Blue Dot Readi-Mix is a locally owned and operated company specializing in ready mix concrete. Founded in North Carolina in November 2004, the team (…)
Going Beyond Expectations
Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring Inc. — By Emma Kilcawley Hemani
Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring Inc. was founded in 1994 by Shannon Creson and Dave Shupe, operating as a small family business in northern (…)
50 Years of Roofing Excellence
Insulated Roofing Contractors — By Raquel Farrington
From humble beginnings in 1974, Insulated Roofing Contractors initially operated out of the back of a pick-up truck. Since then, the company has become (…)
Growth & Giving Back
Toro Construction Corp — By Meghan Barton
Toro Construction Corp, the fastest growing, Hispanic-owned, general contracting company in Chicago, specializes in high-quality public works and government contracts. Originally conceptualized in 2005, (…)
Building the Community
MKE Iron Erectors Inc. — By Emma Kilcawley Hemani
MKE Iron Erectors Inc. is a female-owned business that was founded in January 2019, right before the COVID-19 pandemic, by Barbara Sheedy. The Union (…)
Concrete Pioneers
Metal Forms — By Meghan Barton
Metal Forms Corporation‘s 115-year journey showcases a legacy of concrete craftsmanship and innovation. Established in 1909, Metal Forms Corporation has meticulously honed its expertise (…)
Constructing Culture: The EDA Way
EDA — By Raquel Farrington
For 25 years, EDA has experienced massive growth and ongoing success, owing it’s nearly three decades in business to a well-defined corporate culture. The (…)
Building Enriched Living Experiences
CCS Building Group — By Aoife Chaney
In a 2023 roundup of the best places to retire in the U.S, Lancaster, PA was named number one, knocking the Sunshine State of (…)
An Economic Powerhouse
By David O'Neill
According to the Canadian Construction Association, the industry contributes about $151 billion to the economy annually. This figure accounts for 7.4 percent of Canada’s (…)
Coffee Concrete
By David O'Neill
As a building material, concrete is as ubiquitous to the construction industry as anything else you could imagine. Historically, it has been used in (…)
Sustainable Practices – A Collaborative Approach
By David O'Neill
The race to reduce and reverse environmental damage is, to use a tired analogy, coming into the home strait. Decisions of vast importance are (…)
Origami Structures
By David O'Neill
Construction techniques have the complex history of simultaneously being both static and dynamic. For centuries, tried and trusted methods have existed and the ‘if (…)