Leucadia National owns stakes in firms involved in manufacturing, auto finance, medical products, gaming, oil and gas drilling, and real estate. The investment firm typically seeks out troubled companies that it believes are undervalued; its largest segment is telecommunications, represented by portfolio company STi Prepaid, a provider of international calling cards that accounts for nearly 40% of sales. Other holdings include Idaho Timber, Conwed Plastics, Keen Energy Services (formerly Goober Drilling), and ResortQuest International, a resort property management firm, which manages US beach and mountain resorts.

From testing for toxic mold to cleaning up oil spills, GeoTek Engineering & Testing Services offers an array of environmental engineering services. Services include site assessment, environmental consulting, and laboratory testing. The South Dakota company, which operates primarily in the midwestern US, is not affiliated with Massachusetts-based GeoTek Engineering, Inc.

Holder Construction's goal is to hold onto its clients' business. Boasting an 80% repeat customer rate, the firm provides commercial construction services, including computer modeling, planning and design, commissioning, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing support, safety inspections and training, and environmental assessment. Holder Construction serves as a general contractor, construction manager, and designer/builder on a variety of projects, from corporate offices and data technology centers to hotels and schools. Clients have included Mellon Financial, UPS, Emory University, and American Cancer Society. Privately-held Holder Construction is led by chairman and CEO Thomas Holder.

JESCO, Inc. company does just about everything for commercial and industrial construction projects. Founded in 1941, JESCO offers turnkey services from design to equipment installation and maintenance. Services include engineering, construction, mechanical and electrical work, millwrighting, and steel fabrication. A unit of The Yates Companies, JESCO operates throughout the Southeast and east coast regions of the US. Customers include Caterpillar, Cooper Tire & Rubber, Kimberly-Clark Corp., Carquest, and UPS. The company has offices in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, and it is owned by the Yates family.

Consolidated Contracting Services has consolidated a large offering of general contracting and specialty contracting services. Focusing on the new construction and renovation of commercial buildings in Southern California, the firm provides construction management and other construction services Consolidated Contracting has worked with a variety of clients to build cleanrooms, storage units, banks, churches, recreation areas, and restaurants. Specialty services include soft demolition, drywall framing and taping, acoustical ceiling and door installation, wood framing, and concrete work. Cuban-born cofounders Tony Elias-Calles and Joe Troya own Consolidated Contracting Services, which was incorporated in 1983.

Brookfield Homes builds you up as the master of your own domain. A spinoff of Brookfield Properties, the land developer and homebuilder designs and constructs single- and multi-family homes for move-up and luxury buyers. Its homes average about $486,000 and are located in master-planned communities in Northern and Southern California; the Washington, DC, area; and other noncore markets. The company is merging with the residential division of Brookfield Properties, which will focus on office developments. The deal will create Brookfield Residential Properties -- a top North American land and housing company. Brookfield Asset Management owns 82% of Brookfield Homes and will maintain control of the combined group.

Sargent & Lundy is to deliver engineering, construction management, and consulting services to the global power industry. The company also offers project siting, construction start-up, operations and maintenance services, system upgrades, and decommissioning for fossil-fueled, nuclear power, and renewable energy plants. Sargent & Lundy has designed nearly 900 power plants in the Americas, Asia, and the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. It also engineers transmission line and substation projects for power delivery. Clients include electric utilities, oil and gas companies, equipment manufacturers, and financial institutions.

American Homestar Corporation produces factory built homes in the United States. The company offers manufactured and modular homes. It also facilitates chattel and land-home installment financing for purchasers of manufactured homes from its retail sales centers. In addition, the company offers various insurance products, principally property and casualty insurance for retail customers. Further, American Homestar involves in community and real estate development; and the provision of consulting services. It sells its products through company-operated retail sales centers in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, as well as through builders, developers, independent dealers, and developer-operated sales centers in manufactured housing communities. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in League City, Texas.

Portage Environmental helps carry the load for customers needing environmental engineering services. The firm's offerings include environmental remediation, process and project engineering, and decontamination and decommissioning services. Portage Environmental counts US government agencies (such as the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy) and Native American tribes among its clients, and has conducted projects in 20 US states, as well as in Afghanistan, Guam, Iraq, Japan, Kuwait, Qatar, and South Korea. The firm operates from some two dozen offices throughout the US. President and CEO Michael Spry helped found Portage Environmental in 1992.

The Royal Ceramic Industry Public Company Limited was established as a tile manufacturer in 1969. Today we are one of the largest producers and sellers of ceramic tile products in Thailand, and have exported our product to over 50 countries on 6 continents. We are also a publicly traded company, and are listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).

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