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.

Obayashi Corporation, a leading global contractor and one of Japan's top four general contractors, the company is a pioneer in the development of earthquake-resistant building techniques. Obayashi serves as architect, consultant, engineer, and systems designer for buildings and large-scale civil engineering projects worldwide. Projects have included the Dubai Urban Rail Transit System; the bobsled and luge runs used in the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano; the Ted Williams tunnel in Boston; and restoration of port facilities in Kobe, Japan, damaged by a 1995 earthquake.

Charter Builders could write a primer on educational construction. The company -- which also works on a variety of commercial, industrial, mixed-use, retail, and other types of projects -- may be best known for its portfolio of educational and other institutional facilities, primarily in North Texas. Charter Builders provides public- and private-sector clients with construction management, design/build, and general contracting services; it also offers renovation services and building additions. The company, which was founded in 1971. In 2006 it was acquired by Heery International, itself a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty.

Global construction and engineering firm BAUER Aktiengesellschaft (BAUER Group) works from the ground up. The company is involved in excavation -- civil engineering projects that require digging to form a foundation, such as the building of tunnels, bridges, wells, wastewater treatment plants, and mining facilities. BAUER Group operates in three divisions: equipment, construction, and resources. The equipment division manufactures the anchors, drilling rigs, and heavy machinery used in excavation and mining projects, while the resources division supplies the other two divisions with materials and services. BAUER Group has operations in 60 countries.

HITT Contracting hits the nail on the general contracting head. The group provides turnkey construction services for corporate base building, aviation, legal, hospitality, technology, research, medical, and institutional and governmental facilities. Projects have included construction and design for the Federal Reserve, DirecTV, and Greenpeace. In addition to general contracting, HITT offers design, interior, paint, preconstruction, and construction management services. The firm also handles many eco-friendly projects, historic renovations, and infrastructure refits. HITT operates in more than 30 states. The family-owned and operated firm was founded in 1937 as W.A. Hitt Decorating Co. by Warren and Myrtle Hitt.

RBB Architects just might be the BFF for companies that need programming, planning, and design services for institutional facilities construction. Markets include the health care, laboratory, commercial, and higher education sectors. RBB Architects works primarily in California, but also been involved in projects throughout the US and overseas. Services include feasibility studies and cost control; programming; space, strategic, and master planning; architectural and interior design; and post-occupancy evaluations. RBB Architects was established in 1952.

Psomas, the engineering firm offers construction management, land surveying, water resource planning, environmental, and civil engineering services mainly to the water, transportation, and land development markets in the Western US. The company has both public and private sector clients. Among the projects it has had a hand in developing are the Los Angeles International Airport, Port of Los Angeles, University of California, Los Angeles, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. Psomas has offices throughout California, as well as in Arizona an Utah. The family-owned firm was founded in 1946 by George Psomas.

Weis Builders is ranked among the top U.S. construction companies by Engineering News Record. We complete projects throughout the country from five office locations: Minneapolis and Rochester, MN; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; and Charlotte, NC.Weis Builders excels in various markets, including multi-unit residential, senior living, hospitality, retail, commercial and healthcare. We support the development needs of our clients by providing delivery methods such as design/build, general contracting and construction management. In the end, it all comes down to successful relationships with our clients.

Mansfield Plumbing Products, founded in 1929, is a leading producer of top quality, attractively designed, high performance plumbing fixtures and fittings for use in residential, commercial and institutional markets. Recognized for our strong commitment to service, quality and value, Mansfield is considered the "Brand of Choice" for professional plumbing contractors and consumers alike, around the country. We offer a full line of products including: vitreous china toilets, lavatories and urinals; brass and plastic plumbing fittings and parts; acrylic whirlpools, bathtubs, shower bases and sinks; enameled steel bathtubs, kitchen sinks and lavatories; and cast iron kitchen sinks.

Horton Homes, a subsidiary of Horton Industries along with sister subsidiary Dynasty Homes, makes manufactured houses and buildings, and HUD coded homes for sale primarily in the southeastern US. The company sells through retail centers in 12 states, where buyers may choose from more than 50 floor plans and such amenities as bay windows, vaulted ceilings, walk-in closets, and skylights. Since its 1970 inception inside an empty chicken house, the company has upped its production from three homes a week to 500 homes per week at the height of its popularity: it now makes about 100 units a week. Founder and CEO Nevils Horton Jr. owns the company.

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