The Albert M. Higley Co.

What The Albert M. Higley Co. does

The Albert M. Higley Co., operating as Higley Construction, is a Cleveland, Ohio-headquartered regional construction management and general contracting firm founded in 1925. It delivers projects across four U.S. states — Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey — serving enterprise and institutional clients in 10 verticals: Healthcare, Education, Corporate, Cultural & Non-Profit, Industrial, Multi-Family, Hospitality & Entertainment, Senior Living, Sports & Recreation, and Government. Notable delivered projects include the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a LEED Gold-certified STEM Center at Cuyahoga Community College; the firm reports more than 11,000 projects completed totaling in excess of $9 billion in cumulative construction volume.

The company's service portfolio is organized into three layers: core delivery methods (Construction Management, Design-Build, General Contracting, Integrated Project Delivery); construction support services (Preconstruction, Safety, Quality, Self-Perform, Special Projects, and a dedicated Construction Yard); and innovation capabilities (Building Information Modeling/VDC, MEP Coordination, Lean Construction, and Sustainability/LEED delivery). Underlying technology is conventional AEC tooling — BIM/VDC for 3D modeling, MEP systems coordination, and lean workflow design — rather than proprietary software platforms. The firm employs 101-250 people.

Revenue is generated through project-based contracts (fixed-price or cost-plus) bid or negotiated per engagement, with multi-year durations and quote-based, non-publicly-disclosed pricing. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, relationship-based, with no intermediary distribution. In 2024-2025 the firm transitioned to 100% employee ownership under an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), coinciding with its centennial. The company is privately held with no venture capital, private equity, or parent-company involvement, and discloses no current annual revenue.

Name

The Albert M. Higley Co.

Legal name

The Albert M. Higley Co.

Website

https://amhigley.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Higley Construction is a Cleveland-based, 100% employee-owned regional construction management and general contracting firm, founded in 1925, serving enterprise and institutional clients across Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey in 10 verticals including healthcare, education, and corporate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Construction Project Services: Revenue generated through fixed-price or cost-plus construction contracts for commercial, institutional, and industrial building projects. Projects range from office renovations to large-scale healthcare facilities and cultural landmarks. The company operates on a project-based revenue model with individual contracts typically spanning several months to multiple years.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Albert M. Higley Co. (Higley Construction) is a regional construction firm that delivers construction management, design-build, general contracting, and integrated project delivery services for commercial, institutional, healthcare, educational, corporate, government, industrial, multi-family, hospitality, and cultural clients. The firm supplements its core delivery methods with preconstruction planning, self-perform construction, an on-site construction yard, safety and quality programs, and innovation capabilities including BIM/VDC, MEP coordination, lean construction, and sustainability/LEED support.

Product overview

The Albert M. Higley Co. is a regional construction firm offering a unified portfolio of construction services organized into core delivery methods (Construction Management, Design-Build, General Contracting, Integrated Project Delivery), construction support services (Preconstruction, Safety, Quality, Self-Perform, Special Projects, Construction Yard), and innovation capabilities (Building Information Modeling/BIM & VDC, MEP Coordination, Lean Construction, Sustainability). The company operates across multiple markets including Healthcare, Education, Multi-Family, Cultural & Non-Profit, Industrial, Corporate, Hospitality & Entertainment, Senior Living, Sports & Recreation, and Government, serving clients in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Management Comprehensive construction management services overseeing project planning, execution, and delivery from start to finish for commercial, institutional, healthcare, education, corporate, government, and industrial clients.
• Design-Build Integrated design and construction services delivered under a single contract to streamline project delivery for owners who prefer a unified design-build team.
• General Contracting Traditional general contracting services for project execution with direct management of construction activities, subcontractors, and trades.
• Integrated Project Delivery Collaborative project delivery approach aligning all stakeholders (owner, designer, and builder) throughout the construction process to improve outcomes.
• Preconstruction Preconstruction planning and consulting services including feasibility studies, budgeting, and scheduling before project commencement.
• Self-Perform Construction Self-perform capabilities allowing direct execution of critical construction work by the company's own workforce, supported by a dedicated construction yard.
• Special Projects Specialized project capabilities for unique or complex construction requirements that fall outside standard delivery workstreams.
• Construction Yard On-site construction yard facilities supporting project logistics and material management for self-perform and subcontracted work.
• Building Information Modeling (BIM) & VDC Advanced BIM and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) capabilities using 3D modeling for project visualization, coordination, and execution planning.
• MEP Coordination Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) systems coordination services ensuring seamless integration of building systems across trades.
• Lean Construction Lean construction methodologies optimizing workflows and reducing waste in building processes to improve schedule and cost performance.
• Sustainability Sustainable building practices and LEED certification support, exemplified by the LEED Gold-certified STEM Center at Cuyahoga Community College.

Quantifiable outcome

• 11,000+ projects completed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Gilbane Building Company: Family-owned, employee-centric construction management and general contracting firm operating across multiple U.S. regions with deep healthcare, education, and institutional expertise — closely comparable to Higley's delivery model, vertical mix, and mission-driven ownership culture.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Privately held, mid-Atlantic-rooted construction management and general contracting firm with comparable healthcare, education, and corporate project mix and similar employee-ownership ethos.
• The Walsh Group / Walsh Construction: Family-owned Chicago-based national contractor with strong building and transportation practices, comparable self-perform capabilities and Midwest density, though significantly larger scale.
• Mortenson Construction: Minneapolis-based, employee-owned construction firm with strong sports/recreation, healthcare, and renewable energy practices — comparable Midwest geography, employee ownership, and vertical-market orientation.
• JE Dunn Construction Group: Employee-owned, Kansas City-based construction manager serving healthcare, education, corporate, and government clients across multiple regions — comparable size, ownership model, and vertical diversification.
• Barton Malow Company: Midwest-headquartered (Southfield, MI) construction manager and general contractor serving healthcare, education, sports, industrial, and multi-family markets — directly comparable by geography, vertical mix, and self-perform culture.

Broad incumbents

• Clark Construction Group: Large national construction manager with comparable institutional, healthcare, and cultural-landmark expertise — competes for marquee regional projects but at substantially greater scale and geographic reach.
• Turner Construction Company: One of the largest U.S. construction managers with overlapping healthcare, education, and corporate practices — competes for the same institutional clients but operates at national scale and is part of a global group.
• Skanska USA Building: Global construction firm's U.S. building division competing for healthcare, education, and corporate work in Higley's geographies — broader portfolio and deeper financial capacity make it a benchmark incumbent rather than a direct peer.

Regional players

• Mascaro Construction Company: Pittsburgh-based, family-owned construction manager focused on healthcare, higher education, and corporate clients in western Pennsylvania — regional peer with overlapping project types and similar owner-operator culture.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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