Grounded in Solid Solutions

• Melinda Guravich

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 families to work in the concrete construction industry. For nearly 20 years, Jensen’s has provided specialty grouting contracting services for commercial, industrial and residential projects, primarily in Georgia and the Southeast.   read more...

Precast and Prestressed

• Allyson Markey

SAY-CORE, INC. (SAY-CORE) of Portage, Pennsylvania, calls itself “manufacturers and erectors of pre-stressed hollow-core floor and roof slabs.” Since October 2001, the company has been using a state-of-the-art extrusion process out of its 24,000-square-foot facilities to fabricate 6-inch, 8-inch, 10-inch and 12-inch precast/prestressed hollow-core 4-foot-wide planks—but fabricating slabs are only one of the company’s capabilities.   read more...

A Foundation for Growth

• Susan Diemont-Conwell

Ron Zawadsky, Owner and President of R.Z. Contracting Corporation (R.Z. Contracting), loves laying the groundwork for new growth. When a longtime customer asked R.Z. Contracting for help with site development for an expansion project, Ron jumped at the chance. “This project will help the client substantially grow his business with a new automotive dealership and repair shop,” Ron says.   read more...

Saving the Day

• Maddy Madrazo

On the side of every Progressive Heating & Air Inc. (Progressive) truck is a large caricature of Founder and President of Progressive, Adrian Alvarez. Adrian is pictured flying through clouds dressed as a superhero wearing an AC-repair toolbelt.   read more...

Unshakeable Strength

• Erica Bender

There are those in life who view a job as simply a means to an end. Then there are others who find their calling, and that chosen profession becomes integral to their lives and their identity.   read more...

Perseverance Personified

• Vicki Speed

John W. Kahl’s introduction to construction, and specifically demolition, was more by chance than on purpose.   read more...

The Refuse Reversal

• Vicki Speed

"Where others see the end of a structure’s life, we see a new landscape, safer roads, cleaner communities and a healthier planet.”   read more...

More Than its Name

• Jacquelyn Gutc

After 43 years as President and Owner of DeBrino Caulking Associates, Inc. (DeBrino Caulking), Lewis P. Houghtaling III still looks forward to going to work.   read more...

From Strings to Switches

• Leigh Thomas

Ernest “Ernie” Bagley, Owner of Ampcore Electric LLC (Ampcore), had a grandfather who was a professional jazz guitarist, and he dreamed of one day following in his footsteps. A skilled guitarist himself, Ernie spent time playing gigs in California but ultimately parlayed his talent into a thriving electrical business—one where employees are supported and customer value is key.   read more...

A Concierge to Contractors

• Steve Freeman

Paul Procaccini and David Greenberg saw a need—others’ needs, actually—and determined to meet them, as if they were their own.   read more...