ELITE COMPANIES

What ELITE COMPANIES does

ELITE COMPANIES is a privately held construction management firm founded in 2018 and headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with a second office in Battle Creek. The firm delivers a single, integrated service organized around a three-phase framework — Preconstruction (PLAN), Construction (BUILD), and Postconstruction (GROW) — and serves eight market verticals: K-12 and Higher Education (its stated primary market), Civic/Municipal, Mixed-Use, Commercial, Sports & Entertainment, Industrial/Manufacturing, Community Foundations/Non-Profit, and Owner's Representative. Engagements are typically structured as Construction Management, Owner's Representative, or General Contractor projects on a quote-based, multi-year project cadence, with the firm explicitly emphasizing stakeholder alignment and post-construction community engagement as a differentiator. The portfolio includes 60+ named client and community logos spanning school districts, municipalities, healthcare providers, manufacturers (Stryker, Flowserve, Invenergy), and a long tail of small businesses and non-profits across Michigan.

The firm's technology stack is operational rather than platform-based: its core "technology" is the union-trained, self-perform craft labor delivered through the Elite Constructors division, which executes selective scopes (carpentry, drywall, acoustical ceilings, doors/hardware, demolition, concrete formwork, site cleanup, safety installations) under CM, GC, or labor-only engagement. The marketing site runs on Kajabi; no proprietary software, public API, or AI/ML capability is disclosed. GTM is sales-led and community-led — direct engagement with project owners via a "Let's Build Together" intake form, a client-logo "Building Together" wall driving word-of-mouth, and a network of local and industry affiliations (Southwest Michigan First, Battle Creek Chamber, MASA, MSBO, MIOSHA, ASHE, NAWIC, KABA). The firm is led by Jim Feltch (President/CEO), Laura Ash (CFO/Principal), Jack Whitman (COO), Mark Rimes (VP/Principal), and Brian Roy (VP, Elite Constructors), with 25+ named team members across leadership, project controls, and field, and has been recognized as the "fastest growing construction management firm in the State of Michigan" and a Michigan Celebrates Small Businesses Top 50 Companies to Watch honoree.

Name

ELITE COMPANIES

Legal name

ELITE COMPANIES

Website

https://elite-companies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ELITE COMPANIES is a privately held Michigan construction management firm founded in 2018, delivering preconstruction, CM, owner's representative, and GC services — plus self-perform trades via Elite Constructors — to K-12, higher education, civic, commercial, industrial, and non-profit clients across Southwest Michigan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kalamazoo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Management & Owner's Representative Fees: Preconstruction planning, full project management, and owner's-representative services delivered across education, civic, commercial, mixed-use, sports, and industrial markets. Engagements are project-based with continuous communication through construction.
2. General Contracting (Turnkey Delivery): Full General Contractor engagements via Elite Constructors, including preconstruction support, complete project management, and turnkey delivery, typically structured as fixed-price or GMP project contracts.
3. Self-Perform / General Trades Labor Revenue: Revenue earned by self-performing select trade scopes (carpentry, drywall, ceilings, doors/hardware, demolition, concrete, site cleanup, safety installations, etc.) under a Construction Manager or General Contractor.
4. Labor-Only / Specialty Support Engagements: Short-term manpower and specialty services (specialty carpentry, demolition, safety-focused labor) provided to other GCs, CMs, Owners, and Developers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ELITE COMPANIES is a construction management firm delivering preconstruction planning, full construction management, owner's representative, and general contracting services across K-12, higher education, civic, mixed-use, commercial, sports, industrial, and non-profit markets in Michigan. Its ELITE Constructors division self-performs select trade scopes (carpentry, drywall, ceilings, doors/hardware, demolition, concrete, site cleanup, safety installations) and provides labor-only support to other CMs, owners, and developers. The offering is organized around three phases — Preconstruction (PLAN), Construction (BUILD), and Postconstruction (GROW) — with continuous communication and community-centered stakeholder alignment throughout.

Product overview

ELITE COMPANIES is a construction management firm — not a packaged software platform — whose offering is delivered as a single, integrated practice organized around three service phases: Preconstruction (PLAN), Construction (BUILD), and Postconstruction (GROW). Under this umbrella, the firm serves eight market segments (K-12/Higher Education, Civic/Municipal, Mixed-Use, Commercial, Sports/Entertainment, Industrial/Manufacturing, Community Foundations/Non-Profit, and Owner's Representative) and operates a sub-brand, ELITE Constructors, which provides self-perform and general trades capabilities through three engagement modes: Full General Contractor, Self-Perform/General Trades, and Labor-Only Support. Together, the three-phase service approach and the ELITE Constructors division form a unified construction delivery portfolio rather than a platform-plus-modules software architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Elite Constructors: The self-perform and general trades division of Elite Companies, delivering hands-on expertise, accountability, and union-trained craftsmanship across Southwest Michigan and beyond, with services including full General Contractor, self-perform/general trades, and labor-only support.

