscilli also erects structural steel fixtures, provides real estate brokerage services, and is a commercial and industrial developer. Its Real Estate Services division operates in the commercial and industrial sectors. Clients include Ohio State University, Marriott, and Skybus Airlines. The family-owned company is headed by president and CEO L. Jack Ruscilli, a third-generation family member. Louis Ruscilli Jr. began the firm in 1945.

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