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Specialty Firms See Regional Growth as Both a Boon and a Challenge

Trade firms anticipate more work next year as the regional economy continues to grow, but the skilled labor shortage is still a headache

Mark Shaw

December 18, 2016

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Specialty contractors in the Mountain States face another good-news, bad-news scenario next year: plenty of work available in most markets and an ongoing struggle to find enough qualified people to do it.

Regional Specialty Firms Thrive Despite Energy Slowdown

Texas and Louisiana subcontractors seek growth by pursuing diverse market sectors and new territory

David M. Brown

December 5, 2016

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Despite a weakened energy sector in the Gulf Coast, specialty contractors in Texas and Louisiana were bolstered in 2015 and 2016 by a solid construction market.

Keystone Concrete Selected Texas-Louisiana Specialty Contractor of the Year for 2016

Houston concrete firm expands its services and geography to counteract the energy sector slowdown

Jim Parsons

December 5, 2016

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Diversification isn’t a guaranteed safeguard against market swings in the construction industry.

The Raymond Group Named Specialty Contractor of Year

The Raymond Group—ENR California’s Specialty Contractor of the Year—has grown up with the state’s buildings sector

Jim Parsons

November 18, 2016

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The skyscraper-studded Los Angeles skyline is emblematic of the growth and diversification of the city’s enterprises.

Mechanical Firm Heads for Campus

Fresh Meadow Mechanical Corp. pushes the envelope and its revenue with HVAC and other specialty work on a big Columbia expansion

Alisa Zevin

November 15, 2016

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After 25 years in the mechanical construction business, Fresh Meadow Mechanical Corp. is ready for an epic project—and it got one in managing all HVAC work at Columbia University’s new Manhattanville Campus in upper Manhattan.

Specialty Contractor of the Year is One GEM of a Company

‘Holistic’ approach to serving long-term customers keeps Ohio-based contractor on steady growth path

Mike Anderson

September 26, 2016

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With 28% growth in regional revenue, 2015 was a GEM of a year for Steve Johnson and his colleagues.

GEM Inc. Named ENR Midwest Specialty Contractor of the Year

Mike Anderson

August 16, 2016

As results from the region’s top specialty contractors began to roll in, it quickly became clear GEM Inc. deserved serious consideration as the ENR Midwest Specialty Contractor of the Year.

2015 Midwest Specialty Contractor of the Year

Hey, Midwest Contractors, What’s Your Specialty?

Mike Anderson

August 2, 2016

Every year, we here at ENR Midwest compile and share data from the region’s leading specialty contracting firms, based on activity from the previous year in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.