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The design build model at Thompson is noted for bringing together its design team and construction professionals in collaborative efforts with an end result that helps project owners control costs. Many aspects of the project can typically be kept in house, including excavating, parking, utilities, storm water management, all masonry work, as well as rough and finished carpentry. The company has completed a wide variety of projects, including high-end residential homes, medical facilities, educational facilities and commercial buildings.

The company was founded in 2001, at a time when the world was facing a lot of uncertainty. Yet, despite the difficult climate of the time, the company was able to get off to a good start and begin building a name for itself.

Over the next couple of decades, Thompson Builds experienced strong growth and was about to make a significant transformation heading into 2020.

"We had purposely started a marketing campaign to transition into a specific area of work, to transition the company into low-rise, private warehouses, commercial facilities and office-type buildings," Thompson said. "COVID hit us exactly at the time when we had a significant amount of backlog, forcing us to switch gears and put on the brakes. Fortunately, we were able to transition back to our roots with some smaller projects and word-of-mouth type businesses.

"We were able to keep our employees busy for the better part of a year while we worked on those projects," he added. "Fortunately, none of our guys had to stay home during the pandemic and we were able to keep things afloat. The projects that were delayed in 2020 as a result of the pandemic ended up coming through for us in the following years and our marketing campaign and targeted growth efforts started to pay off. As a result, the last few years have been very good for us.