Avatar aspires to be the embodiment of retirement living. The company develops residential communities and builds homes in the popular retirement destinations of Central Florida and Arizona. Its master-planned communities are often located in picturesque settings and offer amenities such as golf courses, restaurants, and fitness centers. The company owns some 16,000 acres of developed and developable land as well as wetlands and other open space. Avatar also operates a title insurance agency and manages the day-to-day operations of its communities' amenities. The company's development activities have been minimal as it weathers the economic downturn.

Morrow-Meadows Corporation provides electrical contracting services, including work on data communications and power distribution systems, for commercial and industrial facilities in the western US, primarily in California and Oregon. Its divisions include Oregon-based Cherry City Electric and Morrow-Meadows Corp., Northern California. The company provides project development, design, engineering, and construction services on a range of projects, such as shopping malls, office buildings, medical centers, hotels, parking garages, theme parks, and water treatment plants.

M/I has its eye on the homebuilding prize in 10 markets throughout the midwest, mid-Atlantic, and Florida regions. M/I Homes sells single-family detached homes to first-time, move-up, empty-nest, and luxury buyers under the M/I Homes and Showcase Homes names. It delivers more than 2,000 homes a year, at prices ranging from about $90,000 to $1.3 million (averaging $231,000) and sizes ranging from 1,200 to 4,400 sq. ft. The company has an exclusive arrangement with retailer Sherwin-Williams to supply paint, stain, and other coatings for its homes. M/I Homes also builds attached townhomes and condominiums in select markets. Its M/I Financial mortgage banking subsidiary provides title and mortgage services.

G. A. Johnson & Son, one of the oldest privately held construction companies in the Midwest, constructs commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential buildings throughout the region. It specializes in building food and drug stores including Jewel Osco, Wal-Mart, and Walgreens, which require a contractor that can coordinate mechanical, electrical, refrigeration, and other specialized requirements. The firm provides consulting, general contracting, skilled trade, and engineering services. It also completes its own concrete and carpentry work. Gustav Augustus Johnson, a Swedish immigrant, founded the company in 1874. The company continues to be owned and operated by fifth-generation family members.

Royal Group is a leading North American maker of PVC and vinyl building and home improvement products such as window profiles, fencing and decking; it also produces vinyl siding. Its Royal Mouldings division makes decorative moldings and millwork. Royal Pipe Systems makes plastic pipe and fittings for municipal, plumbing, and electrical construction uses. Other divisions include Royal Window & Door Profiles and Royal Building Products. Royal is a subsidiary of plastics and chemicals maker Georgia Gulf Corporation.

Viceroy Homes Limited designs and manufactures modular, panelized, pre-engineered custom home packages for both owner/builder clients and professional contractors. Its packages, which include all materials needed to construct a home (doors, windows, flooring), are sold throughout North America and also are shipped around the world. Viceroy constructs what is called a "healthy house" (built with products free of formaldehyde and other solvents). The company, which was founded in the mid-1950s, operates manufacturing plants in Ontario and British Columbia. In 2008 the company was taken private by Open Investments (OPIN) of Russia.

Renaissance 3 Architects provides architecture and design services for businesses and individuals. These services involve the entire process from initial design to actual construction and renovation, as well as feasibility studies and development plans. Projects have included professional offices, learning and commercial institutions, residential homes, and research facilities/laboratories. Renaissance 3 caters to clients such as FedEx Ground, Mellon Bank, Prudential Realty, and the University of Pittsburgh.

Jewett-Cameron Trading Company, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the warehouse distribution and direct sale of wood products and specialty metal products to home centers and other retailers primarily in the United States. It operates in four segments: Industrial Wood Products; Lawn, Garden, Pet, and Other; Seed Processing and Sales; and Industrial Tools and Clamps. The Industrial Wood Products segment processes and distributes industrial wood products; and provides treated plywood to boat manufacturers and the transportation industry. The Lawn, Garden, Pet, and Other segment wholesales wood products, including fencing and landscape timbers; and manufactures and distributes specialty metal products comprising dog kennels, proprietary gate support systems, perimeter fencing, and greenhouses. The Seed Processing and Sales segment processes, distributes, and sells agricultural seeds to distributors. The Industrial Tools segment imports and distributes products, including pneumatic air tools, industrial clamps, and saw blades. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in North Plains, Oregon.

Chevalier International, which takes its name from the French word for "knight", is a holding company with interests in a wide range of industries including construction, engineering, real estate, hotels, travel services, insurance, asset management, and information technology. Its interests span Australasia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and North America. Sister firm Chevalier Pacific Holdings invests in restaurants and food and beverage companies. Chairman Chow Yei Ching, who founded Chevalier International in 1970, controls the company through The Chevalier Group.

PCI Industries blows hot and cold. Operating through two divisions, the company distributes and manufactures a variety of products for the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) industry. Its Air Product Sales division distributes commercial HVAC products to customers primarily in the southern California area, while its manufacturing division makes damper, louver, silencer, and architectural sun control products sold under five primary brands: flagship louver and damper brand Pottorff, C&S Air Products, Dynasonics, All-Lite Architectural Products, and AirManagers.

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