From striping, signage and stormwater protection to massive slab-on-grade pours, specialty contractor Hitt Concrete & Site Construction, Inc. (Hitt Concrete) seems to do it all. Founded in 2015, this Glendale, Arizona-based company has rapidly…

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Tucson Commercial Carpet, Inc. will spend part of 2022 basking in a well-earned commemoration of the company’s golden anniversary, a magic carpet ride through 50 years of a labor of love. The rest of the year will be spent as all the others…

To its owner, Copperstate Glass and Mirror (Copperstate) is a clear representation of success accomplished when a team believes in its work. The Phoenix-based company is a commercial and residential glass repair and replacement firm. After working…

Path Construction President and CEO Ric Krause immersed himself in the construction trades beginning in the summer when he was just 9 years old. He visited his father, a carpenter, on jobs in residential subdivisions. One day, the concrete company…

When you’re looking at running a blade into 24 inches of concrete, you need an operator that makes clean cuts, has the tools powerful enough for the job and works quickly. Blade Runners has all that and more. “We are one of the larger core drilling…

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Serving a diverse lineup of commercial clients in the greater Phoenix area has been the way Go Green Landscape & Tree Service (Go Green) has always done business. The company performs work such as landscape maintenance, irrigation management…

For many contractors, the challenge in running their own business is the actual business part, says Bobbie Romo, Founder and Partner at 
Pivot Solutions LLC, an Arizona-based company established in 2019 to provide financial and construction…

In 1977, Darryl Wareing and his wife, Betsy, moved from Danville, California, to Scottsdale, Arizona, with their five children. With hindsight, it was this move that changed the trajectory of the Wareing family’s future and prompted the founding…

“Glass breaks, and that’s OK.” That may seem like an odd credo for a man whose professional life revolves around glass—but for Richard Main, who co-owns Vista Glass Inc. with his wife, Maria, it’s a way of saying the glass itself is less important…

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It isn’t surprising that Tim Crout would end up as the Owner and CEO of Crout & Heller Painting Services, Inc. (Crout & Heller). He’s been climbing the ladder since he was a teenager in Michigan, occasionally going to work with his father who…

Choosing between traditional concrete work and the shotcrete method is often an either/or proposition for a contractor, but Todd Hand and Rob Vonarb say it doesn’t have to be. A project can include both.

Horizon Distributors (Horizon) sells just about everything it takes to serve the landscape and irrigation industry professional. The Phoenix-headquartered wholesale distributor offers professional-grade landscape and irrigation supplies, technical…

From its very name and redesigned logo and tagline (“Building Collaboration”), to its unique customer experiences and in-house culture, Concord General Contracting, Inc. (Concord), with operations in Mesa and Tucson, Arizona, practices what…

For Amber Pappas and Jim Anderson, safety is a vocation and a passion born of responsibility, near misses and even heartbreak. The two established Safety Help Today, LLC in 2018 as a way to make a difference, especially to small and midsize…

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Buesing Corp., a specialty civil contracting firm based in Phoenix, is ringing in the new decade by celebrating 55 years of thriving business. When it comes to describing the company’s origins and unique success story, its motto of “Simply the…

Located in Phoenix, ABS Floor Covering is a “trusted, turnkey” flooring solution company serving a wide range of commercial and residential clients throughout the American Southwest. The company offers a variety of traditional flooring products,…

Bob Seiter, Owner and President of Sun Country Floors, Inc. (SCF), isn’t walking back any of the employee profiles on the company’s website. Along with citing an employee’s contributions and responsibilities, there’s often a humorous addition…

When customers choose to eat fast food, they expect the restaurant to deliver the food at a certain quality and in a speedy manner. The word “fast,” after all, is part of the description. So, it’s not exactly a surprise that fast-food restaurants…

Acclaimed American engineer and inventor Charles Kettering once said, “High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.” This same philosophy is what drives Matt Cormier, Owner of Executive West Building, LLC, to set…

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Growing up, Melissa Neumeyer always knew that she had a passion for working with her hands. Generations of her family had worked in the construction industry, including her uncle who ran a successful tile business. As a young adult, she experimented…

In 2005, Scott Carpenter decided to become a crime fighter—but not in the way you’d expect. While he didn’t don a cape or become endowed with superhuman powers, he had something better: an idea. Scott’s idea was to revolutionize the construction…

Whether restoring an historic building from the Old West or constructing a waterslide park, Grail Construction, LLC thrives on intricate, challenging and unique projects. “We take on the difficult jobs others can’t or won’t do,” says Donna Smith,…

After more than a decade in the corporate world, Mike Lanning had had enough and started looking for a new career in something outside the profit-focused norm of big business. Little did he know that dust control trucks, street sweepers and…

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From a toddler carrying tools to a teenager handling service calls, Northern Arizona Refrigeration President Dave Sundquist learned the family business from the bottom to top before stepping into the top leadership role in 1991.

