Welcome to Central Penn Business Journal’s Power 30 for Construction and Real Estate. This has been a volatile year for both of these industries.

Welcome to Central Penn Business Journal’s Power 30 for Construction and Real Estate. This has been a volatile year for both of these industries.

Troy Bankert, AIA CEO/Director of Architecture  LSC Design Inc. dba Warehaus AE  Bankert serves as lead representative for the firm, driving strategic communications and leading client relationship management. While overall firm management is his main focus, he also oversees a team as director of architecture and manages projects as a registered architect. Bankert has held ...

Charles H. Beauduy President  Gannett Fleming Architects Inc.  As president, Beauduy has several key responsibilities, including managing the architectural practice in the Mid-Atlantic Region. He also leads the firm’s federal market sector, which deals with military design and construction.  He started with the firm in 1980, became a vice president in 1998 and was named ...

Chip Brown  President McClure Company  McClure Company is a mechanical engineering and contracting firm working throughout Pennsylvania. It designs, builds and services mechanical systems for buildings and industry.  Brown was named McClure Company president in 2001. He joined McClure in 1984 after working for two years in the general contracting business. He started at McClure ...

Art Campbell President Campbell Commercial Real Estate Inc.  “As with all small business owners, my job is to make sure the company is financially successful and our team is educated and relevant in changing times. Additionally, it’s my job to make sure coworkers are treated well and clients are represented fairly and to the best ...

David L. Cross President/Owner  Mowery Construction As the owner of Mowery Construction, he considers his primary duty to be setting the vision for the near- and long-term future of the business. This includes defining the culture of the company and developing and facilitating systems that reinforce that culture. Cross has worked in the construction and ...

Joy Daniels Broker/Owner Joy Daniels Real Estate Group, Ltd.  In her position, Daniels is a listing specialist who works with sellers to achieve their specific real estate goals while helping them to understand their home’s value and the current local market. She negotiates contracts and contingencies, including inspections, financing and appraisal issues. Daniels is also involved with ...

Frank Dittenhafer II President Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects As president of Murphy & Dittenhafer, he is responsible for the design and management of the firm’s projects focused on adaptive reuse, historic preservation, higher education, housing, faith-based structures, interiors and planning. Under Dittenhafer’s leadership, the firm’s design excellence has been recognized every year since 1993 by ...

Benedict Dubbs Principal & President Murray Associates Architects  Dubbs serves as the design lead and managing partner of the firm by navigating through the complexities of its clients’ projects to gain clarity of their needs. He has a “hands-on” management style that collaborates with the firm’s staff on everything from marketing to reviewing shop drawings. He ...

Frank Eichelberger President & CEO  Lobar Inc. Eichelberger began his career at Lobar as a project manager in 1993. He was named corporate secretary in 2002 and president in January 2011.  Lobar was founded as a commercial building contractor by Lloyd and Barbara Eichelberger. It continues to be a family owned and operated business with ...

Gary R. Erb President Ira G. Steffy & Son  Ira G. Steffy has been providing dependable, quality steel fabrication and erection since 1976.The Ephrata-based company originally offered general repair and industrial welding, but has expanded to provide structural steel and miscellaneous metals for projects of all sizes including schools, hospitals, office buildings, retail stores and ...

Don Farinelli President Farinelli Construction  Farinelli Construction Inc. has been a full-service design-build contractor since 1989. The company builds both residential and light commercial projects in the south-central Pennsylvania area. Farinelli Construction has an in-house design team, and the company’s field forces self-perform most all carpentry-related aspects of project. Farinelli holds a degree in architectural ...

Ed Ferderbar CEO B&D Builders  As the CEO of B&D Builders, Ferderbar’s role is to support and drive the culture, develop shared services, and support sales and operations while also clearing day-to-day roadblocks to allow the team to continue building unique and luxury construction projects for generations to come. He said B&D Builders, located in ...

Brian Funkhouser President & CEO  Buchart Horn Inc.  Funkhouser manages overall operations of the architectural and engineering firm’s domestic offices in seven states and its office in Germany. He is responsible for policy and operational activities and guidance and for leading the company in providing high quality, responsive engineering and architectural services to a wide ...