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General contractor cracks $100 million in revenue
After three fairly lean years in a challenging economy - under $45 million and just above $53 million in revenue for 2010 and 2011 - R.S. Mowery & Sons Inc. rode recovery in the construction industry to $101.25 million in 2012.
Developer need for new warehouse inventory to respond to business and industry demand, along with renewed building interest in other sectors, helped drive those numbers, said Donald Mowery, president of the Silver Spring Township-based construction company.
"2012 was a nice pickup for us. We built our backlog back up," Mowery said, citing strong demand in highereducation, health care and seniorliving facilities, as well as warehouse development.
Last year, R.S. Mowery built a $40 million warehouse for Californiabased Panattoni Development Co. in the Key Logistics Park in...