One Long Magic Carpet Ride

• Dave Dondoneau

Tucson Commercial Carpet, Inc. will spend part of 2022 basking in a well-earned commemoration of the company’s golden anniversary, a magic carpet ride through 50 years of a labor of love. The rest of the year will be spent as all the others are, in service to its clients and positioning the firm for the next 50 years. They’re confident there will be a 100th birthday party. The formal anniversary in November 2022 marks the official date the company was established under Richard St. Aubin and George Moffat. The founders then incorporated in 1974. Sadly and unexpectedly, Moffat died in 1998.   read more...

Preserving America's History, One Foundation At A Time

• Theresa M. Casey

When Don Caple and Michael “Mike” O’Malley met as co-workers at a concrete repair company in the 1980s, neither had dreams of owning their own business. The two worked extremely well together, complementing each other’s strengths. What they didn’t realize was how good a team they made and how well known in the industry they had become. That was until both were laid off on the same day as part of the company’s reorganization during the downturn of the 1990s.   read more...

Staying on the Cutting Edge

• Tracy Torma

To encourage someone to keep trying after a disappointment or failure, often people will console: “When a door closes, a window opens.” In the case of Suntrol Company (Suntrol), a window-tinting opportunity opened.   read more...

Experience Really Does Mattar

• Ben Wheatley

Growing up, Phil Mattar knew that if he wanted to spend quality time with his father, he needed to join his dad on jobs in his electrical company. Phil admired his industrious father who was dedicated both to his business and his family.   read more...

Thundering Through Detroit

• Allyson Markey

It’s fair to say that Thunder Valley Enterprise (Thunder Valley) of Detroit, Michigan, is the embodiment of the Motor City’s ability to reinvent itself. Founded in 2005 by Matt Calabrese, President, Thunder Valley has been providing the Detroit metropolitan area with fiber optic and copper cabling infrastructure, audio, video, access control and network solutions.   read more...

Diversity & Determination

• Dave Dondoneau

The recently completed The Ledge Amphitheater of Waite Park, Minnesota, is a point of pride for the management group of Voss Plumbing & Heating of Paynesville, Inc. (Voss). It’s more than mere coincidence that the company was up to its ears in the construction of the $26 million facility, which will host the most popular of America’s pop culture, past and present.   read more...

Homegrown Expertise

• Tracy Torma

Robert “Bob” Salinas and Chad Smith have a formula for success in growing their electrical contracting company: hire the right people and teach them the Master Electric way to work.   read more...

Small-Town Values, International Reach

• Tracy Torma

In a small town in southern Georgia, there’s a company that’s making a huge impact on the steel building industry. Vulcan Steel Structures, Inc. (Vulcan Steel) has grown from a local metal building fabricator/contractor to the largest steel building manufacturer in Georgia, with 125 employees.   read more...

The Blue Book Network® Celebrates Westchester Green Business Certification

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The Blue Book Building & Construction Network® celebrated official Westchester Green Business Certification in a ceremony that took place at their Jefferson Valley headquarters on October 3rd, 2017.   read more...

Flying Safe in the Drone Zone

• Vicki Speed

Just about anyone can fly a drone … but can they fly it safely and effectively, minimizing risks and within Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations on your construction project?   read more...