Obayashi Corporation’s first introduction to the U.S. market was the Surfrider Hotel project in Hawaii (1967-69). In 1972 Obayashi fully expanded its horizon to the U.S. and established Obayashi America Corporation (OAC) in Los Angeles. OAC provided a wide range of services from tenant improvement, to construction of office buildings, residential condos, banks, hotels, warehouses, and large-scale industrial projects.

Motor City Electric Co. has driven outside of its home state of Michigan to spark growth of its business operations. With offices in Indiana, Nevada, Florida, Texas, and Ontario, Canada, the company has become one of the largest electrical contractors in the US. Motor City Electric provides electrical construction and its divisions specialize in automotive, industrial, emergency, public works and steel, technology, and excavation services. The company and its group of subsidiaries have installed electric systems in office complexes, correctional facilities, manufacturing plants, casinos, water treatment facilities, and data centers.

Membership has its privileges -- a lower price is one of them. Through Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation (LMC) more than 350 stockholder lumber retailers throughout the US pool their buying resources to increase their purchasing power and get volume discounts from vendors. LMC's network of members includes about 1,200 building material dealer locations in 48 states and the Bahamas. The cooperative is the largest dealer-owned lumber building materials buying group in the US. It holds members to strict confidentiality, in part to safeguard vendor contracts. In addition to lumber and panel products, LMC also supplies its members with non-wood products, millwork, and hardware.

Precision Environmental provides selective demolition, environmental remediation, asbestos and lead abatement, and other services, including indoor air-cleaning services, hazardous waste remediation, and floor and surface preparation services from its offices in Cuyahoga Heights and Independence, Ohio. The company's clients include NASA and the University of Cincinnati. President Tony DiGeronimo and his brothers founded Precision Environmental in 1987.

OPT-Sciences Corporation, through its subsidiary, O & S Research, Inc., deposits anti-glare and transparent conductive optical coatings on glass used primarily to cover instrument panels in aircraft cockpits. Its products enable pilots to read aircraft instruments in direct sunlight or at night, or in covert situations using appropriate night vision filters. The company offers coatings to various types of glass face plates, which are mounted on the front of liquid crystal displays (LCDs), cathode ray tubes, and electromechanical displays. It also provides glass cutting, grinding, and painting services, as well as manufactures wedge glass lenses for electro-mechanical displays. In addition, the company provides a range of other specialty instrument glass, including night vision filter glass, circular polarizers, touchpads, glass sandwiches for LCDs, and other custom designed specialty glass components and assemblies. It primarily offers its products to commercial, business, and regional aircraft market, as well as to the military aircraft market. The company was founded in 1956 and is based in Cinnaminson, New Jersey.

Fortis Construction isn't afraid to get its hands dirty. The fast-growing US construction company offers general contracting, preconstruction, construction management, and environmentally-friendly green building services to customers primarily in Portland, Oregon and others in the Pacific Northwest. It specializes in remodeling and upgrading corporate offices, health care facilities, retail complexes, and schools; it also conducts seismic and structural upgrades. Customers have included Oregon State University, Portland State University, PPG Industries, and StanCorp.

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation company provides dredging services in addition to beach improvement or renourishment, rock dredging, harbor excavation, land reclamation, demolition, and restoration of aquatic and wetland habitats. GLDD maintains a fleet of specialty equipment and 180 vessels that typically enhance or preserve the navigability of waterways or protect shorelines. The company's projects include maintenance dredging at the Miami Harbor, nourishing San Diego beaches, and the construction of the Diyaar al Muharrq island system in Bahrain. GLDD was founded in 1890.

O'Brien & Gere provides a range of engineering consulting and project management services throughout the US, including wastewater management and water resources, environmental compliance and remediation, civil and facilities engineering, and utility services. It also provides contract operations and maintenance. The company, which employs hundreds of scientists, engineers, construction, and other personnel, operates some 30 offices located throughout the eastern half of the US. Employee-owned O'Brien & Gere was formed by Earl O'Brien, William Gere, and Glenn Holmes as a water and wastewater engineering partnership in 1945.

High Tech Electric provides electrical contracting services for commercial and industrial projects including office, retail, municipal, entertainment, and utility facilities. Services include new construction, voice data and video communications, security and alarm systems, lighting protection, and electrical maintenance and troubleshooting. The company has offices in Sioux City and Des Moines, Iowa, and another in Pickstown, South Dakota. President Mark Pottebaum founded High Tech Electric, which he still owns, in 2001.

Miller Electric Company is now transmitting business beyond state lines. Florida-based Miller provides electrical services including construction, installation, renovation, and maintenance to customers across the US. The company serves many industries, including the communications, construction, health care, and transportation segments. Outside of Florida, the company has offices in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington DC. Clients have included Anheuser Busch, Bank of America , Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and the University of North Florida. Miller Electric was founded by Henry G. Miller in 1928.

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