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.

Skidmore Owings & Merrill prefers a skyline view. One of the world's largest architectural and engineering firms, Skidmore Owings & Merrill (or SOM) has earned its fame with innovative modernist designs and such high-profile projects as the John Hancock Building and Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower). Its portfolio of services includes graphics, interior design, and urban design and planning. Transportation planning, infrastructure planning, environmental engineering, and geotechnical engineering are part of its structural and civil engineering offerings. The firm, which has completed projects in more than 40 countries, has offices in several major metropolitan US cities and in Europe and Asia.

Arkansas Face Veneer, a subsidiary of Hartzell Industries, produces backed veneer, spliced veneer faces, door and rail sketch faces, stock and plywood faces, wood veneer edgebanding, counter fronts, and custom and specialty veneer products. The company offers an inventory of more than 100 species of domestic and imported decorative veneer flitches from the Americas, Africa, Australia, and Europe, ranging from its most popular red oak, hard maple, cherry, and eastern red cedar products to more exotic mahogany, gaboon, and bubinga. Arkansas Face Veneer was established in 1956.

SNC-Lavalin Constructors Inc., a subsidiary of Canadian engineering and construction giant SNC-Lavalin Group, provides design, construction, and maintenance services on a variety of natural-gas-fueled and waste-fueled power generation plants. SNC-Lavalin has completed gas and steam turbine, reciprocating engine, and cooling and heating projects in North and South America, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. The company was formed in 2002 and names Boise Cascade, Union Carbide, and Calpine Corporation among its many public and private-sector clients.

Steamist has a rich 50 year history, of which 40 years have been focused on residential steam baths. Underlying the history is a principle that hyperthermic therapy induced relaxation is not only a great business to be intimately involved in - it is essential.From simple beginnings as a more industrial oriented company, Steamist realized that the future is in bringing an age old culturally specific practice of steambathing into the mass consciousness. Not very long ago, the idea of steam and sauna bathing in this country was barely recognized much less incorporated into domestic practice. As the level of awareness has grown in the last decade, tremendous demand for steambath and sauna products has also grown, resulting in new and expanded ways of creating an escape from high intensity life.

Ochoco Lumber produces, markets, and distributes lumber and lumber products. It operates the Malheur Lumber Company sawmill in Oregon and about a half-dozen distribution yards and sales offices in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and Indiana. The company markets wood products including flooring, panels, mouldings, and hardwood and softwood lumber around the world; it has international operations in Europe, South America, and Asia. Its Lithuanian business purchases lumber from Russia and processes it for international shipping. Ochoco Lumber traces its roots to the 1930s; managing director John Sheik's grandfather was an original investor.

Howard Stanley Hart was a turn-of-the-century entrepreneur, inventor, industrialist, and builder. In 1892, in partnership with Norman P. Cooley, he established the Hart & Cooley Manufacturing Company in Chicago, the first cold-rolled steel plant west of Pittsburgh. One of Hart's many inventions of the next few years was a steel heating register that proved superior to traditional heavy cast-iron models.

The Westervelt Company has turned over a new leaf -- several, actually -- since its inception in 1884. A paper and paperboard packaging manufacturer for many years, Westervelt now operates several distinct businesses related to land resource management. Besides owning and managing 500,000 acres of timberlands, the company operates sporting lodges around the world, offers wildlife gaming and recreational property management, develops masterplanned residential communities in Alabama, and is involved in creating renewable energy. The company is privately owned by the Westervelt and Warner families.

Bowman Consulting Group is in tune with its land development customers and tries to prevent foul notes. The company provides civil engineering, environmental assessment, land planning, and surveying services to businesses and government agencies interested in land development. Projects include residential communities, hotels, retail centers, industrial parks, recreational facilities, and schools. Bowman Consulting also provides environmental services that range from asbestos surveys to wetland delineation. Operating primarily in the Washington, DC, area, the company was formed in 1995 by president Gary Bowman.

Bycor General Contractors provides construction services for a variety of commercial, retail, institutional, civic, and leisure facilities in the San Diego area. Its offerings include tenant improvements, shell construction, build-to-suit, and LEED-certified services, and projects range from church sanctuaries to auto dealerships. The company has served clients including Western University of Health Sciences, Northrop Grumman, and San Diego National Bank. President Rich Byer, CEO Scott Kaats, and Van Smith founded co-founded Bycor General Contractors in 1981.

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