EDGE tries to edge out the competition when bidding on civic and other contracts. Construction company EDGE Development offers general contracting, design/build, engineering, construction management, and lease/buyback services. The company specializes in such projects as public schools, parks, and civic and commercial facilities. Its portfolio includes an athletic center for the City of Highland; a library in Napa Valley; fire stations for Carlsbad and Oceanside; and numerous elementary, middle, and high schools. The company is controlled by Steve Prophet and Dayne Wagoner, who founded EDGE in 1989.

DORMA Holding hope it's their products being used. The company is a global producer and supplier of door hardware, door security systems, automatic and revolving doors, glass fittings and decorative and structural glass systems, and partitions and movable doors. The company operates five divisions (door control hardware; automatic; glass furniture and fittings; security, time, and access; and movable doors). The brand name DORMA is an acronym formed from the two surnames of the company founders, Wilhelm DArken and his brother-in-law Rudolf Mankel. It was registered with the German Patents Office in 1927. Karl-Rudolf Mankel, grandson of Rudolf, owns the company.

Suncoast Post-Tension makes buildings stronger. Operating from around 15 locations primarily in the southern and western US, the company specializes in post-tensioning, which reinforces concrete or other materials with high-strength steel bars. Established in 1983, Suncoast uses the post-tension technique on commercial, industrial, and residential projects, including parking structures, factory floors, and high-rise buildings. Projects include Reliant Stadium in Houston; Frost Bank Tower in Austin, Texas; Foxwood Casino in Connecticut; and Isle of Capri Casino in Mississippi. Suncoast is a subsidiary of Keller Group plc and often partners with sister company Hayward Baker, which prepares soil foundations.

Founded in 1929 by Leon F. Driscoll, the company provides construction management, general construction, and design/build services for commercial projects. It has expertise in a wide range of sectors, including corporate, health care, education, sports/entertainment, and residential markets. L.F. Driscoll specializes in construction management at-risk contracts, or projects in which the job is completed within a guaranteed maximum price. The company serves clients throughout Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. International construction group The Structure Tone Organization is buying L.F. Driscoll.

Sargent Corporation provides civil engineering and construction services for customers operating throughout the northeastern US. The company's projects include construction of airports, landfills, wind power sites, malls, sports fields, highways, transfer stations, and hatcheries. Projects have included an airplane hanger for the Air National Guard, upgrading a highway bridge interchange, and converting a limestone rock quarry into a solid waste landfill. Sargent Corporation was formed in 2005 when Sargent & Sargent acquired H.E. Sargent from Fru-Con Construction. The acquisition returned ownership of the company founded by Herb Sargent in 1926 to the Sargent family.

TimberWest attempts to stay a cut above the rest. The forestland management company owns more than 320,000 hectares (796,000 acres) of forest in western Canada, making it one of the largest owners of private forestlands in the region. The company has had an annual harvest of about 2.5 million cubic meters of logs. However, harvest levels have been reduced and about 17% of TimberWest's land has become more valuable than the Douglas firs growing on it. The company's real estate arm, Couverdon, plans to make available more of its real estate for development over then next 10 to 15 years.

Granite Construction is building its way from coast to coast. The holding company operates through its main subsidiary, Granite Construction Company, a transportation and heavy construction contractor that works on public infrastructure projects ranging from airports, bridges, and dams to highways, mass transit systems, and tunnels. For private-sector firms, it performs site preparation for residential and commercial development. The company is aligned geographically into two divisions: Granite West and Granite East. One of its biggest customers is the California Department of Transportation, which accounts for around 12% of revenues. Granite also is involved in real estate development and services.

Hardaway Construction is paying off all over the Southeast. The firm offers general contracting, construction management, and design/build services on both large and small projects. Known for the diversity of work it takes on, Hardaway has built everything from offices and schools to hospitals and industrial plants, among other commercial structures. Its Cumberland Builders unit focuses on the residential sector, building and remodeling condominiums and retirement facilities. The company's portfolio includes work on Vanderbilt University, the Gaylord Opryland Resort Hotel, and the Nashville International Airport. The family-owned company was founded in 1924 by the late L.H. Hardaway, Sr.

The Midwest is the best for Power Construction Company, a general contractor operating in the Chicago area for more than 80 years. The company provides preconstruction planning, construction management, and design/build services for health care, education, hotel, and corporate projects. Power Construction is engaged in new building construction as well as buildouts, expansions, and renovations. More than 90% of the firm's business comes from repeat customers, which have included Astellas Pharma US, Federal Express, and Walgreen. Jerome Goldstein founded the company, which is still owned by management, in 1926.

Cavalier Homes builds castles for regular Joes. Through about a half-dozen plants the company makes manufactured single- and multi-section homes for the low- to medium-priced market in the south-central and south-Atlantic US; it delivers around 4,000 homes annually. Louisiana is its largest market. Cavalier Homes also makes cabinetry and laminated wallboard. The company markets its products through a network of about 50 exclusive and about 240 non-exclusive dealers, as well as one company-owned retail center. Southern Energy Homes, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway portfolio company Clayton Homes, bought Cavalier Homes for nearly $50 million in 2009.

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