Cementos Portland Valderrivas is 67%-owned by construction firm Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas. Cementos Portland Valderrivas has built a business on a strong foundation. The company, founded in 1903, produces some 18 million tons of cement and clinker (an intermediate product used to make portland cement) annually at 15 plants in Spain, the US, South America, Africa, and Europe. Its acquisition of 64% of Corporacion Uniland cemented its position as the #1 cement producer in Spain. In the eastern US, the company makes and distributes cement, gravel, and sand through Giant Cement Holding. It also produces concrete, operates lime factories, and has transportation companies.

WasteFocus offers waste management consulting services for a wide range of commercial clients. Customers outsource their solid waste disposal and recycling functions to the company, which negotiates with trash haulers and ensures regulatory compliance on their behalf. WasteFocus helps corporations fight rising solid waste collection and disposal expenses by tying together the purchasing leverage of a bulk buyer of services, the operational knowledge of waste industry insiders, and the advanced technology. By negotiating on behalf of multiple clients, WasteFocus gains favorable pricing terms from service providers.

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.

Parsons Transportation Group, Inc.,the company provides engineering, construction, management, and maintenance services for infrastructure projects including airports, railroads, highways, and tunnels. In addition to handling large-scale building projects, Parsons Transportation Group offers expertise in revenue collection and management systems, communication and control systems engineering, and transportation planning services. It serves public and private customers around the world. Parsons Transportation Group is a business unit of engineering giant Parsons Corporation.

Hammerstone (formerly Birch Mountain Resources) is trying to climb to the top of the heap in the industrial minerals business. The company was exploring and developing precious metal properties, but is now concentrating on industrial mineral properties (primarily lime and concrete aggregate) in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta. Formed in 1994, the company has two major divisions: industrial minerals and mineral exploration and technology. In 2008, after defaulting on a loan with its primary banker, Birch Mountain Resources went into receivership. An affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management acquired the assets of the company, including a limestone quarry in Alberta, in 2009.

Chiles Architects provides architectural design, land planning, and landscape design services throughout the southern US. The firm's architectural services range from artistic renderings, master planning, landscape design, and site planning to project management and construction administration. Chiles Architects specializes in upscale condominiums and multi-family apartment buildings in Central Texas.

Lagan Construction is a civil engineering contracting firm operating primarily on infrastructure projects throughout the Emerald Isle. The company provides services such as commissioning, design, and construction; it has worked on projects ranging from wind farms and waste water treatment plants to airports and docks. Lagan Construction operates primarily in Ireland and Northern Ireland but also throughout the UK and in the Caribbean and Asia/Pacific. The company was formed in 2006 as part of Lagan Holdings, a family-owned construction, materials, and development group.

MYR Group's work can be electrifying. The specialty contractor builds and maintains electric delivery infrastructure systems for electric utilities and commercial clients. It operates around the US through six subsidiaries: The L.E. Myers Co.; Harlan Electric; Hawkeye Construction; Sturgeon Electric; MYR Transmission Services; and Great Southwestern Construction. MYR Group constructs transmission and distribution lines for the oil and gas, power, and telecommunications industries; it also installs and maintains electrical wiring in commercial and industrial facilities and traffic and rail systems. MYR Group was founded in 1891 by Lewis Edward Myers, who briefly worked as a salesman with Thomas Edison.

Absher Construction staring abashed at any construction plans. The firm builds commercial and residential structures, with a focus on schools, churches, and public housing. It also constructs office buildings, retail centers, hotels, institutional facilities, and hospitals. and does work for the military, building housing and other facilities. Absher Construction primarily operates in Washington. However, the company branched out in 2010 when it acquired Kentucky-based Vanguard Contractors. Founded in 1940, the company is a family affair -- President and CEO Dan Absher is the third in his family to sit at the helm and Thomas Absher is EVP.

McGough Construction Company has built its reputation from the North Star State all the way down to the home of the Grand Canyon. The company provides construction services ranging from site acquisition to post-construction facility management. McGough Construction concentrates on commercial, residential, and civic projects through its four primary units: construction; corporate services (layout, planning, financial estimates); development (logistics, project management, zoning); and facility management. Peter McGough and his six sons incorporated the family-owned and operated company in 1956. McGough Construction Company operates from offices in St. Paul and Rochester, Minnesota and in Phoenix.

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