South Central's Top 75 Contractors

Inaugural list highlights major players in four-state area

The south central region's largest contractors had nearly $5.4 billion in regional revenue and more than $10 billion in total revenue, according to data compiled by South Central Construction magazine.

In the magazine's inaugural Top 75 Contractors list, general contractors with a permanent office in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee are ranked by their 2004 regional revenue. In addition, breakout rankings arrange contractors by total revenue and type of construction.

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The region's largest contractor - The Yates Companies Inc. of Philadelphia, Miss. - is also ranked as the largest building contractor, followed by Brasfield & Gorrie LLC of Birmingham, Ala.; CDI Contractors of Little Rock, Ark.; R. J. Griffin & Co. of Atlanta, Ga.; and EMJ Corp. of Chattanooga, Tenn.

In the transportation market, Hill Bros. Construction & Engineering Co. Inc. of Falkner, Miss., tops the list, followed by The Yates Cos., Ray Bell Construction Co. Inc. of Brentwood, Tenn.; Gilbert Central Corp. of Little Rock, Ark.; and Wright Bros. Construction Co. Inc. of Charleston, Tenn.

Leading in the industrial market is The Yates Cos., followed by Nabholz Construction Corp. of Conway, Ark.; BE&K Construction Co. of Birmingham, Ala.; Turner-Universal Construction Co. of Brentwood, Tenn.; and Doster Construction Co. Inc. of Birmingham, Ala.

The public works market is lead by Brasfield & Gorrie LLC of Birmingham, Ala.; followed by MAY Construction Co. Inc. of Little Rock, Ark; W. L. Hailey & Co. Inc. of Nashville, Tenn.; The Yates Cos.; and Max Foote Construction Co. Inc. of Birmingham, Ala.

To develop the ranking, South Central Construction mailed surveys to an exhaustive database of companies identified as potential top contractors.