C. G. Schmidt as one of the top general contractors and construction managers in the Midwest. The company also offers design/build services. Markets include health care, senior living, commercial, education, industrial, parking structure, and municipal projects. C. G. Schmidt has completed projects for customers such as American Express, Ball Corporation, and The University of Wisconsin. The firm, founded in 1920 as Charles Schmidt & Sons Construction, is now in its fourth generation of family ownership and leadership with president and CEO Richard Schmidt, Jr.

The Stabler Companies' various subsidiaries keep drivers on the go and men at work. Its Eastern Industries quarries aggregates and constructs and rehabilitates roads. ASTI Transportation Systems, Protection Services Inc., Work Area Protection Corporation, and Precision Solar Controls make work-zone and traffic-management devices such as safety signs, barricades, and roadway detection devices. Stabler Land developed the corporate, retail, and residential community Stabler Center in Pennsylvania. Donald Stabler began operations in 1940 that would become the Stabler Companies.

M. A. Mortenson Company,the general contractor performs construction, development, and design-build services for a variety of projects. Sectors served include aviation, corporate, education, electronics and semiconductors, entertainment, health care, hospitality, manufacturing, and retail; the company also has groups devoted to federal contracting, sports venues, facilities operations, and renewable energy, including wind farms and biofuel facilities. Active throughout the US, the company also has operations in China, helping its domestic clients to expand into markets there. M.A. Mortenson has about 10 offices, including a location in Shanghai.

Partnering with more than 300 corporate clients and hundreds of small and medium business enterprises, The CarbonNeutral Company assists its clients in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, realizing operational efficiencies, new business revenue opportunities, and making a positive impact on climate change. It measures how much carbon dioxide a client emits, constructs a reduction plan and assists in communications to its stakeholders. The CarbonNeutral Company then creates a portfolio of renewable, clean energy carbon offset projects and manages that portfolio for its client. Customers, which come from more than 30 countries, include Tata Steel Europe, SAS, and Sky. CarbonNeutral was founded in 1997.

Alamco Wood Products manufactures structural glulam (glued laminated) timber products in a broad range of shapes such as arches, beams, trusses, and curved members for construction projects from church ceilings, park shelters, and covered patios to bridges, trusses, and electrical and telecommunications utility poles. The company also offers prefabricated glulam products. Its clients include utility companies, churches, schools, parks and other entities that utilize wooden beams in their structures. Alamco is owned by Bell Lumber & Pole.

Ivey Mechanical Company gets an "A" for its slate of mechanical services. The specialty contractor designs, fabricates, and manufactures sheet metal work, as well as air conditioning/heating, and medical gas and plumbing/piping systems. It also provides system repairs, maintenance, and emergency services. With projects covering 30 states, Ivey Mechanical drives preconstruction and construction, and prefabrication work for commercial and industrial facilities, correctional, health care, and government contracts. The company operates through service offices dotting the Southeast US. It is owned by CEO Larry Terrell along with members of Ivey Mechanical's management team.

Kullman Buildings Corp. traces its roots to 1927, when Sam Kullman started a modular-building business to create prefabricated diners. As the popularity of the roadside eateries waned, the company morphed into building products for new markets. Kullman now makes prefabricated housing, prisons, schools, banks, equipment enclosures, offices, bathrooms, and even US embassies in places such as Turkmenistan. Kullman Industries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2005 after a contract to build an embassy in Tajikistan went sour. The company emerged from bankruptcy as Kullman Buildings in 2006, when it was bought by entrepreneur Avi Telyas.

InStar Services Group rebuilds. The specialty contractor offers 24/7 emergency disaster recovery services and property reconstruction in cases of catastrophe, from hurricanes and floods to fires and waterline breaks. Services include structural renovation, dehumidification, mold remediation, electronics and machinery restoration, HVAC decontamination, and pre-disaster planning for both commercial and multi-family residential properties. It has a nationwide network of about 20 regional offices mainly along the East Coast and in the South. InStar is owned by BlackEagle Partners, a private equity firm.

Varco Pruden proves its mettle through buildings. Doing business as VP Buildings, the company makes metal building components for a variety of nonresidential facilities. Its products are distributed throughout the US and Canada through a network of about 1,000 contractors. The company's systems are used to build facilities ranging from churches and schools to office buildings and warehouses. Metal buildings can cost up to 30% less to build than more traditional fare; glass, brick, stone, and concrete elements can be incorporated. VP Buildings also provides design and engineering services throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Australia's BlueScope Steel bought VP Buildings from Ternium in 2008.

Sadi Servizi Industriali gets in on the ground floor and goes all the way to the top. The company, Italy's leading producer of architectural accessories, specializes in false ceilings (metal and gypsum) and raised technical floors. Together, the two product divisions account for more than half of Sadi's sales. The company's marine division makes related products for nautical applications, especially cruise ship interiors. Sadi's environmental division deals in environmental remediation, industrial waste treatment and disposal, production of electricity from renewable sources, and environmental engineering. Sadi is an acronym for Societ� Arti Decorative Interne, or Society of Interior Decorative Arts.

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