Controlled Demolition knows how to bring the house down. It is a global leader in controlled demolition, explosive demolition, and implosion of buildings and other structures. Controlled Demolition has brought down thousands of structures worldwide, including Seattle's Kingdome, Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium, and Atlanta's Omni Arena. It also provides structural effects and demolished buildings for the film industry. In addition, Controlled Demolition provides mass concrete, rock, and debris removal and assists architects and engineers with blast-resistant design services. Founded in 1949 by Jack Loizeaux, Controlled Demolition is owned by the Loizeaux family and part of the Loizeaux Group of companies.

Bor-Son Construction operates mainly in Minnesota, offering design and building services for commercial, government, educational, health care, industrial, and multi-unit housing construction. Founded in 1957, Bor-son Construction also offers renovation, finish carpentry, and concrete and masonry services. Clients include Cargill, Hyatt Hotels, the University of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Judical.

SmithGroup is the oldest continuously practicing architectural and engineering firm in the US. Founded in 1853 in Detroit by architect Sheldon Smith, the firm partnered with engineers in 1907 to become one of the first multidisciplinary firms in the country. Formerly known as Smith, Hinchman & Gryllis, it influenced the skyline of Detroit with structures like the Guardian, Penobscot, and Buhl buildings. These days the group offers architecture engineering, interiors planning, and consulting services and has about a dozen offices across the US. It targets the office, research, education, health care, technologies, and cities and communities markets.

Project Design Consultants have elevated it to a lofty position among engineering firms serving Southern California and Arizona. It provides such services as civil engineering, planning, land surveying, and landscape architecture, serving an array of private- and public-sector clients. Project Design Consultants' clients have included such residential developers as D.R. Horton, Brookfield Homes, and Pulte Homes. Project Design Consultants was founded in 1976 and has three offices in Southern California and one in Phoenix.

S. W. Rodgers provides heavy highway, site development, concrete, and utility construction services on a contract basis. The company mostly serves Gainesville and Richmond, Virginia, in addition to surrounding areas. The company provides a turnkey offering of services, including estimating, GPS machine control, erosion control, clearing, demolition, earthwork, drilling, and paving. It also works on storm sewer projects and water lines, and installs concrete curbs, gutters, and sidewalks. S. W. Rodgers operates a fleet of more than 850 earth movers, heavy construction vehicles, and hauling trucks. Chairman and CEO Steve Rodgers founded the family-owned company in 1980.

Charter Builders could write a primer on educational construction. The company -- which also works on a variety of commercial, industrial, mixed-use, retail, and other types of projects -- may be best known for its portfolio of educational and other institutional facilities, primarily in North Texas. Charter Builders provides public- and private-sector clients with construction management, design/build, and general contracting services; it also offers renovation services and building additions. The company, which was founded in 1971. In 2006 it was acquired by Heery International, itself a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty.

Pioneer Millworks is blazing a trail in the reclaimed-wood millworks industry. The firm reclaims or harvests a variety of wood species with a range of grades and finishes to produce timbers, flooring, and millwork. Much of the wood Pioneer Millworks reclaims comes from old barns and industrial buildings. The company has also launched a unit that manufactures engineered flooring that uses recycled material and formaldehyde-free adhesives. Sister company New Energy Works Timberframers focuses on creating timber-frame structures. Founder and president Jonathan Orpin owns Pioneer Millworks.

Jauregui, doing business as Jauregui Architect Builder, custom designs and builds luxury homes in Texas. The company offers architectural, interior design, brokerage, and construction services. Houses typically run in the multi-million dollar price range; architectural styles include contemporary, Tuscan, Mediterranean, and classical Italian. Jauregui Architect Builder operates primarily in the Austin and surrounding Hill Country area, but also has offices in Dallas and Houston.

Weeks Marine doesn't drag its feet when it comes to dredging. The company is one of the largest providers of dredging services in the Gulf of Mexico, where a majority of all US dredging occurs. (Dredging involves the moving of sand and sediment to maintain, and often deepen, navigation channels at shipping ports.) The family-owned company also performs construction and demolition of bridges, piers, jetties, pipelines, and offshore platforms throughout North and South America. It is also one of the largest stevedoring (cargo handling) companies on the US East Coast. Weeks Marine was originally founded in 1919 as the Weeks Stevedoring Company.

Masco Corporation is today one of the world’s largest manufacturers of brand-name products for the home improvement and new home construction markets. Masco is also a leading provider of a variety of installed products and services, including insulation, for homebuilders.

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