Pernix Group (formerly Telesource International) provides engineering and construction services and operates independent power generation projects in the Pacific region and in the US. The group offers project development and management, specialized construction and engineering, and utility and plant operations. It also brokers goods and services. While its previous focus had been on Fiji and other islands in the Pacific, Pernix Group has shifted its business model to emphasize offering construction services and working on power plant projects in North America. Kuwait-based civil, electrical, and mechanical group Sayed Hamid Behbehani & Sons controls 97% of the company.

Mountain Lumber sells wood with a history. The company obtains historic wood from old buildings, piers, and other structures slated for demolition and then resaws, kiln-dries, mills, and grades it for further use as flooring, beams, stairs, cabinets, and other products. It also reclaims wood from several countries in Europe and from Russia and China. Mountain Lumber has provided historically accurate woods for restoration projects on US presidents' homes, including James Madison's Montpelier, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, and George Washington's Mount Vernon. Mountain Lumber was founded in 1974 by president and CEO Willie Drake to find new uses for old lumber.

CEMEX de Puerto Rico makes cement in Puerto Rico. Shocking, but true. Formerly Puerto Rican Cement Company (PRCC), the company operates a cement plant and about 20 ready-mix facilities, an aggregates quarry, and two land distribution centers in Puerto Rico. CEMEX de Puerto Rico serves cement customers throughout the island, but its ready-mix operations are concentrated in the eastern part of the island; it has an installed capacity of about 1.2 million tons a year. Its parent company, Mexico-based giant CEMEX, operates primarily in North America and Europe, but has customers throughout the world.

Dean Word Company, Ltd. company builds and maintains roads, bridges, parking lots, and related structures in and around San Antonio. It also produces crushed aggregates and hot-mix asphalt materials for paving applications, performs industrial sitework, and provides contract mining and bulk transport services. Dean Word handles highway construction, maintenance projects, and civil construction projects for such public agencies as the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) as well as for private clients. The company was founded in 1890 and continues to be owned and run by the Word family.

To TOTO, going to the restroom is not just a bodily function, it is a sublime experience. The #1 toilet brand in Japan, TOTO toilets incorporate electronic, water-saving, and grime-resistant technologies, and feature options from elevating toilet seats for the elderly to heated-seat toilets with warm-water bidet functions. The company makes plumbing and other home products and bathroom and kitchen units (about half of sales). TOTO also develops new metals, ceramics for the semiconductor industry, and photocatalyst technology used in making films, tiles, and auto body coatings. Its Hydrotect film is used to protect car mirrors.

TRC Companies, Inc. provides consulting, engineering, and construction management services in the United States. It operates in three segments: Energy, Environmental, and Infrastructure. The Energy segment provides program management, engineering, procurement, construction, design, and consulting services for energy companies, utilities, other commercial entities, and state and federal governments. It undertakes projects comprising upgrade and new construction for electrical transmission and distribution systems, energy efficiency program design and management, and alternative energy development operations; and offers services to support energy savings projects. The Environmental segment engages in environmental management of buildings, air quality measurements and modeling of air pollution impacts, assessment and remediation of contaminated sites, environmental licensing and permitting of various projects, and natural and cultural resource assessment and management activities. It serves industrial, transportation, energy, and natural resource companies; and federal, state, and municipal agencies. The Infrastructure segment provides services related to the expansion of infrastructure capacity, rehabilitation of overburdened and deteriorating infrastructure systems, and management of risks related to security of public and private facilities. Its services include roadway and surface transportation design; structural design for bridges; construction engineering inspection and construction management for roads and bridges; civil engineering; and geotechnical engineering services. This segment also offers municipal and land development engineering, security, and geographic information system and mapping services, as well as undertakes hydraulics and hydrological studies. This segment serves state and municipal governments, as well as selected commercial developers. TRC Companies, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut.

The father of CEO John Lattimore, Jr., founded LMC in 1961. Giant aggregates supplier Holcim owns 49% of LMC through US unit Holcim Participations (US); the Lattimore family owns the rest. Lattimore Materials Company (LMC) has been mixing things up in Texas for 50 years. The company mines aggregates (gravel, sand, and limestone) and produces and delivers concrete, primarily in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area but also in Houston, San Antonio, and southern Oklahoma. LMC operates about 30 ready mix concrete plant and a handful of aggregate mines; it also maintains a fleet of more than 400 mixer and haul trucks. The company's mining operations supply aggregates to outside customers and to its own concrete plants.

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.

Architectural Group International (AGI) are drawn together. AGI provides architectural, interior design, construction, and survey services, primarily to retail companies. The firm also serves the hotel and entertainment industries, as well as corporate clients and developers. Clients have included The Home Depot, Macy's, The Body Shop, and Hilton Worldwide. AGI is registered to do business in throughout the US and in four Canadian provinces. Principal Harry M. Sparks founded the firm in 1997.

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.

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