In a small town in southern Georgia, there’s a company that’s making a huge impact on the steel building industry. Vulcan Steel Structures, Inc. (Vulcan Steel) has grown from a local metal building fabricator/contractor to the largest steel…

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If a customer’s walk-in freezer or other refrigeration equipment isn’t working, Cold Temp Refrigeration Services Inc. (Cold Temp) of Woodstock, Georgia, is ready to respond—immediately.

The founders of Jensen’s Pressure Grouting Services (Jensen’s) have concrete in their blood. Miriam Jensen, Owner and President, and Jeff Jensen, Vice President, are not only husband and wife—they are both third-generation members of their respective…

Holliday’s Construction & Locating (Holliday’s Construction) is a general construction company with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Services include flooring, drywall, electrical, plumbing, roofing and framing. Projects involve new construction,…

Elite Overhead Garage Doors (Elite) provides garage door installation, repair and accessories for commercial and residential customers throughout Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee.

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If ever you have parked in a dingy, dirty parking garage with difficult-to-discern parking spaces due to faded, overlapping paint stripes, chances are you may not return. Instead, if given the opportunity, you’ll opt to regularly park in a clean,…

Unmanned Productions, LLC, an aerial photography and videography company located about 30 miles outside of Atlanta, was not originally formed to serve the engineering and construction industries. Instead, its founders—10-time Southeast Regional…

“Picture a pond that is smooth and clear. There’s a big blue sky, a sun and white clouds. You’re standing there in that perfect moment of silence. You take a pebble and throw it out in the middle of the pond. You see those little waves going…

Sean McKinney had a simple, steadfast idea—if his company was going to be the best HVAC organization in Georgia, being easy to reach and listening to the needs of the customers would always be its focus. For the two decades since he opened the…

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Patrick (Pat) Walker founded Consolidated Facility Services Inc. (CFS) in 2004 after being laid off from his job of nearly two decades. Having spearheaded many successful processes for his former facilities management employer, he thought, “I…

Mitch Paulk, PE, never thought he was going to be a land surveyor, let alone be the proprietor of Land Engineering, Inc., a land surveying firm based in McDonough, Georgia. For as long as Mitch can remember, he wanted to be a civil engineer.…

As a teenager, Scott Sellers, the CEO of Specialty Spray Systems, Inc. (Specialty Spray), dreamed of becoming a rock star. He struggled academically and socially in high school, but rock music was his consolation and passion, from Elvis Presley…

Competent, committed and consistent are three words that have immense meaning for the members of Ducere Construction Services, Inc. (DCS). The management team weaves those words into the core of what the firm does as a builder and construction…

The founders of Jensen’s Pressure Grouting Services (Jensen’s) have concrete in their blood. Miriam Jensen, Owner and President, and Jeff Jensen, Vice President, are not only husband and wife—they are both third-generation members of their respective…

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“That’s it?” asked a new TYLEST Masonry Veneer (TYLEST) customer after reviewing a quote for his custom masonry- veneer stone. When TYLEST’s Ediana Ponciano replied in the affirmative, the customer insisted, “Please overcharge me, that’s nothing!”

Georgia builders know when they need a metal building for any type of application, they can call on a company with a worldwide customer reach located right in their own backyard—Vulcan Steel Structures, Inc. (Vulcan Steel).

Ed Foye, the Founder and CEO of Discount Waste, Inc., started his career as a sales rep at Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI). When BFI was purchased in 1999, he left with a severance package and started to consider his next move. It wasn’t long…

“We do well with change; we embrace it,” says Greg Hall, President of The Beam Team Construction, Inc., summing up the business philosophy that has guided this Alpharetta, Georgia-based company from its origins as a manufacturers’ representative…

The greatest danger to the survival of a family business is often in passing from one generation to another, with barely more than one in 10 surviving into the third generation of ownership. Where other businesses have suffered in transition,…

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What do asphalt paving and skiing have in common? Everything, explains David Wine, Owner of A&A Asphalt Paving and Concrete Services, Inc. (A&A Asphalt). As a teen, Wine worked on creating the Vinings Ridge ski slope near downtown Atlanta. There,…

