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William Young





May 2022  / Current  / Equipment & Products
Leveraging New Products and Software to Remain at the Top
MRI Steel Framing
Written by William Young


American building product manufacturer MRI Steel Framing was founded in 2004 by its two owners, Frank Eberwein and Bill Wilson. The two had been involved extensively in the steel slitting industry and were partners in a Midwest toll processing company. MRI Steel Framing started with one light-duty roll-former capable of producing only non-structural framing members at seventy feet per minute. Very quickly, MRI realized the need for more machinery and purchased the most advanced roll forming equipment on the market to facilitate a rapidly growing customer base.


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May 2022  / Current  / Equipment & Products
A Family Business Taken to New Heights
Sloan Security Group
Written by William Young


Security solutions firm Sloan Security Group is based in Boise, Idaho and serves the greater United States and U.S. Embassies overseas. It began in 1991 as a family forestry construction business of four brothers, who worked together through high school with the guidance of their father Ed Sloan, a senior construction manager for CH2MHill.


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April 2022  / 2022  / Architecture & Engineering  / Current
CMTA Leads Louisville Airport Project to Great Results
CMTA Consulting Engineers
Written by William Young


Multi-service engineering firm CMTA Consulting Engineers was formed in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1968 by three founders. They created an engineering company that has evolved to focus on sustainable design and to improve the built environment through both consulting engineering and performance contracting. Together, the minds behind CMTA have made great things happen over the last nearly 55 years, as the company has become the leader in high-performance building and data-driven designs.


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2022  / March 2022  / General Contracting  / In Focus
Over a Century of Diverse Construction Solutions
McMullen & Pitz
Written by William Young


McMullen & Pitz Construction Company has over a century of experience in America’s construction industry. In 1918, Oliver McMullen, the owner of a small construction company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, teamed up with businessman Arthur Pitz to form the company that still bears their names. This new company touted a special focus on marine construction with attention paid to Manitowoc, Sheboygan, and the surrounding areas.


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December 2021  / 2021  / General Contracting
Calgary Homebuilder Turns Dreams into Reality
Truman Homes
Written by William Young


Canadian homebuilder Truman Homes is based in Alberta, mainly serving Calgary and the surrounding areas. Company President George Trutina previously made his name in construction after emigrating from Croatia, with the dream of creating and owning a company. From this dream, Truman Homes was born in 1995, starting with the purchase of about thirty acres of land in Chestermere, Alberta.


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November 2021  / 2021  / General Contracting
Committed to Client Needs
Robbins Construction
Written by William Young


South Carolina-based construction firm Robbins Construction Group began its official operations just two years ago, in January 2019. Having spent the prior decade working in the construction industry before striking out on his own, President and Chief Executive Officer Derek Robbins is now finally able to live a dream in the industry that made him and is riding a wave of momentum from these first two years of operation.


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October 2021  / 2021  / Mechanical  / Electrical  / & Plumbing
Raising the Bar for the Sanitary Processing Industry
Barnum Mechanical
Written by William Young


Barnum Mechanical Inc., a mechanical contractor and supplier specializing in sanitary process systems and piping, was founded by welder Tom Barnum in 1980. Barnum, having made his living in sanitary processing, felt he could offer more to the industry with his own approach.


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September 2021  / 2021  / Construction Services
Celebrating 65 Years as Canada’s Choice for Industrial Coating
Park Derochie
Written by William Young


Park Derochie, a Canadian industrial coating service provider, was formed in 1956 by namesakes Jim Park and Merle Derochie. For its first few years, the company was primarily concerned with commercial painting but, around 1959, Merle Derochie had an opportunity to paint tanks for the Bowden refinery in Alberta. Thanks to this, the company pivoted into performing painting and industrial coating and, through other service opportunities, began to make its name as the provider it is today.


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September 2021  / 2021  / Construction Services
Blending Modern Architectural Technology with Heritage Properties
DMA architectes
Written by William Young


Montreal architectural firm DMA architectes stands at the forefront of the modern architectural landscape. The company was established in 1957, and Philippe Ashby, one of the four architect partners, and IT Director Sébastien Dubois represent the third wave of leadership in its long history.


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2021  / August 2021
Riding a Wave of Momentum, from 2020 Successes into a Bright Future
Great Southwestern Construction
Written by William Young


Great Southwestern Construction is a Colorado-based electrical services provider that has been active across the United States for nearly forty-five years. Vice President Travis Martinez feels that the culture of GSWC is what has separated it from the competition across these many decades. “We have a long, established history of performing work safely and effectively throughout the country,” he says. “The culture we have created is what puts us in our unique position.”


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