Avatar aspires to be the embodiment of retirement living. The company develops residential communities and builds homes in the popular retirement destinations of Central Florida and Arizona. Its master-planned communities are often located in picturesque settings and offer amenities such as golf courses, restaurants, and fitness centers. The company owns some 16,000 acres of developed and developable land as well as wetlands and other open space. Avatar also operates a title insurance agency and manages the day-to-day operations of its communities' amenities. The company's development activities have been minimal as it weathers the economic downturn.

Italcementi is the colossus of roads. Italcementi S.p.A. produces cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and related construction materials through more than two dozen subsidiaries on four continents. European customers dominate sales, but Italcementi also does business in North America (through Essroc), and has seen sales in other markets coming on strong in recent years. Italcementi's cement division accounts for almost two-thirds of total sales and produces some 70 million tons annually; concrete and aggregates account for more than 30%. Its international operations include about 60 cement plants, 15 grinding centers, 130 quarries, and 600 concrete plants. Italmobiliare owns some 59% of Italcementi.

Henry Company can put a roof over your head and pavement under your feet. It operates in the US through several divisions. Its Building Envelope Systems unit provides roofing, waterproofing, and air barrier systems. The Henry Building Products arm offers roof coatings and systems and driveway maintenance products. The Bakor division sells commercial envelope and waterproofing systems in Canada. Henry's Resin Technology Company deals in polyurethane foam roof systems and other insulation products.

U.S. Ecology, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides radioactive, hazardous, polychlorinated biphenyls, and non-hazardous industrial waste management and recycling services in the United States. The company accepts hazardous, polychlorinated biphenyls, industrial and low-level radioactive waste, naturally occurring and accelerator produced radioactive materials, and low-activity radioactive materials, as well as provides waste treatment and disposal facility services. It offers its services to commercial and government entities, such as refineries and chemical production facilities, electric utilities, manufacturers, steel mills, and medical and academic institutions. The company was formerly known as American Ecology Corporation and changed its name to U.S. Ecology, Inc. in February 2010. U.S. Ecology, Inc. was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

Trandes is right there in the trenches with the US government. The contractor provides engineering services for the Department of Defense (primarily the US Navy) and other federal agencies. Its offerings range from the repair of advanced communications equipment and systems engineering to acquisitions support and field services. Trandes also provides IT services including systems design, technical support, and training. The company has about a half-dozen offices strategically located near military locations in Florida, California, and near Washington, DC. CEO James Brusse founded Trandes in 1972 to provide the public transportation sector with software design and support services.

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.

Leo A Daly takes great pride in its work. The group provides architecture, engineering, design, and program management services for commercial, industrial, and public projects around the world. Its portfolio includes the award-winning First National Tower in its hometown of Nebraska and expanded facilities for The Institute of Genomic Research in Maryland. Leo A Daly also owns engineering group Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, which specializes in infrastructure management. The group has some 30 offices around the world. Established in 1915 by Leo A. Daly Sr., the company is now led by his grandson, Leo A. Daly III.

America Chung Nam is the largest exporter of recovered paper in the US and a leading exporter in Europe and Asia. The company exports recovered fiber sources to Chinese paper mills where they can be converted into fiberboard, cardboard, and packaging. It also collects and exports a number of grades of post-consumer plastics. The company sources its materials through exclusive relationships with recycling facilities, waste management companies, and distribution centers throughout North America, Asia, and Europe. America Chung Nam was founded in 1990 by Yan Cheung and Ming Chung Liu.

Eaga plc, the environmentally friendly company provides heating services to more than 5 million homes across the UK with the aim of reducing carbon emissions, promoting energy conservation, and on a larger scale, slowing negative climate change. eaga was established in 1990 as part of a government-funded effort to help low-income and elderly residents warm their homes in a fuel-efficient way. Its Heating and Renewables segment inspects 500,00 home each year. The Carbon Service unit works with big utilities to cut carbon emissions. eaga's Managed Services unit provides outsourcing contracts, including consultation and re-engineering services.

Ron Jones Hardwood Sales produces kiln-dried and green Northern Appalachian hardwood lumber for distribution within the US and for export container shipping. Species used to make its lumber include cherry, red and white oak, hard and soft maple, hickory, yellow birch, beech, ash, poplar, and basswood. The company operates a lumber yard with a capacity of more than 3 million board ft. in Franklin, Pennsylvania. It also has 300,000 board ft. kiln capacity there. President Ron Jones and other members of the family own and operate the business.

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