Antonio Ruiz has left his blood, sweat, and tears. Ruiz owns and operates A. Ruiz Construction Company & Associates (ARCCO), a firm which he founded in 1978. A general engineering and building contractor, ARCCO has expertise in civil engineering, as well as residential construction and remodeling. It has worked on everything from reservoir repair and street improvements to utilities installation and demolition in both the public and private sectors. Clients include the City of San Francisco, Pacific Gas & Electric, and Bombardier Transportation. ARCCO primarily serves the Bay Area.

NBBJ spends a lot of time around hospitals, but don't worry -- there's nothing wrong. The architecture and design firm designs medical facilities as well as other structures including mixed-use commecial and office buildings, arenas, courthouses, colleges, and research facilities. In addition to architecture and design, the company provides consulting, branding, lighting, and landscaping services. NBBJ works on projects (clients have included Starbucks and Microsoft) around the world. It has offices in Washington, California, New York, and Ohio and international offices in China, the UK, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates. NBBJ was founded in 1943 by four Seattle-based architects (Naramore, Bain, Brady, and Johanson).

S&ME old engineering company. S&ME, which services both public and private entities, focuses on environmental and engineering services. Its main areas of expertise are: geotechnical engineering; environmental engineering; natural and cultural resource preservation; occupational health and safety; constructional materials engineering and testing; and water resources and solid waste engineering. Employee-owned S&ME was founded as Soils & Materials Engineering in 1973. The company, which mainly serves the Southeast, operates from about 30 offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Mancini Duffy does more than just push furniture around when it comes to interior design. The firm offers spatial planning and interior architecture services on retail stores, corporate offices, public offices, and manufacturing facilities. Other services include facility management support, graphics and signage, and custom design of furniture, carpeting, and lighting. Clients have included Bloomingdale's, Accenture, and various New York city and state departments. It also serves those in the accounting, advertising, financial services, high-tech, legal, not-for-profit, publishing, and real estate sectors. In the US, Mancini Duffy operates offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Washington, DC.

Waste Recycling Group is the UK's largest waste disposal firm. It operates landfills and recycling facilities that handle more than 13 million metric tons of domestic, commercial, and industrial waste a year. The group operates more than 60 landfills and 90 recycling and transfer stations. It also operates quarries, a network of household waste recycling sites and about 20 green-waste composting sites. In 2006 the company was acquired by Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A. one of Spain's largest construction groups.

PCI Industries blows hot and cold. Operating through two divisions, the company distributes and manufactures a variety of products for the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) industry. Its Air Product Sales division distributes commercial HVAC products to customers primarily in the southern California area, while its manufacturing division makes damper, louver, silencer, and architectural sun control products sold under five primary brands: flagship louver and damper brand Pottorff, C&S Air Products, Dynasonics, All-Lite Architectural Products, and AirManagers.

Clients who "nead" electrical and communications contracting and engineering services in the Northeast might turn to The Nead Organization. The company provides electrical and engineering services through its Nead Electric New York/New Jersey subsidiary. Voice, data, and imaging system telecommunications services are offered through the subsidiary's Nead Technologies unit. Projects have included office, commercial, and industrial work mainly in the New York/New Jersey area. The Nead Organization operates office and warehousing facilities in Carlstadt, New Jersey; it also has an office in New York City.

Baillie Lumber Co. company produces and distributes nearly 200 million board ft. of American hardwood products annually. Baillie Lumber offers species that include cherry, hard and soft maple, red and white oak, poplar, beech, and ash, in addition to exotic species such as mahogany and teak. It operates five production facilities, three sawmills, and warehouses in the US and overseas and exports its products to more than 60 countries. Baillie's customers include window manufactures and furniture and molding makers. James Baillie founded the company as a lumber brokerage firm in Hamburg, New York in 1923.

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.

AUREA is Europe's #1 recycler of motor oil, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics, and used rubber wheels and tires. Eco Huile, from its plant in northern France, recycles 45% of the country's waste oil. Belgian subsidiary Rulo NV is part of Europe's plan to recycle 200,000 tons of PVC by 2010, while ROLL GOM makes wheels and tires from recycled rubber, processing 50 tons of rubber every day. Through direct and indirect holdings, CEO Joel Picard controls half of the company. AUREA has been listed on the Paris Stock Exchange since the 19th century.

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