Fueled by employee ownership, a strategic vision and expansive service offerings, Terracon is helping grow the Midwest, thousands of projects at a time.
While disrupted supply chains, soaring material and labor costs and rising interest rates have hurled construction into choppy economic waters the last several years, the MidAtlantic’s specialty construction firms are starting to get their sea legs again.
The specialty construction market continues to grow in the U.S., adding more than 600,000 positions nationwide since 2020, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors Association.
Regional subcontractors are navigating the highs and lows of a busy post-pandemic construction environment, growing exponentially while battling continuing labor and supply chain challenges that call for creativity alongside cautious optimism.
Green building revenue jumped in 2022 with more projects seeking third-party sustainability certifications. Federal spending and new carbon-cutting standards helped advance climate-friendly design, but Top 100 Green Design and Contracting firms say greater isn’t always greener when it comes to environmental impact.
Rising material costs, a never-ending labor shortage and inflation still have not conspired to keep New York and New England specialty firms from growing revenue.
Martin Concrete Construction’s website points up a number that Cory Lee, the company's president, says epitomizes what the Atlanta-based turn-key concrete specialty contractor is all about—a 93% repeat customer rate.