O'Brien & Gere provides a range of engineering consulting and project management services throughout the US, including wastewater management and water resources, environmental compliance and remediation, civil and facilities engineering, and utility services. It also provides contract operations and maintenance. The company, which employs hundreds of scientists, engineers, construction, and other personnel, operates some 30 offices located throughout the eastern half of the US. Employee-owned O'Brien & Gere was formed by Earl O'Brien, William Gere, and Glenn Holmes as a water and wastewater engineering partnership in 1945.

Hirsch/Bedner International (doing business as Hirsch Bedner Associates, or HBA) are right at home in a hotel room. HBA provides interior and graphic design services to customers worldwide, specializing in designs for hotels. Portfolio projects have included Le Saint G�ran, Mauritius; St. Regis Grand, Rome; Pan Pacific Yokohama; Ritz-Carlton New Orleans; Mandarin Oriental Miami; and Movenpick Aqaba, Jordan. Design division Graphis International develops corporate identities, sign systems, and packaging programs for the hospitality, entertainment, and retail industries. HBA, founded in 1964 and credited with pioneering hospitality design as a specialty, has about a dozen offices worldwide.

S. T. Wooten Corporation is a heavy construction firm that specializes in building roads and other civil infrastructure projects in the Carolinas, Florida, and other southeastern states. It operates through more than a half dozen business units: asphalt, commercial, quality concrete, ready mix concrete, heavy grade, structures, and utilities. It has 13 asphalt plants and 17 ready-mix concrete plants. Seth T. Wooten Sr. founded the company in Stantonsburg, North Carolina, in 1952. Seth Wooten Jr. serves as the company's CEO; the Wooten family continues to own the business.

The Mann and Parker Lumber Company distributes and exports treated hardwood lumber from its stock of Northern Appalachian species. The company also operates the M&P Lumber Company, which kiln-dries green-hardwood lumber in Meadville, Pennsylvania (about 90 miles north of Pittsburgh), primarily for shipment to cabinet and furniture makers on the West Coast. The Mann and Parker Lumber Company was founded in Baltimore in 1902, but relocated to central Pennsylvania (New Freedom) after fire destroyed its operations in 1970. Chairman and CEO Robert Bushman Sr. owns the company.

Barton Malow scores by building end zones and home plates. The construction management and general contracting firm, which has built its share of sporting facilities, also makes points for its schools, hospitals, offices, and plants. The company offers design/build and program management services ranging from the pre-planning stage to completion throughout the US and Mexico. Projects have included the Detroit Institute of Arts and Cultural Center and the Baltimore Orioles stadium. Affiliate Barton Malow Design provides architecture and engineering services, while Barton Malow Rigging installs process equipment and machinery. Carl Osborn Barton founded the employee-owned firm as C.O. Barton Company in 1924.

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. manufactures and sells lime and limestone products in the United States. Its products primarily include pulverized limestone, quicklime, hydrated lime, and lime slurry. The company sells its lime and limestone products to highway, street and parking lot contractors, steel producers, municipal sanitation and water treatment facilities, aluminum producers, paper manufacturers, utility plants, glass manufacturers, roof shingle manufacturers, and poultry and cattle feed producers. United States Lime & Minerals, Inc., through its subsidiary, U.S. Lime Company — O & G, LLC, also owns royalty and working interests in natural gas wells located in Johnson County, Texas. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Columbia Forest Products is one of North America's largest manufacturers of hardwood plywood, veneer, and logs. The employee-owned company manufactures plywood used to make cabinets, architectural millwork, commercial fixtures, and other products. Its veneer is used in cabinetry, doors, furniture, decorative plywood, and other applications. Columbia specializes in Northern Appalachian hardwoods such as oak, ash, birch, maple, hickory, walnut, and pine. It also imports hardwood plywood and panels from Asia, Africa, Russia, and South America. The company sells its products to manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and mass merchandisers.

Brainerd Compressor Inc. remanufactures reciprocating compressors made by OEMs that include Carrier/Carlyle, Copeland, York, and Dunham Bush. Brainerd Compressor also carries crankcase heaters, mounting kits, service valves, capacity control valves, valve plate and gasket kits, and refrigeration oil, as well as a large inventory of reciprocating compressor parts. Brainerd Compressor Inc. sells its products internationally. Don't let the computer geeky "brain-nerd" name throw you off ... Brainerd Compressor focuses on the remanufacture of air-conditioning and refrigeration compressors.

The Holland Roofing Group installs commercial and industrial roofing systems for clients throughout the midwestern and southeastern regions of the US. The company's services include new construction; roof replacement, repair, and maintenance; and roof coatings. Holland Roofing operates from locations in Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. President Hans Philippo founded Holland Roofing in 1986.

Wood-Mode Incorporated company manufactures custom cabinets for the kitchen, bathroom, and other areas of the home. The company offers a range of styles, wood selections (cherry, maple, oak, and pine), more than 85 standard wood finish colors, hardware, laminates, and mouldings for its customized cabinetry. It can also customize unique finishes to customer specifications. The company sells its products under the Wood-Mode and Brookhaven names at showrooms in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. Wood-Mode has been in business since the 1940s.

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