Fairmount Minerals is responsible for a fair amount of the minerals mined in the Midwest. Operating through several divisions and subsidiaries, Fairmount Minerals, Ltd. is one of the United States' largest producers of industrial sand used for construction, metal casting, glass, landscaping, oil and gas stimulation, filtration, abrasives, and filler. Products include silica sand, resin-coated sand, lake sand, and other specialty sands, including those used in pool filters, golf course bunkers, and children's sand boxes. Fairmount Minerals has operations in seven states (primarily in the Midwest) and in Canada, Mexico, and China, 11 mining and mineral processing facilities and seven manufacturing plants.

Morris Architects has designs on your next big project. With offices in Houston, Los Angeles, and Orlando, the firm offers architecture and interior design, master planning, landscape architecture, and environmental design services. The firm has about a half dozen design studios; each dedicated to business areas such as corporate, education, entertainment, hospitality, public assembly, and health care. Morris Architects' diverse portfolio includes the Houston Astrodome, a 19,000-acre eco-tourism development in the Amazon Rainforest, and Hard Rock Cafe in Moscow. Morris also gained attention for a design proposal that transforms an oil rig into a luxury resort. Seth Irvin Morris founded the company in 1938.

TAG International says "you're it!" to corporate and government clients. The firm (formerly known as The Austin Group Architects) provides architectural design, construction administration, project management, site location evaluations, and many other services to clients throughout the US and Latin America. The company focuses on commercial, industrial, health care, biotech, and public sector projects from conception through construction. Its extensive list of clients has included such names as Black & Decker, Golfsmith International, and the US Army Corps of Engineers. TAG International operates from facilities in Austin and McAllen, Texas.

WYG doesn't ask "why?" It asks "why not?" The British engineering company provides a variety of civil, electrical, environmental, mechanical, and structural engineering consulting services. In addition to its facilities in the UK, it also has operations in Ireland, Eastern Europe, and South Africa. Its services, however, are not confined to its office locations; the company has completed projects as far away as Malaysia and Oman. Subsidiaries include management consultancy DeLeeuw International, consulting engineers Adams Kara Taylor, and construction project manager Trench Farrow. Its work may be spread far and wide but the UK accounts for about two-thirds of sales at WYG, which was formed in 1959.

Besse Forest Products Group is branching out and it wooden want it any other way. Consisting of about a dozen firms, the group manufactures and exports hardwood lumber, veneer, and plywood from nearly 20 species of trees. The group's manufacturing plants, including veneer cutting and splicing plants, rotary cutting mills, and sawmills, have the capacity to produce more than 850 million sq. ft. of veneer and some 40 million board feet of lumber annually. Besse Forest Products Group also exports lumber, logs, and veneer from its mills and warehouses in the US and Canada, with the bulk of its operations in Wisconsin and Michigan. Owned by the Besse family, the group was founded in 1966.

Henegan Construction doesn't take a bite out of the big apple, but it will repair the damage. The company offers a full range of construction and renovation services for commercial and institutional clients, primarily in New York City. Its offerings include design, construction management, and general contracting. Henegan's list of clients served has included American Express, Chemical Financial Corporation, Hoover's, and Deloitte & Touche. Paul J. Henegan established the firm in 1959; his daughter Maureen has led the family-controlled company since 2002.

Taylor Morrison, Inc. company, a wholly owned subsidiary of UK-based Taylor Wimpey, builds mid- to high-end homes and condominiums. Home prices range from the $100,000s to over $1 million. The company offers custom home designing options through its Design Studio and financing through Taylor Morrison Home Funding. The home builder has more than 280 communities under construction in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, and Texas. It also operates under the Monarch brand in Canada. Taylor Morrison first began building in North America in 1936.

Crescent Metal Spinning is a producer of metal components and machine parts. The company offers services including fabrication (guillotine, rolling, pressing, punching and press-brake bending), machining (lathe turning and milling), metal spinning (hand and hydraulic spinning), and welding (arc, gas, spot, and stud). The company works with aluminum, mild steel, and other materials, but specializes in stainless steel. Crescent Metal Spinning serves customers in the automotive, electronics, leisure, pharmaceutical, and textiles industries, among others.

Intechra LLC provides electronic recycling, refurbishment, and remarketing services. Equipment given new life by Intechra is sold through domestic and international resellers. When customers want their computers, servers, and other equipment trashed, Intechra ensures destruction of proprietary data. Intechra operates outlets nationwide. The company currently processes about 100 million pounds of electronics annually. Arrow Electronics, an upstate New York-based electronics distributor, acquired Intechra in 2010 from private equity firm Environmental Capital Partners.

Faulkner is only the din of nails being pounded into buildings. FaulknerUSA provides design-build, construction, program management, and development services nationwide but primarily focuses its efforts on Texas. The company builds military housing, correctional facilities, hotels and hospitals, and retail and manufacturing sites. Services include preconstruction, design, construction, and furnishings. The company has several high-profile projects to its name, including the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Antonio, Gucci on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, the Williamson County Jail in Georgetown, Texas, and Navy housing at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas.

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