Products and services

• ELITE Construction Management Integrated construction management service delivering preconstruction planning, full construction execution, and post-construction community engagement for K-12, higher education, civic, mixed-use, commercial, sports, industrial, and non-profit project owners in Michigan.
• Owner's Representative Service Standalone owner's representative service acting as a trusted extension of the owner, providing guidance, oversight, risk management, and advocacy from preconstruction through project closeout.
• ELITE Constructors - Full General Contractor Service Turnkey General Contractor delivery through ELITE Constructors, including preconstruction support, complete project management, and end-to-end project execution, typically structured as fixed-price or GMP project contracts.
• ELITE Constructors - Self-Perform / General Trades Service Selective trade scopes self-performed by ELITE under a Construction Manager or General Contractor, enhancing schedule certainty and accountability on the jobsite.
• ELITE Constructors - Labor-Only Support Service Short-term manpower and specialty services (specialty carpentry, demolition, safety-focused labor) provided by trained, safety-focused crews to other construction managers, owners, and developers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Recognized as the fastest growing construction management firm in the State of Michigan
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers65 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Southwest Michigan FirstcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed under ELITE COMPANIES' Local and National Affiliations. Southwest Michigan First is a regional economic development organization; affiliation supports local market presence, networking, and project pipeline development in Southwest Michigan.
• Battle Creek Area Chamber of CommercecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed under ELITE COMPANIES' Local and National Affiliations. Chamber affiliation supports local visibility, networking, and project opportunities in the Battle Creek market where ELITE maintains a second office.
• City of KalamazoocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed under ELITE COMPANIES' Local and National Affiliations. Affiliation with the City of Kalamazoo supports civic/municipal project delivery and community engagement; the City is also a featured client in the 'Building Together' logo wall.
• MIOSHA (Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration)minorOthersListed under Local and National Affiliations. MIOSHA is a state regulatory body governing workplace safety; affiliation signals ELITE's commitment to safety standards and compliance.
• American Hospital Association (AHA)Others
• Kalamazoo Area Builders Association (KABA)Others
• Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed under Local and National Affiliations. MASA supports school administrators across Michigan; affiliation supports ELITE's K-12 primary market pipeline.
• Michigan School Business Officials (MSBO)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed under Local and National Affiliations. MSBO affiliation supports engagement with K-12 business officials responsible for bond-funded construction projects, ELITE's primary market.
• Southwest Michigan Building Trades (SWMTrades)Others
• American Society of Healthcare Engineering (ASHE)Others
• National Association of Women in Construction - Kalamazoo/Battle Creek (NAWIC)Others

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Walbridge: Detroit-headquartered construction firm with CM/GC and self-perform capabilities serving industrial, healthcare, education, and commercial markets. Same Michigan base and self-perform emphasis; materially larger scale.
• Gilbane Building Company: National CM/GC with deep education, healthcare, and civic portfolios. Comparable in CM-led delivery and education vertical focus; competes for larger district and university work in Michigan and surrounding states.
• Turner Construction Company: Largest domestic CM firm in the U.S., with major K-12, higher ed, and civic portfolios. Overlaps with ELITE in core verticals and CM delivery; competes for larger school bond and civic pursuits in the same geographies.
• The Walsh Group / Walsh Construction: Chicago-based national builder with strong Midwest higher ed, healthcare, and transportation CM/GC work. Comparable in Midwest positioning and education/civic vertical mix, at national scale.
• The Christman Company: Lansing-based construction services firm offering CM, GC, and self-perform trades across Michigan and the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable in self-perform breadth and K-12/civic focus, but significantly larger and multi-regional.
• Clark Construction Company: National CM/GC with a strong education, civic, and sports portfolio and a dedicated Michigan presence. Comparable in pursuit type and self-perform capabilities, but operates at enterprise scale across multiple regions.
• Barton Malow Company: Largest Michigan-based construction firm; delivers CM, GC, and design-build across K-12, higher ed, healthcare, sports, and industrial. Directly comparable geography and verticals, but at materially greater scale and a national footprint.

Direct peers

• Spence Brothers Construction: Saginaw-based Michigan construction firm providing CM, GC, and design-build for K-12, higher ed, healthcare, and civic clients. Comparable in regional scale, self-perform model, and vertical focus — a true direct peer in the Michigan CM mid-market.
• Granger Construction: Michigan-based CM/GC firm headquartered in Lansing with a strong K-12, higher ed, healthcare, and civic book. Same region, same primary verticals, similar preconstruction/CM delivery model — the closest like-for-like peer.
• Cunningham-Limp Construction Company: Michigan-based CM/GC firm serving K-12, higher ed, healthcare, and commercial clients across the state. Comparable in size band, regional footprint, and CM-led delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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