Creating Connections

• Licia Jackson

For AMEC Electric LLC, making connections is not just the core task of its electrical work, but in a wider sense, it is the way the company has built its business. In many cases, partnering with another electrical contractor has led to bigger and better projects, explains Andy Mayernick, President. AMEC Electric provides a wide array of electrical services for Central and Northern New Jersey. From its shop in Metuchen, the company operates 24/7, providing emergency service whenever needed.   read more...

Not Your Father’s Construction Business

• Jacquelyn Gutc

Andrew “Drew” Robles is a man with an innovative vision for the construction industry. And as he prepared to launch Foundational Builders Corp. in March 2020, he took advantage of COVID-19 shutdowns to turn his attention to honing a unique business model.   read more...

Friendship at Work

• Rochelle Stewart

The owners of Velox Design and Construction (Velox) in San Francisco met 15 years ago when both were 2,500 miles from home. Douglas Burrows left upstate New York for temporary construction work in California and never went back. “It was a bit of a culture shock,” he recalls. “I came to the melting pot of all these different ethnicities and people and languages. It was amazing.”   read more...

The Midas Touch

• Dave Dondoneau

In Greek mythology, King Midas is remembered for his power to turn everything he touched into gold. In time, English speakers adopted the idiom the “Midas touch” to refer to people who have a seemingly uncanny ability to turn every venture into a success.   read more...

Business Coaches

• Ian Ritter

Bill Cummings and Jamie Reedy were both athletes in college, as well as coaches of high school sports. They use that competitive experience when running their firm, Fresno, California-based Legacy Construction (Legacy).   read more...

Building Dreams One Beam At a Time

• Dave Dondoneau

Some time ago in what probably seems like a galaxy far, far away, two teenage students sat in a classroom fostering an appreciation—presumably—for Beowulf or The Great Gatsby or whatever appeared in those days on a reading list in an English class for high school upperclassmen in Texas.   read more...

All About Relationships

• Leigh Thomas

According to Vice President Mark Plott, RECONN Construction Services (RECONN) was built on relationships, and that is how it continues to thrive. President Matt Sanford, Principal Jason Tolliver and Plott met in 2005 while working for another general contractor. Their relationship grew, and eventually they wanted to build a business of their own.   read more...

Diversity. Equity. Inclusion.

• Tonie Auer

Beyond building top quality projects for his clients, Construction Contracting Services Inc. (CCSI) President and CEO Calvin Williams uses his influence within the construction field to bring awareness of diversity and equity. He strives to instigate positive changes for people of color across the industry.   read more...

Diving Deep For Space to Build

• Susan Shalhoub

When it comes to construction, there is likely more buildable space out there than you think—underwater, or below the water table, for example.   read more...

Entrepreneur, Advocate, Partner, Volunteer

• Robyn M. Feller

Judy Cagle brought heart to Rockingham, North Carolina. The dynamic local business owner and animal advocate, who passed away on July 4, 2020 at the age of 63, is fondly remembered as a force of nature by all who knew her.   read more...