Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects provides architectural design services that include needs analysis and programming; masterplan development; new construction, renovation, addition, and interior design; and project management. The firm specializes in civic, university, school, and government building projects, though it also designs commercial and residential buildings. Clients include The University of Texas, Texas A&M University, the City of Austin, and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. The firm was founded in 1985 and is owned by principals Jay Barnes, Carl Gromatzky, and Thomas Kosarek.

Lewis & Hockenberry produces dimension hardwood products using kiln-drying techniques. Its products, which the company sells worldwide, include logs, rough or machined lumber squares (cut to customer specifications), dowels, and wood panels. The company procures a range of hardwood timber species, including white ash, black cherry, hard and soft maple, red oak and white oak, from company-owned land and through private landowner agreements. Brothers Dale and David Lewis, nephews of cofounder Gerald Lewis, own the company. Lewis & Hockenberry was founded in 1946.

One of the largest contractors in the southeastern US, Shelco specializes in the construction of warehouse and distribution facilities; educational, manufacturing, retail, and health care facilities; and office buildings. Repeat customers account for nearly three-quarters of Shelco's business. Not content to stay in its home state of North Carolina, the company is also active in South Carolina, Georgia, and Virgina. The company was founded in 1978 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina by Charles and Edwin Shelton. The Sheltons owned the company until 2003, when they sold Shelco to six senior managers.

Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd.,the company builds tunnels, roads, airports, dams, high-rises, hospitals, power plants, hotels, and other civil and commercial projects around the world. Nishimatsu has worked on such notable projects as Singapore's National Library Board Building, London's Channel Tunnel Rail Link, and Hong Kong's Lap Kok Airport. The company has worked on more than 1,000 tunnels. Nishimatsu maintans offices in about 15 countries, primarily in Southeast Asia. The company was founded in 1937.

The Ryland Group founded by James Ryan and Bob Gaw in 1967, constructs single-family detached homes, as well as attached condominiums for entry-level, first- and second-time move-up, and retired buyers. Ryland has constructed more than 285,000 homes in hundreds of communities around the US. The average price for a Ryland Home is around $240,000. The company offers services that span the homeownership process. Homebuyers can select custom home finishes at a My Style Design Center. The group also provides mortgage financing, including title, settlement, escrow, and insurance services, through Ryland Mortgage.

Wise Recycling is keen on the recycling business. The company receives aluminum cans from the public through its network of some 50 neighborhood collection centers, then processes them at its seven facilities, which are located in Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Virginia. It also does some commercial recycling. Much of the aluminum yielded by the company's recycling efforts goes to sister company Wise Alloys, a maker of aluminum can sheet. Wise Recycling was formed when parent Wise Metals Group acquired the Reynolds Aluminum Recycling business from Reynolds Metals in 1998.

Founded in 1952, ITL Corp. is owned by former president Michael Drusinsky. ITL Corp. has a soft spot in its heart when it comes to hardwood. The company, doing business as Industrial Timber and Lumber, produces Northern and Appalachian hardwood logs and lumber products from species that include black cherry, black walnut, maple, white ash, white oak, and poplar. The company sells to manufacturers of such wood products as cabinets, furniture, flooring, and veneer. ITL owns more than 50,000 acres of timberlands in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, and it operates about 10 sawmill and dry kiln manufacturing facilities along the East Coast.

Bethell Group, through its subsidiaries, provides construction and rail services across the UK. The company's civil engineering offerings include earthwork, wastewater infrastructure, and highway work. Bethell's rail division specializes in electrification, station refurbishments, and civil engineering and design. Bethell Group is headquartered in the north west of England, but operates throughout the UK. Bethell sold its power services arm to Enterprise in 2009 as a way to focus on its rail and construction business. CEO Tim Kilroe owns Bethell Group.

Integrated Management Services, which operates as IMS Engineers, provides engineering, consulting, and construction management services. IMS offers its services to a variety of industries; projects include aviation, environmental, transportation, water, and wastewater facilities. It has offices in Jackson, Mississippi; Memphis; New Orleans (where it participates in Hurricane Katrina recovery work); and Detroit, Michigan. The city of Jackson, Mississippi and Nissan Motor are among the company's customers. The minority-owned IMS was formed in 1996 by CEO John Calhoun and President Rod Hill. It is a mainstay on Inc. magazine's list of the fastest-growing private companies in the US.

Herbeau Creations of America, cleanliness is next to elegance and luxury. The company specializes in decorative plumbing fixtures, tiles, and furniture for kitchens and bathrooms. Products include faucets, washbasins, tubs, and sinks. Formed in 1991, the company operates as the US and Canada distributor of items handcrafted from copper, brass, vitreous china, wood, and ceramics. Hearbeau Creations of America also offers select items painted by hand.

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