Populous builds it, they will come. Formerly known as HOK Sport Venue Event, the global architecture firm specializes in sports and entertainment facility design and also offers graphic design, interior design, and facility assessment services, which are intended to help facility owners make operational changes and improvements. Clients include the Major League Baseball and National Football League franchises, colleges and universities, and soccer and rugby teams. Outside of the US, Populous has completed projects in Asia, Australia, and Europe. The company was spun off from HOK Group in a management buyout in early 2009.

Albany company's 1968 invention of the high-speed rolling door led Albany International to create the Albany Door Systems unit. Getting in and out quickly is key for Albany Door Systems. The division of Albany International, designs, manufactures and installs high-performance industrial doors. It also offers after-market replacement parts for its products. Albany Door Systems products include roll-up doors, folding doors, bifold doors, and overhead doors. Albany's interior and exterior doors are used at cold storage facilities, parking garages, auto dealerships, and manufacturing facilities. The division operates production plants and service centers in the US, Sweden, Germany, China, and Australia.

Dukane Precast makes precast and prestressed concrete building components including flat panels, structural and decorative columns, spandrels, and beams in a variety of finishes. Its wall system division makes precast concrete floor and wall panels for residential and commercial construction. Dukane's products are touted as being energy efficient and weather-proof, with its walls being able to sustain tornado-force winds. Dukane also operates a delivery fleet and offers engineering design and erection services. Customers include DeVry, Carson Pirie Scott, and Medieval Times.

J.F. White Contracting has been at the bedrock of heavy civil construction in New England for more than 85 years. The group has civil, design/build, mechanical, electrical, and deep foundation divisions to provide a large range of engineering, construction, infrastructure, and equipment and wiring installation services. J.F. White also has a diving division that specializes in marine construction and underwater engineering. The company has worked on projects for Harvard University and was involved in building Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel project. J.F. also was tapped to rebuild the Chelsea Street Bridge -- a $125 million project funded by stimulus money. It was founded in 1924 by Joseph F. White, Sr.

Lindal Cedar Homes makes custom cedar homes and sunrooms. Customers choose from more than 3,000 floor plans and Lindal ships homebuilding packages to customers' sites. The houses have solid cedar, log, post-and-beam, or conventional framing construction and are made with western red cedar. Lindal also offers solid wood and wood clad windows. The company operates through about 150 independent dealers and sells its products worldwide. Former US President Lyndon Johnson had two Lindal homes built on his ranch near Johnson City, Texas. Sir Walter Lindal founded the company in 1945. Lindal and his family control the company, which has produced more than 50,000 homes.

Peckham Industries has a crush on road materials. Peckham Industries, Inc. produces asphalt, crushed stone, ready mix concrete, and liquid calcium chloride (used to melt ice in the winter and to keep road dust down in the summer). It also builds and repairs roads. Peckham Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate throughout New England with locations in New York, Vermont, and Connecticut. Peckham's plants include liquid asphalt facilities, hot mix plants, and a reclaiming facility. The company's Peckham Materials Corp. unit operates quarries and supplies aggregates through the Hudson River Valley. William Peckham, father of chairman and president John Peckham, founded Peckham Road Corp., the flagship of Peckham Industries, in 1924.

Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) gathers used rechargeable batteries at more than 30,000 retail locations in the US and Canada and recycles them for further use. The company also recycles, refurbishes, and resells cell phones. RBRC is funded by more than 350 makers and marketers of rechargeable batteries who license the RBRC battery recycling seals to imprint on batteries and product packaging. The organization recycled 6.9 million pounds of rechargeable batteries in 2008 and has recycled about 50 million pounds of rechargeable batteries since 1996.

One of the largest suppliers of precast products in the US, the Spancrete Group is owned and operated by the third-generation of the Nagy family. The Spancrete Group spans the concrete spectrum. The company makes precast and prestressed concrete building products such as beams, risers, columns, wall panels, pipes, bridge girders, stairs, and more. Spancrete operates through its subsidiaries located in Wisconsin and Illinois as well as Florida. Its Spancrete Machinery unit manufactures equipment for producing concrete building materials, which it sells to customers throughout the world. Henry Nagy founded the enterprise as West Allis Concrete Products in 1946.

Ozanne Construction Company, Inc., the company provides general contracting, construction management, and facilities management services for both public and private sectors. The company constructs schools, detention facilities, and commercial buildings throughout the midwestern US. Ozanne clients have included the Cleveland Browns, NASA, the US Air Force, and the University of Akron. The company also specializes in environmentally-friendly building techniques and has completed many green projects for the government and private companies. Chairman Leroy Ozanne founded Ozanne Construction in 1956; it is one of the largest minority-owned companies in the US.

Russell Armer turns brownfield sites into vibrant, beautifully landscaped housing developments. The builder is one of the largest independently-owned new homebuilders in the Cumbria and north Lancashire region of England, and it has been building for more than 40 years. Russell Armer designs and constructs new houses and apartments that range in price from about 170,000 to more than 400,000. Some of its developments have won "Green Leaf" awards, which recognize the importance of creating whole living environments rather than just building new homes. Russell Armer is a subsidiary of Russell Armer Holdings Limited.

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