The Rottlund Company (Rottlund Homes) develops the land people live on and builds the houses they live in. The company builds condominiums, townhouses, villas, and detached single-family homes in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and in Florida and Iowa. Rottlund's homes range in price from $125,000 to more than $1 million. The company targets a wide range of customers, from first-time and move-up buyers to active adults and retirees. Brothers David Rotter (the firm's chairman) and the late Bernard Rotter founded the company in 1973. The Rotter family continues to own the company.

RCD General Contractors builds the places where people like to eat and shop. The construction company operates as a commercial general contractor for retail and restaurant chains, as well banks and other industries. Based in Georgia, the company's business is concentrated in Georgia and in other southeastern states, but it also does business in several states around the US. RCD has completed several projects in multiple states for national chains like Chick-fil-A and Blockbuster Video, and Georgia-based smoothie chain Planet Smoothie. Founded in 2002 by Dean Smith, the company is family-owned and operated. RCD is currently headed by president Richie Smith.

PremierGarage Systems, LLC wants its customers' garages to be as useful and organized as other rooms in the house. The company installs floor coatings, cabinets, organizers, and other storage systems in residential garages, as well as commercial garages. PremierGarage's branded products include PremierGarage storage products, PremierGarage Cabinetry, and PremierOne Floor Coating, a proprietary hybrid polymer coating. Based in Phoenix, the company has about 100 franchised locations around the US and Canada and operates manufacturing facilities in Phoenix and Atlanta. The company was founded in 1999 by CEO Mark Loberg.

International Building Technologies Group, Inc., a development stage company, focuses on the manufacture and sale of light weight building panels used in construction industries worldwide. The company’s building panels could be used in various ways to erect residential and commercial buildings without the need of wood or steel frame structures. It also intends to provide architectural design, panel supply, installation supervision, engineering, training, and technical support services. International Building Technologies Group, Inc. is based in City of Industry, California.

EcoStar's roof is the first recycled one I've seen tonight. EcoStar, a division of Carlisle SynTec, manufactures roofing tiles that are composed of up to 80% recycled post-industrial plastic and rubber. The materials are remnants of such products as car bumpers and baby diapers. Its products are meant to be wind, rain, fire, and hail resistant; they offer a durable alternative to traditional tile, slate, and shake. EcoStar also makes polypropylene underlayments (Aqua Guard), sheet membranes to protect against moisture (Glacier Guard), copper snow retention brackets (Snow Guards), fasteners, tapes, and walkway pads (NOVA). Its products are sold in the US and Canada.

MDU Resources builds and repairs the infrastructure our nation needs — the roads, the power lines, the electrical wiring and appliances, the building foundations. And MDU Resources supplies the energy and fuel our nation needs — building a strong America. In doing so, MDU Resources cannot overlook its responsibility to the environment, the communities we serve and our stakeholders. Through established operational practices and by leading or participating in a number of programs, MDU Resources helps ensure a viable environment. These practices include minimizing waste and maximizing resources, supporting environmental laws and regulations that are based on sound science and cost-effective technology and complying with or exceeding all applicable environmental laws, regulations and permit requirements.

Wolfe Engineering designs and manufactures equipment for chip makers, OEMs, and R&D laboratories. The outsourcing company provides comprehensive and integrated engineering, consulting, manufacturing, and assembly services. Products include fluid and gaseous delivery systems and control interfaces for the aerospace, biotechnology, microelectronics, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor industries. The company has manufacturing plants in California and Texas, and it has opened a design and manufacturing center in Taiwan.

Shui On Construction and Materials Limited (SOCAM) manufactures construction materials and engages in property development in China and Hong Kong. SOCAM's Lafarge Shui On Cement joint venture produces high-grade cement in Southwest China. The company has operations in Chongqing, Guizhou, Nanjing, and Yunnan. It produces about 20 million tons of cement annually. SOCAM's construction division specializes in public housing and institutional buildings in Hong Kong. The division offers design-and-build services as well as services in heritage restoration.

Ivey Mechanical Company gets an "A" for its slate of mechanical services. The specialty contractor designs, fabricates, and manufactures sheet metal work, as well as air conditioning/heating, and medical gas and plumbing/piping systems. It also provides system repairs, maintenance, and emergency services. With projects covering 30 states, Ivey Mechanical drives preconstruction and construction, and prefabrication work for commercial and industrial facilities, correctional, health care, and government contracts. The company operates through service offices dotting the Southeast US. It is owned by CEO Larry Terrell along with members of Ivey Mechanical's management team.

GWV and its subsidiaries produce veneers, hardwood logs, and other wood products for customers all over the world. It utilizes approximately 100 different species of wood to produce its veneers. The company's General Woods & Veneers Consultants International subsidiary provides forest management consultation to governments, para-governmental entities, and private organizations to aid in maintaining healthy forest resources globally. GWV has offices and plants in Canada, China, Gabon, Hungary, Japan, the Philippines, Russia, Switzerland, the US, and Vietnam.

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