Building a name: Indiana's major commercial construction firms.

• Position: CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE

BMW CONSTRUCTORS INC.

Address 1740 West Michigan St., Indianapolis, IN 46222

CEO Thomas E. O'Brien

Year established 1955

Other Indiana office Munster

Number of employees 750

Types of work General industrial contractor currently working in the pharmaceutical, power, petrochemical, semiconductor and biotech industries

Recent projects Eli Lilly; NIPSCO; SCR; Intel Utility Center

"BMW Constructors Inc. provides general industrial construction services to a select list of Blue Chip clients in the Midwest and Northwest United States."--David Clements, vice president corporate construction

BOWEN ENGINEERING CORP.

Address 10315 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038

CEO Robert L. Bowen, P.E.

Year established 1967

Other Indiana offices Evansville, Crown Point

Number of employees 1,000

Types of work power, water, wastewater construction

Recent projects Lafayette Wastewater Treatment Plant; Belmont & Southport Flow Equalization Basins, Indianapolis; Tennessee Valley Authority

"Bowen Engineering Corp. is in transition. We are transferring leadership and ownership to the next generation. We are adding power to our core business, traveling as far as West Virginia and expect to double our size in the next two years."--Bob Bowen, chairman and CEO

CHARLES C. BRANDT CONSTRUCTION CO.

Address 1505 North Sherman Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46201

CEO Steven E. Lankton

Year established 1907

Number of employees 125

Types of work commercial general construction, design/build, construction management

Recent projects Rock Bottom Brewery, Indianapolis; Kincaids Clay Terrace, Carmel; Greenwood Park Mall, Corporate Center North, Shadeland Station, Indianapolis

"Our niche is unique and difficult projects. We deliver exceptional results with our in-house staff of professionally trained craftspeople and exceptional project managers."--Steven E. Lankton, president

DUKE CONSTRUCTION

Address 600 East 96th St. Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46204

CEO Dennis D. Oklak

Year established 1972

Number of employees Indiana, 395; Companywide, 1,073

Types of work development, construction, build-to-suit, leasing, property management, asset management, tenant services

Recent projects Simon Property Group Headquarters, Indianapolis; Central Restaurant Supply in Park 100, Indianapolis; West Carmel Marketplace, Carmel; Nine Parkwood, Indianapolis; Renaissance Place, Lafayette; St. Mary's Hospital, Evansville; Lebanon Building 14 (Lebanon); United Refrigeration (Park 100); Regent Aerospace (Plainfield)

"Duke is the largest mixed-use developer in the nation with tremendous growth both in Indiana and throughout the country with plans to expand into more markets."--Dennis Oklak

F.A. WILHELM CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.

Address 3914 Prospect St., Indianapolis, IN 46203

CEO Philip G. Kenney

Year established 1923

Other Indiana offices Bloomington, Terre Haute

Number of employees Home office: 150 full-time; field force: 1,200

Types of work General contractor, construction manager, design build

Recent projects Indianapolis Museum of Art Expansion & Renovation; Eiteljorg Museum Expansion, Indianapolis; State of Indiana Forensic & Health Sciences Laboratories, Indianapolis; Ball State University East Residence Hall; University of Indianapolis Esch Hall; Vincennes University Red Skelton Arts Center; Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomington; IUPUI Medical Information Sciences Building; Indiana University Simon Hall; Eli Lilly and Company Biotechnology Development Laboratory Building

"Because Wilhelm is Indiana's largest employer of construction labor with over 1,200 employees, we are able to deliver superior schedule performance, excellent quality and value to our customers."--Philip G. Kenney, president

FRONTIER-KEMPER CONSTRUCTORS INC.

Address 1695 Allen Road, Evansville, IN 47710

President and CEO Galyn G. Rippentrop

Year established 1971 (predecessor companies 1906 and 1965)

Number of employees 200 permanent (110 in Indiana), 200 to 500 project-related

Types of work Underground mine development, civil tunneling, hoisting machinery manufacture

Recent projects Weehawken Tunnel for New Jersey Transit; Baumgartner Tunnel for St. Louis County, Mo.; numerous mine projects in Midwest and Appalachia

"FKC Lakeshore Division manufactures complete mine hoisting systems, Heitkamp Inc. subsidiary repairs pipelines, division offices in New York City and Seattle."--Bob Pond, executive vice president

GARMONG DESIGN BUILD CONSTRUCTION

Address 3050 Poplar St., Terre Haute, IN 47803

CEO Ralph E. Wagle, P.E.

Year established 1923

Other Indiana offices Indianapolis, Lafayette, Scottsburg

Number of employees 100-plus

Types of work design/build construction management and general contracting for the health-care, industrial and education markets

Recent projects Sentry Logistics in AmeriPlex, Indianapolis; Southwest Parke School Corp.; TRW Automotive Inc., Lafayette; Union Hospital/AP&S Clinic, Terre Haute; Vigo County School Corp. three-school project; Westminster Village renovation, West Lafayette

"Garmong Construction has...