The Top 50 Contractors: More than $5.5 billion in revenue

Logic dictates the construction industry boom region-wide will eventually subside, if not slip and slide to a harsh stop. After all, this is Florida: un-patented inventor of the boom-and-bust cycle.

But a singular focus on one metric — revenue growth in 2018 — shows the sector remains an economic force. For starters, combined revenue for all companies in this special section, the Top 50 contractors in the region, totaled $5.6 billion in 2018. That’s up 15.4% from the 2017 total, $4.85 billion. (To make the list, companies must be based in the Business Observer’s coverage area, from Polk County south to Collier County. Companies must be in some type of contracting field: electrical, general construction, roofing and more. Data is self-submitted.)