Tampa Bay scores regional construction headquarters

A Dayton, Ohio, construction firm will expand its geographic footprint with the opening of a new office in downtown Tampa, the company says in a Monday news release.

Heapy is a construction and engineering firm based in Ohio with regional headquarters in Indianapolis; Cincinnati; Cleveland; Columbus, Ohio; Raleigh, North Carolina; and now Tampa. Heapy has more than 220 employees. The corporation, founded in 1945, plans, designs and commissions more than $2 billion annually in total construction costs.

"In the past five years, Heapy has experienced remarkable growth, reflected in a 27% increase in revenue last year," says CEO Mark Brumfield in a news release. "Our strategic investment in the Tampa community, one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, will allow our firm to better serve existing clients and partners in the region."