Bulley & Andrews is in the business of pushing brick and concrete around. The general contractor offers new construction on commercial, industrial, and residential buildings, as well as renovation, historical restoration, and design/build services primarily in the Chicago area. Its projects have included condominiums, banks, hospitals, hotels, offices, places of worship, and schools. Together with its Meyne division, the firm is involved in projects for The University of Chicago, Host Hotels & Resorts, and Countrywide. Stonemason Frederick Bulley and architect Alfred Andrews founded the company in 1891. Fred's grandson, Allan Bulley Jr., is the company's chairman and CEO.

Founded in 1914, the fourth-generation family-owned company manufactures wall-mounted climate-control products and sells them through a global network of distributors. Its products include air conditioners, heat pumps, oil furnaces and electric heaters, and control and ventilation systems, including thermostats, energy monitors, and dehumidifiers. Bard's products are used in residential homes, mobile homes, offices, schools, and telecommunications facilities. With headquarters in Ohio, the company has manufacturing and production plants in Georgia and Mexico. All the world's a stage for Bard Manufacturing -- if that world revolved around heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.

Engineering firm Gannett Fleming has waded through water, waste, and sludge for nearly a century. Founded in 1915, the company focuses on serving the transportation, water and wastewater, facilities, technology, and environmental industries. Gannett Fleming operates through about a dozen subsidiaries that offer a variety of services that range from design/build, construction management, ground testing and soil strengthening, site remediation, structural rehabilitation, electrical and mechanical installation, geophysical mapping and surveying, and 3D visualization. The company works on projects around the world and has more than 55 offices throughout the US and Canada.

Ragnar Benson provides heavy construction and engineering services for commercial, institutional, and industrial customers. Its capabilities include general contracting, design/build, and construction management. Ragnar Benson operates in Chicago area, but also reaches markets throughout the US. Its portfolio of completed projects includes university renovations, factories, churches, railroads, office buildings, landfill gas-to-energy plants, and zoo additions. Ragnar Benson is owned by William Charles Ltd, a multi-faceted group engaged in real estate investments, construction, and waste services. Ragnar Benson founded the company in 1922.

Daewoo Engineering & Construction (Daewoo E&C) swings its hammer far and wide. The firm is one of the largest construction companies in South Korea and is active around the world. It provides construction, engineering, and architectural services for power, industrial, infrastructure, commercial, and residential projects. Daewoo E&C's portfolio includes gas pipeline and storage tanks in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East; more than 130 domestic and international highway and bridge projects; and its PRUGIO brand of upscale apartments. Founded in 1973 and spun off by the now-defunct Daewoo Group in 2000, Daewoo E&C was acquired by Kumho Asiana Group in 2006.

The Mann and Parker Lumber Company distributes and exports treated hardwood lumber from its stock of Northern Appalachian species. The company also operates the M&P Lumber Company, which kiln-dries green-hardwood lumber in Meadville, Pennsylvania (about 90 miles north of Pittsburgh), primarily for shipment to cabinet and furniture makers on the West Coast. The Mann and Parker Lumber Company was founded in Baltimore in 1902, but relocated to central Pennsylvania (New Freedom) after fire destroyed its operations in 1970. Chairman and CEO Robert Bushman Sr. owns the company.

American Hardwood Industries (AHI) produces and exports lumber manufactured in some nine sawmills and operates sales offices in the eastern US. It markets products under the names Augusta, Blue Triangle, Graham Lumber, and Rossi American Hardwoods, as well as Montebello Flooring. Founded in 1955, the company exports Appalachian and northern hardwood logs, lumber and flooring to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Rossi American Hardwoods and Hardwood Lumber Manufacturing merged in 2007 to create AHI. In 2009 Augusta Lumber acquired most of AHI's assets, with the new company retaining the American Hardwood name (Augusta became AHI's subsidiary). John O'Dea, former president of Augusta, is head of the new company.

Hanson Pipe & Precast is a division of Hanson Building Products North America, which is part of HeidelbergCement. Not to be confused with the kind smoked by Sherlock Holmes, Hanson Pipe & Precast makes pipes of the concrete variety. The company is the top manufacturer of concrete pipes and structural precast products in North America, with more than 150 plants in the US and Canada. Products include drainage structures, bridge arches, protective linings, ceilings and foundations, road noise barriers, and precast manholes, all of which are routinely used in the construction industry. Clients include state transportation departments, public authorities, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and private entities.

Bermello, Ajamil & Partners provides architectural, engineering, planning, interior design, and landscape services for commercial, public, and institutional clients around the world. It was worked on projects including high-rise residential towers, ports and other maritime structures, airport terminals, bridges, and educational facilities. The company operates globally from offices in California, Florida, and New York, as well as Dubai (where it worked on the design of resort island The World). Bermello, Ajamil & Partners was founded in 1939.

The construction operations of The Pepper Companies provide general contractor and construction management services for sectors including health care, retail, entertainment, hotels, industrial, and education. Projects include the 29,000-sq.-ft ape habitat at the Lincoln Park Zoo, 900,000 sq. ft. of new or renovated space at Central DuPage Hospital, and more than a dozen Galyan's outdoor stores throughout the Midwest. Pepper Environmental Technologies provides environmental services. Stanley F. Pepper founded the company in Chicago in 1927; the group is owned by his family and employees of the firm.

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