Catchy, no. Descriptive, yes. CH2M HILL's name is culled from its founders (Cornell, Howland, Hayes, and Merryfield) plus HILL, from its first merger. The engineering and construction group is organized into three divisions: government, environment, and nuclear; facilities and infrastructure; and energy. Federal projects typically include nuclear and environmental cleanup and government facility operations. The firm also works for state and local governments building water and wastewater systems, airports, highways, and other transportation projects. Its energy division targets private sector companies in the chemical, energy, and life science industries. Founded in 1946, the company is owned by its employees.

Skyline Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, production, and distribution of manufactured housing and towable recreational vehicles in the United States. The manufactured homes include single section homes, multi-section homes, and modular homes. The company markets its manufactured homes to individuals in the suburban and rural areas of the continental United States. Its towable recreational vehicles include travel trailers, fifth wheels, and park models primarily for vacationing families, retired couples, and sports enthusiasts. Skyline Corporation distributes its products through independent dealers. The company was founded in 1951 and is based in Elkhart, Indiana.

Shawmut Woodworking & Supply, which does business as Shawmut Design and Construction, provides beginning-to-end construction services, from preconstruction planning to post-construction quality assurance checks. Shawmut Design and Construction has experience building retail, restaurants, academic, banking, health care, and science facilities; it also handles corporate interiors and high-end residential construction and has expertise in cultural and historical preservation projects. The employee-owned company serves clients nationwide and operates from offices in a half-dozen states.

West Coast Contractors of Nevada provides the space for you to learn, play, worship, and sleep. The company specializes in construction and renovation of public projects -- including schools, community centers, and military base dormitories -- throughout the western US. The company primarily works on state and federal government projects, and customers include the US Army Corps of Engineers, Navy, Washoe County Public Works, and the Natomas Unified School District. President Mario Ramirez co-founded the company in 1984.

Baxall Construction looks outside the box for its building projects. The company is involved in all areas of high-end construction -- residential, industrial, commercial, historic renovation, and design-and-build. Baxall's projects are primarily around the London area and southeast England. Some of its notable jobs include a 7.6 million home renovation in Kensington, the 5.8 million Hampstead Town Hall, and the 1.9 million new construction of St. John's Church Centre in Tunbridge Wells. The company maintains an annual turnover of 12 million to 15 million.

Epstein has made its mark. The company provides architectural, engineering, and construction management services in the US and Europe. Epstein serves the commercial, industrial, and public sector markets, building and designing projects such as office buildings, corporate headquarters, manufacturing plants, convention centers, hospitals, and schools. It has worked on O'Hare International Airport and Whirlpool's headquarters, as well as projects for Apple, Serta, and Hyatt. The employee-owned firm was founded in 1921 by Abraham Epstein. The company has offices in the US, Poland, and Romania.

Clear Lake Lumber is well known for its hardwood. Clear Lake Lumber, a family-owned business, produces hardwood lumber products from species that include white oak, red oak, hard maple, soft maple, ash, beech, hickory, black walnut, poplar, cherry, and more. Clear Lake Lumber distributes its products to clients worldwide. The company promotes sustainable forestry practices and offers logging and timberland management services. Clear Lake Lumber was founded in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania in 1973 and began the business by selling only green lumber.

sland Architects provides design services that focus on custom residential homes and estates in and around San Francisco and La Jolla, California. The firm partners with established professional consultants to create highly personalized homes mainly in Mediterranean, Spanish, or contemorary styles. Island Architects also offers alteration and addition design services (about 30% of its projects). The firm was founded in 1992.

Kentucky-Indiana Lumber, which does business as K-I Lumber & Building Materials, offers cabinets, decking, doors, lumber, millwork, plywood, roofing, siding, stairways, trusses, windows, and other building materials to dealers, builders, remodelers, do-it-yourselfers, and general contractors. The company's market area primarily consists of the seven-state area surrounding its four distribution yards in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky and Clarksville and Evansville, Indiana, though the company does distribute its products nationally and internationally. It also installs cabinets, custom millwork, carpeting, and tile. Kentucky-Indiana Lumber was founded in 1932.

River City Construction, L.L.C.,the company constructs commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings for customers in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. River City also offers design services through its River City Design Group subsidiary and masonry and renovation work through its M. R. Mason Contractor subsidiary. Projects include the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center at Bradley University, the Methodist Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois, and the Rend Lake Water Treatment Plant in Benton, Illinois. The company, which operates through four offices, was founded in East Peoria, Illinois in 1984.

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