E.W. Howell is a midsized New York general contractor and construction management firm that is a regional leader in retail construction. With offices in Manhattan and Long Island, E.W. Howell also builds hospitals, labs, libraries, office interiors, schools, and restaurants. Clients have included Bergdorf Goodman, Target, and Columbia University. It typically bids on projects in the private sector, but it also selectively competes within the public sector. Established in 1891, E.W. Howell began as a builder of homes for such well-heeled East Coast families as the Huttons and the Guggenheims. The Howells left the firm in the 1980s, and Japanese construction group Obayashi acquired the company in 1989.

Smith-Midland Corporation and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture, license, sell, and install precast concrete products for the general contractors in the construction, farming, and utilities industries, as well as federal, state, and local transportation authorities in the Mid-Atlantic, northeastern, and Midwestern regions of the United States. Its products include Easi-Set Slenderwall lightweight construction panels, which are prefabricated lightweight exterior cladding systems used for constructing the exterior walls of buildings; Easi-Set Sierra Wall that provides sound and sight barrier used around residential, industrial, and commercial properties and alongside highways; and Easi-Set J-J Hooks Highway Safety Barrier, a safety barrier for use on roadways to separate lanes of traffic. Smith-Midland Corporationalso offers Easi-Span expandable precast building; Easi-Set Precast building, a transportable, prefabricated, single-story, and concrete building for use in housing communication operations, traffic control systems, mechanical and electrical stations, inventory or supply storage, and restroom facilities or kiosks; and Easi-Set Utility Vault used for house equipment, such as cable, telephone or traffic signal equipment, and for underground storage. In addition, Smith-Midland Corporation provides Softsound soundwall panels, which are used to absorb highway noise; Beach Prisms, a shoreline erosion control product; and H2Out, a secondary drainage and street level leak detection product for panelized exterior cladding. Further, licenses its proprietary products to precast concrete manufacturers in the United States, Canada, Belgium, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, Spain, and Chile. Smith-Midland Corporation was formerly known as Smith Cattleguard Company and changed its name to Smith-Midland Corporation in 1985. Smith-Midland Corporation was founded in 1960 and is based in Midland, Virginia.

Acciona springs into action with renewable energy, water, and infrastructure. One of Spain's largest contractors, Acciona (whose name means "activate") operates through six business lines: infrastructure, energy, real estate, logistics and transport, urban and environmental services, and water. It also has holdings in asset management services, wine, media, and event organization. Acciona builds roads and other civil projects, manages airport services, and operates cogeneration plants, wind power parks, and hydroelectric projects in 30 countries around the world. The company is controlled by the descendants of its founder through Grupo Entrecanales.

Community Asphalt provides paving services for the road more traveled. The company's services include grading and paving, pavement milling, surveying, excavation, on- and off-road hauling, drainage, utilities, base finishing, and highway sweeping. It also provides engineering contracting and design/build services; projects include parking lots, industrial and retail complexes, auto race tracks, and airport runways. Formed in 1980, Community Asphalt has three asphalt plants in southeastern Florida. It also operates a limestone quarry, and a fleet of dump trucks. In 2006 Community Asphalt and Spain's Huarte Lain (OHL) made a stock purchase agreement, which gave OHL a controlling interest in the company.

The Keller Manufacturing Company, Inc., through its subsidiary, Paragon Door Designs, Inc., manufactures and sells custom steel entry doors and storm doors for residential use. It primarily serves independent retailers and distributors in the midwest and northeast United States. The company was founded in 1885 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.

Alamco Wood Products manufactures structural glulam (glued laminated) timber products in a broad range of shapes such as arches, beams, trusses, and curved members for construction projects from church ceilings, park shelters, and covered patios to bridges, trusses, and electrical and telecommunications utility poles. The company also offers prefabricated glulam products. Its clients include utility companies, churches, schools, parks and other entities that utilize wooden beams in their structures. Alamco is owned by Bell Lumber & Pole.

Alman Construction Services does business as Alman Electrical Contractors in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area. The firm undertakes electrical projects for clients in commercial, industrial, transportation, medical, government, and communications markets. The company services include industrial and commercial electrical work, installation and maintenance of high voltage projects, energy management, uninterruptible power system installation, and voice, video, and data systems integration. Founded in 1979, the minority-owned company has worked on projects for the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system and University of Texas Arlington.

Bouygues (U. K.), a subsidiary of Gallic giant Bouygues, provides full-service construction, engineering, and design contracing services throughout the UK. Bouygues (pronounced "bweeg") UK targets the health care, education, and housing sectors; it has also completed office, retail, industrial, and residential projects. The company was involved in the award-winning redevelopment of the Home Office headquarters, completed in 2005. Bouygues UK's sister company Ecovert provides facilities maintenance services. The firm is a key player in the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), in which private funds are used to build and maintain public buildings. Bouygues UK also pursues private-sector clients.

Construction aggregates supplier Luck Stone Corporation produces a wide range of crushed stone, concrete, asphalt, architectural stone, pavers, and sand and gravel products for customers throughout the mid-Atlantic US. The company has more than 15 crushed stone plants in Virginia and North Carolina, in addition to six retail architectural stone centers in those states and Maryland. It serves the construction, homebuilding, remodeling, and agricultural markets. The company also produces mulch, topsoil, and other specialty products for turf, landscaping, and sports-surfacing applications.

The Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Company processes and distributes kiln-dried hardwoods -- such as red oak, hard maple, cherry, and poplar -- to cabinet makers and manufacturers, millwork companies, pattern shops, and retail lumber yards. The company harvests the lumber from trees in the northeastern US and delivers its products throughout the country. It uses its own fleet of trucks within a six-state delivery area and also uses common carriers to ship to other regions. The Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Company also exports wood to Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Company was founded in 1911.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.