Push to add women to WNY boards gains momentum
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Top 150+ 2018: No. 134t Color Art Palette Inc.
2017 revenue: $143 million
+12%
Strong performance in the health care and corporate sectors boosted Color Art’s 2017 revenue by more than 12 percent.
“It was our best year ever,” said Gary Mindel, president and CEO.
Color Art Palette Inc. is the holding company for St. Louis-based Color Art Integrated Interiors and Scott Rice Office Works in Kansas City. Divisions include furniture, interior construction, video/conference technology, artwork, flooring solutions and move management.
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Journal Profile: Austin urban planner Rebecca Leonard tackles pain points of city life
The former president of Design Workshop assisted in the master plans and redevelopment of Lamar Beach and Republic Square in Austin and the Lafitte Greenway in New Orleans, to name a few projects. She recently started her own consulting firm, Lionheart Places LLC, and she’s also the president of a firm that's designing a blueprint for the commercialization of hyperloop transportation and autonomous travel.
Top 150+ 2018: No. 130t Lionmark Construction Cos.
2017 revenue: $150 million
+21.3%
The improving economy and an acquisition grew revenue in 2017 for Lionmark Construction Cos., a privately held group of companies that specializes in road construction including grading, paving and bridgework.
Lionmark also supplies asphalt emulsions, sealers, paving fabric and more for parking lots, roads and residential street maintenance. “We do work in six states across the Midwest and can go to wherever the need is,” said President and CEO Greg McMurtrey.
McMurtrey…
Top 150+ 2018: No. 127 American Piping Products Inc.
2017 revenue: $155 million
+24%
Revenue climbed 24 percent at American Piping Products Inc. in 2017, boosted by an expanded product line and an increase in staff.
Chesterfield-based American Piping is an international distributor of steel pipe and fittings serving customers in the power generation, energy and infrastructure industrial sectors. President Matt Danis said the company’s growth in 2017 was due to the launch of new products, the addition of new sales staff and “improved end-market…
Top 150+ 2018: No. 174 USA Mortgage/DAS Acquisition Co.
2017 revenue: $82.1 million
-3.5%
USA Mortgage had its third-best year in 2017, funding $1.5 million in loan volume and finishing as the top home lender in St. Louis and the state of Missouri. But revenue slipped 3 percent as home refinancing loans dropped off.
“USA Mortgage grew its purchase business by an astounding $180 million in 2017,” Doug Schukar, chairman, president and CEO, said. “The rising rate environment that ensued since the 2016 presidential election, however, reduced refinance…
Top 150+ 2018: No. 179 Midas Hospitality
2017 revenue: $79.4 million
+25%
Midas Hospitality had a banner year in 2017 as revenue grew 25 percent to $79.4 million.
Highlights in 2017 included the opening of the St. Louis market’s first dual-branded hotel, the $25 million Marriott Residence Inn- Fairfield Inn Westport, said Midas co-founder, CEO and Manager David Robert.
The Maryland Heights-based hospitality group manages 35 hotels across the South and Midwest, including 10 in the St. Louis region, for Marriott, IHG, Hilton and…
The Making of 181 Fremont
Soaring 802 feet above the SOMA streets of San Francisco is the architectural and engineering marvel, 181 Fremont. The tallest mixed-used high-rise on the West Coast, 181 Fremont features 4 stories of lobby and retail; 33 stories of Class A office space (435,000 sq. ft.); an amenities floor; 17 floors of luxury condominium residences (67 units), including a $42 million penthouse; and five floors of subterranean parking for 129 vehicles. From aesthetic distinction to advanced engineering and complex…
Amazon eyes new Atlanta fulfillment center
Amazon.com is working on a site for a $75 million-to-$100 million multi-story fulfillment center — its latest metro Atlanta project, according to sources familiar with the plans.