Johns Manville, a Berkshire Hathaway company (NYSE: BRK.A, BRK.B), is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium-quality products for building insulation, mechanical insulation, commercial roofing, and roof insulation, as well as fibers and nonwovens for commercial, industrial and residential applications. JM serves markets that include aerospace, automotive and transportation, air handling, appliance, HVAC, pipe and equipment, filtration, waterproofing, building, flooring, interiors and wind energy. In business since 1858, the Denver-based company has annual sales of approximately $2 billion and holds leadership positions in all of the key markets that it serves. JM employs approximately 6,500 people and operates 41 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and China.

Orascom Construction Industries (OCI),the Egyption company offers construction services and fertilizer products primarily in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. OCI performs large-scale commercial, industrial, and infrastructure engineering and building services; principal operating units include the Besix Group in Belgium and Contrack International in the US. Its fertilizer operations include Egyptian Fertilizer Company and Gavilon. The company sold its cement operations to building materials behemoth Lafarge in 2008.

Bechtel National, the government services arm of engineering giant Bechtel Group, helps the US destroy stockpiles of nuclear and chemical weapons and treat contaminated wastes. It has worked toward developing a national repository for nuclear waste in Nevada and it also helped the US defense program by managing the awarding of certain subcontracts in Iraq. Bechtel and the University of California manage and operate two to institutions for nuclear and scientific research labs -- Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. Among the other governmental agencies it works with are NASA, the EPA, and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

Nasland Engineering provides civil engineering, surveying, and land planning services to private land developers and government agencies in Southern California and Arizona. It offers services for developing subdivisions, commercial/industrial sites, apartments and condominiums, and streets and highways. It also offers flood-control planning, utilities system design, hydrology studies, assessment district engineering, and consulting services. Projects include work for Sea World, the San Diego River Improvement Project, and the redesign of National City, California's "Mile of Cars" auto dealer district. In 1959 Don Nasland founded the company; his two sons, Don and Steven, now own and operate Nasland Engineering.

MODEC (Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Co.) keeps sea vessels floating and oil and gas flowing. The company is a global general contractor that specializes in the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of floating production systems for the offshore oil and gas industry. These include storage vessels, offloading vessels, tension leg platforms, semi-submersibles, and mobile production units. It also offers vessel leasing and chartering; operation and maintenance services; and spare parts supply and aftersales support. Customers include Petrobras and BP. Founded in 1968, MODEC is controlled by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co.

RECON Environmental provides environmental consulting services for project planning and land development projects, primarily in the western US. Its services include conservation planning, habitat restoration, noise analysis, and air quality assessment. It works with clients in the private sector, the federal government, and state and local agencies. The company, founded in 1972, also provides architectural investigation services used to preserve cultural and biological resources, including historic sites and endangered species.. RECON Environmental has offices in California, Arizona, and Texas.

Clear Lake Lumber is well known for its hardwood. Clear Lake Lumber, a family-owned business, produces hardwood lumber products from species that include white oak, red oak, hard maple, soft maple, ash, beech, hickory, black walnut, poplar, cherry, and more. Clear Lake Lumber distributes its products to clients worldwide. The company promotes sustainable forestry practices and offers logging and timberland management services. Clear Lake Lumber was founded in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania in 1973 and began the business by selling only green lumber.

Reno Contracting is building on its commercial state of mind in the southern part of the Golden State. The general contractor specializes in commercial construction projects primarily in its home region of San Diego County, California. Projects include office, retail, and hospitality construction, biotech and industrial facilities, and hospitals. Reno develops properties from the ground up and also performs interior tenant improvements. Clients have included Diversa Corporation, Biosite, and Bridgepoint Education. Reno's green building division, Reno ESP, utilizes energy efficient products and technology in the construction process. The company was founded in 1993 by CEO Matt Reno.

Western Industrial Resources wants to help. The industrial contractor offers construction and maintenance services to gas processing, power generation, mining, and refining companies located primarily in Arizona, Wyoming, Texas, Colorado, and five other western states. It performs HVAC, electrical, mechanical, and demolition services along with remodeling, painting, welding, and pipefitting. Other Western Industrial Resources divisions provide pipeline and cooling tower maintenance, contract administration, and construction management. President Bruce Nave formed the company in 1996.

Amedore Homes builds homes and develops residential communities in New York State's Capital District. The firm builds condominiums, townhomes, and single-family detached homes in prices ranging from about $150,000 to the low $400,000s. The company has about a dozen subdivision developments in Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, and Warren counties. in President George Amedore founded the company as Amedore & Sons Builders in 1974.

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