Rugged? Good-looking? Talented? Nolte Associates is not just another pretty face. The firm provides a variety of engineering, management, and construction services. Nolte specializes in civil infrastructure, designing transportation systems (bridges, freeways, light rail) and water systems (flood control, recycling, wastewater facilities). Other specialized services include mapping, land development, surveying, and construction management. Nolte has about a dozen offices in the Southwest US and in Mexico. George Nolte Sr. established the firm in 1949. Engineering firm Vertical V acquired control of Nolte in 2010.

Burns and Roe Group has a burning desire to design and build technically complex facilities around the world. The engineering, procurement, construction, operations, and maintenance company focuses on such worldwide industries as power, industrial, infrastructure, and government services. It has been involved with projects including nuclear and fossil fuel power plants and military bases. Burns and Roe works for private and public clients. Customers have included Calpine, Novartis, Unilever, and governmental entities from all levels, including the US Army and US Department of Energy. The company, which was founded in 1932, is headed by a third generation of the Roe family -- CEO and president Keith Roe.

Clyde Companies operates through its subsidiaries, including heavy civil construction firm W. W. Clyde & Co., which builds highways, bridges, power plants, dams, and other projects through the Intermountain West. Other subsidiaries include aggregate producers Geneva Rock Products and Gorge Rock; construction products manufacturer Sunroc; and Beehive Insurance, which provides insurance products geared to the construction industry and other clients. Family-owned Clyde Companies traces its roots to 1927, when a construction company was established by Wilford W. Clyde, the grandfather of current company president and CEO Wilford Clyde II.

O'Brien & Gere provides a range of engineering consulting and project management services throughout the US, including wastewater management and water resources, environmental compliance and remediation, civil and facilities engineering, and utility services. It also provides contract operations and maintenance. The company, which employs hundreds of scientists, engineers, construction, and other personnel, operates some 30 offices located throughout the eastern half of the US. Employee-owned O'Brien & Gere was formed by Earl O'Brien, William Gere, and Glenn Holmes as a water and wastewater engineering partnership in 1945.

FRCH Design Worldwide is like a stylist for the retail industry. The architecture firm specializes in the design of retail spaces, including department stores, big-box stores, and specialty brand retailers. It also designs restaurants, hospitality and leisure properties, and commercial and mixed-use spaces. Services include due diligence assessment, conceptual design, brand development, and exterior signage. The company primarily operates in the US but also provides services internationally, typically for companies entering new markets. FRCH Design Worldwide has served customers including Target, Tiffany & Co., Coldwater Creek, and Hilton Worldwide. The company was founded in 1968.

LondonWaste Ltd provides waste collection and disposal services for seven northern London boroughs and offers commercial and clinical waste management services to public and private businesses and institutions in the area. LondonWaste processes more than 1 million tons of solid waste per year, but the company doesn't just dump the trash: It recycles glass, metals, wood and other materials, then burns whatever else it can to produce energy via its waste-to-energy power plant. LondonWaste is jointly owned by the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) and SITA UK (part of SUEZ Environnement.)

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.

Rea Contracting, LLC,founded in 1937, the company (formerly Rea Construction Company) was sold by bankrupt J.A. Jones to Lane Construction in 2003. Rea Contracting is a leading builder of bridges and highways in the eastern US (mainly in North and South Carolina). Its public division handles highways and other public works projects. Rea's commercial division provides paving for businesses, apartments, retailers, and other commercial clients. The structures division builds bridges, retaining walls, and dams. The company also operates hot mix asphalt plants in the Carolinas.

Process Plus provides engineering services, such as facilities design, construction, and plant automation. It also provides information systems services and construction management. The employee-owned company targets such markets as the specialty chemicals, agribusiness, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and food industries. Clients have included Procter & Gamble, Cognis, and Roxane Laboratories. The late Bryan Speicher (who had served as president), Dan Prickel (current president and CEO), and investment firm Fink, Roberts & Petrie founded Process Plus in 1996.

Founded in 1949, Nabholz is a general contractor that offers a variety of commercial construction services, including pre-construction, excavation, project management, street and roadway paving, concrete work, and steel structure assembly. The company, which operates primarily in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri, provides its services through several specialty divisions and through partnerships with third-party companies. Its completed projects include hospitals, churches, industrial buildings, as well as high school and university facilities. A private company, Nabholz is employee-owned and operated.

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