The underground utility contractor celebrates its 100th year in business in 2017 In 1917, much of the Greater Washington DC metro area, including Maryland, was still in the dark when the sun wasn’t out. The way to keep your home warm then was through coal. Ice boxes kept food fresh. That’s when the entrepreneurial light bulb went off for Bernard …
On any job site, contractors can never been too careful. In this high hazard industry, keeping employees safe is as big a concern as completing a project on time or in budget. For one company in particular, one accident is one accident too many. Since its founding in 2001, Tissa Enterprises, Inc. (TEI), a minority, women-owned general and electrical contracting …
When it comes to living its corporate mission of being a regional industry leader “by maintaining a motivated and skilled workforce,” Baltimore-based Hirsch Electric goes one step further than just employee retention and advancement. It starts in its own back yard, sparking the next generation of electrical craft workers from a community where often the hopes of a bright future …
Family-owned and operated, Donohoe Construction Company is one of the leading general contractors exclusively serving the Washington, DC Metro area, offering diverse construction expertise in multi-family residential, office, hospitality, senior living, mixed-use, interiors, parking garages, and higher-education projects. Donohoe Construction began in 1955, as the general contracting and construction management services division of The Donohoe Companies, Inc., the metro …
As we drive down highways and byways and through neighborhoods, most of us don’t give a second thought to underground utilities, the sewer lines that keep our roadways, and destinations, from flooding. Fortunately for our commute and comfort, for Diversified Site Works, LLC, an equipment contractor specializing in full site development and storm water management based in Odenton, Maryland, that’s …
Rommel Cranston Construction, which provides traffic control construction services, takes safety seriously, especially workplace safety. The company encourages and provides incentives to employees for professional development through education, apprenticeship, safety training, association involvement, volunteering and certifications. “It is not just about the safety statistics,” says Leon Bromley, president of Rommel Cranston. “We are committed to the health and wellbeing of …
Anchor Mechanical LLC was formed in 2012 by three owners who had previously worked together in the construction trade. The trio of Dave Deibel, Mark Huntley, and Gabe Fetty, had been employed by a company that didn’t place emphasis on the wellbeing of their employees. They noticed how that lack of employee focus affected business performance. When they founded Forest …