It may be hard for some to imagine that PREFERRED GLOBAL, INC. CEO, John Norton, found his calling in the painting and flooring contracting industry decades ago. After graduating from Taylor University with a Bachelor of Business Administration,…

Candido Hernandez loves his job. In 2015, he started GA Fire Proofing, LLC with the ultimate goal of building relationships and creating a culture of putting people first. He wanted a work environment different from those he had experienced…

No matter how complicated a construction project might be, it can be simplified by examining it in terms of its smaller components. This approach is used to great effect by Doug Beatty, the Owner/Operator of Beatty Construction, Inc., a general…

It’s been said that timing is everything. Due to the Great Recession of 2008, timing was a major factor Shy S-Carr had to consider when launching his company. So, he wisely chose to start his business after the economy recovered.

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Patrick Walker founded Consolidated Facility Services, Inc. (CFS) after being laid off from his job of nearly two decades. Having spearheaded many processes for his former facility management employer to achieve success, he thought, “I can use…

It’s 2 a.m. and your warehouse door won’t close.

Business partners Jon Scroggs, an engineer, and Josh Kusnitz, a former banker, have created one of the most prominent erosion control companies in Georgia, and, after years of steady growth, are looking to expand BC Landscaping Inc.’s business…

Like most matchmakers, the team that leads the Atlanta MBDA Business and Advanced Manufacturing Centers (Atlanta MBDA Centers) can’t help but boast about the introductions it has made that have led to long-lasting and fruitful relationships.

For family business JL Hunter Construction, there is an integral connection and care woven through generations—a commitment to building that serves the spirit of its forebears while strengthening relationships and exceeding the expectations…

Construction has long been a male-dominated industry, often passed from generation to generation, father to son. And while great strides have been made in expanding opportunities for people from all walks of life, regardless of gender, the number…

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“No one association or company, working alone, can create the range of initiatives we need to ensure a sustainable construction workforce.” Mike Dunham, CEO, AGC Georgia More than a decade ago, Associated General Contractors of Georgia (AGC…

The real strength of Curry Contracting Services is built on the distinct skills and talents of the Curry family—mom with 30 years in information technology, dad with 35 years in the paving industry and son with a passion for innovation. The…

Odds are that just about everyone who has taken public transportation in Atlanta has seen the work of Advantage Graphics & Signs (AGS). The 26-year-old Atlanta sign company’s work appears in a variety of Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority…

Ron Cantrell didn’t plan on becoming a design builder, but his path led him there regardless. He didn’t plan on specializing in churches, but he’s responsible for raising steeples all over Georgia and North Carolina. Regardless of what his plans…

It all starts at the bottom. Without the right foundation, nothing will stand the test of time. That’s the philosophy Jay Eastland and Luis Cuevas had when they started Engineered Solutions of Georgia, and it’s the philosophy they bring to their…

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Darden and Kelli Couch are in the business of helping small business owners realize their dreams, and they do it by treating each construction project as their own.

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When Jimmy Akintonde chose UJAMAA as the name of his Chicago-based construction company, he used the Kiswahili word representing the concept of people working together.

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Medina Services, Inc. has a large following and multi-state recognition even though it is considered small in size. The owner’s dedication to customer service and project details is the primary reason for the company’s success.

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On TV, demo day is the most fun part of renovation projects. New homeowners come in, swinging sledge hammers and ripping out cabinets by hand. In the real world, Metro Interior Demolition, LLC (MID) workers go in with a detailed plan. They…

While other boys played with toy tractors, as a child Floyd S. Lee, Jr. drove the real ones on his dad’s job sites.

When walking into any restaurant, diners’ senses are often inundated by the smells of food being prepared, the clank and clatter of knives and forks, the dull hum of people talking. But seldom does one pay attention to the building itself—the…

For the last half century, the Alexandria, Va.-based American Subcontractors Association (ASA) has served the construction industry by focusing on business issues affecting subcontractors and specialty trade contractors.

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What do you want to be when you grow up? The response to this question gives insight into what children have been exposed to—and their dreams for the future. But how do you know if you are even interested in something without having firsthand…

For the last half century, the Alexandria, Va.-based American Subcontractors Association (ASA) has served the construction industry by focusing on business issues affecting subcontractors and specialty trade contractors.