International Computer Appliances Corporation (which does business as ICA Corporation) is a contract manufacturer that makes custom metal component parts for analytical instrumentation, aerospace, medical equipment, and other products. The company provides sheet metal fabrication and laser cutting, precision machining, custom enclosures, and chassis assemblies. ICA Corporation also offers value-added services, from assembling medical diagnostic devices with multi-language software to packaging custom kits and inventory management. Its manufacturing facility takes up 60,000 sq. ft. in the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis. ICA Corporation, which was founded in 1970, is employee-owned.

James G. Davis Construction (DAVIS) creates spaces for corporations, associations, schools, technology companies, restaurants, and other entities. Ranking among the top US general building contractors, the firm works on base building, interior, and renovation projects, primarily in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Services include preconstruction consultation, value engineering, design/build development, and project management. DAVIS has completed facilities for customers such as Capital One, PBS, MICROS Systems, and Time Life. Employees own about 69% of the company. President Jim Davis is the son of James Davis, who founded the firm in 1966.

Cavalier Homes builds castles for regular Joes. Through about a half-dozen plants the company makes manufactured single- and multi-section homes for the low- to medium-priced market in the south-central and south-Atlantic US; it delivers around 4,000 homes annually. Louisiana is its largest market. Cavalier Homes also makes cabinetry and laminated wallboard. The company markets its products through a network of about 50 exclusive and about 240 non-exclusive dealers, as well as one company-owned retail center. Southern Energy Homes, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway portfolio company Clayton Homes, bought Cavalier Homes for nearly $50 million in 2009.

Evapco keeps its cool especially under pressure. The company is a manufacturer of evaporative cooling and heat transfer equipment for both the commercial and industrial refrigeration markets. Its products include condensers, coolers, cooling towers, pressure vessels, recirculator packages, thermal ice coils, and water treatment systems. Evapco's products are used by customers engaged in food and beverage and industrial processing. It has sales offices, research and development centers, and manufacturing facilities in the US, Africa, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. Evapco is an employee-owned firm founded in 1976 by William Kahlert, Wilson Bradley, and John Luetkemeyer.

Soave Enterprises is suave enough to manage multiple lines of business. The company's wide-ranging interests are divided into four main industries: real estate (residential and industrial development), auto dealerships, beer distribution, and a catch-all diversified holdings group that includes businesses ranging from waste collection and transportation to scrap metals processing as well as units engaged in hydroponic tomato gardening and taxi services. The bulk of Soave's operations are in Michigan. President and CEO Anthony Soave, who founded the company in 1961, owns Soave Enterprises.

GLY Construction specializes in TLC for commercial construction and sings its praises throughout Washington's Puget Sound region. The firm, which was founded in 1978, has built corporate facilities and distribution centers for the likes of Microsoft, Adobe, Nintendo, Overlake Hospital, and Boeing. The company's heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) operations began in 1993 when one of its subcontractors entered into bankruptcy. GLY Construction is owned by its nine principals, including company president and CEO Lee Kilcup.

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.

Taiheiyo Cement has laid a solid foundation in cement and construction materials. Through some 310 subsidiaries and more than 135 affiliates, Taiheiyo operates in the resource, environmental, building materials, and construction industries. With about 30 cement plants around the world, ready-mix concrete and concrete products is at the core of Taiheiyo. It also operates several limestone mines, and is involved in the ceramics and electronics business. Other non-cement operations include recycling businesses, which process materials such as wood chips and plastic, as well as sludge and industrial waste. Taiheiyo affiliates also provide real estate leasing and development throughout Japan.

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.

Waste Industries USA, Inc.,the active consolidator has made more than 130 acquisitions since 1990. When it's not buying companies, Waste Industries USA is collecting, hauling, and disposing of solid waste for 875,000 municipal, residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the southeastern US. The company has 34 collection operations, and about 65 drop-off centers, 29 transfer stations, 12 recycling facilities and nine landfills. In 2008 Chairman Lonnie Pool Jr. led an investor group that took the company private for about $544 million.

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