“Floor coatings don’t fail—the installer does.” That’s the philosophy that guides Black Bear Coatings & Concrete (Black Bear). Installing the “right floor every time” and quality of work are also of mind for Owners Justin Tousignant and John Scott, and that mindset has helped them build a successful business from the ground up—quite literally. read more...
Gabriel Varga was born in Costa Rica as a fifth-generation engineer. His Spanish ancestors immigrated to the country in the 1600s, and his great-grandfather was a survey engineer who mapped the border between Costa Rica and Panama. His wife, Ira de Rijke, grew up in West Africa. Her father was an agricultural engineer whose job took her to various countries throughout her childhood, including Costa Rica and the United States. She’s proud to have been born in the Netherlands, home of the world’s largest man-made island, a nod to her engineering roots. read more...
There’s a popular theory today, put forward by author Malcolm Gladwell, that to be a world-class expert in something, you must invest 10,000 hours in it. If that’s true, Howard Bishop, owner of Suburban Sales & Service Corporation, is such an expert many times over. He’s been cutting and coring concrete in his native Rhode Island and throughout New England for 55 years read more...
For cousins Sam and Sergio Cherenzia, operating successful engineering and construction companies is all about building lasting relationships. They focus on maintaining the quality their clients came to expect from Cherenzia Companies under the management of their late fathers. read more...
Henry Scarano was not quite 30 years old when, in 1971, he left his job with a small adhesives manufacturer to go out on his own as an independent sales representative in the mechanical and industrial insulation trade. “I left with about $500, and no company car,” he says. “So, I had a wife, a child, a house and no car.” read more...
From the time he was a 15-year-old high school student, Andrew Koza knew what he wanted to do for a living. Today, as President of Executive Building Systems, Inc., he’s living his dream. read more...
Cool. Calm. Constructed. This trendy tagline belongs to Tocci Building Corporation, a construction management firm headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts that utilizes integrated project delivery (IPD) and virtual design solutions to build unique projects. Since its launch in 1985, the family-owned operation has worked to optimize the cost, design and assembly of buildings that perform efficiently and delight users. read more...
Carrying on the family name can be an intimidating prospect. Succeeding and making your own mark in an industry where past generations of your family have prospered can be even more so. Yet that’s just what brothers Eric and Glenn Ahlborg of Ahlborg Construction Corporation (ACC) have done. read more...
When a family business revolves around agriculture, the biggest challenges faced are usually weather, disease and employee retention. But the Cotoia family, which runs Rhode Island-based Laurel Brook Turf, Inc. (LBT), has learned to adapt. In fact, several generations have helped to overcome such obstacles to serve customers ranging from homeowners to major corporations. read more...
In 2001, Carlos DosReis was working as a salesman and dancer at a country and bluegrass club in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil when his friend Elci Campos came home for a visit and convinced him to move to the United States. She had emigrated to the U.S. a few years earlier and was convinced that Carlos could make a success of himself there, just as she had. read more...
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