Twelve of the 18 personal building firms reporting income to CityBusiness posted year-over-year will increase, together with six of the eight companies producing greater than $100 million yearly.

After surpassing the billion-dollar income mark in 2024 for the primary time in its 51-year firm historical past, LEMOINE set a fair larger watermark in 2025. LEMOINE reported $1.24 billion in income in 2025, a 13% enhance from its $1.09 billion reported income in 2024.

William Lemoine, COO and President of Building, mentioned 2025 was a robust 12 months throughout the corporate’s enterprise strains, with its Constructing & Infrastructure and Advisory Providers platforms every growing income by roughly 50% 12 months over 12 months. Work acquired elevated 17%, leading to a report beginning backlog for 2026 that’s up 42% in comparison with the prior 12 months. That backlog power offers long-term visibility and stability heading into 2026, Lemoine mentioned.

“We maintained a robust monetary place all year long. Nevertheless, our main measure of success is whether or not we go away our purchasers higher than we discovered them – daily,” Lemoine mentioned. “These outcomes mirror years of disciplined annual strategic planning, targeted prioritization, and sustained funding in management improvement and operational excellence.”

LEMOINE has workplaces in seven states, greater than 1,100 workers, and in 2025, carried out work in 27 U.S. states and Puerto Rico.

LEMOINE skilled sizable growth in its advisory companies platform, together with mission-critical information heart packages in Texas and work supporting the rebuilding and strengthening of energy era infrastructure in Puerto Rico.

Internally, Lemoine mentioned one of many firm’s most necessary accomplishments was strengthening scalable infrastructure, equivalent to methods, KPI (Key Efficiency Indicators) transparency, management improvement, and standardized processes, to assist a company that has grown quickly over the previous two years.

“Innovation stays central to our progress. Whereas we proceed advancing expertise throughout our operations, innovation for us means relentlessly pursuing higher methods to serve – creating inventive, distinct options for our clients, our individuals, and our commerce companions,” Lemoine mentioned. “It’s about enhancing lives whereas differentiating ourselves in significant methods.”

That precedence will proceed in 2026 as the corporate focuses on scaling methods, management depth and operational capability throughout the group. “Over the previous two years, income, personnel, and operational complexity have all grown considerably. Our methods, processes, and management bench should proceed to scale with that development,” Lemoine mentioned.

New Orleans-based Boh Bros. Building Co., one in all Louisiana‘s longest-standing building firms, reported $275 million in income in 2025, an 18% enhance. Based in 1909, Boh Bros. employs greater than 750 individuals and completes roughly 150 initiatives yearly throughout transportation, municipal, industrial, manufacturing, and vitality sectors.

Metairie-based RNGD reported $253 million in 2025 income, a 13% enhance. Final February, RNGD celebrated its new Jefferson Parish headquarters – a $25-million, 14-acre campus at 1450 L&A Highway. It marks the primary time within the firm’s 12-year historical past that RNGD’s fabrication, prefabrication, coaching and government groups are housed underneath one roof. Beforehand, the corporate operated from 4 separate amenities and was headquartered on Tchoupitoulas Avenue.

Covington-based Kent Design Construct Inc. recorded one of many largest proportion will increase amongst bigger companies, climbing 40% to $114.8 million in 2025 income. President Kyle Kent based the agency in 1996 and has grown it to greater than 90 full-time workers.

Mandeville-based DonahueFavret Contractors, based in 1979, reported a 16% enhance to $138 million. The native agency has delivered greater than $1.5 billion in initiatives over practically 5 a long time, together with greater than $515 million in healthcare and training building within the final decade. Slidell-based Rotolo Consultants Inc. (RCI), based in 1976, rounds out the development companies that loved income will increase and report greater than $100 million in annual income. RCI posted a 4% enhance to $140 million in income in 2025.

Two firms within the $100 million-plus tier noticed declines: New Orleans-based Woodward Design+Construct decreased 18% to $157.5 million, and Metairie-based Broadmoor declined 16% to $151 million.

Within the under-$100 million income class, six of 10 companies reported development, whereas one remained even. New Orleans-based Gibbs Building posted a 53% enhance to $95 million. A family-owned building agency since 1976, Gibbs is a second-generation, 100% woman-owned, WBENC-certified enterprise led by Lauren Gibbs, daughter of founder Larry Gibbs.

New Orleans-based Landis Building, based in 1956, held its income regular in 2025, reporting $83 million, the identical as final 12 months. New Orleans-based Carimi Building & Improvement elevated income by 52% to $31.2 million. Carimi has accomplished greater than 250 initiatives in its 20 years in enterprise. St. Rose-based Mullin, based in 2007, elevated its income by 19% to $28 million.

New Orleans-based AOS Inside Environments, in enterprise for practically 50 years, grew its income by 18% to $49.6 million. Covington-based Gulf States Building Providers, based in 1999, elevated its income by 7% to $12.2 million; and Covington-based Barbara Enterprises Inc., in enterprise since 1992, elevated income by 8% to $6.7 million.

Three companies underneath $100 million in income reported declines: Metairie-based Ryan Gootee Basic Contractors fell 47% to $46.6 million; Kenner-based Cycle Building decreased 19% to $40.2 million; and New Orleans-based Hernandez Consulting dropped 37% to $16 million.