John Portman & Associates (Portman) casts a long shadow, and some of its buildings do, too. The company is the architectural arm of major private developer Portman Holdings; Portman specializes in the construction of such commercial and public projects as hotels, office buildings, mixed-use properties, and universities. Clients include Bank of China, City of Atlanta, and Daewoo. Support services include master planning, programming, and structural engineering. The company is active throughout the US and in China; it has also undertaken projects in other parts of Asia and in Europe and Africa. Portman was founded by John Portman in 1953. He and his family continue to lead the company.

Airwell-Fedders has a distribution center in Missouri and global manufacturing operations in Argentina, China, France, Israel, and Italy. Airwell-Fedders North America runs hot and cold -- depending on what its customers call for. The company designs, manufactures, and markets heating and air conditioning products for residential, commercial, and industrial use. Among its products are mobile and window air conditioning units, condensing units, fan coils, water chillers, furnaces, and heat pumps. Airwell-Fedders is the North American arm of Paris-based Airwell Group, which also makes and sells Electra and Wesper brand HVAC products.

Structural Group has overseen more facelifts than a plastic surgeon. The group consists of five companies that serve industrial, commercial, and public sectors. Specialty contractors Structural Preservation Systems and SPS Infrastructure offers structural repair, strengthening, waterproofing, and geotechnical construction on everything from bridges to historic buildings. Another unit, VSL, provides heavy lifting and post-tensioning services (a method of reinforcing concrete with high-strength steel bars). Its Pullman Power arm repairs chimneys, stacks, and silos. UK-based Electro Tech provides corrosion control and water intrusion services worldwide. The group was founded in 1976 by owner and CEO Peter Emmons.

Motor City Electric Co. has driven outside of its home state of Michigan to spark growth of its business operations. With offices in Indiana, Nevada, Florida, Texas, and Ontario, Canada, the company has become one of the largest electrical contractors in the US. Motor City Electric provides electrical construction and its divisions specialize in automotive, industrial, emergency, public works and steel, technology, and excavation services. The company and its group of subsidiaries have installed electric systems in office complexes, correctional facilities, manufacturing plants, casinos, water treatment facilities, and data centers.

International Barrier Technology Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary fire resistant building materials designed to protect people and property from the destruction of fire in the United States. It provides Pyrotite, a fire-barrier material designed to prevent ignition and inhibit the spread of flames; and Blazeguard, a composite fire-rated panel for various markets, including multifamily roof deck applications, structural insulated panels, commercial roof deck applications, and roof assemblies in commercial modular buildings.

Corporacion Moctezuma's first cement plant was built in 1943 in Jiutepec, Morelos. Corporacion Moctezuma specializes in producing cement and concrete. The company operates production plants and distribution centers for its portland cement, mortar, ready-mixed concrete, and other products throughout Mexico. Corporacion Moctezuma can produce about 5.1 million tons of cement and about 500,000 metric tons of concrete each year. Customers use the company's cement for bricks, tubing, slabs, flooring, dams, pipelines, small vaults, and other structures.

KML Engineering can usually be found between Point-A and Point-B. The company is a leading provider of solutions and systems for the public transportation and utility industries. Systems designed by KML include Toll collection systems, automatic fare collection, display and queue management systems, and entrance control (turnstiles). The company's fabrication services unit provides consoles, equipment cabinets, and terminal kiosks. KML's engineering division delivers engineering expertise in fields including railway signaling, communications, and electrical power distribution. Affiliate KML Technology Limited markets KML Engineering's revenue collection and turnstile systems.

Titan Cement Company was founded in 1902. Titan Cement is a towering presence in the cement industry. The company also makes ready-mix concrete, fly ash, concrete blocks, dry mortars, aggregates, and other construction materials. It has operations in a dozen counties in Europe, North America, and the Middle East. Operating through joint ventures and wholly owned affiliates, Titan Cement annually produces some 16 million tons of cement at 10 plants; approximately 20 million tons of aggregates from about 15 quarries; and about 6 million cubic meters of ready-mix concrete at more than 130 facilities.

Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork. Instead, workers are busy making wooden and aluminum-clad windows and doors in a variety of styles. The family-owned company also includes Kolbe Vinyl Windows & Doors and Pointe Five, which offer custom-made and Craftsman-style doors and garden windows. The company provides installation and maintenance through its ServicePro unit. Sales and distribution of Kolbe & Kolbe products is handled by K-K Sales and K-K Way. Kolbe & Kolbe sells its products to distributors and dealers throughout the US and in Canada, China, Ireland, the Netherlands, South Korea, and the UK. The building products company is led by CEO Judith Kolbe Gorski.

PWI Construction is a general builder and construction manager focusing on retail, hospitality, and other commercial markets around the country. PWI has built upscale shops, restaurants, hotels and other facilities for names like Escada, Rolex, and Planet Hollywood. The company's PWI Solar unit offers design, sales, and installation of solar panel power systems. The company was founded in 1988 as a partnership between current president Jeff Price and Joe E. Woods. It operated as a subsidiary of Phoenix general contractor Joe E. Woods, Inc., for its first 10 years. It got its start as a custom home builder, but branched out into commercial tenant improvements when the homebuilding market dried up.

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