Case Studies CEO/President Feature

The need for multifamily housing growing in the Bay Area as well as in much of the Golden State, there’s no shortage of work for Pacific Bay Masonry and its team approach for materials and labor. “We’ve got around 70 projects right now,” President and Project Manager Ray Wetmore tells Blueprint in December from his […]

At Criterium-Dudka Engineers, President and Owner Andrew Dudka has built work-life balance into the foundations of his firm. An affiliate of Criterium Engineers, a national engineering-consulting company, Criterium-Dudka has been family-owned since 2017. And if anyone knows how important it is to have a life outside of work, it’s Dudka. “The thing about my office […]

A bright orange traffic cone measures a measly 28 inches tall and weighs just pounds. Yet, a row of these can be all that stands between workers and large 18-wheelers and other vehicles barreling down highways at speeds often exceeding 80 miles per hour. “Sometimes trucks are going so fast that they can actually blow […]

The old brick warehouse served its purpose on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for over a century, storing tobacco and other goods before falling into disrepair. But its location prime in a part of the city that’s undergoing creative renewal, a developer looked beyond the cobwebs a few years ago and reached out to an Annapolis-based contractor […]

As the adage goes, the kitchen is the heart of the home; the stronger and more steadily it beats, the healthier and happier the home. “This is where you cook, entertain, do your homework,” says Jeff Toren. “The kitchen has evolved way beyond its original use.” Since 2015, Toren has been among those behind that […]