As most great company origin stories begin, co-owner of The Synthetic Grass Store, LLC Bonnie Mull says, “It’s kind of a funny story.” She continues, “It all started because of bunny rabbits.”

Phoenix-based Falcon Contracting, Inc. (Falcon), once known mostly for parking lots and roadway projects, has fulfilled several highly visible pavement marking and maintenance jobs, including airports, parking garages and raceways.

When companies, so intrinsically tied to profitability and performance, choose to place an emphasis on workplace culture, it’s anything but counterintuitive. In fact, businesses—like Adolfson & Peterson Construction—that make an investment in…

Beyond the sustainable materials, beautiful designs and customized characteristics, J&K Cabinetry in Phoenix, now just four years old, is fast becoming an industry leader in large part because of one man’s quest for excellence.

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In 1906, downtown Phoenix had dirt roads. Horse and wagon was still the main mode of transportation around town. Arizona wasn’t yet an official state. And Coleman Plumbing & Heating Co. (Coleman Plumbing) was founded by Jack Coleman’s grandfather,…

Sunstate Equipment Co. (Sunstate) is more than a construction equipment rental company with a reputation for its commitment to people, integrity and service; it’s a company that has a long-standing history of being a charitable steward within…

The Yezzi brothers took Arizona by storm with the launch of one of the first commercial polished concrete businesses in the state. They opened the doors of Yezco Concrete Polishing (Yezco) in 2002. Soon after, they were serving high-profile…

When the previous owner of Agate, Inc. (Agate), Jim Uhl, decided to develop a succession plan for his Arizona-based company in 2017, he wanted to find the type of leadership that could carry on his legacy. His search criteria included seeking…

Brian Smith has a natural affinity for landscaping, both as an art and a science. He has spent his entire career, 20+ years, helping commercial and residential customers create and maintain some of the most beautiful, natural and sustainable…

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Being a boss and being a dad are tough enough jobs on their own. Combining the two brings a whole new set of challenges. “It’s sometimes hard to separate being a father from being a boss,” says Steve Danielson, co-owner of the Phoenix-based…

Most of us would be happy and content to build one business, sell it for a tidy sum and then enjoy retirement. Bill Burke did exactly that—and then he founded Arizona Stone & Architectural Products and built a second successful company.

Sister companies Fleming West, LLC and Fleming Complete are celebrating their 20th and 10th anniversaries this year and Aaron Wolf, the President of Fleming West, LLC and Fleming Complete couldn’t be more pleased.

Caliber – The Wealth Development Co. isn’t just a real estate investment company. With five businesses—investment, construction and development, property management, brokerage and hospitality—Caliber offers a 360-degree approach to buying, selling,…

Like any 9-year-old boy, Mike Roberts wanted to be in the great outdoors. He did that—and learned a lot—as he traveled the foothills of Tucson with his dad, who was selling lumber to custom home builders. That childhood experience was the beginning…

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Oftentimes, small business owners wear many hats when they first start their companies. When one person juggles the roles of owner, marketing manager, office manager and tradesperson, responsibilities can become overwhelming—even unmanageable,…

A writer once said, “a sibling represents a person’s past, present and future.” For Angie Pflueger and her brother Trevor Brescia, nothing could be closer to the truth.

Stay in the fight. Never give up on your dreams. Kelley “Hutch” Hutchinson adopted these principles back when he was a soldier in the U.S. Army’s special operations light infantry unit. This former Army Ranger is a Co-Owner of LaborMax Staffing,…

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With a background in microchip development and the Gemini space program, twin brothers Steve and Rich Tofel are not your conventional building contractors. They’re both engineers and likely those who knew them in college in the 1960s would never…

In 2014 and 2015, Inc. Magazine listed Flexground, a surfacing company headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., as one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States. Flexgound boasted a three-year growth rate of 1,322% the first year it was featured…

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Flooring Systems of Arizona Inc., led by Victor Corella Jr. and his father, Victor Corella Sr., has made a name for itself in the Grand Canyon State, one built on a reputation of capability and resourcefulness. Headquartered in Tucson, the flooring…

Specializing in multiple segments of an industry can sometimes be a detriment to a company’s success, unless the company proves its worth by pulling off major accomplishments. This is the case for Graycliff Enterprises Inc. (Graycliff), a firm…

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