Hung Tough

When Joe Holland was a walk-on special teams player for the University of Pittsburgh football team in 1997, he would do just about anything to get on the field.

Like the time a coach asked if he could snap the ball on kicks and punts because another player went down with an injury. Holland jumped at the chance, though he neglected to tell the coach he had never snapped before.

That never-say-no spirit is how Holland runs Holland Construction, which has locations in Sarasota, Hanover, Pa., and Columbia, Md. The firm survived the market downturn, albeit without boom time-like growth. Its diversity in clients and industries, says Holland, fostered stability in the three locations. “We are in a good position,” says Holland.