Flying High Into the Sky

• Allyson Markey

Unmanned Productions, LLC, an aerial photography and videography company located about 30 miles outside of Atlanta, was not originally formed to serve the engineering and construction industries. Instead, its founders—10-time Southeast Regional Emmy Award winner Kevin Wagner and CEO Dave Vest, a pioneer and innovator in the area of enterprise professional services and IT consulting—formed the company to “get in early” on the new application of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology in business and entertainment.   read more...

Nod to Past with Eyes on Future

• Dave Dondoneau

When Bob Morris was ready to break ground on his Ziebart of the Midlands automotive services shop near Columbia, South Carolina, he knew exactly which general contractor he wanted for the job: Hill Construction Co. LLC, a commercial construction services firm led by Founder and President Ray Hill.   read more...

Innovative Products, Smart Solutions

• Hilary Parker

TuffWrap® started out as a clever product solution to a roofing contractor’s problem, and 20 years on, the clever solutions haven’t stopped coming. The innovative approach that company Owner and President Dave Campbell used to create his first suspended cover system in 1999 became the start of many more products born out of customers’ needs and TuffWrap innovations.   read more...

Navigating the (Seemingly) Impossible Permit Process

• Dave Dondoneau

As Alex Matthews chatted recently about the bureaucratic one-two, Mike Tyson-esque punch of the cost and inefficiency of the construction permitting process in Washington, D.C., he paused for a moment to collect his thoughts.   read more...

A Higher Calling

• Leigh Thomas

General Manager and CEO Dave Reeder says he was led to Colt Concrete & Asphalt (Colt) in 2011 by divine intervention. Formerly on the fast track up the software industry ladder, he was ambitious and success-driven, leading to devastating impacts on his personal life. Reeling from a divorce, he landed at Colt, owned at that time by his father, David Reeder Sr., and Founder Michael Heathington.   read more...

Culture Is Key

• Dave Dondoneau

There is no hesitation in Mark Teplitsky’s voice when asked what attracted him to KCI/Krische Construction (KCI) in 2016, when the company was looking for a replacement for retiring founder Dan Krische.   read more...

Digging In for the Long Haul

• Dave Dondoneau

Not all teachers take the summers off. Many take side jobs for extra income and, in rare occasions, those side jobs blossom into full-blown new careers and opportunities.   read more...

Conveying Precision

• Dave Dondoneau

McDonald Excavating, Inc. is growing, and it’s not just because the Washougal, Washington, company has proved it can move a lot of dirt. It’s more about how they move it: With precision, efficiency and the ability to think outside the box.   read more...

The Asphalt Artist

• Dave Dondoneau

There was a time, albeit brief, when Andrew Altobelli wasn’t sure if his Straight Edge Striping concept would survive the first 90 days in business.   read more...

Wisconsin’s Roofing Experts

• Dave Dondoneau

Barely a whisper has been heard since Eric Schultz officially became the new Owner of Borsche Roofing Professionals, Inc. (Borsche) on Jan. 1, 2019. For the fourth owner since the Hortonville, Wisconsin, company was bought in March 1945 by Arthur Borsche, that lack of fanfare has been a good sign.   read more...